IN MEMORY OF LENNY WILKINS & RICHE ADUBATOLenny Wilkens, a legend with the SuperSonics, Cavaliers, dies at 88Joe Vardon, The Athletic
Cavs icon Lenny Wilkens, Corridor of Fame coach, participant who cherished Richfield days, dies at 88Nate Ulrich, USA At present
Longtime NBA nice, Corridor of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports activities
Richie Adubato, who coached New York Liberty to a few WNBA Finals, dies at 87Devon Henderson, The Athletic
Former Magic coach, radio analyst Richie Adubato dies at 87Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Luka Garza shines within the Celtics winJack Anderson, Celtic Weblog
BOS: Jordan Walsh’s NBA life is on the road — and Mazzulla loves how he’s dealt with itNoa Dalzell, Celtics Weblog
BOS: Celtics bench shines in bounce-back win over Magic: 7 takeawaysTom Westerholm, Boston.com
BOS: Jordan Walsh didn’t assume he was getting the ball. When he did, he delivered to assist Celtics maintain off Magic.Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe
CLE: Rewatch Ideas: Loopy Comeback, Transition Protection, Hunter’s Crossover and MoreDanny Cunnigham, The Inside Shot
DAL: Cooper Flagg is out of place — and a bit out of types as a rookieVarun Shankar, The Washington Publish
DAL: Sunday Greatest: All my newest Intel on the 3-7 Mavericks and the mounting strain on GM Nico HarrisonMarc Stein, The Stein Line
DAL: 3 issues to ponder because the schedule turns harmful for the struggling Dallas MavericksBrent Brooks, Mavs Moneyball
The most important concern isn’t simply the losses — it’s how Dallas is enjoying. Via ten video games, the Mavericks are useless final in offensive ranking and have posted one of the inefficient shot profiles within the league. They take the fewest pictures on the rim (simply 18% of their makes an attempt, thirtieth within the NBA), end poorly after they do get there (~60–62% FG), and infrequently put strain on the rim by means of drives or fouls. As a substitute, they’re settling: 45% of their pictures come from mid-range, one of many highest marks within the league, and so they’re capturing simply 30.3% from deep — second worst within the NBA. Put merely, defenses are not often stretched, rotations are not often compromised, and Dallas is never getting clear appears. This isn’t a capturing stoop. It’s a system caught in impartial, and opposing defenses now not concern being “put within the blender”.
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