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
11:46 — Davion hub. Klay off a Bam pindown. Just goes for a quick 3pt
11:18 — Davion with the side cleared. Drives middle and gets to the paint but doesn’t do much on the drive. Giannis attacks off the catch and doesn’t do much. Kick back, swing. Davion attacks off the catch and gets a drive to the rim for a foul
There’s a lot of space in the paint
10:48 — Bam brings the ball. Pelle lifts from the corner and just goes up for a quick 3pt
I like this shot with confidence
10:16 — Giannis ISO post. Double comes 2 pass away from Davion. He spins baseline to the rim so easily
9:52 — Giannis just pushing pace and attacks the defense before being set. Again, easily gets to the rim
Pelle also cutting at the rim in early offense as always
9:23 — Klay off a Bam pindown. Gets a drive middle but in traffic, lost ball TOV
8:50 — Davion-Giannis PNR. Drive, gets to the paint and skip to Klay for a C&S 3pt
Davion also had the open drive to the rim but passed out early
Pelle in the dunker
8:23 — Pelle-Giannis PNR. Gets a drive and gets to the rim. Great stuff
The spacing feels better
7:48 — Early offense. Semi transition. Pelle passes ahead to Giannis cutting and gets to the rim
7:13 — Bam brings the ball. Quickly flows into Klay-Bam handoff. Gets run off the line and drives, gets the foul
6:21 — Pelle-Conwell-Klay-Bobby-Giannis. Giannis brings the ball. Just swings to Bobby for a C&S 3pt
6:01 — Giannis-Bobby PNR. Swings to Bobby popping, he takes another C&S 3pt
Bobby after making the first 3pt is so annoying
5:22 — Giannis ISO post. Pelle cuts and that draws the defense. Giannis just going for a post fade too quickly. Could’ve had a skip to Bobby in the corner
4:51 — Pelle-Bobby PNR. Drive middle, pocket pass, Bobby turns that roll into a post hook
ORB
SLOB(Wiggins). Conwell-Klay-Wiggins-Bobby-Giannis. Klay looking to get off a pindown from Conwell. Klay-Giannis handoff. Just going for a contested pu 2pt
4:14 — Davion-Conwell-Wiggins-Bobby-Bam. Davion-Bobby-Bam PNR. Bobby slips the first. No advantage. Feeding Bam in the post. He just quickly goes for a middy
3:26 — A quick play for Bam. Conwell backscreens Bam to get into the post. Bam gets the pass and quickly attacks baseline
3:04 — Transition. Bam gets a drive to the rim. Tried to go for contact but couldn’t finish
2:48 — Very early shot from Conwell in semi transition in the corner for a C&S 3pt
Not a great look
2:23 — Davion looking to attack ISO quickly but only gets to the paint with no advantage. Bobby attacking off the catch. Conwell attacking off the catch but neither really get an advantage. Do draw some help on stunts. Ends in Bobby C&S 3pt
1:50 — Wiggins-Bam PNR, under. Just goes for a PU 3pt
1:16 — Bam attacking off the catch. Does well on a drive to get deep into the paint but doesn’t create much space or any advantage. Just kicks it back to Davion shifting for a C&S 3pt
The drives aren’t hitting very well. They just get to the paint but then are stopped quickly without any major rotations
0:48 — Bam quickly looking to get into a post. Defense wasn’t set. Makes the skip to Davion. Swing to Wiggins in the corner for a C&S 3pt
Good quick movement before the defense is set. Gets a good look in the corner
0:12 — Another quick Bam ISO post. He attacks quickly and gets to the paint for a foul
2nd
12:00 — Davion-Gardner-Simone-Wiggins-Bam. Wiggins-Bam handoff. He drives middle. There’s strong help at the nail off Gardner. Killed the dribble quickly and kicked it back out. Simone running around and lifts and attacks off the catch for the floater
This was great movement to keep everything flowing
11:16 — Bam delay. Wiggins-Bam handoff. Reject, no advantage. Davion tries to attack off the dribble but gets nowhere in the paint. Wiggins late clock trying to post up then kicks to Garnder for C&S 3pt
10:50 — Bam getting into the post. Gets deeper into the paint and draws help 1 pass away from Davion. Makes the kick for Davion C&S 3pt
10:13 — Bam delay. Davion-Bam PNR. Turns the corner and gets a drive to the rim but couldn’t finish
There’s been a lot more touches for Bam as the hub
9:56 — Semi transition. Wiggins attacking off the catch well and gets to the rim
Good quick offense pushing before the defense is set
9:33 — Simone-Bam quick handoff and just goes for a 3pt but draws the foul
9:11 — Off a steal. Transition. Simone just gunning for that 3pt
8:58 — Quickly feeding Bam ISO post. Great spin going baseline and draws more FTA
Bam has been a lot more decisive in his attacks in the post
8:42 — Bam hub up top. Chicago action. Wiggins off Davion pindown into handoff with Bam. Turns the corner to the rim but gets stopped. That should’ve been a pass somehow to Bam. Davion attacking off the catch. He makes a good read to Gardner cutting
That was good movement from Garner. Also tried to seal his guy initially
8:10 — Conwell-Gardner-Simone-Wiggins-Giannis. Conwell with confidence just going to pull up with so much space
7:44 — Transition. Gardner making the pass ahead to Conwell leaking out to the rim
7:26 — Transition. Conwell with the pass ahead to Gardner this time. He gets a drive to the rim and draws the contact
7:06 — Pelle-Conwell-Gardner-Simone-Giannis. Giannis pushing pace. He looks to drive but wall is formed quickly. Makes the instant swing to Pelle in the corner for C&S 3pt
I have liked Pelle’s confidence taking those 3s
6:42 — Pelle-Conwell-Gardner-Klay-Giannis. Pelle bringing the ball up vs pressure. Pelle-Giannis PNR. Offensive TOV
6:20 — Conwell-Giannis PNR. No advantage. Giannis just going ISO from the side. He gets a deep drive and kicks back to Conwell as the defense collapses. Gets a C&S 3pt
Pelle not getting respected at all
Gardner with a good ORB and quick kick out to Klay for C&S 3pt
5:41 — Giannis just going ISO from the top and settling for a quick PU 2pt
That has been so common for him in the last two games
5:04 — Pelle been getting pressed in the backcourt. He has a great burst and takes him off the dribble but couldn’t finish
4:35 — Giannis just dribbling up top. Everyone watches. Pelle not getting guarded in the corner. Giannis just goes for a drive again to the rim
4:12 — Klay quickly coming off a Giannis pindown. Ends up going for a quick C&S 2pt
3:44 — Davion-Klay-Pelle-Giannis-Bam. Giannis again just trying to ISO up top. Just a bunch of dribbles with help showing strong off of Davion. He tried to attack off the catch but couldn’t. More Giannis ISO and settling for a PU 2pt
3:13 — Davion holding the ball and tries to attack middle but no advantage. Just a simple kick to Klay for a corner C&S 3pt
These possessions just suck and end up going nowhere
2:37 — Pelle looking to quickly attack. Gets deep in the paint and draws a dig. He makes that kick to Bam for a C&S 3pt
More quick offense that comes from a simple drive and kick and settling for a 3pt
2:10 — Giannis pushing pace and he so easily gets to the rim
It’s actually funny how easy that is for him
1:58 — Davion-Giannis-Bam PNR. Great rejecting the screen. Gets a drive to the paint and engages 2. Makes the kick back to Giannis popping. But he doesn’t take the 3pt and it’s just defense recovering. He tries to dance again and nothing. Help comes. He kicks to Davion. He attacks off the catch and is a contested floater
Killed the possession because he didn’t take the 3pt
1:25 — Davion-Klay-Pelle-Wiggins-Bam. Pelle-Bam PNR, under. He still gets a deep drive to the paint. Draws the defense and makes the dumpoff pass to Bam. Probably should’ve been a kick instead
I do like Pelle trying these passes, though
1:12 — Klay-Bam handoff. Just gunning for that 3pt
Pelle crashing the glass well
0:47 — Off a steal. Transition. Davion gets to the rim
0:29 — Davion-Bam PNR, under. No advantage. Kicks to Wiggins. He attacks off the catch into a PU 2pt
3rd
3rd
12:00 — Davion-Bam PNR. Davion hub. Pelle off Giannis pindown. Klay off Bam pindown. Klay just goes for the 3p
The usual action
11:13 — Pelle-Giannis empty PNR. Gets a drive middle but poor pass on the kick out. Too of a forced read
11:02 — Bam hub. Klay off a Pelle pindown, switch but draws 2. Gets the handoff. Makes the skip to Pelle. He attacks off the catch and he kicks back to Bam for C&S 3pt
10:27 — Transition. Pelle tried to force the lob pass but poor pass
10:06 — Davion-Giannis-Bam PNR, under. Just going for the PU 3pt
9:36 — Again going right into Davion-Giannis-Bam PNR. Rejects the screen but no drive or advantage. Swings to Bam and just takes a quick C&S 2pt
Why is that the shot. That’s just settling
9:10 — Giannis ISO on the side. Goes to the post. Help showing 1 pass away off Davion. Makes the kick but no shot. Gets fed again. Just goes for the post fade
I don’t like this process. This is just very stagnant offense
8:33 — Off a steal. Transition. Bam goes right into contact and draws the foul
8:12 — Pelle-Giannis PNR. Has the drive and makes a great skip to Bam in the corner for C&S 3pt
This was a good read. Help was early off Bam in the paint
7:55 — Quick offense. Giannis looked to get into a post. Bunch of swings up top and Davion gets a wide open C&S 3pt
Bam was also looking to seal down low
Attacking before the defense was set
7:29 — More early offense. Klay attacks off the catch after the fly by contest. Drive and kick to Giannis for C&S 3pt
Good shot and action but not the right shooter
Giannis should look to cut here.
More crashing glass from Pelle
6:47 — Giannis just attacking and taking it all himself. He’s getting pressured but it doesn’t matter. He easily gets to the rim. Poor shot but just gets the putback
Sometimes, Giannis can just take over
6:18 — Pelle-Conwell-Klay-Bobby-Giannis. Giannis-Klay empty PNR. No advantage. Giannis ISO on the side and just goes for another PU 2pt
5:08 — Giannis-Klay empty PNR again, hard show. But not advantage. Giannis settling for a PU 3pt after seeing the wall
Pelle in the dunker.
Too many jumpshots from Giannis
4:20 — Giannis brings the ball and wall is formed quickly, even off Klay 1 pass away. Giannis just dancing and gets a drive but jumpball
This isn’t a good possession. It’s all very watch Giannis do his thing
Also, Pelle in the dunker
4:05 — More Giannis ISO on the side and settling for more Pu 2pt
3:57 — Giannis hub. Chicago action. Klay off Bobby pindown into a handoff. Has the drive and turns the corner but no advantage. Just dumped off to Pelle in the dunker. Conwell tried to create something out of nothing and made a kick to Bobby for late clock C&S 3pt
Pelle again crashing the glass. He’s been great at it
Giannis ISO post, defense collapsing and tries to force a shot there. There was no need taking that shot
3:10 — Conwell attacking in early offense. Gets a great drive to the rim
I liked that from Conwell a lot
2:51 — Davion-Conwell-Wiggins-Bobby-Bam. Just a Bobby ISO post. Gets to the paint for a clean hook
2:16 — Pushing pace. More early offense. This time it’s a Conwell corner C&S 3pt
There’s a lot of these shots for the Heat
1:48 — Conwell-Bam PNR, under. Feeding Bam ISO post. Double comes from 2 pass away off of Bobby. Bam tried to make a quick kick. Then makes a kick to Davion for C&S 3pt
1:19 — Davion-Bobby-Bam PNR, under twice. No advantage. Conwell-Bam PNR, no contact, no advantage. Swinging to Bobby relocating from the dunker to the corner. Just goes for a C&S 3pt
Poor process. These PNRs with poor execution get you nothing
1:01 — Transition. Davion pushing pace. Gets right to the rim but blocked and TOV
0:43 — Wiggins-Bam PNR. Tries to drive but cut off and no advantage. Feeding Bam ISO post. Double comes instantly on the catch off 2 pass away off Wiggins. Kicks back to Wiggins for C&S 3pt
4th
11:41 — Early offense. Quick Wiggins-Bobby handoff. Gets a drive going middle to the rim
Good way to get Wiggins attacking quickly
11:05 — Bam off a cross screen from Davion. Bam ISO post. Goes baseline and draws a foul
Bam going baseline has been great
10:37— More early offense. Davion just a quick drive and swing to Conwell trailing for C&S 3pt
10:20 — Bam hub up top. Wiggins-Bam handoff, under. Just goes for a PU 3pt
10:00 — Bam looking to quickly attack. Wall is formed as the defense collapses. Kicks back out. Conwell tries to attack off the catch but no advantage. Can’t feed Bam in the post at the rim. Flows into Conwell-Bobby handoff and just settled for a 3pt
9:30 — Davion-Bam PNR, under. Gets the drive and finishes through contact on the floater
8:47 — Again Davion-Bam PNR. Just a lost ball TOV
8:29 — Davion-Gardner-Simone-Wiggins-Bam. Bam ISO post. Double comes off 2 pass away off of Davion. No advantage on the kick and swing. Davion tried to attack off the catch. Bam makes the read too quickly because Wiggins was cutting to an open paint. Davion-Bam PNR. Drive and pocket pass for a PU 2pt
7:53 — More Bam ISO post. Double off Davion 2 passes away. Makes the kick, no 3pt. Swings to Simone for C&S 3pt
7:12 — Davion-Pelle-Gardner-Simone-Giannis. Pelle-Giannis PNR, under. Gets to the paint in traffic and lost ball TOV
6:35 — Davion-Klay-Pelle-Giannis-Bam. Bam hub. Klay-Bam handoff. No advantage. Bam hub again. More Klay-Bam handoff. And he just goes for the 3pt
Spamming the DHO
6:05 — Good early offense. Giannis rim runs and gets good post position. Davion quickly feeds him. And it’s an easy dunk
Defense wasn’t set
5:28 — Davion-Giannis-Bam PNR, under twice. Davion-Bam PNR, over. Gets to the paint for a floater
This has been a common shot Davion goes to
But you can also see the issues of those unders
4:51 — Giannis brings the ball and just goes ISO in the middle of the floor. Help is showing everywhere and collapses in the paint. It doesn’t matter, Giannis still gets to the rim
Pelle in the dunker. Same with Bam
4:31 — Giannis-Klay empty PNR, show. Double off 2 passes away from Pelle. No advantage. Swings. Davion tries to create something in ISO and draws a foul
There has to be better shots coming from this
3:59 — More Giannis ISO on the side. Help coming strong quickly. Again coming off of 2 passes away from Pelle. Pelle cuts at the same time he drives. Bam in the dunker cutting inside too
3:19 — Giannis-Klay PNR. No advantage. Just swings to Pelle for a C&S 3pt
A whole bunch of Klay screening for Giannis
3:06 — Davion hub. Klay off a Bam pindown. No advantage and just forced a shot for no reaosn
These aren’t looks that Klay should even take
2:46 — Giannis ISO on the side and settling for a very quick post fade
2:16 — Davion-Giannis PNR, reject into a stepback 3pt
Why is this a shot so quickly?
1:57 — Klay-Bam handoff. Tried the 3pt but no advantage. Bam ISO post. Help comes from 2 passes away off Giannis. Bam looks to attack quickly going middle
The help been coming from 2 passes away and that complicated things
1:40 — Giannis doubled on the catch off 2 passes away. Pelle makes a perfect cut and gets a floater in the paint
1:25 — Davion-Giannis PNR. Drive, pocket pass but poor one. Giannis draws the tag and kicks to Pelle in the corner. Poor pass. Pelle attacks off the catch and makes a poor kick
Better passes and this turns out different
1:04 — Early offense. Giannis just attacking quickly in semi transition to the rim
0:47 — Davion-Bam-Giannis PNR. Just a soft drive and kicks back to Giannis. He creates a BS shot fading away
These PNRs aren’t getting anything