Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/13/20

- BOS-MIA:

  From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/celtics-will-take-valuable-lessons-from-game-7-into-the-eastern-conference-finals/ar-BB18Yh8p

  From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article245675415.html

  From Sam Quinn, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/celtics-vs-heat-five-things-to-know-as-boston-and-miami-meet-in-eastern-conference-finals/

  From Jay King, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2061885/2020/09/13/five-storylines-to-watch-in-celtics-heat/

  From Leonard Kreicas, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2020/9/13/21434798/can-bam-adebayo-team-usa-were-wrong-miami-heat-nba-finals-boston-celtics-jayson-tatum-marcus-smart

- BOS-TOR:

  From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2054956/2020/09/13/six-lessons-the-raptors-can-take-forward-from-boston-as-they-continue-building/  and  https://theathletic.com/2032061/2020/09/12/raptors-recalibrated-closing-the-book-on-lessons-from-the-celtics-series/

  From Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/opinion/2020/09/12/raptors-leader-kyle-lowry-knows-what-pascal-siakam-is-going-through-hes-been-there-and-shares-a-secret.html

  From Ricky O' Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2020/9/12/21433543/marcus-smart-boston-celtics-game-7-block-nba-playoffs-2020

  From Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/ganter-raptors-needed-everyone-in-rhythm-to-pull-off-repeat/wcm/e42deac0-3046-48a7-8c00-bac15d68ef3a

  From Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-blog-wrapping-it-all-up-with-assorted-thoughts/wcm/ed7635ca-4f4e-459d-9c44-74ceade57794/

  From Henry Abbott, True Hoop: https://www.truehoop.com/p/125-percent-of-basketball-is-scoring

  From Arjun Balaraman, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/9/13/21434013/when-boston-celtics-needed-him-most-jayson-tatum-stepped-up-toronto-raptors-game-7

- DEN-LAC:

  From Jovan Buha, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2061156/2020/09/12/how-the-clippers-defense-lost-game-5-and-the-necessary-adjustment-for-game-6/

  From Kendra Andrews, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2060959/2020/09/11/we-believe-in-ourselves-nuggets-come-back-from-down-16-to-force-a-game-6/

  From Ohm Youngmisuk, The Athletic: https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/29863824/inside-late-night-meeting-sealed-clippers-bond  and  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29870984/marcus-morris-says-clippers-leaning-too-much-being-good-on-paper

  From Andrew Greif, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2020-09-12/clippers-denver-nuggets-game-6-preview-nba-playoffs

  From Sabreena Merchant, Clips Nation: https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/9/12/21433271/la-clippers-vs-denver-nuggets-game-5-three-stats-kawhi-leonard-nikola-jokic-montrezl-harrell

- HOU-LAL:

  From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2061849/2020/09/13/five-things-we-learned-about-the-lakers-in-their-series-win-over-the-rockets/

  From Bill Oram, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2062305/2020/09/13/eight-wins-away-lebron-gets-lakers-back-to-west-finals-after-decade-drought/

  From Cranjis McBasketball, BBall Index:  https://www.bball-index.com/a-post-mortem-on-rockets-lakers/

  From Brad Botkin, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-oust-rockets-james-harden-has-flaws-but-trading-for-russell-westbrook-is-what-closed-houstons-window/

  From Sekou Smith: http://global.nba.com/news/russell-westbrooks-debut-season-with-rockets-falters/

  From Dave McMenamin, ESPN:  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29872497/lebron-james-leads-dominant-los-angeles-lakers-western-conference-finals

  From Michael C. Wright, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2020/09/12/rockets-lakers-game-5-analysis

  From Tim McMahon, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29798025/nba-playoffs-mike-dantoni-go-rockets-small-ball-here-stay

  From Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/What-next-for-Danuel-House-and-the-Rockets-15562497.php

  From Bobby Marks, ESPN:  http://insider.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/29755841/next-houston-rockets-roster-moves-return-title-contention

  From Tania Ganguli, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-09-12/lakers-advance-to-western-conference-finals-by-beating-rockets-in-game-5

  From Kelly Iko, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/2062283/2020/09/13/its-very-frustrating-rockets-lose-cool-and-series-a-scary-offseason-awaits/?source=user_shared_article

  From Broderick Turner, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-09-13/lakers-ready-for-some-down-time-after-finishing-off-rockets

  From Ben DuBose, USA Today: https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/13/russell-westbrook-frustrated-by-ill-timed-health-woes-late-in-season

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- ATL: Imagining The Nuggets' Side Pick-And-Roll With Hawks' Personnel (from Glen Willis, Peachtree Hoops):

Read and watch it here: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2020/9/13/21434347/atlanta-hawks-nba-bubble-observations-denver-nuggets-side-pick-roll-trae-young-jamal-murray-video

- MIL: Retooling The Bench (from Ben Rauman, Behind The Buck Pass):

Read it here: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2020/09/13/milwaukee-bucks-retooling-bench-mob-offseason/

- SAS: Patty Mills' Impactful, Purposeful Life (from Jonathan Gul,  abc.net.au):

Read it here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-13/nba-star-patty-mills-on-racism-black-lives-matter-and-canberra/12658016

- SAS: How Samanic Can Maximize His Offseason (from Dylan Carter, Air Alamo):

Read it here: https://airalamo.com/2020/09/12/san-antonio-spurs-ways-luka-offseason

- 2020 Draft Prospect Deni Avdija (from Stefan Djordjevic/Aleksandar Dzikic, Eurohoops,net):

Read it here: https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1100399/dzikic-avdija-is-accustomed-to-a-role-that-he-will-most-likely-have-in-the-nba/