Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 8/3/20

- BKN: Nets' Adjustments Allowed LeVert To Dominate Wizards (from Brian Lewis, NY Post):

Read it here: https://nypost.com/2020/08/02/nets-adjustments-allowed-caris-levert-to-dominate-wizards/

- BOS: Walker, Tatum & Brown: A "Three-Leaf Closer" (from Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports):

Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/between-kemba-walker-jaylen-brown-and-jayson-tatum-shamrock-three-leaf-closer

- BOS: Tatum's Big Bounce-Back Performance (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):

Read it here: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/08/boston-celtics-can-breathe-a-little-easier-after-jayson-tatums-big-performance-vs-trail-blazers-tom-westerholm.html

- BOS: Jaylen Brown is Relying On Confidence (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):

Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/02/sports/with-big-second-half-jaylen-brown-helped-celtics-work-it-out/

- DAL: Another Blown-Lead Loss May Have Doomed Mavs To 1st Round Match With Clippers (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Monring News):

Read it here: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2020/08/02/the-mavericks-are-glad-to-be-back-in-the-playoffs-not-satisfied-with-seventh-seed/

- DEN: Nuggets Title Hopes In Danger Of Being Wrecked By Coronavirus (from Mark Kiszla, Denver Post):

Read it here: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/01/nba-championship-dreams-in-danger-nuggets/

- HOU: Rockets Stun Bucks With Late Three-Point Shooting And Defense (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):

Read it here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/Rockets-stun-Bucks-with-3-point-shooting-late-15453496.php

- LAC: Kawhi Leonard's Playmaking (from Mirjam Swanson, OC Register):

Read it here: https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/02/kawhi-leonards-playmaking-is-more-than-a-passing-fancy-for-clippers/

- MEM: Grizzlies Might Need To Rein Brooks In A Bit (from Gerald Bourguet, The Step Back):

Read it here: https://fansided.com/2020/08/02/memphis-grizzlies-might-need-rein-dillon-brooks-bit/

- NOP: Lonzo Has Come Out Firing Blanks In Orlando (from Brad Botkin, CBS Sports):

Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lonzo-ball-has-come-out-firing-blanks-in-orlando-and-the-pelicans-hype-train-has-hit-the-skids-quickly/

- NYK: Brazdeikis Deserves A Greater Role With The Knicks (from Mike Cortez, The Knicks Wall):

Read it here: https://theknickswall.com/ignas-brazdeikis-deserves-greater-role-knicks-moving-forward/

- NYK: Thibodeau Hints At Shift In Knicks' G-League Stance (from Marc Berman, NY Post):

Read it here: https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/tom-thibodeau-hints-at-shift-in-knicks-g-league-stance/

- NYK: Analyzing Thibodeau's History With Player Development (from Yash Shrivastava, Daily Knicks):

Read it here: https://dailyknicks.com/2020/08/03/ny-knicks-tom-thibodeau-history-player-development/

- OKC: Hiatus Gave Hamidou Diallo Time To Process Information (from Logan Newman, USA Today):

Read it here: https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/08/02/nba-hiatus-gave-hamidou-diallo-time-to-process-information-from-season/

- ORL: Life In The Bubble: Interview With Jacob Diamond, Magic Head Equipment Manager (from Mark Medina, USA Today):

Read it here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/08/03/nba-bubble-life-jacob-diamond-magic-head-equipment-manager/5547469002/

- ORL: Magic Dominate By Keeping Things Physical And Simple (from Philip Rossman-Reich Orlando Magic Daily):

Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/08/03/orlando-magic-dominate-by-keeping-things-physical-keeping-things-simple/

- PHI: Toughness Could Be Sixers' Biggest Hurdle (from Keith Pompey, Philadelphia Inquirer):

Read it here: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/philadelphia-sixers-joel-embiid-tj-mcconnell-tobias-harris-jakarr-sampson-ben-simmons-shake-milton--20200802.html

- POR: Takeaways From Loss To Celtics (from Joe Freeman, Oregon Live):

Read it here: https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2020/08/portland-trail-blazers-comeback-falls-short-in-128-124-loss-to-boston-celtics-3-things-to-like-and-dislike-from-nba-bubble-defeat.html

From Dwight Jaynes, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/trail-blazers-could-have-done-lot-other-things-68-seconds-left-sunday

- POR: Gary Trent Is Breaking Out (from Stevie Cozens, Rip City Project):

Read it here: https://ripcityproject.com/2020/08/03/portland-trail-blazers-news-nba-bubble/

- SAS: Succeeding By Reinventing Who They Are On The Fly (from Bruno Passos, Pounding The Rock):

Read it here: https://www.poundingtherock.com/2020/8/2/21352012/disney-spurs-shorthanded-undersized-refreshingly-unpredictable

- TOR: Lowry's Offense Against The Lakers Was Sublime (from Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic):

Read and watch it here: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2020/08/03/from-the-obvious-to-the-subtle-kyle-lowrys-offense-against-the-lakers-was-sublime/

- TOR: Anunoby's Expanded Offensive Game Is A Big Deal (from Steven Loung, Sportsnet.ca):

Read and watch it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-og-anunobys-expanded-offensive-game-big-deal/

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- WNBA Film Breakdown: The New Kiah Stokes (from Justin Carter, Nets Republic):

Read and watch it here: https://netsrepublic.com/new-york-liberty-film-breakdown-the-new-kiah-stokes/

- WNBA: Sabally Is Already Better Than You Think (from Ben Dull, Floor Game):

Read it here: https://floorgame.substack.com/p/where-satou-sabally-is-already-better