Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/2/19
- Just How Did San Diego State Get Kawhi Leonard (from Mark Ziegler, San Diego Union-Tribune):
- TOR-GSW:
From Zach Lowe, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26833111/what-draymond-sees-warriors-star-details-unique-game
From Mike Bossetti, Raptors Rapture: https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/06/02/toronto-raptors-og-anunoby-injury/
From James Herbert, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-game-2-preview-guarding-stephen-curry-and-kawhi-leonard-raptors-stout-defense-adaptable-marc-gasol/
From Vivek Jacob, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/kawhis-playmaking-adding-needed-dimension-to-raptors-attack-142601620.html
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26870991/how-kyle-lowry-became-last-raptor-standing and http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26872673/for-kawhi-extra-fun-getting-shots-playoffs
From Colin Ward-Heninger, CBS Sports: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/nba-finals-2019-five-game-2-adjustments-to-expect-from-warriors-and-raptors-including-demarcus-cousins-minutes/ar-AACfUhE
From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/31/film-study-vanvleet-gets-help-slowing-down-curry
From Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/02/golden-state-warriors-nba-finals-2019-klay-thompson-time-channel-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-toronto-raptors/
From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1004390/2019/05/31/raptor-recalibration-game-1-leonards-response-to-traps-ignoring-non-shooters-mccaw-minutes-and-more/
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1005294/2019/05/31/koreen-the-warriors-might-have-slept-on-the-raptors-but-theyre-certainly-awake-now/
From Lori Ewing, Globe And Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-raptors-coach-nick-nurse-expects-kawhi-leonard-to-play-a-lot-better/
From Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/How-the-Warriors-blueprint-became-the-13916263.php?psid=6p31G
From Drew Shiller, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/steve-kerr-uses-football-analogy-232151647.html
From Myles Dicther, CBC Sports: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors-golden-state-warriors-game-2-preview-1.5158865
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/01/experiences-not-emotions-drive-kawhi-leonard/Tjno1K1ogNkI5jKCF0Fz2N/story.html and https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/01/masai-ujiri-big-winner-raptors-reaching-nba-finals/x8SlqUVCDOpm6jLn4GBsYI/story.html
From Shaun Powell, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/06/01/finals-game-2-preview-iguodala-importance
From Matt Schneidman, Mercury News: How Warriors’ two most seasoned vets can be Finals X-factors
From Michael Pina, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/6/2/18649333/toronto-raptors-defense-highlights-warriors-nba-finals-2019
From Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-can-defend-better-than-any-previous-warriors-opponent
From Monte Poole, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-must-make-obvious-game-2-adjustment-even-nba-finals-vs-raptors
From Dan Woike, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-warriors-raptors-nick-nurse-20190601-story.html
From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/01/what-is-kevin-durant-doing-in-toronto-anyway/
From Bryan Toporek, The Basketball Writers: https://bballwriters.com/opinion/warriors-depth-issues-expose-big-four-model-flaws/
From Bryan Oringher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRn9Wg5M584&feature=youtu.be
From Stuart Hodge, Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/12375/11733631/toronto-raptors-success-in-transition-and-golden-state-warriors-desire-to-tackle-it