Grant Williams names Darius Garland as toughest cover in the league for him

SI: Who’s the toughest cover in the league? Grant Williams: For guys like myself, the hardest people to guard are like Darius Garland. Small, shifty point guards. The longer, taller guys, and the physical guys I’m OK with. I do a good job on Darius and guys like that, but for me, it’s always been a small, small, small point guard that’s really shifty and quick.
Source: Michael Pina @ Sports Illustrated

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Mark Murphy @Murf56
Ime Udoka, not thrilled with Grant Williams’ role in allowing that Miami transition bucket, calls timeout and lets the player have it. – 10:27 PM

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New game-high 24 point lead after a great read by Tatum to find Grant Williams in the weak corner for 3. 20 points and 3 dimes for Tatum after a terrible Game 3. – 9:28 PM

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New BS Podcast w/ @Ryen Russillo
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—Notes from a bizarre Game 3 in Boston
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Jay King @ByJayKing
Grant Williams: “Sometimes I feel like we get sped up in a sense of aggressiveness.”
He said the Celtics need to have better offensive execution and need to be more locked in on that side of the ball. – 1:46 PM

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