Good game for Oklahoma City bench, getting Waiters-Jackson on track. It is impossible to tell if the Minnesota bench is bad, or just suffering because of LaVine failing as point guard.
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Applied Sports Science newsletter, January 27, 2015
Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for January 27, 2015 DeAndre Yedlin, by Joining Tottenham Hotspur, Swims Against Tide on U.S. Team – NYTimes.com The New York Times from January 26, 2015 … Klinsmann clearly values Yedlin as a prospect. He called him in to national team camp this week […]
Read More →Pelicans 109 Mavericks 106
Dallas becomes easy to guard late in games playing Chandler-Rondo, forcing the Mavericks to rely exclusively on Ellis-Nowitzki. The two missed more shots than they made during crunchtime.
Read More →Nuggets 115 Wizards 117
Great 4Q battle between Lawson and Wall. Big mid-4Q steal by Wall against Lawson got the Wizards crucial points. The best performing lineup for Washington was Butler-Humphries-Webster-Gortat-Wall.
Read More →Raptors 114 Pistons 110
Toronto moves Ross to the bench, starting Vasquez, and getting good minutes from the Lowry-DeRozan-AmirJohnson-Vasquez-Valanciunas lineup. Ross still did not shoot well but it looks like a decent fit with Williams in bench lineups.
Read More →Lakers 87 Rockets 99
Easy game for Rockets and probably the best game Smith has played since joining the team.
Read More →Cavaliers 108 Thunder 98
Lots of positive minutes by Thompson on Cavaliers. Jackson-Waiters are both struggling for Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City will continue to lose to good teams when those two fail to score in bench lineups.
Read More →Spurs 101 Bucks 95
San Antonio started their comeback during 3Q with a run by Ginobli-Diaw-Leonard-Joseph-Duncan. Good defense by Spurs late in the game. Milwaukee made them earn it.
Read More →Bulls 84 Heat 96
Whiteside gave Miami 4 players with lots of production, along with Deng-Wade-Bosh. Bulls got little offense from the Gasol-Rose-Noah-Butler lineups. Chicago has historically figured things out. No reason to think they will not be able to this time.
Read More →Suns 100 Clippers 120
Great 2H by Clippers starters, Jordan-Griffin-Paul-Barnes-Redick. Phoenix had a decent 4Q run with Green-Thomas-Dragic-Plumlee. Bledsoe struggled against his old team.
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