INDIANAPOLIS — Buddy Hield scored 21 points against his former team and the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 107-104 on Friday night to stop a four-game losing streak. “Especially against your old team, it’s always good to get the win,” Hield said. Davis sank a 3-pointer with two minutes left to slice the Pacers’ lead to 107-104, but neither …
The staggered screen is making a comeback, and the Celtics are at its epicenter. As this FastModel diagram shows, defenses that don’t switch the first pick are stuck in a conundrum where point guard Kemba Walker’s defender and the defender on the four, typically Jayson Tatum, defend the ball in what coaches call “showing two.” Both screeners have to read …
