Coach Nick breaks down Game 1 between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs in real time. Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard led the way for the Spurs as they executed flawlessly. The Grizzlies came out flat and turned in a very disorganized defensive effort. [View the story "Grizzlies at Spurs Game 1 Game Recap"
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Without Russell Westbrook in the lineup, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks had to adjust his lineups on the fly. This doesn’t explain his insistence on playing Kendrick Perkins too many minutes, or playing Thabo Sefolosha deep in the fourth quarter when scoring, not defense, was needed. The biggest issue for the Thunder, however,
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The New York Knicks can be a devastating offensive team with explosive play from both Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith. They can also be a team that struggles on offense, as was the case in Game 3 of their second round series against the Pacers. The Knicks scored 71 points and failed to score 20
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Watch how these playoff teams opted to contain the top 3 scorers in the league and how they were talented enough to overcome the defense. Make no mistake, the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat overwhelm their opponents with sheer athletic talent. As the teams get better deeper in the playoffs, these
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In this compelling opening game of their Western Conference first round series, the Nuggets drew first blood behind the exceptional play of Andre Miller, primarily in the post. David Lee hurt the Warriors on both ends of the floor until he got injured, and while they may get a boost defensively now that he’s out,
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The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are competing as hard as they can for the 8th and last spot in the Western Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, I fear most of this is for naught, as they will simply be lambs led to slaughter by either the Spurs or Thunder in the first round. So let’s
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The Chicago Bulls ended the Heat’s 27-game win streak in a wonderfully played game that had the feel of a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Without Joakim Noah, Marco Bellineli and Derek Rose, the argument could easily be made that the Heat should have won with little resistance. The interesting aspect of this
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While the LA Clippers will win their first Pacific Division title this year, the team is currently far from the one that went undefeated in December. One of the areas of concern has been the Clippers defense against three pointers. To examine this issue, the BBALLBREAKDOWN team examined all three pointers allowed over a 4-game
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