Both teams played well during crunchtime but Charlotte had an awful cold-shooting spell during late-3Q with Jefferson-MarvinWilliams-Walker-MoWilliams against Nets lineups with Williams-Anderson-Lopez-Johnson.
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Magic 83 Hawks 95
A Carroll-to-Korver got the Hawks rolling at the beginning of 4Q crunchtime. It was a lot of Teague playmaking and shooting from that point on. Oladipo-Payton have failed to learn how to finish games.
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for March 26, 2015 Rebuilding a Champion: An exclusive look at Azarenka’s fitness regime Tennis from March 25, 2015 Dressed in Nike shorts, T-shirt and basketball shoes, Victoria Azarenka goes through a series of explosive and dynamic movements on force plates, her loose ponytail […]
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for March 25, 2015 Inner Strength: What Drives World No. 1 Golfer Rory McIlroy Nike News from March 24, 2015 … Less than five years ago Rory McIlroy could barely balance on one leg. Imagine that. The No. 1 golfer in the world could […]
Read More →Bucks 89 Heat 88
Milwaukee came from pretty far back during 4Q by playing Bayless instead of CarterWilliams. Antetokounmpo played all 2H and finished strong, providing points/assists/rebounds. Miami did not get anything from Wade-Dragic during crunchtime, a sign that the two might be wearing down.
Read More →Trail Blazers 108 Warriors 122
Golden State set a fast tempo and Portland could not keep up. By 3Q the Trail Blazers were finished keeping up and the game was over. It will be interesting to see if the Warriors attempt this tactic in the playoffs.
Read More →Kings 107 76
Sacramento got quality crunchtime minutes with Williams playing with starters Cousins-McLemore-McCallum-Gay, replacing Casspi. Covington got loose for Philadelphia during mid-4Q to get the 76ers close.
Read More →Pistons 108 Raptors 104
Detroit is playing at a high level, especially with Drummond-Jackson-CaldwellPope playing together. Toronto got little from Ross playing with the starters even though he was part of the bench lineup that had a 2Q scoring run.
Read More →Mavericks 101 Spurs 94
Dallas returned to early-season form, with Ellis-Nowitzki as the two main weapons. Harris was a catalyst for the Mavericks, and the team chemistry issues will be delicate if he takes some of the Rondo minutes.
Read More →Thunder 127 Lakers 117
Waiters-Kanter got an opportunity to improve how each plays off of Westbrook. A few more of these scrimmage-type games will help the Thunder.
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