Basketball Intelligence For 4/22/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
How losing his brother taught Aaron Gordon ‘what life is really about’
Mirin Fader, The Athletic
Kerr and the Warriors just got publicly messy
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ
THE PLAYOFFS
ATL-NYK
Knicks-Hawks Thoughts
John Hollinger, The Athletic
Anatomy of the Knicks’ Collapse
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
CLE-TOR
Evan Mobley’s work in the paint keeps Cavaliers on schedule against Raptors
Jason Lloyd, The Athletic
The Raptors have tried everything against the Cavs and nothing is working — here’s why
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
James Harden has unlocked the best Donovan Mitchell in the playoffs
Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
Jalen Duren, Daniss Jenkins, and Making Adjustments
Mike Anguilano, Palace Of Pistons
LAL-HOU
Lakers are causing Kevin Durant double trouble and Rockets have no answer
Sam Amick, The Athletic
Lakers biggest weakness has turned into their biggest strength, just in time
Ian Levy, Fansided
Marcus Smart, Lakers win the ‘little fights’ to take 2-0 lead over Rockets
Dan Woike, The Athletic
Lakers Playoffs Observations: Game 2 vs Rockets
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
Rockets are floundering toward the brink, in the most predictable way possible
William Guillory, The Athletic
LeBron James outduels Kevin Durant, but it’s Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard that have Lakers up 2-0 on Rockets
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports
MIN-DEN
The spirit of Anthony Edwards lifts the Timberwolves from flawed to formidable
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
OKC-PHX
The Suns know what must be done to compete against OKC, but the task is daunting
Doug Haller, The Athletic
ORL-DET
Magic still can improve a lot before Game 2
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
Jalen Duren, Daniss Jenkins, and Making Adjustments
Mike Anguilano, Palace Of Pistons
Magic expect Detroit Pistons to fight back in Game 2
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
Inside the highlight reel that saved the Magic’s season
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
Reasons to still trust the Detroit Pistons this postseason
Jamal Collier, ESPN
PHI-BOS
76ers’ VJ Edgecombe makes history to stun Celtics
Tim Bontemps, ESPN
Tyrese Maxey’s latest playoff outburst made an improbable Game 2 victory possible
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
VJ Edgecombe, mature beyond his years, plays a leading role in huge Sixers win
Tony Jones, The Athletic
How Tyrese Maxey Put The Celtics To Bed
Rohit Naimpally, From The Logo
In a game of adjustments, the Celtics didn’t make enough and lost Game 2 to the 76ers
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
Takeaways from Celtics-76ers Game 2
The Athletic
Celtics know what’s needed to atone for defensive betrayal in Game 2 debacle
Bobby Krivitsky, Hardwood Houdini
POR-SAS
The Spurs lost Victor Wembanyama and looked vulnerable right away. So what now?
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
After Victor Wembanyama’s tumble, time for Spurs to get back up
Mike Finger, Express-News
Blazers rally after Victor Wembanyama’s concussion to beat Spurs in Game 2
The Athletic
Scoot Henderson carries Blazers to dramatic playoff win over Spurs
Joe Freeman, Oregon Live
Spurs vow to get physical with Blazers’ Scoot Henderson as series shifts to Portland
Tom Orsborn, Express-News
Scoot Henderson is Built for This
Sean Highkin, Rose Garden Report
Victor Wembanyama concussion: Average timeline of recovery, full process revealed
Basket News
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