Basketball Intelligence For 4/24/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
PLAYOFFS, ROUND ONE
- Lessons From The Playoffs: What's Trending (from Caitlin Cooper, Indy Cornrows): https://www.indycornrows.com/2022/4/24/23035420/lessons-from-the-playoffs-for-the-pacers
- Daily Results:
From Zach Harper, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3265367/2022/04/24/nba-playoffs-daily-results-april-24/
- BOS 109, BKN 103:
From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268336/2022/04/24/as-celtics-push-nets-to-the-brink-ime-udoka-says-they-are-a-complete-team/
From Alex Schiffer, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268409/2022/04/24/kevin-durants-struggles-continue-as-celtics-drop-nets-put-them-in-3-0-deficit/
From Nick Friedell, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33795992/kevin-durant-struggles-again-brooklyn-nets-fall-0-3-series-hole-celtics
From Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268243/2022/04/24/kevin-durant-nets-game-3-loss/
From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/24/sports/celtics-offer-latest-loud-answer-about-their-superiority-going-up-3-0-brooklyn/
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/24/sports/jayson-tatum-proves-be-best-player-floor-celtics-victory/
From Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press: https://fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/celtics-closing-in-on-the-road-kill-with-anotherwin-over-nets/
From Keith Smith, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/4/24/23039730/boston-takes-command-of-the-series-10-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-brooklyn-nets-game-3
From Chris Milholen/Matt Brooks, Nets Daily: https://www.netsdaily.com/2022/4/23/23039036/the-nets-fall-in-3-0-series-hole-losing-to-celtics-in-game-3-109-103
From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/23/nba-playoffs-nets-celtics/
From Souichi Terada, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2022/04/how-celtics-past-failures-have-translated-to-nba-playoffs-wins-in-clutch-games-winning-plays-matter.html
From Jay King, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268458/2022/04/24/with-robert-williams-back-and-with-a-3-0-series-lead-its-all-flowing-the-celtics-way/
From Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-are-on-brink-of-being-swept-through-self-inflicted-failure-051846250.html
From Scott Cacciola, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/sports/basketball/nets-celtics-kevin-durant.html
From James Herbert, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kevin-durants-nets-spent-the-entire-season-searching-for-answers-and-theyve-finally-run-out-of-time/
From Kurt Helin, NBC Sports: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/23/celtics-defense-team-play-too-much-for-nets-again-win-109-103-to-take-3-0-series-lead/
From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/04/23/celtics-beat-nets-109-103-to-take-3-0-series-lead/ and https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/04/23/0423-bh-s-celtsnotes/
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- MIN 119, MEM 118:
From Fred Katz, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268454/2022/04/24/grizzlies-air-their-gripes-with-the-officiating-after-timberwolves-even-series/
From Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268228/2022/04/24/karl-anthony-towns-channels-his-anger-into-a-dominant-performance-for-the-timberwolves/
From Nekias Duncan, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/brandon-clarke-is-slipping-through-the-cracks
From Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33796461/embarrassing
From Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2022/04/24/memphis-grizzlies-coach-taylor-jenkins-blasts-refs-game-4-loss/7415457001/
From Evan Barnes, Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2022/04/24/how-minnesota-timberwolves-slowed-down-ja-morant-even-nba-playoff-series-memphis-grizzlies/7338338001/
From Jake Paynting, Howls And Growls:
From Jim Souhan, Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/jordan-mclaughlin-timberwolves-grizzlies-game-4-16-points-chris-finch-jim-souhan/600167498/
From Chris Hine, Star Tribune: https://www.startribune.com/karl-anthony-towns-timberwolves-grizzlies-game-4-victory-nba-playoffs-angry/600167484/
From Geoff Calkins, Daily Memphian: https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/28380/memphis-calkins-grizzlies-ja-morant-not-himself-officiating-stinks
From Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press: https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/24/karl-anthony-towns-rises-to-challenge-as-timberwolves-even-series/
- TOR 110, PHI 102:
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33794630/joel-embiid-says-keep-playing-thumb-sprain-toronto-raptors-force-game-5
From Kyle Wood, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/04/23/76ers-raptors-game-4-pascal-siakam
From Reuben Frank, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/sixers/10-sickening-76ers-stats-from-a-game-4-loss-to-raptors/3216898
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-james-harden-shooting-woes-best-worst-20220424.html
From Gina Mizell, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-raptors-joel-embiid-game-james-harden-nba-playoffs-game-4-20220423.html
From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-vs-raptors-game-4-joel-embiid-thumb-injury-james-harden-pascal-siakam-nba-playoffs
From Michael Grange, Sportsnet: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/raptors-show-trademarked-fighting-spirit-to-stay-alive-in-series-vs-76ers/
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3267971/2022/04/23/pascal-siakam-sixers-raptors-game4/
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3268039/2022/04/23/sixers-game-4-raptors-joel-embiid/