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Seth Partnow - Author of The Midrange Theory & Former Director of Basketball Research for the Bucks
Author and basketball researcher Seth Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic. He is the former Director ...
Lakers Beat Thunder 120-101, Stanley Johnson 21 Pts, Wenyen Gabriel 16 Pts Off The Bench
#Lakers Beat #Thunder 120-101, #StanleyJohnson 21 Pts, Wenyen Gabriel 16 Pts Off The Bench Still without their stars, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in their final home game on Friday night, 120-101. Dwight Howard muscled his way to a pair of dunks to begin the contest, though the Lakers found themselves tied 7-7 with the Thunder. Malik Monk got involved offensively with a drive to the rim for an and-one and a lob, but a turnover allowed Oklahoma City to go up 14-12. Monk was able to find Austin Reaves in the corner for a three, but Laker turnovers turned into easy points for the Thunder, who extended their lead to six. Wenyen Gabriel and Wayne Ellington hit back-to-back threes, but Los Angeles found themselves trailing 28-27 after one. Mason Jones finally got on the scoreboard early in the second after being called up from the G League, powering through a defender for an and-one to put the Lakers ahead 38-32. Defensively, L.A. did a better job of forcing Oklahoma City into tougher shots, and a couple of Monk layups kept them up midway through the quarter. Stanley Johnson got aggressive on the offensive, barreling to the rim on a few occasions and hitting a midrange jumper to maintain the Lakers’ steady lead. However, Jaylen Hoard was able to fight for a few baskets at the end of the half, leaving L.A. only up 56-52 at halftime. It was a poor defensive start to the third for the Lakers who allowed open shots to the Thunder, prompting a timeout from head coach Frank Vogel. Howard was able to take advantage of Isaiah Roby’s foul trouble by getting deep post position and scoring but the team found themselves tied 69-69 regardless. Gabriel subbed in and immediately provided a jolt of energy, eventually getting a rise out of the crowd for a putback dunk. The Laker bench was able to create some separation when they hit several difficult shots and they went into the fourth up 90-82. Jones showed off his ability to finish through contact again with a tough drive that resulted in a three-point play. L.A. really began to pull away as they scored nearly every time down the floor, ballooning their lead to 15. The Lakers continued to pound away the tired Thunder defense, with Johnson in particular using his physicality to get all the to the basket on several occasions. With a large lead, the Purple and Gold were able to cruise to a victory and snap their eight-game losing streak. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers win against the OKC Thunder??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ ✅Help us continue to provide ZSPN coverage and SUBSCRIBE: http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports #ZSPN on Social Media: ☑️Like my page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZSPNSports ☑️Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zspn_sports ☑️Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zspn_sports ☑️Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l ☑️Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛
EXPOSING JIMMY BUTLER: It's Time For The Truth...
Last night Giannis and Milwaukee exposed Jimmy Butler and his weakness once again. And it’s time for all of you to finally know the truth. Why he’s been terrible against the Bucks lately and why Miami is in danger of once again losing badly to Milwaukee in the playoffs. Sit back and let me reveal everything that Jimmy doesn’t want you to know. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. What you’re watching right now is a compilation of Jimmy Butler’s extremely poor performance against Milwaukee in the playoffs last year, along with Stephen A Smith expressing how disappointed he was in Jimmy. Just to remind you, in that 4 game sweep the Bucks held Butler to 4/22, 4/10, 7/17 and 4/15 from the floor. And what happened last night? 2/14. A miserable 6 point outing. But why is that? Well this is where we get to the part that exposes Jimmy Butler. When I say his name, what’s the first association that comes to mind? Mid range killer right? A guy who, just like Demar Derozan, KD, Chris Paul, or Devin Booker is incredibly efficient from that area of the court. Well, if I show you his shooting stats, you’ll see that he’s only 36.3% on those attempts. Combine that with the miserable 19.0% on three point shots, you realize that Jimmy is actually a paint killer, since that’s how he scores most of his points. Attacking the basket. Something that often gets overlooked with him. And this season is not an aberration, this really is who Butler is. If we added up all of his mid range shots from the past 5 seasons we get a pretty unremarkable 37% for a midrange killer. So with all of these numbers in mind, now you see that his primary weapon is getting to the rim. Something that he cannot do against Milwaukee. Let me show you why. Right from the start as Butler gets a screen here, Portis is the switch, but watch how far back he goes, literally baiting him to shoot. Again, similar situation but this time Jimmy decides to go inside. So as we stop it right here we see that since Portis is comfortable to give him that cushion, splitting the middle between him and Adebayo, so the pass is also being guarded. And at the same time, it gives Middleton an opportunity to recover and get back, so all of a sudden this turns into an awkward and contested shot that of course misses. This is an obvious example on the high pick, watch how Ibaka drops low forcing a pull up. Even if Adebayo was in a better position for the roll, the Bucks got Giannis here like a free safety in the NFL following the action and ready to jump in there, so that pass would not be possible. With Matthews on his back and Ibaka in front, Butler is forced into taking a few strange dribbles without any real idea, as he goes to the side and raises up against the outstretched arms of the big man and there’s no way that this goes in. Even in that one situation that he found himself behind that Milwaukee wall, Antetokounmpo flew in seemingly from nowhere for the monster block. And all of this is just a mirror image of what happened last year in the playoffs, having a pesky defender on him, combined with big bodies in the paint. And the most important piece to this puzzle was not even in the game this time. Of course I’m talking about Brook Lopez. He owned both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the defensive end in the playoffs to the point where they didn’t even know what to do with the ball once they got in the paint. So it’s obvious that in order for the Miami Heat to survive they would need to make a bunch of shots. Which funny enough they did in this game. They were blazing hot 21/44 from downtown that’s 47.7%. This is actually how they had a 14 point lead with 6 minutes to go. But that’s how they lost the game as well, once Milwaukee buckled down defensively, and those 3s stopped falling. I’ve been a big believer in the Heat, and I even went on Dom 2k’s podcast and picked them as a team who could come out of the east, but my confidence is shattered after seeing that things are pretty much status quo from last year. Granted Kyle Lowry did not play in this game and he is a huge reason for why I trust this team so much, so I want to see the Heat at full strength in a potential playoff matchup against Milwaukee. But as it stands at the moment, things are not looking too good for them. Let me know in the comments if you already knew the shooting numbers for Jimmy Butler or if this was a huge eye opener for you. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics | Game Highlights 2/16/2022
The Detroit Pistons beat Boston on the road 112-111 to snap the Celtics league best 9-game winning streak. Five Pistons scored in double-digits in the effort. The Boston Celtics were the NBA's hottest team, on a league-high nine-game winning streak entering Wednesday. The Detroit Pistons were the NBA's coldest team, losing a league-high eight straight and 14 of their previous 16. And yet, it was the Pistons (13-45) who ended Wednesday with a victory. It was one of the Pistons' best efforts this season, as they knocked down 16 of 30 3-point attempts en route to defeating the Celtics, 112-111. Jerami Grant made the game-winning bucket with 19.1 seconds left, calmly knocking down a turnaround jumper from midrange. Cade Cunningham and Isaiah Stewart both got a piece of a block on a Jaylen Brown layup attempt on the ensuing possession. And despite Cory Joseph turning the ball over on an inbounds pass at the six-second mark, the Pistons escaped with the victory after Jayson Tatum's midrange jumper missed at the buzzer. Grant led the Pistons with 24 points, Saddiq Bey tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Cunningham added 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Kelly Olynyk also had a bounce-back performance with 15 points and six rebounds off of the bench, including three 3-pointers. Brown led all scorers with 31 points. It was a back-and-forth game that featured 25 lead changes and 15 ties, but Detroit made a 20-12 run to end the game. #DetroitPistons #MoeDeesBasketball MoeDee's Basketball Social Media website: www.moedeesbasketball.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moedeesbasketball/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moedeesbasketball/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/moedeesbball?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClw1uO8WIvyjmtirDMrz2Zg?view_as=subscriber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moedeesbasketball/
Carlik Jones 1/17/22 Texas Legends Standout Player Vs. Oklahoma City Blue
January 17th, 2022 The Texas Legends played their 4th game in 2022 against the Oklahoma City Blue. In their 117-94 victory, Legends Guard, Carlik Jones, had a stand out performance. Putting up 25pts (9-14fgs, 2-3 3pt) 1reb, 9ast and 2stl. Not much I can say here. Jones was the best player on the floor. He can get off his midrange shot off every time down the floor. He is almost too good to be down here. DISCLAIMER - All clips are property of the NBA. No copyright Infringement is intended, all videos are edited to follow the "Free Use" guideline of YouTube. Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/WildcatCinema
DeMar Derozan, Ang HARI ng Midrange at 4th Quarter ngayon Season | 14 na lang para kay Steph Curry
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Kevin Durant Making his MVP CASE! 34pt Scoring Breakdown
Kevin Durant is leading the league in scoring and in his last 4 games he’s scored, 34, 34, 51, and 31 points. Thats no easy task but its what makes him potentially this years MVP, Especially if Kyrie doesn’t come back and harden keeps playing subpar. Every time he has a good game I have to break down his film because he’s just that much of a great player so take notes on this one, there’s a lot to learn! 00:00 intro 01:11 baseline fadeaway 01:53 the secret behind the “DIRK” 02:51 Blake lost his bounce 03:25 baby pull-up on the block 04:03 the “KOBE” 04:50 2 dribble pull-up AND-1 05:22 pull-up over 3 defenders 06:07 transition layup 06:37 transition midrange pull-up 07:19 the “Kd” 07:54 the go-to shot down the stretch 08:48 hesi pullup AND-1 3pt 09:38 shot chart. Greatest scorer ever!? - “Pushing Our Potential” is a new jersey based basketball training company Who’s sole goal is to get basketball players to play the game the right way! That means we’re on a relentless obsessive pursuit to highlight and study the best of the best and then share that knowledge with you in hopes that it helps you get to that next level in your basketball journey! - If you’re in jersey, be sure to add the instagram page if you ever want to book a training session! https://www.instagram.com/dt973/ https://www.instagram.com/pushingourpotential/ This video is protected under Section 107 of the Copyright Act which states ; “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include— (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;” The purpose of this video is to inform and teach the game of basketball! FAIR USE! FAIR USE! FAIR USE! FAIR USE!