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NBA mismatch hunting puts the decision in a ball handler’s hands while the clock drains overhead. A center steps toward…

The mid-range jumper becomes a different proposition when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander controls the dribble, and the defender starts backpedaling. Chase him…

Defensive length on the perimeter turns a routine kick-out into trouble when Dyson Daniels slides a hand into its path.…

Empty-side isolation plays give Jalen Brunson an uncomfortable question to ask a switching big man: which foot moves first? Back…

Limiting star player minutes carried a $250,000 price tag for San Antonio in November 2012. Gregg Popovich sent Tim Duncan,…

Milwaukee had cut Indiana’s lead to four, and T.J. McConnell had helped open the door. His bad pass gave Khris…

Drop coverage against elite pick-and-roll guards looks most vulnerable when a center’s heels drift backward and Stephen Curry’s eyes find…

Opening night rotations faced their first serious examination with 4:37 remaining at Madison Square Garden. The building had opened the…

Defensive rebounding rates put a number on small ball’s ugliest assignment: a guard wedging himself between a rolling center and…

A versatile wing defender on a two-way contract gives an NBA team room to investigate a player other clubs overlooked.…