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Nuggets on the precipice
David Thorpe,
Nikola Jokic and a forgotten basketball legend: Inside an MVP connection nearly 60 years in the making
Baxter Holmes, ESPN
Korać holds the EuroLeague record for points in a game at 99, the second most at 71 and the fifth most at 60. His career scoring average in the EuroLeague is a record 43.6 points per game…
He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame (and named one of its 50 best players of all time) and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He became the only basketball player in the world to have a large international tournament named after him. He was left-handed, red-haired and known as “Ginger.” The French called him “Terrible Lefty.” The Italians called him “Furia Rossa” (Red Fury).
Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert named NBA Defensive Player of Year
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
Chris Finch is coaching through pain and pushing Timberwolves to new heights: ‘He’s a warrior’
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
The Timberwolves Are Squeezing the Life Out of the Nuggets
Danny Chau, The Ringer
The Minnesota Timberwolves Are Suffocating All NBA Teams Defensively
Shane Young, Forbes
After two games, the Nuggets are just 42-of-97 on twos (43.3%). For comparison, they shot 55.6% from inside the arc in the previous round.
The Wolves have held them to 34.4% on any ‘drive’ into the paint that results in a shot attempt. That’s 10 full percentage points below the NBA’s worst team at converting drives during the regular season (44.3%).
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Knicks Move on Without Mitch
Jonathan Macri,