MIN 104 ATL 90 – One of the best whole-game performance for Minnesota starters, Wiggins-Dieng-Towns-LaVine-Rubio. Atlanta scrambled between lineups all game, hard to tell if it’s a one-game tactic or longer-term strategy.
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Houston Rockets 131 Phoenix Suns 115
HOU 131 PHX 115 – Rockets played shutdown defense in 1Q, made for an easy game.
Read More →New Orleans Pelicans 111 Dallas Mavericks 104
NOP 111 DAL 104 – Pelicans get positive minutes from Hield somewhat consistently. Curry is another who has improved this season.
Read More →Chicago Bulls 90 Indiana Pacers 85
CHI 90 IND 85 – 4Q wasn’t great for Chicago but it was good enough. CarterWilliams was a positive during 1H.
Read More →Detroit Pistons 106 Cleveland Cavaliers 90
DET 106 CLE 90 – No James for Cleveland. Detroit won even though lots of Jackson turnovers. Irving missed a large percentage of his shots.
Read More →Brooklyn Nets 120 Charlotte Hornets 118
BKN 120 CHA 118 – Brooklyn held on during late-4Q with Lopez-Kilpatrick-Bogdanovic-HollisJefferson-Foye. Charlotte lost its lead during early-3Q, struggled after.
Read More →Orlando Magic 112 Memphis Grizzlies 102
ORL 112 MEM 102 – Magic starters, Gordon-Ibaka-Biyombo-Meeks-Augustin, did most of the work. Orlando has improved significantly over the past few weeks.
Read More →Washington Wizards 107 Milwaukee Bucks 102
WAS 107 MIL 102 – Wizards’ starters and primary lineup, Porter-Morris-Gortat-Beal-Wall, came back in 4Q. Bucks had nothing left at the end of the game.
Read More →Applied Sports Science newsletter – December 27, 2016
Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 27, 2016 I am planning to cut back the distribution of this newsletter by asking longtime readers (greater than 1 year) to pay for it. Details are posted at https://sports.bradstenger.com/2016-payments. This newsletter goes out to approximately 150 people at approximately 100 different sports […]
Read More →Los Angeles Lakers 111 LA Clippers 102
LAL 111 LAC 102 – More offense from Randle makes Los Angeles not so dependent on playmaking from Russell. First time I have seen Lakers win when Russell has a bad game.
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