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Commentary Line: They isolate Player X on the wing. Let's see if he can create something.
Possible Trigger: Isolation play
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: They are giving him all kinds of space because he can't hurt them from outside.
Possible Trigger: Defender sags off.
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Player X is really getting into Player Y's jersey, they're trying to force him to put the ball on the floor.
Possible Trigger: Defender pressures ball.
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Player X goes under the screen and Player Y has space to shoot.
Possible Trigger: Defender goes under screen
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Player Xa goes over the screen set by Player Yb, but gets stuck. Team X decides to switch and Player Ya has a mismatch he can try to exploit.
Possible Trigger: Defender tries to fight over screen.
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Player Ya sets a screen off the ball nobody picks up Player Yb who is wide open on the perimiter and calls for the ball
Possible Trigger: Good off ball screen.
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

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Commentary Line: Player X passes on an open shot
Possible Trigger: Player with poor JS gets pass from player with excellent PA
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Player X is looking fatigued.
Possible Trigger: Player with a lot of minutes (but not great ST) still in the game
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Commentary Line: Player X is all over Player Y!
Possible Trigger: Player with great OD playing Pressure defense
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Commentary Line: Player X is in Player Y’s shorts!
Possible Trigger: Player with great OD playing Pressure defense
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Commentary Line: Player X just won over some fans with that shot!
Possible Trigger: Player X dunks or makes a long 3-pointer
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Biased

Commentary Line: Player X can’t buy a shot tonight!
Possible Trigger: Player X’s FG% falls under 20% (min. 10 shots)
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Commentary Line: Looks like Player X got away with a push off the ball. Where was the ref on that?
Possible Trigger: Player X (probably an aggressive player) matched up against a superior player
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Tactical

Commentary Line: Can I get his autograph?
Possible Trigger: Player makes a great play (dunk, 3-pointer, etc.), probably down the stretch of a game
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Biased

Commentary Line: Player X is slow to get up after that foul.
Possible Trigger: Player X fouled (non-injury)
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Commentary Line: I can’t wait to see the replay on that! Player X made that look so easy!
Possible Trigger: Player X just scored
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Biased

Commentary Line: Player X just took out the trash!
Possible Trigger: Player X just got a block
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Biased

Commentary Line: Player X is on fire!
Possible Trigger: Player X makes 3 consecutive shots in 2 minutes
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Biased

Commentary Line: Player X has 30!
Possible Trigger: Player X scores his 30th point
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Add in who lost the ball when a player steals from them.

G. Jomm (A) strips the ballhandler and comes up with a steal.

Change to

G. Jomm (A) strips PLAYER X and comes up with a steal.

Commentary Line: And Player X reveals the importance of Free Throw!
Possible Trigger: Player X makes a free throw and his team is now leading the game
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

Biased would be something along the lines of a Tommy Heinsohn

Hell, just take the whole Tommy Heinsohn catalog for biased announcing. No one is better than that nut.

Commentary Line: Whohohohow, Merry Christmas!
Possible Trigger: Player X dunks (available only in the last regular season match which is at 25 of December)
Tactical/Neutral/Biased: Neutral

You'd have to adjust that by country since not all countries do Xmas...

Whohohohow, Happy Hannukah!
Whohohohow, Happy Kwanza!
Whohohohow, Happy Ramadan!
Whohohohow, Happy Boxer Day!
etc.