Basketball Intelligence For 4/13/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
What to know about every first-round series
The Athletic
NBA playoffs 2026: Previewing all 20 teams still vying for the title
ESPN
NBA Playoff Preview: Scouts, Coaches Rank Your Team, From Contender to Pretender
Sean Deveney, heavy.com
Everything that happened on the final day of the NBA regular season
The Athletic
Winners and losers of NBA’s regular-season finales
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
After a regular season of reflection, the focus is finally on the game
Kelly Iko, Yahoo Sports
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Good Riddance, 2025-26 Nets Season
Steve Lichtenstein
BOS: The Celtics had little to play for in regular-season finale, but their lineup of reserves made its mark
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Baylor Scheierman goes off to spark improbable Celtics win over Magic: 7 takeaways
Tom Westerholm, Boston.com
BOS: Celtics reserves pull off inspiring victory over play-in-bound Magic
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
CHA: 3 Burning Questions Ahead of Hornets vs. Heat in the Play-In Tournament
Matt Alquiza, Sports Illustrated
CHI: Billy Donovan wants to ‘sit down and have a conversation’ about Bulls’ future
Christian Clark, The Athletic
CHI: ‘The Decision’ is coming: Billy Donovan and his future with the Bulls
Joe Cowley, Sun*Times
CHI: Isaac Okoro enters another offseason of uncertainty
Joe Cowley, Sun*Times
GSW: If the Warriors make the playoffs, it might be Draymond Green’s greatest feat yet
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
The rest of the team-specific stories as well as today’s draft-related stories follow for paid subscribers
