Basketball Intelligence For 3/29/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFC STORIES
- BOS: The Impact Of Rob Williams' Injury (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/3/29/23001246/robert-williams-injury-celtics-update
From Jake Fischer, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10031126-the-clues-that-boston-celtics-can-survive-robert-williams-injury
From Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/marcus-smart-celtics-wont-let-robert-williams-injury-bring-them-down and https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/robert-williams-injury-gut-punch-vibing-celtics
From Kevin Pelton, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/33616494/robert-williams-knee-injury-center-absence-means-boston-celtics
From Tom Westerholm, Boston.com: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2022/03/28/robert-williams-injury-al-horford/
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/28/sports/robert-williams-injury-celtics/
- BOS: The Celtics' On-Ball Defense (from Will Bjarnar, Celtics Blog): https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/3/28/22994411/boston-celtics-on-ball-defense-efficiency-nba-pest-annoying-marcus-smart-derrick-white
- CLE: How Windler Started To Earn Coach Bickerstaff's Trust (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com): https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2022/03/how-little-used-dylan-windler-started-to-earn-jb-bickerstaffs-trust-and-more-playing-time.html
- DAL: Outside The Box Strategies Kidd Could Try In The Playoffs (from Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban): https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/mavericks-jason-kidd-strategies-2022-playoffs
- DAL: Luka Reflects On His Bond With Coach Kidd (from Callie Caplan, Morning News): https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/03/29/luka-doncic-reflects-on-his-honest-humorous-bond-with-jason-kidd-were-a-way-better-team-now/
- DEN: Extending Coach Malone: The Nuggets Double Down On Patience & Continuity (from Joel Rush, Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelrush/2022/03/28/extending-head-coach-michael-malone-on-a-multi-year-contract-the-denver-nuggets-double-down-on-continuity-and-patience
- HOU: Barbara Turner Will Chase Dream Beyond Rockets (from Jonathan Feigin, Houston Chronicle): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/Barbara-Turner-will-chase-Dream-beyond-Rockets-17030867.php
- LAC: PG13 Is On The Verge Of Returning (from Andrew Greif, LA Times): https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2022-03-28/clippers-paul-george-injury-update-5-on-5-games-return-possible
From Mirjam Swanson, OC Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/28/clippers-paul-george-could-play-tuesday-vs-jazz/
- MEM: De'Anthony Melton The Spark Plug (from Parker Fleming, Grizzly Bear Blues): https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/3/29/22998571/deanthony-melton-the-spark-plug-scorer-memphis-grizzlies-nba
- MEM: Bane Thriving As Backup PG (from Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal): https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2022/03/29/desmond-bane-memphis-grizzlies-point-guard-backup-ja-morant-injury/7173772001/
- MIA: Heat's Thinking Behind Rotation Changes (from Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald): https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article259888820.html
- MIN: How KAT Became The Most Versatile Scoring Center (from Tyler Metcalf, Canis Hoopus): https://www.canishoopus.com/2022/3/29/23000660/how-karl-anthony-towns-has-become-the-nbas-most-versatile-scoring-center-timberwolves
- NOP: Youthful Pels Look Prepared For Play-In Push Pressure (from William Guillory, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3213512/2022/03/28/the-pelicans-are-looking-prepared-for-the-pressure-of-a-play-in-push-not-in-spite-of-their-youth-but-because-of-it/
- NOP: Signing Alvarado Was A Great Move (from Aaron Kellerstrass, Pelican Debrief): https://pelicandebrief.com/2022/03/29/signing-jose-alvarado-pelicans
- NYK: The Knicks' Julius Randle Problem (from Stefan Bondy, Daily News): https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-julius-randle-frustration-problem-20220329-ywwdhulcubevjjm6e6x4gflre4-story.html
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