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Basketball Intelligence For 4/16/23

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Apr 16, 2023
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FIRST-ROUND SERIES PREVIEWS

DEN-MIN

The scenes that set up Karl-Anthony Towns’ third shot at playoff success
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic

Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions
Mike Singer, Denver Post

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Michael Malone’s message to Michael Porter Jr. this postseason? “Let it fly”
Mike Singer, Denver Post

How Nikola Jokic maintains healthy basketball obsession amid glare of MVP spotlight
Mike Singer, Denver Post

Keys to the series
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press

Series Preview
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports

Playoffs will reveal much more for Timberwolves on Rudy Gobert trade, 'twin towers' strategy
Chris Hine, Star Tribune

LAC-PHO

Clippers see ‘Playoff Kawhi’ Leonard coming against Phoenix
Janis Carr, OC Register

Suns prepared for challenge of Clippers' strong bench
Dana Scott, Arizona Republic

Series Preview
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports

LAL-MEM

Why not believe in the Grizzlies?
Joe Mullinax, Bluff City Media

The main challenges that the Lakers will have to overcome
Donny McHenry, Silver Screen And Roll

LeBron James has simple message to Lakers before facing Grizzlies
Dan Woike, LA Times

Game 1 Preview
Joe Mullinax, Bluff City Media

Series Preview
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

MIA-MIL

Three biggest questions
Matt Hanifan, Hot Hot Hoops

Khris Middleton’s health, guarding Giannis and more
Eric Nehm, The Athletic

Where Adebayo stands entering Bucks playoff series
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

Series Preview
Louis Zatzman, Bucks.com

The Saga Continues With A Focus On Defensive Tactics For Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler And Giannis Antetokounmpo
Couper Moorhead, Heat.com

What will it take for the Heat to push the Bucks?
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald

Series Preview

Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports


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YESTERDAY’S GAMES

BOS 112, ATL 99

Celtics and Jaylen Brown set the tone with dominating defense against Hawks
Jay King, The Athletic

For a Game 1 the Celtics controlled from the start, they left observers wanting so much more
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

Hawks’ opener was their worst fears realized
Jeff Schultz, The Athletic

Celtics deliver tone-setting opener
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

Celtics offense shines in Joe Mazzulla’s playoff debut, but they have work to do
Jared Weiss, The Athletic

Five observations
Lauren Williams, AJC

NYK 101, CLE 97

Cavs’ flaws exposed by tougher Knicks
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

Julius Randle returns, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart star as Knicks edge Cavs in Game 1
Fred Katz, The Athletic

As always with Josh Hart, the stats only tell part of the story.
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap

Donovan Mitchell had 38 and it was not enough for the Cavs
Chris Manning, Fear The Sword

Cavs’ inability to limit Knicks on offensive glass in Game 1 proves key factor
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic

Cavs fail to match playoff moment, can’t complete comeback
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

Garland’s answer to getting bullied by Knicks in Game 1: ‘Punch first and see what the refs do’
Stefan Bondy, Daily News

PHI 121, BKN 101

Sixers used James Harden and baseball practice to dominate Game 1
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice

How P.J. Tucker, Paul Reed and Sixers’ ‘energy guys’ were difference in Game 1 rout of Nets
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic

Tobias Harris emerges as a spark plug for the Sixers in Game 1
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer

The P.J. Tucker we've been waiting for finally arrived for Sixers in Game 1
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice

The Nets’ plan to slow Joel Embiid was gradually picked apart in Game 1 loss
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic

76ers use record 3-point barrage to bury Nets
Michael Kaskey-Blomain, CBS Sports

Embiid can’t do it alone, but James Harden proved he won’t need to in Sixers’ Game 1 win
Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic

Mikal Bridges’ expanded offensive game on display in Game 1
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer

5 Observations
Rohit Naimpally, From The Logo

Sixers cruise to Game 1 victory behind a historic 3-point shooting display
Derek Bodner, The Daily Six

Trust (from) The Process
Marcus Hayes, The Inquirer

SAC 126, GSW 123

Film Study: Kings attack Warriors' weaknesses, get Game 1 victory
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

Film Breakdown: Warriors take a licking from the Kings’ high-powered offense — and have decisions to make moving forward
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind

Fox takes first steps toward superstardom in Kings’ playoff win
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

How Malik Monk’s brash confidence helped Kings beat Warriors
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee

5 Observations
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

The Kings know who they are, and now everyone else does too
Tom Ziller, GMIB

De’Aaron Fox strikes first in pivotal PG battle vs. Steph Curry. Here’s how Steph sees it
Sam Amick, The Athletic

The Playoff Series That Explains the NBA’s Most Explosive Scoring Season Ever
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal

Curry and the Warriors aren’t panicking yet
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic

5 takeaways
Brian Martin, NBA.com

Malik Monk surprised the Warriors, but he didn’t surprise himself
Hunter Patteron, The Athletic

Warriors fall to Kings in Game 1 for Sacramento's first playoff victory since 2006
CJ Holmes, SF Chronicle

Andrew Wiggins finds refuge on the court in long-awaited return
Ron Kroichick, SF Chronicle

The Warriors lose Game 1 but get Playoff Andrew Wiggins back
Tim Kawakami, The Athletic


Day 1 of Game 1s
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball

Knicks were the only road team to win, but they weren’t the only underdog to win
Damon Allred, SBNation

Recapping all the 1st day games

Mike Prada, The Athletic

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