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
11:45 — Davion-Bam PNR. Davion hub. Pelle off a Giannis pindown. Klay off a Bam pindown, top locked. Klay screens Bam instead. Bam gets a wide open C&S 3pt
The usual set to start the game
11:18 — Off a steal. Transition. Giannis gets a drive but fumbled a handle. Kicks to Klay for a corner C&S 3pt. Semi transition
10:58 — Ball swinging around the arc. Pelle attacks off the catch. Gets a drive to the paint but offensive foul TOV. This is where Pelle is out of control on his drives
10:23 — No video but Klay was trying to create something. Davion-Giannis PNR, under PU 3pt.. Davion has been taking these 3s with confidence when the defense dares him to
9:33 — Giannis ISO post. Giannis quickly drives middle to the paint. Defense focused on him. He makes a pass to Wiggins cutting to the rim. Bam was also in the paint
9:00 — Bam brings the ball and gets to the post. Backs down and goes for a post fade in the paint
8:32 — Davion-Bam empty PNR, under. Davion goes for another PU 3pt. Very quick shot
8:12 — Giannis quickly gets himself in the post. Double comes. He looks to split it. Makes the kick to Wiggins. Swing to Klay he goes for a C&S 3pt. Bam in the dunker. Help came off him
7:36 — Giannis looking to push pace. He just goes head full of steam, drives to the rim early but blocked. SLOB(Bam). Davion-Giannis PNR, under. Swings to Giannis popping. He just goes for a PU 2pt long mid
6:55 — Davion brings the ball but pressure forced TOV
6:36 — Conwell-Klay-Wiggins-Bobby-Giannis. Wiggins off a Giannis pindown. Giannis coming off a Klay cross screen. Draws a PF on the cut
SLOB(Conwell). Giannis at the elbow. Just a quick drive to the rim and foul
SLOB(Bobby). Conwell-Giannis PNR. Drive, snakes into the paint and kick to Wiggins for C&S 3pt
5:56 — Quick ball swing to Giannis trailing. He attacks off the catch. Draws the defense in the paint. Kicks back to Bobby above the break for C&S 3pt
5:30 — Giannis just easily going ISO on the side and gets a drive to the rim
5:00 — Giannis again looking to push pace. Just a swing to Bobby trailing. Takes the immediate C&S 3pt. What is this shot from Bobby? Why
4:42 — Conwell vs pressure. Giannis just attacks off the dribble and again easily gets to the rim. Giannis is really a cheatcode
4:17 — Quick ball swings and handoffs. Klay-Bobby handoff. He just takes that 3pt right away. Again, what is the point of this shot. I know he made it but the process is too chuck up those 3s
3:52 — Giannis attacking off the catch. Gets a drive in traffic and jumpball. Bobby also setting a pindown for Klay
SLOB. Conwell-Giannis handoff. Just goes for a PU 3pt
3:07 — Feeding Giannis ISO post. Just looks to spin baseline and kick but deflected. BLOB(Davion). Conwell off a screen gets a C&S 3pt
2:39 — Davion-Bam PNR. Drive middle. Gets to the paint, and kick to Bobby for a C&S 3pt
1:57 — Davion just pushing pace. He quickly gets a drive but fumbled it. Loose ball on the kick. Bam gets it and finds Bobby inside. Draws a foul
1:27 — Bam pushes pace. Quick kick to Conwell in the corner for semi transition C&S 3pt. More quick offense and it being 3s
1:03 — Bam brings the ball again and looks to attack. Tries to drive and get a shot but no advantage. Gets fed into the post. Gets to the paint again but defense around him. Can’t get the shot off. Ball deflected. Wiggins bail out C&S 3pt. I don’t like when Bam takes his time in the post like this
0:28 — Davion-Bam PNR. Reject. Drive and pocket pass to Bam for a PU 2pt
2nd
12:00 — Davion-Wiggins-Bam PNR, switch and over. No advantage. Swing to Bam. THJ-Bam handoff, under. No advantage. Swings to Wiggins in the corner. He just tries to attack ISO. Gets into a post and paint for a fade
Ball tips to THJ for a quick C&S 3pt. That was wide open and needs to be hit
11:19 — Pelle with the side cleared. Swings back to Davion. Wiggins 45 cuts. Davion ISO drive to the rim and gets the foul. That’s a good burst
10:52 — Bam quickly brings the ball and gets into the post. Looks to create a shot but can’t on the fade. Kicks back to Davion, swings to THJ. Swings to Pelle. He attacks off the catch, gets a drive baseline for a floater
ORB. Bam just settles for a quick post fade. I don’t like this shot after a ORB
10:17 — Pelle with the side cleared again. Tried to attack LaVine but no advantage. Swings to Davion, then Wiggins and THJ in the corner. He tries to attack off the catch but quick swing back to Wiggins. And another swing back to Davion. Bam late clock ISO post just gets to the paint for a fade
What is this possession with just the swings? That’s what happens when drives go nowhere
9:11 — Ball swings around the arc. It finds Bam in the corner. He gets to the post. Double comes from Pelle 1 pass away. Pelle tries to attack off the catch. Gets to the paint for a floater
8:38 — Pelle handling the ball. Nothing else going on. Just wasting time. He gets a drive to the paint but no advantage. Kicks back to Davion lifting. Swings to Bam and takes a corner C&S 3pt. Just poor process here
7:51 — Davion-Bobby PNR. Ghost screen. Pelle-Bobby handoff, switch. No advantage. Swing twice to Giannis in the corner and he just goes for a PU 2pt. Not the best look
7:29 — Giannis brings the ball into the post. Help is showing. Wall is formed. He just dribble and goes for a PU 2pt
6:48 — Giannis doesn’t waste any time. He just attacks the early defense and gets to the rim and the foul
6:12 — Pelle brings the ball. Quickly sees the skip to Klay in the corner. Goes for the C&S 3pt. More quick offense. Good read from Pelle
5:45 — Pelle Iverson cut. Bobby cut. Klay backscreen for Giannis. No advantage. Klay pops to get the pass. Just feeds Giannis in the post in the paint and goes for a quick look
SLOB(Pelle). Davion-Giannis PNR, under. No advantage. Giannis just attacks off the catch and goes for another PU 2pt. So many middies for Giannis
4:58 — Davion swings to Giannis. He attacks off the catch and gets into the paint in traffic, lost ball TOV
4:37 — Davion-Bobby-Giannis PNR, under twice. Just goes for a PU 3pt
4:08 — Giannis-Davion PNR, show but no advantage. Giannis ISO on the side, defense overloads. Davion-Giannis PNR, switch. Swings to Giannis with a mismatch. He attacks, gets a drive and collapses the defense for a kick to Davion for C&S 3pt
The execution here needs to be so much better. I like guard screening for Giannis
3:26 — Klay quickly attacking off the catch. He gets a drive and kick to Pelle for a C&S 3pt before the defense is set
2:50 — Davion hub. Klay looking to come off a Bam pindown but top locked. Try again. Klay gets the pass. Pocket pass to Bam rolling. He gets to the rim. Giannis also trying to set a pindown for Pelle
2:15 — Off a steal. Transition. Davion pushes pace and finds Giannis cutting to the rim
1:47 — Davion-Giannis empty PNR. Drive middle, help is early at the nail off of Pelle. Kicks to Pelle. Swings back to Davion. Davion just quick ISO drive to the rim and foul
1:22 — Off a steal. Trying to feed Giannis in post vs front but can’t. Bam gets the pass on the swing as a trailer. Gets a wide open C&S 3pt
0:46 — Davion pushes pace. Can’t feed Giannis in the post. That draws defense. Skips to Wiggins for a quick C&S 3pt
ORB. Giannis. He’s getting doubled. Kick to Davion for C&S 3pt. So many 3pt off the catch that need to go in
3rd
12:00 — Davion brings the ball. Pelle ghost screen. Klay coming off a Bam pindown. Gets the quick C&S 3pt
11:16 — Giannis just looking to push. He quickly attacks the defense in traffic but OOB
BLOB(Davion). Giannis ISO up top. Help is showing in gaps. Just goes for a PU 2pt
10:50 — Giannis again pushing pace very quickly. So easily gets to the rim in transition. This is so easy for Giannis. It’s good to have a button that you can press that generates a look like this
10:13 — Davion-Bam-Giannis PNR. Gets a deep drive in the paint. Kicks back to Bam on the break. Flows into Pelle-Bam handoff, under. Just goes for a 3pt. The flow into the handoff needs to be quicker
9:48 — Pelle-Bam handoff in the corner. No advantage. Swings to Giannis. Giannis-Davion PNR, hard show. No advantage. Just dribbles around the elbow then kicks to Bam for a C&S 3pt. Better execution on that PNR. Giannis also needs to be quicker and better on those kicks. Pelle screening for Bam too. Great stuff
9:08 — Pelle quickly attacking off the catch. PF
SLOB(Pelle). Davion-Giannis PNR. Gets a drive, pocket pass to Giannis in the paint. Fully packed. Defense collapsed. Just goes for a post fade
8:34 — Davion-Bam-Giannis PNR slanted towards inside. Just a drive, kick back to Bam pop for C&S 3pt. Interesting set up for the PNR
Making a note of that
8:03 — Wiggins-Bam handoff in the corner, switch. Feeds Bam in the post. Double on the catch. Kicks to Wiggins, swings around the arc. Davion attacks off the catch. Drives baseline. Kick to Wiggins, swings to Giannis for C&S 3pt. Ball movement off a double in the post but that can’t be the shot you get
7:27 — Giannis brings the ball. Doubled quickly on the side but travel TOV
7:01 — Davion-Bam PNR, no advantage. Bam hub. Klay-Bam handoff. Gets a quick 3pt
6:32 — Conwell-Giannis PNR. Lost ball TOV
6:19 — Off a steal. Klay passes ahead to Conwell. Kicks back. Feeds Giannis in the post. He just lost ball TOV
5:58 — Feeding Giannis ISO post. Help showing strong off of Klay 1 pass away. Kick Klay just takes the quick C&S 3pt. These are too quick shots
5:34 — Conwell-Bobby-Giannis PNR, no advantage. Gets a drive to the paint but nothing. Kicks back to Bobby. Swings to Klay. Giannis ISO post. Doubled on the catch off Klay 1 pass away. Another kick and he makes the C&S 3pt
4:54 — Transition. Giannis pushes pace and just gets a drive to the rim
4:35 — Off a steal. Conwell swings to Klay in transition for C&S 3pt
4:08 — Off a steal. Giannis pushes pace in transition but OOB
BLOB(Klay). Klay with a poor pass but gets it back. Almost a broken possession. Wiggins tries to attack off the catch but no advantage. Reset. Conwell quickly attacks off dribble, tries to dumpoff pass to Bobby. No advantage. Klay has to create, swings to Conwell for a late clock. AWFUL possession. Just broken from the start
3:33 — Giannis tries to push pace and gets a drive in semi transition but TOV offensive foul
3:08 — Klay just brings the ball. Pushes pace and gets a PU 3pt in transition
2:45 — Davion-Klay-Wiggins-Bobby-Bam. Davion-Bobby PNR. Klay-Bobby handoff. Klay can’t create any space. Just goes for a tough stepback mid. Awful shot selection
2:18 — Davion-Bam PNR. Ghost screens. Flows into Klay off a Bam pindown. Gets the pass for a quick 3pt
2:00 — Davion-Bam PNR. Reject. Gets a drive in the paint. Kicks back to Bam for a quick C&S 2pt
1:23 — Taking long to feed Bobby in the post vs mismatch. Doubled on the catch. Draws a PF
SLOB(Wiggins). Davion-Bam PNR. Drives middle, nail help strong off of Bobby. Drive into traffic and jumpball TOV
0:43 — Conwell looks to attack but no advantage. Tries again and gets to the paint but TOV
0:03 — Bam just grenade 3pt late clock
4th
11:42 — Wiggins hub. Bam off a Davion pindown. Feeding Bam on the elbow. Just jabs and goes to attack but lost ball TOV
11:16 — Davion just dribbling and nothing else. Swings to Pelle. Swings to THJ lifting. He attacks off the catch and goes for a PU 2pt. Poor shot selection
10:51 — Davion-Bobby-Bam PNR. No contact on Bam’s screen. Turns the corner slightly and gets a drive to the paint. Kicks back to Bobby popping. Swings to Wiggins. He doesn’t take the shot or make a quick decision. Wiggins-Bobby PNR, switch. No advantage. Wiggins ISO drive into traffic and just lost ball TOV. Awful process from everyone
10:18 — Off a steal. Transition. THJ gets the pass and just lost ball TOV
10:01 — Davion backscreen for Bam. Bobby hub. Bam cuts and he draws 2 defenders. Swings to Davion C&S 3pt
Just a note of Bobby hub
9:21 — Davion ISO on the side. Gets to the paint, draws the PF
SLOB. Davion-Bam PNR. Doesn’t get a good drive. Just passes it to Bam in the paint. He goes for a fade. Poor shot
8:38 — Davion looking to push pace. Swings to Bobby for a semi transition C&S 3pt
8:11 — Davion again pushing pace. Quick drive and kick to Conwell for C&S 3pt in semi transition
7:33 — Davion-Conwell-Wiggins-Giannis-Bam. Giannis ISO on the side. Just going for a PU 2pt. Why is that the shot
7:04 — Giannis looking to push pace. He quickly drives into traffic and lost ball TOV
6:40 — Again pushing pace with a pass ahead. Davion finds Giannis cutting to the rim. Semi transition. That’s 4 really quick possessions
6:12 — Davion-Klay-Pelle-Wiggins-Giannis. Davion-Giannis PNR. Goes before the screen. ISO drive. Gets to the paint but stopped, no advantage. Klay-Giannis handoff. No advantage. Swings to Pelle and gets an open C&S 3pt. Pelle drawing a fly by contest
5:28 — Pushing pace with a outlet pass to Pelle. He kicks back to Klay for a quick transition C&S 3pt
ORB. Pelle tips it. Swings to Wiggins for C&S 3pt. ORB. Pelle tips it again. Davion attacks off the catch to the rim. Pelle getting you 2nd chance points
4:52 — Giannis-Davion handoff, under. Rescreen, drive into the paint for a floater
4:22 — Giannis ISO from the top. Just goes for a PU 2pt
3:52 — Giannis fakes handoff to Davion. Pelle-Giannis PNR, under. Drives middle and gets to the rim but couldn’t make it
3:26 — Off a steal. Transition. Davion pushes pace. Drive and kicks back to Klay. He attacks off the catch to the rim
3:00 — Giannis ISO up top. Wall is formed. Giannis-Klay handoff. Just goes for a 3pt. Giannis missing Klay on that kick
2:30 — Giannis brings the ball. Bam elbow hub. Pelle looking to screen for Giannis. Davion-Bam handoff. Drive, pocket pass to Bam. Just stopped and kicked to Pelle in the corner for C&S 3pt
1:49 — Davion-Giannis PNR, under. Gets a deep drive but no advantage. Giannis ISO pu 2pt. Giannis been taking a lot of these looks
1:17 — Davion-Bam-Giannis PNR. No advantage. Just passes it to Giannis in the paint. He goes for a PU 2pt