Browsing: NBA Finals

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s clutch gene starts in the noise most scorers try to avoid. Listen closely to the final two minutes…

Stopping Anthony Edwards starts with a sound: Lu Dort’s shoes scraping the hardwood before Edwards even gets downhill. That sound…

Luka Doncic’s Clutch Gene Could Ruin the Celtics Finals Run because this matchup does not turn on ordinary shot-making. In…

To stop Tyrese Haliburton in the Finals, Phoenix has to pay a full-court tax from the second the whistle blows.…

Jimmy Butler’s zone defense can short-circuit the Pacers Finals run because it attacks the possession Indiana loves most: the one…

What the Heat Must Do to Stop Giannis in the Finals starts before Giannis Antetokounmpo even reaches the paint. The…

Anthony Davis is not a live Finals opponent for the Knicks today, which matters before the scouting talk gets too…

Boston’s defense can solve LeBron James in the Finals only if it accepts the uncomfortable part first: he will still…

Stopping Tyrese Haliburton in a Finals would start long before the shot, long before the assist, long before the crowd…

Stop Kyrie Irving in the Finals and the work has to begin before his crossover turns into theater. Before the…