Tag: Minnesota Timberwolves

What an Action-Packed NBA Playoff This is Turning Out To Be!

Two former champs – the Nuggets and the Warriors – are banking on their veteran cage IQ to bring them to the next stage. The defending champs Celtics, on the other hand, are not (yet) showing any championship smarts in their series. This is a golden opportunity for the upstarts in the playoffs to learn, albeit on the fly, if they are to compete for the bigger battles ahead. Indeed, the playoff duels are a different set of games. And it will take more than just raw talent, physical strength and youthful exuberance to make it to the top.

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What’s Next After the LA Lakers’ Shock Exit?

The Lakers could not sustain their superior ball because fatigue caught up with their maxxed out starters. JJ relied heavily on his first 5, failing to optimize his rotation, opting not to make adjustments particularly late in games. Ultimately, this fatigue factor would also lead to defensive lapses, the breakdown in the offensive rhythm, and more critically, more exposure to possible injuries.

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We’re Down to the Final Four!!!

It’s Luka Doncic versus Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum against Tyrese Haliburton as the NBA season nears its climax. Two of these new breed of stars will step forward to the centerstage. And whosoever wins it all next month will have the distinction of having won the crown at a younger age than such basketball greats as Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Steph Curry or Kevin Durant.

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