Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/12/21
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- ATL-PHI:
From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/sixers-improved-offensive-efficiency-on-display-in-game-3-victory and https://www.nba.com/news/film-study-hawks-allowing-embiid-to-work-in-the-post
From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/danny-green-injury-sixers-atlanta-hawks-joel-embiid-injury-furkan-korkmaz-doc-rivers-nba-playoffs
From Ky Carlin, USA Today: https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2021/06/11/sixers-guard-seth-curry-always-knew-he-could-play-start-in-the-nba and https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2021/06/11/sixers-praise-ben-simmons-for-big-performance-in-road-win-over-hawks/?utm_source=FOX_Sports
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647964/2021/06/12/how-the-sixers-might-respond-to-danny-greens-injury
From Derek Bodner, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2648007/2021/06/12/joel-embiid-sixers-too-much-for-hawks-take-control-of-series-with-game-3-win/
From Chris Kirschner, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647885/2021/06/12/the-need-for-perspective-is-necessary-as-hawks-trail-sixers-2-1-in-series/
From Jeff Schultz, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647933/2021/06/12/schultz-hawks-have-had-great-ride-but-for-first-time-look-overmatched-by-sixers/
From Jordan Greer, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/ben-simmons-76ers-hawks-game-3-post-ups/187jxq3pl5bm510q3jovmxhrkq
From Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated: https://theundefeated.com/features/trae-young-and-the-hawks-a-whole-new-era-of-basketball-swagger-in-atlanta/
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-hawks-game-3-observations-joel-embiid-doc-rivers-trae-young-tobias-harris-ben-simmons
From Sean Kennedy, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2021/6/11/22530430/playoff-bell-ringer-sixers-roll-over-atlanta-hawks-to-take-2-1-series-lead-nba-playoffs
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-hawks-2021-nba-playoff-game-3-recap-joel-embiid-ben-simmons--20210612.html and https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-hawks-recaps-joel-embiid-trae-young-tobias-harris-20210611.html and https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-hawks-seth-curry-stephen-curry-nba-playoffs-game-3-20210611.html
From Jack Maloney, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-vs-hawks-score-takeaways-joel-embiid-philly-steal-home-court-back-with-game-3-win-over-atlanta/live/
From McClain Baxley, AJC: https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/philadelphias-size-suffocates-hawks-on-both-sides-of-the-ball/KXDDCP377VFXHDOVVLPYEHFP3A/
Fom Michael Cunningham, AJC: https://www.ajc.com/sports/mike-check-blog/big-physical-sixers-punish-hawks-to-take-control-of-series/A62L5LYXSRAFVA2LPPEUUZHOTE/
From Steve Hummer, AJC: https://www.ajc.com/sports/hawks-have-lost-touch-with-their-best-only-chance-the-3-pointer/RDWVJMJATREY3KHEIZ54K546YI/
From Sarah Spencer, AJC: https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/hawks-struggle-defensively-in-game-3-loss-to-76ers/2QQMEO36ARDF3B3C35Q54Q5NEA/
- BKN-MIL:
From Joe Vardon, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647491/2021/06/12/kyrie-irving-to-bruce-brown-after-game-3-miss-you-gotta-try-and-dunk-that/
From Steve Aschburner, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-plays-into-brooklyn-nets-hands-with-3-point-shooting
From Kenny Jilek, Dairyland Express: https://dairylandexpress.com/2021/06/12/milwaukee-bucks-3-adjustments-win-game-four/
- DEN-PHO:
From Alex Labidou, nuggets.com: https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nugs-suns-20210611
From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2021/06/12/suns-beat-nuggets-game-three-commanding-series-lead/7662206002/
From Nick Kosmider, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647931/
From Trevor Booth, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/6/12/22530654/devin-booker-chris-paul-deandre-ayton-phoenix-suns-nba-playoffs-game-3-denver-nuggets and https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/6/11/22530635/monty-williams-phoenix-suns-nba-playoffs-denver-nuggets-game-4-chris-paul-deandre-ayton
From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2647934/2021/06/12/four-statistics-that-best-define-this-dominant-phoenix-suns-playoff-run/
From Kent Somers, Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2021/06/11/suns-victory-game-3-over-nuggets-shows-they-can-win-many-ways/7665822002/
From Sam Quinn, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-vs-nuggets-score-takeaways-chris-paul-phoenix-take-down-denver-in-game-3-of-series/live/
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/2685694/suns-eventually-overwhelm-nuggets-to-snatch-commanding-3-0-series-lead/
From Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2021/6/11/22530619/five-takeaways-from-a-definitive-game-3-nuggets-loss-to-the-suns
From Khaleel Abdullah, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/6/11/22529316/torrey-craig-nugget-in-the-rough-phoenix-suns-playoffs
From Brendon Kleen, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/6/11/22529077/deandre-ayton-external-motivation-phoenix-suns-playoffs-lakers-nuggets
- LAC-UTA:
From Joe Wolfond, The Score: https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2182294
From Joe Coles, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/22527252/utah-jazz-have-contained-kawhi-leonard-bojan-bogdanovic-defense-nba-playoffs-takeaways-la-clippers
From Sarah Todd, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/22528221/bojan-bogdanovic-has-been-a-revelation-for-utah-jazz-on-defense-against-la-clippers-in-nba-playoffs
From Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/06/11/utah-jazz-forward-bojan/
From Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/06/11/utah-jazz-expect-see-more/
From Mirjam Swanson, OC Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2021/06/11/clippers-down-2-0-to-the-utah-jazz-have-issues-on-both-ends/
From Helene Elliott, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2021-06-11/clippers-jazz-game-2-utah-in-control-of-series
- Analytical Lookaround (from Seth Partnow, The Athletic):
- Breakthrough Triumph Awaits One GM (from Tim Reynolds, Associated Press):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/news/breakthrough-triumph-awaits-for-one-fortunate-general-manager
- Injuries Continue To Play A Major Role In The Playoffs (from Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today):
- CHA: Why Losing Kemba Walker Worked Out For The Hornets (from Jason Huber, Swarm And Sting):
Read it here: https://swarmandsting.com/2021/06/12/charlotte-hornets-4-reasons-kemba-walker-leaving-worked-great
- GSW: Where Does Eric Paschall Fit In? (from Wes Goldberg, Mercury News):
Read it here: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/06/11/warriors-report-card-where-does-eric-paschall-fit-in/
- IND: Season Review: Oshae Brissett (from Wheat Hotchkiss, pacers.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/player-review-2021-oshae-brissett
- NYK: 2020-21 Report Card: Guards & Wings (from Tommy Beer, Basketball News):
Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/new-york-knicks-202021-report-card-guards-and-wings-
- Why NBA Bigs Take More Time To Develop (from Spencer Davies, Basketball News):
Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/why-big-men-take-more-time-to-develop-in-the-nba-than-guards-and-wings
- How NBA Announcers Inspire Their Successors (from Bryan Curtis, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/2021/6/11/22529645/marv-albert-ian-eagle-nba-announcers-marty-glickman
- 2021 Mock Draft (from Basketball News):
Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/draft
- Mozgov Has Returned To The Court After 3 Years Away (from Stefan Djordjevic, Eurohoops):
Read it here: https://www.eurohoops.net/en/trademarks/1217346/timofey-mozgovs-last-hurrah/
- WNBA: Back From Surgery, Plaisance Gives Mystics A Boost (from Jon Bird, Winsidr):
Read it here: https://winsidr.com/2021/06/coming-back-from-surgery-new-look-plaisance-gives-mystics-a-boost/
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