Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/22/19
- ATL: 5 Plays That Explain Trae Young's Unique Skill Set (from Haley O'Shaughnessy, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/21/20975480/trae-young-atlanta-hawks-five-plays
- CHI: Bulls' Defense Is Trending Upward (from KC Johnson, NBC Sports):
Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/bulls-defense-trending-upward-leads-nba-forcing-turnovers-steals
- CHI: Are The Bulls Making Progress Toward Playoff Contention? (from Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune):
Read it here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-num-chicago-bulls-15-games-20191122-g2ygltdudzadfji3csymu5mig4-story.html
- DAL: The "Luka Assist" (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal):
Read and watch it here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/luka-doncic-no-look-assists-11574368843
- DEN: The Nuggets Are Now A Defense-First Team (from Brendan Vogt, DNVR):
Read it here: https://thednvr.com/hell-has-frozen-over-the-denver-nuggets-are-a-defense-first-team/
From Gage Birdgford, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/11/22/20977081/denver-nuggets-are-emerging-something-new-mason-plumlee-michael-porter-jr-nikola-jokic-paul-millsap
- HOU: Harden Has Become Unguardable (from Rob Mahoney, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/22/20977029/james-harden-houston-rockets
From Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/When-James-Harden-sees-double-on-defense-14853437.php
- HOU: Stop Fouling Harden (from David Thorpe, True Hoop):
Read it here: https://www.truehoop.com/p/stop-fouling-james-harden
- IND: The Pacers' Struggle To Get To The FT Line (from Nathan Brown, Indy Star):
- LAC: Beverley Never Forgets His Humble Beginnings (from Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28132259/hoop-sell-dope-patrick-beverley-never-forgets-humble-beginnings
- LAL: Vogel Is Playing Role Player Roulette, And It Is Working (from Darius Soriano, Silver Screen And Roll ):
- LAL: Q & A: Anthony Davis (from Bill Defilippo, Dime Mag):
Read it here: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/anthony-davis-interview-los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james/
- MIA: Butler's Day Is All About Training (from Tristram Korten, Men's Health):
Read it here: https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a29861340/jimmy-butler-fittest-man-nba/
- MIA: Duncan Robinson: From Nowhere To Starter (from Dave Hyde, Sun Herald):
Read it here: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/nba/article237641644.html
- MIL: Film Room: How Giannis Beats Double Teams (from Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writers):
Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/profiles/coach-spins-nba-film-room-how-giannis-antetokounmpo-beats-double-teams/
- MIL: Donte is Off To A Good Start At Starting (from Alex Boeder, bucks.com):
Read and watch it here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/When-James-Harden-sees-double-on-defense-14853437.php
- MIN: How The Wolves Are Unlocking Wiggins (from Tom Haberstroh, NBC Sports):
Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/nba-insider-tom-haberstroh/how-remodeled-wolves-are-unlocking-andrew-wiggins
- NYK: How Mitchell Robinson Helps The Knicks Tick At Both Ends (from Knicks Nuance, Posting And Toasting):
Read it here: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2019/11/22/20971285/a-mitchell-robinson-deep-dive
- NYK: Knicks Starting Lineup Has Been The Same For 7 Straight Games (from Chris Iseman, northjersey.com):
Read it here: https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nba/knicks/2019/11/22/how-knicks-starting-lineup-has-played-last-7-games/4268747002/
- ORL: Impact Of Injuries To Vucevic & Gordon (from Josh Robbins, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1397438/2019/11/21/orlando-magic-injuries/
From John Denton, magic.com: https://www.nba.com/magic/magic-now-must-find-way-overcome-injuries-vucevic-and-gordon-20191121
- ORL: 3 Ways Isaac Has Improved (from Joe Chambers, orlando Magic Daily):
Read and watch it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2019/11/21/3-ways-jonathan-isaac-has-improved-in-the-2019-20-season/
- ORL: Fultz Is Thriving With The Magic (from James Tillman III, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/11/21/orlando-magic-markelle-fultz-thriving/
- PHI: Would Simmons Making 3s Help With Spacing? (from Noah Levick, NBC Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/76ers/ben-simmons-3-pointer-sixers-offense-brett-brown-al-horford-sixers-film-review
- PHI: The Sixers Are All-In On New Vibes After Absurdist Drama (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28093610/the-sixers-all-new-vibes-their-absurdist-drama
- POR: Melo Is Looking Like His Old Self: For Better & Worse (from Sam Quinn, CBS Sports):
Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/carmelo-anthony-is-starting-to-look-more-like-his-old-self-for-better-and-for-mostly-worse/
- TOR: Ujiri: Nice Guy Finishes First (from Trevor Cole, Toronto Life):
Read it here: https://torontolife.com/city/nice-guy-finishes-first/
- TOR: Boucher Has Made The Most Of Ibaka's Absence (from Vivek Jacob, Yahoo Sports):
Read it here: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/toronto-raptors-chris-boucher-made-the-most-of-serge-ibaka-absence-170229962.html
- TOR: Terence Davis: Raptors Next Undrafted Success Story? (from Laura Armstrong, The Star):
- TOR: Davis, Boucher & RHJ Prove Their Worth To Wounded Raptors (from Arden Zwelling, Sportsnet.ca):
Read it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/davis-boucher-hollis-jefferson-prove-worth-wounded-raptors/
From Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-davis-boucher-hollis-jefferson-seeing-summer-bonding-paying-off
- TOR: Coaches' Stories: Raptors Assistant Patrick Mutombo (from NBAcoaches.com):
Watch it here: https://nbacoaches.com/patrick-mutombo-the-journey-of-an-artist-on-and-off-the-court/
- TOR: The Raptors Are Using Two-For-Ones To Game The NBA (from Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic):
Read and watch it here: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2019/11/21/the-raptors-are-using-two-for-ones-to-game-the-nba/
- This Week's 10 Things (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28117649/ten-nba-things-like-including-electric-ja-morant
- The 5 Most Interesting Teams Of The Week (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/22/20977381/clippers-lakers-nba-most-interesting-teams
- Bulls', Nets', Pels' Offenses Might Be Better Than They Seem (from Zach Kram, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/22/20976666/chicago-bulls-brooklyn-nets-new-orleans-pelicans
- Protecting The Paint Is The Most Important Thing (from Seth Partnow, The Athletic):
- 8 2020 Draft Prospects Worth Tracking (from Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation):
Today's BI Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Wat Misaka: