Welcome to my game notes. For the most part(particularly on offense), these are possession-by-possession notes of all the things that happened on the court. It’s a way for me to learn as much as possible about what happened during the game because I would otherwise forget. Anything can be a note, no matter how small or complicated.
These are my personal notes. This is not meant to read as analysis or a piece. Some of the sentences may not have structure or perfect grammar. They are notes. My goal for this is to somewhat track the things that happen to know what to dig deeper into and have some kind of reference to it somewhere.
Clips will be accompanied for key plays I want to highlight
1st
12:00 — Davion-Bam PNR. This flows into Davion hub. Klay off Bam pindown. Wiggins off Giannis pindown. Klay gets the pass, draws 2, pocket pass to Bam rolling, easily gets to the rim
This is becoming a common set action
11:10 — Same again. Davion-Bam PNR. Klay off a Bam pindown. Wiggins off a Giannis pindown. Klay gets the pass. No advantage this time. Reset. Swings twice to Wiggins. He steps OOB TOV
10:46 — Off a make, semi transition. Davion pushing pace. Kicks ahead to Giannis. He drives, kicks to Wiggins strong side corner for C&S 3pt
10:14 — Off a steal. Transition. Wiggins gets a drive to the rim
9:52 — Off a steal. Davion pushing pace. Semi transition. Davion quick drive, gets to the paint and kicks to Klay corner C&S 3pt
Three straight early offenses getting easy scores
9:25 — Quickly getting into Klay-Giannis handoff. Draws 2 on the ball. Quick pocket pass. Giannis rolls to the rim for a good basket
Bam in the dunker. His man helped early
9:05 — Davion-Bam PNR. Klay curling around and comes off a Giannis pindown. He gets the pass for a quick C&S 2pt
I like the off screen actions
8:26 — Feeding Bam quickly in the post. Side cleared, everyone around the arc. No help coming. Bam just gets to the paint for a stepback
8:02 — Bam just a careless bad pass TOV
7:43 — Davion-Giannis empty PNR. Gets a drive middle, for a floater. He had the runway
ORB. Giannis putback on the tip. Bam again in the dunker. His man helped early on the drive. That should be a lob somehow for Davion
7:14 — Trying to feed Bam in the post again. Giannis gets the pass a trailer. He attacks. Drive, kick to Bam. Swings to Davion for a quick C&S 3pt. I don’t like that Bam made that pass. That’s a wide open kick
6:53 — Klay-Giannis drag PNR, no advantage. Swings to the other side. Wiggins-Giannis empty handoff. Gets a drive middle and gets to the rim. Bam in the dunker again. His man didn’t help off but he was still in the way there
6:21 — Giannis pushing pace. He quickly just goes ISO drive to the rim. Very easy, no resistance. The offense has been flowing
5:53 — Klay just quickly goes ISO and gets a drive and stepback with 5s off the clock. He made it but awful shot selection
5:35 — Giannis again looking to push pace. He gets a burst and gets to the rim for the and one. This is just so easy for him. More early offense
5:15 — Giannis trying to drive again but a wall is formed. Kicks to Wiggins in the corner no advantage. Kicks back, swings, Klay gets a C&S 3pt but not a great look
I don’t like just getting a quick 3pt off a swing around the arc. Davion’s man helped aggressively on Giannis drive 1 pass away
4:44 — Ball just up top. Nothing going on. Swings to Davion. He dribbles too much and lost ball TOV
4:10 — Dru cross screen for Bobby. Feeding Bobby in the post. He just rises up for a quick shot. I think this is just a design call for Bobby to get a shot
3:45 — Giannis-Bobby PNR, touch screen, defense switch. Just Giannis ISO up top. Wall was formed on the drive. He drives and kicks to Bobby in the strong corner for C&S 3pt
Dru’s man helping off a lot at the nail early.
3:23 — THJ and Bam thumb up and down. Pelle-Bam PNR. No contact. Pelle tried to drive but deflected and TOV on the jumpball
2:53 — Dru hub. THJ off Bam pindown. Pelle off Bobby pindown. Dru with a bad pass TOV
2:39 — Trying to attack quickly. Ball swings. Dru attacks off the catch. no advantage. He kicks back. Bobby attacks off the catch. Handsoff to Pelle. He drives and tries to pocket pass to Bobby but deflected
SLOB(Dru). THJ-Bam PNR. No advantage. Just swings to Pelle. He drives and bail out foul
2:03 — Dru brings the ball. Swings to Bam trailing. He just attacks off the catch and gets to the paint for a floater and the and one. Another early offense
1:38 — Similar thing with Bobby attacking off the catch as the trailer. Drive and kick to Dru. Dru attacks off the catch, gets to the paint, and tries to make a kick but bad pass TOV. Bam in the dunker and his man helped early. Bam cutting drew the defense in
1:16 — Bam hub. THJ off Pelle cross screen. Flows into Pelle-Bam PNR. Pelle tried to drive, but there’s no advantage. Defense recovered. Just passed to Bam in the paint and he’s trying to ISO post. Goes for a post fade late clock
0:35 — Quickly flowing into THJ-Bam handoff. Just goes up for a shot and draws a foul
0:08 — Davion pushes pace and gets a drive to the paint. Kicks to Pelle, swing to Bam for a late clock 3pt
2nd
11:42 — Davion-Bam empty PNR. Drive baseline, forces a switch. Bam has a mismatch but no advantage and gets kicked out. Ball swings twice to Pelle on the other side, he attacks off the catch, gets a drive to the paint for a floater
Bam in the dunker and his man helped early in the paint
11:20 — Pushing pace with passes ahead. Bam quickly finds Pelle cutting at the rim in semi transition before defense was set. I love this from Pelle. He’s been good at cutting in early offense
10:56 — Davion hub. THJ off Bam pindown. Gets the pass but no advantage. Flows into THJ-Bam handoff. Drive but gets stopped and just goes for a contested pu 2pt
I don’t get why this was a shot
10:25 — Off a steal. Transition. THJ lob to Niko but missed
10:07 — Bam looks to get into the post. Pascal showing help off of Niko 1 pass away. Kick, swings, flows into Pelle-Bam empty PNR. No advantage. Bam ISO post again with the side cleared and drives baseline. Bail out foul
No process here at all
SLOB(Davion). Pelle hub. THJ off a Bam pindown. No pass. Pelle just attacks off the dribble. Passes to Niko cutting along the baseline. Kicks to Bam, swing to THJ and goes for a contested 3pt
Another poor shot from THJ. I like this initiative from Pelle on the drive
9:18 — Pelle pushing pace. He quickly drives and kicks to Niko in the corner. Swings to Bam trailing for a C&S 3pt. Early offense, quick shot
8:58 — Davion just brings the ball. Gets a drive to the paint for a floater. Very quick shot.
SLOB(Niko). Davion-Pelle-Wiggins-Niko-Giannis. Davion hub. Wiggins off a Pelle pindown, curls to the paint. Pelle off a Giannis pindown. Gets the pass. No advantage. Swings back to Davion for a C&S 3pt. Another 3pt that’s not ideal. The drives need to force more of a rotation
8:18 — Off a steal. Davion pushes pace with passes ahead to Pelle. He attacks off the catch, gets a drive to the rim and good foul. More early offense
7:56 — Giannis pushing pace. Swings to Pelle but he hesitates a lot on the 3pt shot. Giannis gets it again in the middle of the floor. Defense focuses on him, soft double comes. Pelle cuts and takes a defender. Open kick to Davion for C&S 3pt
Look at the difference in the quality here once the defense is drawn
7:18 — Wiggins tries to drive off a catch but goes nowhere. Swings back to Davion. He drives and sees strong help at the nail. Kicks to Wiggins for a C&S 3pt. A lot of quick 3pt after 1 or 2 passes
6:44 — Semi transition. Pelle passes ahead to Giannis cutting to the rim
6:12 — Davion pushes pace, passes ahead to Klay. Swings to Niko. He attacks off the catch. But almost a lost ball but draws a PF
BLOB(Klay). Giannis ISO post with the side cleared. Patient. And he just attacks baseline before the defense comes. No help at the rim. Pascal was on Niko in the corner
5:31 — More Giannis ISO with the side cleared. Help is showing strong and overloads on one side. Swings to Niko. He attacks off the catch, draws a defender at the nail. Kicks to Davion 1 pass away for a C&S 3pt. Davion has been getting a lot of these 3s
4:54 — Giannis tried to push pace but got stopped. Goes into another ISO with the side cleared. Double comes, swings to Klay. He makes a bad pass on the skip TOV
4:23 — Niko has a cross match. Couldn’t feed him, pass gets deflected
BLOB(Klay). Feeds Giannis in the post. Double comes from 2 pass away off of Wiggins. Kicks back to Klay but no advantage. Gets it again and just attacks quicker before the defense comes. This needs to happen more from Giannis. Those quick drives off the catch rather than just standing and waiting
3:52 — Quick Klay-Giannis handoff. Drive but no shot or advantage. Swings to Wiggins but no shot or advantage. Feeds Giannis in the post. Double comes from 1 pass away off of Wiggins. Kicks back to Wiggins for a C&S 3pt
3:13 — Giannis getting fronted and tries to get post position. Can’t feed him. Bam skip to Wiggins in the corner. He attacks off the catch and gets a good drive to the rim. Quick attack within a few seconds
2:30 — Pelle-Klay-Wiggins-Giannis-Bam. Pelle hub. Klay off a stagger from Bam-Giannis. No screens. This wasn’t really an action. Bam gets the ball on the side. Just holds it then attacks in the paint. Drive kick to Klay for C&S 3pt
ORB. Pelle. He kicks to Wiggins for C&S 3pt. ORB. Giannis. Kicks to Klay again for C&S 3pt and this time he makes it. I didn’t get the initial action
1:39 — Pelle brings the ball. Can’t feed Bam in the post. Swings twice to Wiggins. He feeds Giannis after drawing 2 on the pass. Giannis easily gets a cut to the rim
Defensive breakdown because why did Wiggins draw 2 defenders?
1:02 — Giannis elbow hub. Help at the nail off of Pelle 1 pass away. Giannis just dribbles and goes for a ISO pu 2pt. This shouldn’t be a thing
0:41 — Pelle quickly looks to attack before the defense is set. Gets a drive to the paint and draws a foul
0:28 — Just a Davion ISO after killing time. He gets into the paint but TOV
3rd
11:28 — Some screening actions going nowhere. Davion-Bam PNR. This flows into Klay off Bam cross screen. No advantage. Just feeding Bam on the elbow. He goes ISO with the side cleared. He gets a good drive to the rim
Giannis in the dunker and no help coming
10:50 — Davion-Bam PNR. Tried to flow into a cross screen for Klay but he cut. Davion just continues to handle the ball then gets a drive baseline to the rim but that’s a tough finish
10:22 — Off a steal. Transition. Davion gets a drive to the rim
9:57 — Pushing pace. Klay passes ahead to Giannis. He just gets downhill to the rim but misses it
9:39 — Semi transition. Pushing pace with a pass ahead. Broken possession. Loose ball finds Davion and he kicks to Klay for a corner C&S 3pt
9:18 — Davion hub. Klay off a Bam pindown. Just goes up for a shot
8:52 — Trying to feed Giannis in the post but that took time. Gets doubled on the pass. Bam cuts inside. Just a kick to Davion C&S 3pt but not a great look
8:25 — Trying to feed Giannis again but couldn’t. Davion just dribbling and soft drive. Klay post entry to Giannis vs a mismatch. Good pass and Giannis gets a dunk
Bam in the corner. Pascal helped off of him early. Just a note about Pacers but Pascal has been so bad as the weakside defender
7:30 — Feeding Bam in the post quickly, Davion cuts through after the pass. He just jabs and drives baseline to the paint. But traffic is there and ends in TOV. Davion’s man helped in the paint
7:04 — Feeding Giannis quickly in the post. Doubled on the catch off of Davion 1 pass away. Swing Klay gets a wide open 3pt. Very quick look. Lots of offense through the post
6:43 — Giannis just looking to ISO drive, gets into the paint, defense is there and kicks to Klay in the corner for a C&S 3pt. More quick offense.
This was also just bad defense from Pascal
6:13 — Davion-Klay PNR. Then Klay comes off a Bam flare screen. Swings to Bam. Klay-Bam empty handoff. Tried to thread the pass on the roll but kick ball. This was good flow
SLOB(Wiggins). Davion-Klay-Bam Spain? PNR. Davion drives and defense switches. Then he just goes for a late clock PU 2pt. Not the best execution
5:25 — Davion quickly looking to attack before the defense is set. Has a good drive to the rim
5:07 — Klay off a Bam pindown. No advantage. Klay-Bam empty PNR. No advantage. Bam looked to drive but TOV
4:39 — Bam brings the ball and clears side for ISO. No help coming. Bam just gets to the paint and is aggressive for a hook. Draws a foul
4:10 — Off a steal. Transition. Conwell drives into traffic and PF
SLOB(Conwell). Conwell-Klay-Pelle-Bobby-Bam. Pelle hub. Klay off a Bam pindown. Pelle-Klay PNR. No advantage. Swings to Bam. Ban just ends up going ISO for a stepback mid late clock. More execution again on the actions
3:05 — Pelle quickly attacking in ISO. He gets a drive to the rim, draws the defense. Dumpsoff to Bobby. He makes a kick to Klay in the corner for a C&S 3pt. Quick offense
2:42 — Pelle brings the ball. Swings to Bobby. Flows into Klay-Bobby handoff. He’s looking for the shot but no advantage. Klay just creates a WTF shot but makes the stepback 3pt
1:57 — Pelle hub. Klay off a Bam cross screen. Top locked so he cuts. Pelle-Bam PNR. He gets a drive going middle to the paint and draws a foul
1:29 — Bam brings the ball and just swings to Klay for a quick C&S 3pt. This was just a heat check
1:19 — Pelle looking to quickly attack. He gets a deep drive to the rim. Draws the defense and dumps off to Bam. He makes a kick to Bobby trailing for a C&S 3pt. A lot of Pelle drives getting 3s
1:00 — Klay-Bobby handoff. Poor handle from Klay TOV
0:44 — Conwell vs pressure in the full court. Pelle brings the ball. He tries to attack but almost stripped, deflected OOB
0:32 — Pelle-Bam high PNR, switch. He looks to attack in the paint but no advantage, couldn’t create space. Makes the kick to Conwell relocating to the corner for C&S 3pt
4th
12:00 — Zone def? Giannis flash middle. Defense is all on him. Makes the kick to Bobby 1 pass away for a C&S 3pt
11:15 — Quickly feeding Giannis in the post. Double comes on the catch. Giannis finds Pelle cutting baseline to the rim. Pelle with his cuts
10:53 — Davion-Giannis PNR. No advantage. Swings to Bobby for another C&S 3pt. Just very quick shots from 3pt
10:32 — Giannis brings the ball and wall is formed. Everyone just watches Giannis with the ball. He makes a poor pass to Bobby. He tries to attack off the catch but deflected OOB
SLOB(THJ). Giannis again just having the ball. He goes for a PU 3pt. Too much holding the ball
9:52 — Davion pushing pace off a miss. Transition. Finds Giannis cutting to the rim
9:36 — Davion-Giannis high PNR. No contact. Reject into a PU 3pt
9:09 — Pelle brings the ball, doesn’t do much. Swings to Bobby and he just chucks up a 3pt. Awful shot
8:40 — Davion hub. Pelle off a Giannis pindown. Gets the pass. Pelle then finds Giannis on the lob. Great design
8:20 — Off a steal. Transition. Davion pushes pace and finds Giannis cutting. Draws a PF
SLOB(THJ). Feeding Giannis ISO post. Help is showing strong off of Davion 1 pass away. Double comes and kicks to Davion for a C&S 3pt. He had a skip pass to Bobby earlier
7:48 — Quickly feeding Bobby in the post. He sealed him well and was close to the rim. He goes for a layup but smoked it
7:26 — Giannis brings the ball slowly. Giannis-THJ PNR. Gets a soft drive to the paint but stopped and no advantage. Kicks to Pelle in the strong corner. Doesn’t take the shot. Looks to attack off the catch and gets a drive to the rim for a dunk
Great drive from Pelle. Pascal has really not offered much as the help
6:48 — Davion-Pelle-Wiggins-Giannis-Bam. Davion-Giannis empty PNR. No advantage on the drive middle. Kicks to Wiggins 1 pass away. Swings twice back to Pelle relocating from the other side. He gets a wide open C&S 3pt. This was great movement from Pelle
6:20 — Davion pushing pace. He quickly gets an ISO drive to the rim. Good burst and gets a layup. Quick offense
6:01 — Davion hub. Pelle off a Bam pindown. Gets the pass. Attacks off the catch going baseline. Drive and dumps off to Bam
5:35 — Off a miss. Davion pushing pace. He quickly gets a drive but awful finish this time
5:13 —Davion-Giannis handoff get action. Turns the corner, drives and kicks to Wiggins. Swings to Niko in the corner for a C&S 3pt
ORB. Bam. Kick swings Wiggins C&S 3pt. ORB. Reset. Bam gets fed in the post. Good pass and he gets a cut to the rim. Need more handoffs to get downhill
4:32 — Davion-Giannis handoff. Again turns the corner and has the drive to the paint. This time he engages the defender at the rim and has the lob to Giannis
4:03 — Giannis quickly brings the ball. Drives and kicks to Niko in the corner C&S 3pt
3:38 — Giannis up top. Faked the handoff this time. He has the drive himself and gets to the rim but help was early
Bam in the corner. Niko cutting along the baseline. It was his help
3:26 — Davion-Giannis PNR. No contact. Swings to Bam at the elbow. Help is showing. Bam just goes for a PU 2pt
2:46 — Davion-Giannis empty handoff. Gets a drive and tries to go for a lob but bad pass TOV
2:25 — Feeding Giannis ISO post. Help is showing off of Davion 1 pass away. Ball swinging but not advantage. Giannis just goes for a PU 3pt
Starters check out