THE PLAYOFFS
BOS-MIA
Early Takeaways from Celtics' Playoff Performance
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. ‘catching a second wind’ on playoff stage: ‘He’s gotten a lot better’
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
Are things truly different for the Celtics this year? How they respond to the Heat in Game 2 will be telling
Chad Finn, Boston Globe
CLE-ORL
Magic’s fears come to fruition in Cleveland
Josh Robbins, The Athletic
How Jarrett Allen is emulating a Cavs legend while helping the team rediscover its defensive identity
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
Darius Garland still doesn’t look himself
Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
DAL-LAC
Clippers believe they ‘have more than enough’ without Kawhi
Mark Medina, Sporting Tribune
Stopping Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving at forefront of Clippers’ Game 2 strategy
Broderick Turner, LA Times
Mavericks need to adjust their mindset, whether or not Kawhi Leonard plays
Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News
Mavericks' unanticipated kryptonite is clear after Game 1 loss to Clippers
Will Miller, The Smoking Cuban
Clippers went to Ivica Zubac for strong start to Game 1
Janis Carr, OC Register
Dereck Lively II had an emotional playoff debut after his mother’s death
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News
DEN-LAL
Murray stuns Lakers with fadeaway buzzer-beater to hand Nuggets Game 2 win
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
Jamal Murray’s teammates knew he would deliver big in Game 2 win
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Before Jamal Murray ripped out Lakers’ hearts, Aaron Gordon smothered their soul, taking away Anthony Davis
Sean Keeler, Denver Post
3 takeaways from Denver's buzzer-beating win
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
Lakers blow big lead vs. Nuggets in Game 2
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
Lakers lose to Nuggets in Game 2 heartbreaker on Jamal Murray buzzer-beater
Dan Woike, LA Times
Nuggets stun Lakers in Game 2 on Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beater
Khobi Price, OC Register
IND-MIL
Game 2: How should Indiana defend Dame? Will Tyrese Haliburton struggle again?
Eric Nehm/Kelly Iko, The Athletic
7 ways to get Tyrese Haliburton more than 7 FGA
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
Pacers need to get Tyrese Haliburton going in Game 2
Tony East, Sports Illustrated
MIN-PHX
Timberwolves need 'smalls' to pitch in pounding the boards against Suns
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
How did the Wolves turn it around after being swept in the regular season?
Will Tzavaras, Canis Hoopus
Free up Booker, cool off Edwards: How Suns must adjust in Game 2
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
NYK-PHI
They Were a Bad NBA Team. So the Knicks Became a College One.
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal
The Knicks have the Sixers on the ropes. They have a Philly-area university to thank
How the Knicks found a way to steal Game 2 against a Sixers team that now must regroup
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
Can Joel Embiid Still Save the Sixers’ Season?
Michael Pina, The Ringer
Chaos at the Garden: Knicks top 76ers in exact environment they want most
Fred Katz, The Athletic
Early Takeaways from Knicks' Playoff Performance
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
Sixers-Knicks takeaways
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer
How Knicks scored eight points in final 27 seconds as 76ers imploded in Game 2
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
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