The Mavericks have talked a lot about getting Flagg and Kyrie live-ball catches in the half-court.
โGetting me and Kai live-ball catches in the half-court, I think is something that we've talked a lot about and I think can look really good for usโ
Giannis was more forceful and assertive going downhill against a slightly different coverage.
โWell, you could feel more of his force, you know, tonight. I think he could sense that it was a slightly different coverage and night to night it could be that. That's what the great players, you know, require when you're scouting against them. Usually it's something different or different little nuanced schemes and scouting reports. But he was definitely assertive, getting to his spots, quickly, you know, downhill. You know, so that's more of what we're expecting, you know, than, you know, making plays to wide open shooters time and time again.โ
LeBron says the Sixers want early transition attacks before defenses set.
โI think it's always important just to be able to attack offensively before the defense is set. You know, so anytime we can get some early transition points or early attacks against defenses that's not set... we're able to punch gaps, you know, especially if they have a numbers advantage or even a one-on-one advantage, the guys are not gonna really be able to stay in front of them.โ
The Warriors are running a five-out offense with more pace and quick screens.
โeverybody's running the five out, you know, you want to play with more pace, you want to quick, quick screens, quick step ups, like different things like that, keep the defense on their toes. So I think we're all trying to do that right now.โ
Bickerstaff wants better ball movement and connectivity as Detroit implements a new offense.
โI think offensively to start the game, we could be better. I think the way that we connect the ball from one another could have been better and make it easier for everyone else on the floor. I thought we made it a little more difficult for ourselves than we needed to. But again, that's to be expected when you're implementing something new.โ