Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/20/19
-TOR-MIL:
From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/05/19/raptors-survive-bucks-double-overtime-game-3/
From Benyam Kidane/Scott Rafferty, NBA.com: https://ca.nba.com/news/nba-playoffs-2019-recap-toronto-raptors-game-3-win-double-overtime-milwaukee-bucks-kawhi-leonard-giannis-antetokounmpo/k7v6obsiccoj102pxv03lpdvz
From Michael Grange, sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/collective-effort-carries-raptors-across-finish-line-marathon-game-3-win/
From Eric Nehm, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/985251/2019/05/20/bucks-three-best-players-have-ample-motivation-to-bounce-back-after-owning-their-game-3-failures/
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/985378/2019/05/20/in-an-epic-game-kawhi-leonard-follows-the-heros-journey-for-raptors/
From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/985213/2019/05/20/raptors-survive-double-overtime-theatre-of-the-absurd-make-it-a-series-against-bucks/
From Steven Loung, sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/defensive-work-giannis-feed-raptors-confidence-ahead-game-4/
From Matt Velazquez, jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2019/05/19/bucks-dont-get-enough-big-3-fall-short-double-ot-thriller/3731330002/
From Seerat Sohi, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/how-serge-ibaka-reminded-the-raptors-they-still-have-reason-to-believe-055228522.html
From Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/19/raptors-win-double-overtime-game-3-bucks-eastern-conference-finals
From Malika Andrews, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26785163/never-expected-series-easy
From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/kawhi-leonard-shows-his-character-in-grueling-game-3-win-131221721.html
From Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/kawhis-defense-kept-the-raptors-season-alive/
- GSW-POR:
From Dieter Kurtebach, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/20/golden-state-warriors-nba-playoffs-2019-portland-trail-blazers-kevin-durant-injury-draymond-green-stephen-curry-time-channel-highlights-video-twitter-injury/
From Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/984326/2019/05/19/thompson-theyre-brady-and-gronk-steph-curry-and-draymond-green-stand-together-again-to-take-down-a-warriors-playoff-foe
From Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2019/5/20/18631732/steph-klay-draymond-warriors-blueprint-2019
From Andrew Greif, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-damian-lillard-trail-blazers-warriors-20190519-story.html
From Matt Ellentuck, SB Nation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/5/19/18631131/draymond-green-highlights-warriors-vs-blazers-nba-playoffs-2019
From Matt Schneidman, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/19/how-draymond-greens-epiphany-has-helped-the-warriors/
From Casey Holdahl, blazers.com: https://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/despite-separated-ribs-and-3-0-series-deficit-lillard-insists-he-and-team-have-lot
From Nick Friedell, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26779331/golden-bench-quantity-meets-quality-defending-champs
From Patrick Murray, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmurray/2019/05/19/draymond-green-is-the-ultimate-golden-state-warrior/amp/
- Kanter: "After I Leave The Court, The Fight Begins" (from Tim Keown, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26784150/kanter-leave-court-fight-begins
- Hubie Brown Keeps Rolling (from Richard Deitsch, The Athletic):
- BOS: Rozier's Critcisms Deflected From The C's Real Problem (from Brian Robb, Boston Sports Journal):
Read it here: https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2019/05/20/robb-terry-roziers-criticisms-celtics-deflected-real-problem/
- CLE: The Evolution Of Coach Beilein's Offense (from Jordan Sperber):
Read and watch it here: https://twitter.com/hoopvision68/status/1130142127105695744
- HOU: Not Time To Panic (from Kevin Glass, Red 94):
Read it here: http://www.red94.net/postmortem-dissent-no-time-to-panic/17222/#
- LAC: Clippers Brain Trust Continues To Meld (from Andrew Greif, LA Times):
Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-clippers-front-office-20190519-story.html
- LAL: Frank Vogel's Relentless Journey (from Jerry Tipton, Kentucky.com):
Read it here: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article230517139.html