Mat Issa
PBWA NBA Writer @OptaAnalyst @ForbesSports @FanSided @SportcastingNBA | 🏀 Coach | Pod: w/@AlexHoops_ | MSU JD Grad ‘24 | email: [email protected]
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1 day ago |
theanalyst.com | Mat Issa
The Pacers pulled offanother unbelievable comeback win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Here’show they can build on the momentum and shock the Thunderagain. Normally, the focus in a Game 2 lookahead is on how the teamthat lost the series opener can look to improve and change theoutcome in their favor. However, anyone who watched Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals cantell you the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t lose it as much as theIndiana Pacers won it down the stretch.
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1 day ago |
forbes.com | Mat Issa
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - FEBRUARY 28: Landry Shamet #44 of the New York Knicks looks on during the game ... More against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on February 28, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
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3 days ago |
forbes.com | Mat Issa
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 18: Summer League head coach Jordan Ott of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on ... More against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of a 2024 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 93-89. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
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4 days ago |
forbes.com | Mat Issa
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 27: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Indiana Pacers reacts after a three point ... More shot during the second quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
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5 days ago |
theanalyst.com | Mat Issa
It’s been a bumpy ridefor Jalen Williams in the playoffs, but he proved against theTimberwolves he’s the perfect second banana for theThunder. No man is an island. This is true for life and especially forbasketball. Throughout history, almost every star who has propelled a teamto a championship has been aided by a sidekick. Michael Jordan hadScottie Pippen. LeBron James had Dwayne Wade (and then KyrieIrving, then Anthony Davis). Shaquille O’Neal had Kobe Bryant (ordid Bryant have O’Neal?).
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It's easy to remember the blockbuster trades for Siakam/Hali when cataloguing the Pacers' rise to contention. But don't forget the one that netted them Aaron Nesmith, their three-and-D ace: https://t.co/EdyHQQ5hj8
Cason Wallace feels like a disciple to Andrew Nembhard. Great defensive guard with a lot of room to grow as offensive player, will be a high, high level starter in this league for a long time to come.
RT @jackfrank_jjf: Wrote about Andrew Nembhard, who often excels filling the gaps for the Pacers and did exactly that on both ends in Game…
