Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/10/20
- BOS-TOR:
From Sam Amick, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2056652/2020/09/10/theres-gonna-be-a-fight-tonight-scenes-from-the-best-bubble-game-yet-celtics-raptors-game-6/
From Adam Himmelbach, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/09/sports/game-7-observations-celtics-game-6-loss-raptotrs/
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2056320/2020/09/10/norman-powell-and-the-raptors-step-out-of-comfort-zones-to-force-game-7/
From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/09/celtics-fall-in-double-ot-125-122-series-tied-3-3/ and https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/09/0909-bh-s-celticsnotes/
From Jay King, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2056393/2020/09/10/celtics-raptors-game-6-overflow-of-madness/
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/09/sports/after-another-wasted-opportunity-celtics-need-deliver-game-7/
From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2056119/2020/09/10/every-win-is-the-biggest-win-so-far-raptors-go-smaller-to-pull-out-game-6/ and https://theathletic.com/2051826/2020/09/08/how-the-raptors-scout-team-is-adjusting-to-life-inside-the-nbas-bubble/
From Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2908419-toronto-raptors-are-writing-their-own-story-to-keep-title-defense-alive
From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2056556/2020/09/10/celtics-alley-oop-offense-nearly-won-game-6/
From Adam Spinella, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/9/9/21428776/celticsblog-film-room-how-the-boston-celtics-protect-kemba-walker-on-defense-toronto-raptors
From Steven Loung, Sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/playoff-powell-helps-rescue-raptors-season-clutch-game-6-performance/
From Tom Westerholm, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/09/kemba-walker-struggled-in-boston-celtics-game-6-loss-but-remains-confident-in-teammates-why-wouldnt-i-be.html
From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: http://global.nba.com/news/raptors-quick-hands-disrupt-celtics-race-to-conference-final/
From Doug Smith, Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/sports/doug_smiths_sports_blog/2020/09/09/the-raptors-got-the-norm-powell-game-they-needed-to-stay-alive.html
From Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/stayin-alive-raptors-stave-off-extinction-thanks-to-lowry-powell
From Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/theres-just-no-quit-in-these-raptors
From Robby Kalland, Dime Mag: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/raptors-celtics-takeaways-game-6-lowry-smart-video-highlights/
From Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9w01cTw4AU
From Tom Haberstroh, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/national/raptors-defensive-cheat-code-game-6-key
From Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball: https://lastnightinbasketball.substack.com/p/lets-play-seven
From Jeff Zilgitt, USA Today: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2020/09/10/kyle-lowry-eternally-underappreciated-raptors-engine/5767202002/
From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/10/raptors-force-game-seven-celtics/
From Jack Noonan, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/9/10/21430101/marcus-smarts-triple-double-squandered-away-in-game-6-loss-boston-celtics-toronto-raptors-nba-bubble
- DEN-LAC:
From Andrew Greif, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2020-09-09/clippers-stay-composed-to-beat-nuggets-and-are-one-game-shy-of-first-ever-west-final
From Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2020/9/9/21430202/three-takeaways-from-a-frustrating-game-4-loss-putting-the-nuggets-down-3-1-versus-the-clippers
From Mike Singer, Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/09/michael-porter-jr-nuggets-game-5-frustration/
From Bob Holt, Whole Hog Sports: https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2020/sep/10/box-score-obscures-patrick-beverleys-impact/
From Dan Woike, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2020-09-09/clippers-defense-locks-in-early-in-game-4-win
From Sabreena Merchant, Clips Nation: https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/9/9/21430080/la-clippers-vs-denver-nuggets-three-stats-defense-reggie-jackson-paint-points
From Jamie Cooper, Dime Mag: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/clippers-nuggets-game-4-takeaways-nba-playoffs-video-highlights/
From Jack Maloney, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/clippers-vs-nuggets-score-takeaways-kawhi-leonard-has-los-angeles-one-win-away-from-first-conference-finals/live/
From Brendan Vogt, The DNVR: https://thednvr.com/dnvr-player-grades-back-to-3-1-for-denver-nuggets/
- HOU-LAL:
From Zach Lowe, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/zachlowe29844011/nba-playoffs-how-lakers-messing-nba-best-one-one-superstar
From Broderick Turner, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-09-09/lakers-reserves-know-their-role-against-the-rockets
From Tania Ganguli, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-09-09/lebron-james-rajon-rondo-five-takeaways-game-3
From Marc Stein, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/sports/basketball/nba-rockets-pj-tucker-mic.html
From Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px1rOlR656Q&feature=youtu.be
From Scott Rafferty, Sporting News: https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/news/one-play-nobody-manipulates-a-defense-like-lebron-james/ar-BB18SivO
From Sean Highkin, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2907956-role-playing-lebron-inside-the-strange-world-of-nbas-superstar-stand-ins
- MIA-MIL:
From Jordan Treske, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2020/09/10/milwaukee-bucks-4-lessons-learned-in-face-of-disappointing-playoff-exit/
From Brian Windhorst, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29847319/pat-riley-one-year-rebuild-miami-heat-eastern-conference-finals
From Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2020/9/9/21419462/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-free-agency-2020-nba-playoffs-miami-heat
From Diego Quezada, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2020/9/10/21430394/pat-riley-miami-heat-rapid-rebuild-jimmy-butler-trade-duncan-robinson-tyler-herro-jae-crowder
From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article245588400.html
From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/09/heats-all-for-one-offense-approach-its-cool-and-its-unique/
From Frank Urbina, Hoops Hype: https://hoopshype.com/2020/09/09/by-the-numbers-jimmy-butler-is-the-nbas-most-consistent-player/
From Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-bucks-played-it-safe-and-made-the-wrong-kind-of-history/
- BKN: What Makes Nash The Right Coach? (from Joseph Casciaro, The Score):
Read it here: https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2014271
- CHA: Q & A: PJ Washington (from Rick Bonnell, Charlotte Observer):
Read it here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article245604375.html
- MIN: Profile: Assoc. HC David Vanderpool (from Jamile Dunn, The Bird Writes):
- ORL: Terrence Ross is The Ideal 6th Man (from Dan Bennett, Orlando Magic Daily):
Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/09/09/2020-orlando-magic-evaluations-terrence-ross-is-once-again-the-ideal-sixth-man/
- PHI: Ben Simmons' Dynamic Defense (from Brain Seltzer, Sixers.com):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nba.com/sixers/dynamic-defense
- NBA Scouts Assess The Playoffs Second Round (from Dave DuFour, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2050647/2020/09/09/the-game-behind-the-game-nba-scouts-assess-the-playoffs-crazy-second-round/
- The Bubble Is A Hooper's Gym (from Zach Kram, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/9/10/21429923/nba-playoffs-shooting
- The "Fourve": The New Hybrid Position (from Ethan Strauss, The Athletic):
- 1 Surprise Draft Target For Every 1st Round Team (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report:
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2908324-1-surprise-draft-target-for-every-1st-round-nba-team
- The NBA Is Still Crossing Borders (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/globetrotting-beyond-the-bubble-the-nba-is-still-crossing-borders/
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