[ad_1] Why are the Boston Celtics so bad at scoring on a zone defense? The Miami Heat’s effective use of zone defense led to their victory over the Celtics in the 2023 NBA playoffs despite Boston being far and away the more talented team on paper. But games are not played on paper, and in the real world, the Celtics …

[ad_1] The transfer portal has transformed college basketball. Roster turnover today is at an unprecedented level. But player movement is far from new. Over the past 30 years, Indiana basketball has welcomed in 27 transfers, while seeing 56 players head the other direction. While the grass isn’t always greener, there are some success stories. Here are the top 10 incoming …

[ad_1] The Denver Nuggets fell to the Miami Heat 111-108 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena on Sunday evening. The series is now tied 1-1 going into Wednesday’s game in Miami. While most Denver Broncos fans are also fans of the Nuggets, many Broncos fans are rooting for Heat small forward Jimmy Butler, a good friend …

[ad_1] DENVER — Even though the Denver Nuggets lost Game 2 of the NBA Finals 111-108 on Sunday, head coach Michael Malone said his team’s woes started in the fourth quarter of Game 1. The Miami Heat outscored the Nuggets 30-20 in the final quarter of the first matchup, which Denver won 104-93. Malone counted 16 wide-open three-point shots the …

[ad_1] Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Vincent Goodwill and Jake Fischer talk about the Miami Heat taking game 2 of the NBA Finals and how it happened before turning their sights on the NBA coaching carousel, which saw Frank Vogel hired in Phoenix and Sam Cassell joining Joe Mazzulla’s staff in Boston. Vincent Goodwill, from the floor of Ball Arena, …

[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, star forward Paul Pierce had to be carried off the court and placed in a wheelchair after having smashed his knee into teammate Kendrick Perkins late in the third quarter of Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. The wind came out of Boston’s home arena, the …

[ad_1] After a disastrous 2021-22 season and a dismal start to this season, the Los Angeles Lakers drastically turned things around in February and became a very good team thanks to several trades. They had the second-best regular season record in the NBA after the All-Star break, and they got all the way to the Western Conference Finals, where they …

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[ad_1] Two minutes into the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent set a pindown screen for teammate Duncan Robinson, and both defenders — Denver Nuggets reserves Christian Braun and Bruce Brown — followed Robinson, once and now one of the deadliest shooters in the game. That left Vincent wide open for a …

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[ad_1] The Boston Celtics may consider trading certain players to create some breathing room for the team under the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that was designed to be especially onerous for pricier rosters like Boston’s has become in recent seasons. Forward Grant Williams and guard Payton Pritchard are also potential candidates to be moved, especially given the front …

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[ad_1] DENVER — The Miami Heat are too stubborn to realize their talent shouldn’t have carried them this far, too stubborn to realize a knockout punch from the Denver Nuggets means they should stay on the mat, too stubborn to accept they shouldn’t have tied the NBA Finals on Sunday night. But, in their own words, they don’t give a …

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[ad_1] DENVER — Aaron Gordon sat at his locker, intermittently shaking his head. The subject of his stare shifted — his phone, a stat sheet, the ground at his feet — as if he was searching for something. Some answers, maybe, for what the hell had just happened out there. Denver had led Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals …

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[ad_1] DENVER ― Miami’s Jimmy Butler had an escape room outing planned for Saturday. It was a metaphor. The Heat unlocked the door to victory, beating the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, tying the best-of-seven series 1-1 and adding intrigue. Denver’s Jamal Murray missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer that could’ve forced …

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[ad_1] After dropping the first game of the NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat bounced back in a big way in Game 2. Thanks largely to a 36-point fourth quarter, the Heat were able to pull out a 111-108 victory in order to tie the series up at one and steal homecourt advantage away from Denver.  The …

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[ad_1] The Cleveland Browns’ addition of Juan Thornhill in free agency was an underrated move early in the offseason, but with his doppelganger playing in the ongoing NBA Finals, the veteran safety is getting attention for the striking similarities he shares with Denver Nuggets star Bruce Brown. Thornhill took to Twitter on Sunday night to ask fans to stop pointing …

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[ad_1] DENVER — Bruce Brown snagged a defensive rebound after Jimmy Butler missed a long jump shot with 11.1 seconds left in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. With his team down three points, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone did not call a timeout, instead opting to let a final play unfold. Brown lobbed the recovered ball …

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[ad_1] It it really possible for Nikola Jokić to score too much? (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) For the third time this postseason, Nikola Jokić broke the 40-point barrier. For the third time in those games, the Denver Nuggets lost. Jokić filled up the box score against in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night, posting 41 points, 11 rebounds …