Tag: NBA Playoffs
Key Highlights Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics posted their best half-court offensive rating of the series in Game 3 (108.9) Jaylen Brown starred again with 30 points, including 10-of-13 shooting inside the arc Behind 31 points, Jayson Tatum broke out of his shooting slump, while adding six rebounds, five assists and […]
Key Highlights Jaylen Brown dropped 22 points, six rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 rout of the Dallas Mavericks Brown served as Luka Doncic‘s primary defender and forced two turnovers against him The Celtics outscored Dallas by 12 points during Brown’s 37 minutes Game 1 required mere […]
Key Highlights Jrue Holiday averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists (2.3 turnovers) and 1.2 steals per game during the Eastern Conference Finals He shot 77.2 percent on two-pointers, 41.7 percent from deep, and 100 percent at the line (73.4 percent true shooting) His 74 points in the series marked his most across any four-game […]
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 […]
Jarrett Allen was instrumental in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game one victory over the Orlando Magic. Not only did he showcase his value as a big man, but he also accomplished something for Cleveland not done since LeBron James was on the team. Allen became the first Cleveland player since LeBron James to record a double-double […]
In game two against the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns point guard, Chris Paul, exited the game. Further replay showed what looked to be a groin pull while trying to box out Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Paul did not waste any time as he headed straight to the locker room which instantly worried Suns fans everywhere. Now, the […]
Despite the playoffs just starting, the injury bug is already making it’s rounds. The Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks series was no exception on Sunday, April 16th. Not only did Bucks superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, leave the game due to a back issue, the Heat also lost one of their key contributors, but for a much longer time. […]
The Denver Nuggets are preparing to matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. While the Warriors are preparing for their superstar point guard, Stephen Curry, to return soon, Nuggets fans are still patiently waiting on a definitive timeline for their point guard to return. Jamal Murray has been out since last April since […]
The Golden State Warriors are gearing up for a playoff run after missing out on the postseason last year. The Warriors had a bit of a skid to end the season. They ended as the third seed in the Western Conference despite being a top-two seed for most of the year. A big part of […]
