Williams makes a big difference for Brooklyn, just by giving Jack enough rest to play a quality 4Q. Calderon did good work for New York during 4Q to keep the Knicks close.
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Celtics 107 76ers 96
Positive minutes from lots of Celtics players. When Bradley makes shots the game is easier for Boston. There is better playmaking by Smart-Sullinger-Turner. No CarterWilliams for Philadelphia and the 76ers had no recognizeable offense until 4Q.
Read More →Pacers 103 Cavaliers 99
Hill-Miles are looking like a quality NBA backcourt for Indiana. Late-game failure by Cleveland, full of misses, fouls and turnovers. Weird how the Cavaliers replaced Love with Schumpert to finish the game; the move did not work.
Read More →Rockets 117 Bucks 111
Important Smith-to-Ariza 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead during crunchtime. The Bucks are relying on Antetokounmpo for more and more big man minutes, and he is doing well. He is developing, and on schedule for Milwaukee to succeed later this season.
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 7, 2015 … The (not necessarily every) Saturday newsletter has leftover items from the week that weren’t included in any of the Monday-Friday emails. Headsup: The quantity of links in this weekly queue-clearing is greater than the typical weekday e-newsletter. Vitamin D […]
Read More →Trail Blazers 108 Suns 87
Portland bench got the Trail Blazers going during early-4Q, Blake-McCollum-Matthews-Lopez-Leonard. Phoenix solved the Matthews-Batum-Aldridge-Lopez-Lillard starting lineup to comeback during 2H but then struggled against the Portland bench. Lots of negative minutes by Wright on the Suns.
Read More →Kings 78 Mavericks 101
Good game for Nowitzki to rest. The game broke for Dallas during late-2Q with Aminu-Chandler-Ellis-Barea-Parsons. Always nice to see a non-Nowitzki lineup click for the Mavericks.
Read More →Cavaliers 105 Clippers 94
Love-Irving-James finished playing in 3Q. Those 3 players and Mozgov-Smith were not missing many shots for Cleveland. Los Angeles relied heavily on minutes from starters, Jordan-Griffin-Paul-Crawford-Barnes, and would not turn to other players until game was over in 3Q.
Read More →Hornets 94 Wizards 87
Charlotte made big gains against the Washington bench during early-4Q with Neal-Williams-Stephenson-Maxiell-Roberts. Stephenson-Roberts appear to be functioning well in the backcourt. The Wizards may have a backup point guard problem, lots of negative minutes for Temple and no minutes for Miller.
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 6, 2015 Diana Taurasi’s decision to sit out should spark WNBA salary changes – ESPN ESPN W, WNBA from February 04, 2015 Diana Taurasi might need some rest. The Phoenix Mercury star has played year-round since 2004, when she was the No. […]
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