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Jackson Frank

Sports Editor

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Jackson Frank is a freelance NBA writer located in Philadelphia and has been covering the NBA for nearly 7 years. Previously, he's written at places such as Dime UPROXX, The Athletic and SB Nation. He enjoys a good burger and will always have a soft spot for defensive-minded wings with a shaky jumper.

Articles by Jackson Frank (45)

Kyrie Irving Is The Mavericks’ Do-It-All Star

Key Highlights Kyrie Irving is averaging 21.8 points (59.6 percent true shooting), 5.3 assists (2.5 turnovers), 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals in the playoffs The Dallas Mavericks are 29.5 points better per 100 possessions with Irving on the floor Early in the fourth quarter of Game 5 between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 May 2024
The Celtics’ Offensive Depth Was On Full Display Against The Cavaliers

Key Highlights The Boston Celtics posted a 120.2 offensive rating in their second-round victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Despite Evan Mobley‘s individual defensive dominance, Boston still found ways to score and generated a 118.1 offensive rating with him on the floor Jaylen Brown thrived as a scorer, averaging 23.4 points on 67.6 percent true shooting […]

Jackson Frank  •  17 May 2024
How The Thunder Rediscovered Their Offensive Groove To Win Game 4

Key Highlights After scoring 60 points over the first 35 minutes of the game, the Oklahoma City Thunder scored 40 points during the final 13 minutes to win Game 4, 100-96 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 34 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks, including 22 points and five assists in the second half […]

Jackson Frank  •  15 May 2024
Evan Mobley’s Game 2 Ascension Is What The Cavs Have Always Wanted

Key Highlights In the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ Game 2 victory, Evan Mobley scored a playoff career-high 21 points, while adding 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal Cleveland outscored the Boston Celtics, 89-54, during Mobley’s 33 minutes On shots within 6 feet of the hoop, Mobley held Boston to 3-0f-8 shooting when he was […]

Jackson Frank  •  11 May 2024
Karl-Anthony Towns Has Become The Best Version Of Himself

Key Highlights Through six playoff games, Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent beyond the arc (70.1 percent true shooting) He’s being assisted on a career-high 84 percent of his makes, seamlessly taking a backseat to Anthony Edwards The Minnesota Timberwolves […]

Jackson Frank  •  08 May 2024
Derrick Jones Jr. Is Exactly What The Mavericks Needed

Key Highlights Derrick Jones Jr. is averaging 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in the playoffs, while shooting 41.7 percent from three and 63.6 percent on two-pointers The Dallas Mavericks have outscored the Los Angeles Clippers by 25 points during Jones’ 140 minutes Jones has been an integral part of Dallas’ success […]

Jackson Frank  •  03 May 2024
How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Key Highlights Through two games against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an offensive rating of 118.8, which is 2.7 points higher than their regular season mark of 116.1 Anthony Edwards is averaging 7.0 assists, up from 5.1 during the regular season Mike Conley Jr. has taken 25 shots, his third-most between any two […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 Apr 2024
How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Key Highlights Through two games against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an offensive rating of 118.8, which is 2.7 points higher than their regular season mark of 116.1 Anthony Edwards is averaging 7.0 assists, up from 5.1 during the regular season Mike Conley Jr. has taken 25 shots, his third-most between any two […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 Apr 2024
Keegan Murray’s Play-In Performance Was A Glimpse Of His Future

Key Highlights Keegan Murray scored a game-high 32 points, including eight threes, in the Sacramento Kings‘ 118-94 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday He also helped contain sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and Sacramento posted a 97.8 defensive rating in the win, its fifth-lowest mark of the season Murray was 2 of […]

Jackson Frank  •  17 Apr 2024
How The Lakers Turned Themselves Into An Elite Offense

Key Highlights Since making Rui Hachimura a full-time starter on Feb. 3, the Los Angeles Lakers are 20-10 with the NBA’s third-ranked offense Over that span, Hachimura is averaging 16.2 points on 65.9 percent true shooting (.574/.444/.698 split) When Hachimura shares the floor with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles has a plus-6.5 net […]

Jackson Frank  •  11 Apr 2024