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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Oklahoma City has scored 476 points off turnovers this playoffs, the most by a team in a single postseason since play-by-play tracking began in 1997. The 2008 Celtics held the previous record (461). … [Read more...] about
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“But unless they know something about Porzingis that we don’t, I don’t see how they can let him go. When Boston was right, he’s a major factor and they win. Yeah, he wasn’t a huge part of what they did in the playoffs last year. Because of the matchups, it didn’t hurt them that bad when he missed a bunch of games. But then you look and see, he scored well when he did play, and … [Read more...] about
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Holiday is 35 as of June 12, and Porzingis is coming off a postseason where he was limited by a respiratory ailment. “I don’t know what they’re going to be able to do with the luxury tax and the new ownership, but from a purely basketball standpoint, Boston is still in really good shape,” the source told Heavy Sports. “Hell, there are a lot of teams that hope they break up part … [Read more...] about
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It’s a few minutes into a conversation about Tom Thibodeau being let go by the New York Knicks. The different sides to the matter are being discussed — and you should know that, among NBA types, there IS more than one side to the issue. Suddenly, the front office source on the other end of the line changes course. In so doing, he makes this a story about the Boston Celtics’ … [Read more...] about
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Perhaps the biggest obstacle Tatum will have to overcome is the lack of trust for his body. He was simply diving for a loose ball when he crumpled to the floor. Wilkins said the process of regaining faith in yourself is the biggest hurdle in rehabilitation. “The one doubt that’s in your mind is if I turn the wrong way or come down wrong, will this thing go on me again?” Wilkins … [Read more...] about
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Wilkins said he did not lose a step after the rehabilitation process. In the season after the Achilles’ tear, he played in 71 of 82 games and his offensive numbers were similar to his numbers pre-injury. Yet, the primary difference in Wilkins’s game was his improved 3-point shooting. After shooting 29 percent in the season he was injured, Wilkins boosted his percentage to 38 … [Read more...] about
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That was 32 years ago and technology has changed in Achilles’ rehab, but Wilkins said there is a common thread between now and then: work ethic. “That injury is a serious injury,” Wilkins told the Globe this week. “And Jayson had the same type of injury I had, meaning he had a complete tear because there is no way you could walk off the floor. That’s a devastating injury but … [Read more...] about
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Jorge Sierra: Shai passed all these players in playoff scoring last night: Derrick White, Bill Cartwright, Boris Diaw, Derek Harper, Kiki Vandeweghe, Phil Chenier, Tobias Harris, Jeff Mullins, Dennis Rodman, Alvan Adams, Bob Love, Trevor Ariza, Zelmo Beaty. He’s No. 216 all-time now. … [Read more...] about
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Montrezl Harrell: So like I said, that whole time I experienced with the Sixers? I hated it, bro. I swear I hated it. And the thing about is, it got even worse because you see when me and Doc had words, and both times he really just discredited me as a player; like, he basically told me in the situation with me of coming with him to the Sixers, I had no other teams that wanted … [Read more...] about Montrezl Harrell on his time with Sixers: I hated it