Jayson Tatum Gets More Rebounds Than You Think, OKC Starts Games Fast

In today’s newsletter…

- Leading Off: Nuggets lose again
- NBA: Look for Tatum rebounds
- MLB: Phillies are rolling
- News: Wemby is ROTY

The Timberwolves humiliated the Nuggets last night, going up 2-0 after giving up just 35 points in the first half. Denver didn’t look great in their series against the Lakers and look downright bad now. The last, and only, time a home team fell behind 0-2 and came back to win the series was the first round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, when the Suns beat the Lakers in a five-game series.

In today’s newsletter, Chris warns against overthinking in the Celtics game 1 matchup against a tired Cavs team and is tracking a Thunder first-quarter trend. In baseball, Jack looks at the Phillies’ hot streak and how wind might impact Cal Raleigh in Minnesota.