The Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves in yet another late game situation. This time, Kevin Durant is able to get the ball in his hands and he eventually gets a shot up. It’s not a good look (contested), and Durant misses.
The play starts with Durant on the ball-side block. Russell Westbrook is going to come down from his position and set a screen for Durant who is going to come up the middle of the floor.
When the Bucks and the Grizzlies went into overtime, it was apparent that one player needed to step up if they wanted to get their team a win. That player ended up being Andrew Bogut, and it didn’t come from scoring the basketball.
With the Bucks up by 1, the Grizzlies set up and ran a very nice play. Mike Conley brought the basketball down and came off of a Marc Gasol screen. As this was happening Rudy Gay, who started in the corner, comes back to the middle of the floor to receive a dribble hand-off from Conley.
Late in a tied game against the Toronto Raptors, the Miami Heat needed a stop and they got one. It wasn’t because of an individual defensive effort though. On this particular play, good team defense and proper rotation is what got them the stop (and eventually the win).
After bringing up the ball the length of the court, Jose Calderon swings it to Jarrett Jack on the wing. After making the pass, Calderon cuts through the lane coming off of a soft backscreen set by Chris Bosh.
