Wednesday's NBA matchups: Magic-Pistons, Thunder-Suns are set for Game 2s
The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. In the Orlando-Detroit series, coaches Jamahl Mosley and J. B.
Bickerstaff are close friends who have intentionally spent time together off the court and communicated frequently for a couple decades. “We won’t talk for the rest of this series,” Mosley said.
DETROIT (AP) — The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. After wins and losses, they work on adjustments during practices to address problems from the previous game and attempt to predict counter moves opponents will make in the next matchup. In the Orlando-Detroit series, coaches Jamahl Mosley and J.
B. Bickerstaff are close friends who have intentionally spent time together off the court and communicated frequently for a couple decades. Just not right now.
“We won’t talk for the rest of this series,” Mosley said. The Mosley-led, eighth-seeded Magic upset the Bickerstaff-led, first-seeded Pistons 112-101 on Sunday night. “Friends as close as us don’t typically get to these spots, having two of 30 jobs, so it’s special from that standpoint,” Bickerstaff said.
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