Новость утра 5/19 USA Today
No. 1: Warriors find way to keep Durant under wraps — In Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant finished with 26 points on 10-for-30 shooting. His shooting woes were more about him just plain missing shots than anything the Golden State Warriors threw at him defensively. In Game 2 of the series last night, Durant got his points (29) and had a solid shooting night in terms of raw numbers (11-for-18), but a third quarter stretch cut off OKC’s hopes of a win. Erik Horne of The Oklahoma has more on Durant’s Game 2:
Thunder on Game 2 Loss
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No. 2: LeBron: ‘I have no idea’ what flagrant is for me — As the NBA playoffs roll on and draw closer to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves up 1-0 on the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals. Their star, LeBron James, barreled through the Raptors over and over again in Game 1. But as Game 2 nears, James was asked about some of the hard fouls he takes and whether or not they’re of the flagrant variety. James had no answer on that as the Cavs tried to detail James’ viewpoint on that, writes our Steve Aschburner:
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No. 3: Report: Magic confident they can get Vogel — Former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel remains one of the top names on the market available for the NBA’s coaching gigs. The Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies are both in the hunt for a new coach and Vogel is high on both team’s wish lists, but which one (if either of them) will land him? According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Chris Broussard, the Magic believe they have the upper hand on landing Vogel:
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No. 4: Ginobili to meet with Popovich, Duncan a few weeks — The Spurs’ season ended a little more than a week ago today. Their franchise-record 67-win season didn’t end how any Spurs follower had hoped and after the loss, questions began to emerge about whether retirement was on the horizon for franchise stalwarts Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. To date, the future of these aging Spurs legends remains unknown, but Ginobili will meet with both coach Gregg Popovich and Duncan to discuss what may be next in his career. RealGM.com has more on Ginobili’s future :
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SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: According to a report, Jeff Van Gundy is no longer in the running for the Houston Rockets’ coaching gig … Top prospect Kris Dunn reportedly doesn’t want to be drafted by the Boston Celtics or Phoenix Suns … Speaking of the Suns, Portland Trail Blazers assistant Jay Triano will reportedly soon join coach Earl Watson‘s staff there … Don’t plan on seeing Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas during the Eastern Conference finals … Isaiah Thomas plans to be a big part of recruiting free agents to join him in Boston next season …
