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The majority of the players we polled said they expect the Celtics to repeat as champs. After all, Boston stormed through last year’s playoffs, returned all of its key players and wound up winning 61 regular-season games this year, all while burying opponents with an avalanche of 3-pointers. What’s surprising, perhaps, is how overwhelming Boston’s edge is. The Thunder produced … [Read more...] about
The NBA averaged 18,147 in attendance this past season, its second-best ever following a 2023-24 season that set benchmarks in every attendance category. For the second time in league history, total regular-season attendance exceeded 22.3 million fans and regular-season average attendance exceeded 18,100 (the other instances were both during the 2023-24 regular season), NBA … [Read more...] about
“Looking back at it, that momentum shift in the third quarter was big,” coach Jamahl Mosley said. “Us being deliberate and intentional in some of our defensive communication pieces … [we] had a couple mishaps. That’s what got to their spark. “We’ve got to push that ball up the floor a lot faster so we’re not sitting down playing against a set switching defense.” … [Read more...] about
Jason Beede: “Jrue’s always been disruptive,” #Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said after practice when I asked how Boston’s Jrue Holiday changed Game 1. “There’s a reason why he’s always in the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year. Because he’s just so smart.” … [Read more...] about
Jorge Sierra: Draymond Green tied Alonzo Mourning in playoff blocks for No. 21 in NBA history. Jimmy Butler passed Paul Pierce in playoff steals for No. 30 all-time. … [Read more...] about Draymond Green ties Alonzo Mourning in playoff blocks
Jorge Sierra: Draymond Green tied Alonzo Mourning in playoff blocks for No. 21 in NBA history. Jimmy Butler passed Paul Pierce in playoff steals for No. 30 all-time.Source: Twitter @hoopshype What’s the buzz on Twitter? Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Per the NBA’s hand-tracked stats, Draymond Green contested 18 shots tonight, 14 2s and 4 3s. Juiced by playing center, … [Read more...] about Draymond Green ties Alonzo Mourning in playoff blocks
Jason Beede: Franz Wagner on what went wrong in the 3rd for the #Magic against the Celtics: “We got a little stagnant on offense and that’s when they’re a really good defensive team. They got a couple easy 3s in transition. They want to shoot a lot of 3s and that’s when they go on big runs.” … [Read more...] about
Bobby Manning: Paolo Banchero vs. Jrue Holiday on Sunday: 0/4 FG 2 AST 1 TOV. 24 possessions. Was wondering how impactful we’d see Holiday become playing up in position defensively again into the playoffs. Turns out pretty friggin impactful. Tone-setting stuff in that matchup. pic.x.com/q9vjjRvjMg … [Read more...] about
Ben Rohrbach: Jayson Tatum had an X-ray on his right wrist after landing on it late in Game 1. “It’s clean,” he said. “It’s good.” He said the wrist throbbed at first but the sensation has since subsided. … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum’s wrist X-ray comes back clean following Game 1 injury scare
