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Isaiah Hartenstein Can Help Take The Thunder To A New Level

Jackson Frank — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:00:05 +0000

Key Highlights During the second round of the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder held a plus-5.3 net rating with Chet Holmgren on the floor and a minus-15.0 net rating when he was on the bench The Thunder finished 27th in offensive rebounding rate last season, while Isaiah Hartenstein ranked in the 92nd percentile individually Hartenstein […]

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4 Thoughts On Paul George’s Fit With The Sixers

Jackson Frank — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:11:39 +0000

Key Highlights Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $212 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers George shot 45.4 percent on catch-and-shoot threes in 2023-24 According to Cleaning the Glass, he’s ranked in the 90th percentile or better in steal rate 10 times throughout his 14-year career After months of speculation and increasingly firm reporting, […]

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The Thunder Made A Home Run Move In Acquiring Alex Caruso

Jackson Frank — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:51:15 +0000

Key Highlights The Oklahoma City Thunder are acquiring Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Josh Giddey Caruso has ranked in the 94th percentile or better in Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus each of the past four seasons He’s made an All-Defensive Team the last two years (first in 2023, second in 2024) According to […]

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Jayson Tatum Found Himself In Game 5 And Led The Celtics To A Title

Jackson Frank — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:28:22 +0000

Key Highlights Jayson Tatum dropped 31 points, 11 assists (two turnovers), eight rebounds and two steals in Game 5 to power the Boston Celtics past the Dallas Mavericks and win the 2023-24 NBA Finals Despite shooting 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, Tatum was 10-of-17 on two-pointers, including 8-of-11 at the rim Jayson Tatum’s Game 5 […]

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3 Questions For Game 5 Of The NBA Finals

Jackson Frank — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:25:36 +0000

Key Highlights The Dallas Mavericks‘ 133.3 offensive rating in Game 4 was their highest of the playoffs They posted a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate, which was their second-best mark of the playoffs The Boston Celtics‘ 85.7 offensive rating was their second-lowest number of the year, including the regular season and playoffs Standing toe-to-toe with […]

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How The Celtics Picked Apart The Mavs In Game 3

Jackson Frank — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:10:48 +0000

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 […]

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Jaylen Brown Was The Celtics’ Tone-Setter In Game 1

Jackson Frank — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:36:28 +0000

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 […]

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5 Storylines That May Shape The 2024 NBA Finals

Jackson Frank — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:31:25 +0000

Key Highlights The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks faced off once this season following the trade deadline, when Boston won, 138-110 Dallas’ now-vaunted defense struggled to contain the Celtics, which hit 21 threes and posted a 136.6 offensive rating Despite the blowout loss, Luka Doncic was terrific with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists […]

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Game 5 Was The Ultimate Affirmation Of The Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving Experiment

Jackson Frank — Fri, 31 May 2024 21:50:02 +0000

Key Highlights Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for a playoff-best 72 points on 69.1 percent true shooting in the Dallas Mavericks‘ Game 5 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves The Mavericks’ 129.8 offensive rating in the half-court was the second-highest mark Minnesota has allowed all season Doncic and Irving put on a shot-making extravaganza, attempting […]

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Jrue Holiday Is Showing Exactly Why The Celtics Traded For Him

Jackson Frank — Thu, 30 May 2024 16:14:09 +0000

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 […]

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

Jackson Frank — Fri, 24 May 2024 13:30:37 +0000

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, […]

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The Celtics’ Offensive Depth Was On Full Display Against The Cavaliers

Jackson Frank — Fri, 17 May 2024 18:21:11 +0000

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 […]

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How The Thunder Rediscovered Their Offensive Groove To Win Game 4

Jackson Frank — Wed, 15 May 2024 19:11:45 +0000

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 […]

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Evan Mobley’s Game 2 Ascension Is What The Cavs Have Always Wanted

Jackson Frank — Sat, 11 May 2024 13:30:08 +0000

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 […]

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Karl-Anthony Towns Has Become The Best Version Of Himself

Jackson Frank — Wed, 08 May 2024 19:02:32 +0000

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 […]

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Derrick Jones Jr. Is Exactly What The Mavericks Needed

Jackson Frank — Fri, 03 May 2024 19:48:17 +0000

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 […]

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How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Jackson Frank — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:51:07 +0000

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 […]

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How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Jackson Frank — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:33:36 +0000

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Keegan Murray’s Play-In Performance Was A Glimpse Of His Future

Jackson Frank — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:50:30 +0000

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 […]

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How The Lakers Turned Themselves Into An Elite Offense

Jackson Frank — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:30:34 +0000

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 […]

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The Minnesota Timberwolves’ historic defense has them atop the West

Jackson Frank — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:17:53 +0000

Key Highlights The Minnesota Timberwolves are first in defensive rating (108.3), nearly three points above the second-ranked Orlando Magic (111.1) Even without Rudy Gobert, the odds-on favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, Minnesota’s defensive rating (110.9) is lower than Orlando Only six teams the past 21 seasons have posted a defensive rating further below […]

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Keon Ellis Is Giving The Sacramento Kings An Identity

Jackson Frank — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:55:29 +0000

Key Highlights The Sacramento Kings are 7-2 with the NBA’s fifth-ranked defense since Keon Ellis rejoined their rotation According to Cleaning the Glass, Ellis ranks in the 99th percentile in block rate and 88th percentile in steal rate among combo guards Ellis is shooting 39.4 percent beyond the arc Last season, the Sacramento Kings’ identity […]

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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Is The Denver Nuggets’ Unsung Hero

Jackson Frank — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:16:42 +0000

Key Highlights The Denver Nuggets are 3.5 points better per 100 possessions defensively with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on the floor. Last year, they were 5.8 points better. Since joining Denver prior to last season, Caldwell-Pope has shot 40.6 percent on 646 attempts beyond the arc. Caldwell-Pope’s plus-1.6 Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus this season ranks in the 90th […]

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The Orlando Magic Are Streaking Toward The Playoffs Behind Their Defense

Jackson Frank — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:41:02 +0000

Key Headlines The Orlando Magic have won 13 of their past 16 games and moved to fourth in the East at 37-26 An elite defense is powering their playoffs hopes, sitting fourth in defensive rating (112.2) Third-year guard Jalen Suggs is playing like an All-Defensive Team candidate and he’s flanked by other high-level defenders like […]

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The Spurs Are Finding Their Offensive Identity Around Victor Wembanyama

Jackson Frank — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:44:16 +0000

Key Highlights The San Antonio Spurs have a plus-10.3 net rating in 1,268 possessions with Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Tre Jones on the floor Wembanyama has assisted Vassell nine times in five games since the All-Star Break after doing so just 30 times in 44 prior games together Jones is shooting 72 percent at […]

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