Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 2, 2015 Ambitious Christian Pulisic eager to prove himself at Dortmund and U.S. national team – ESPN FC ESPNFC, Jeff Carlisle from January 31, 2015 When it comes to succeeding at an overseas club, the assimilation game that U.S. prospects must play […]
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The USMNT soccer team faltered late in the match it played against Chile, after playing a winning opening 45+ minutes. This has been a team that seeks competitive advantage with the physical endurance it possesses. U.S. players were running hard during the later stages as Chile scored twice to take the lead. They were not, […]
Read More →Wizards 116 Raptors 120
Toronto worked over Washington when Wall was out of the game. The Wizards are counting on Miller but there is risk that he might not hold up. Raptors lost focus on offense during 4Q but did enough good work on defense to make sure there was OT.
Read More →Spurs 85 Clippers 105
Los Angeles put Jordan in with the bench unit, Rivers-Crawford-Turkoglu-Hawes, during 2Q and got good results. Spurs are not going into the All Star break looking strong, a bad sign if San Antonio is forced to go all out to make the playoffs.
Read More →Magic 93 Mavericks 108
Rondo left the game in early-1Q. Harris played one of his best games this season. The Mavericks took a big lead during late-2Q with Aminu-Jefferson-Harris-Chandler-Ellis.
Read More →Pacers 94 Kings 99
Collison-Cousins-Gay showed early in the season that their lineups could be unstoppable at times. This was another one of those times. Lots of minutes by the 3 players.
Read More →Grizzlies 85 Thunder 74
This game is evidence that Oklahoma City need more production from the non-Westbrook, non-Durant parts of the roster. With so many good teams the Thunder have a chance to figure it out and improve. Waiters will need to use the All-Star break to improve in his role.
Read More →Warriors 106 Suns 87
Golden State pulled away during 2H once Phoenix stopped making shots. It looks like Green got into MarkieffMorris and slowed his scoring. The Warriors non-Curry lineups struggled.
Read More →Pistons 114 Rockets 101
Lots of positive minutes from Monroe-Augustin-Singler and a pretty easy game for Detroit. The Rockets failed to match the Pistons inside or outside.
Read More →Bucks 95 Trail Blazers 88
Milwaukee pulled away late-3Q, early-4Q with Mayo-Bayless-Martin-Middleton. Portland was not getting the same kind of help from the bench, and Lillard was not making the high leverage shots that he was hitting earlier this season.
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