And as great as those five jump shots are to watch, pure as it gets, how they look doesn’t matter so much. “Some guys, you look at (Nikola) Jokic and [his release point is] kind of behind his head,” Lee said. “[Kevin Garnett] had the one up top, Rasheed Wallace up top,...
Cover photo illustration by The Sporting Press. Cover photographs by Greg Nelson (Jokic, Embiid), John Biever (Olajuwon), John Iacono (Abdul-Jabbar), Glenn James/NBAE/Getty Images (Antetokounmpo) and Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images (James) And so, later that year, Bryant stood under the bas...
Nikola Jokic makes his only shot, tallies 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Denver’s 6-12 from 3PT. – 10:05 PM Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon Mavs center Dereck Lively II is out for the rest of the game with a right ankle sprain, per team. – 10:04 PM Michael C. Wright @mikecwr...
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It’s about talent, and with LeBron or Jokic, Zach would be very deep into the playoffs. Mike Sutera: What’s with Indiana? Like us, can’t defend a lick. Haliburtons fall off is really something. Sam: They’re a surprise to me. I thought they’d be better than the Cavs. Glad ...
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Nuggets center Nikola Jokic “It’s not easy to figure them out,” Jokic said. “We can just make them uncomfortable. They’re really talented, they’re going to find solutions. They have two really good, really good, really good players. We just need to stay on top and just make it...
He might zoom away from Jokic's pick and string his dribble out, yanking Jokic's defender so far toward the sideline as to leave the defense no choice but to switch. Murray instills indecision and, eventually, panic:(Murray also got some good looks running off screens away from...
"We're just pressing, trying to make the perfect play. Nobody wants to lose; nobody wants to be the guy that makes the mistake. Everybody wants to contribute to winning and make the right play, and sometimes you just be caught up in not having fun, and why you play the game and ...
• Here's how Nikola Jokic put on a clinic • The trend the Heat will have to break • The general managers also discussed the possibility of turning the NBA draft into a two-day event, sources said. • As expected, the issue of load management and star player participation to...