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TEAM-SPECIFIC

BOS: How The Celtics Countered Orlando's Elite Defense in Game 2
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle

CHI: How the Tribune’s Bulls writer voted for NBA awards.
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune

CLE: Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch
Mirin Fader, The Ringer

CLE: Cavs reveal ruthless offensive plan to attack Miami Heat in first-round playoff series
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

DAL: Breaking down 5 Nico Harrison quotes that Mavericks fans won’t forget
Christian Clark, The Athletic

DEN: The Genius of Jokic
Michael Pina, The Ringer

Ask NBA players about Nikola Jokic, and they all say the same thing. “He’s probably the smartest player that’s ever played,” says Christian Braun. So we examined Joker’s greatest gift—his brain

DEN: Clippers expose Nuggets for what they lack around Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray
Tony Jones, The Athletic

DEN: The Nuggets continue to have spacing issues against the Clippers’ elite defense in the playoffs.
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

DEN: Nuggets get 'embarrassed' by Los Angeles Clippers
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette

DET: Behind the Pistons' drastic turnaround that has been years in the making
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports

DET: Pistons remain positive despite Game 3 loss
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic

DET: Pistons' slim margin for error shows in frustrating Game 3 loss
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

DET: Pistons squander first home playoff game in six years
Coty Davis, Detroit News

GSW: Warriors-Rockets is mutually assured destruction
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News

GSW: Against the aggressive Rockets, Warriors’ hopes rest on solving a familiar problem
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic

GSW: Butler’s injury outlook, the Steph Curry whistle, and more Warriors insight
Danny Emerman, SF Standard

LAC: Clippers took a 2-1 series lead with a 34-point Game 3 win
Justin Russo

LAC: Nuggets vs Clippers Game 3 Breakdown
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops

Clippers punish the sloppy & unprepared Nuggets.

LAC: With Clippers, James Harden has opportunity at more than a championship
Marc J Spears, Andscape

Return to hometown ‘ultimate blessing’ for 11-time NBA All-Star and Impact13 Foundation

LAC: The fishing ad that foreshadowed this incredible resurgence from Kawhi Leonard
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN

LAC: Nicolas Batum Was 2 When He Saw His Dad Die on the Court. Now He's Dedicating His NBA Career to Him
Natasha Dye, People

LAC: Harden is the Clippers’ showrunner and loving it
Mirjam Swanson, OC Register

The bearded engine who has been making the think-they-can, think-they-can Clippers go all season is now Denver’s problem, and the Clippers’ solution to just about everything

LAC: Clippers crush Nuggets in Game 3 for 2-1 series lead
Janis Carr, OC Register

LAC: Clippers know job isn’t done
Broderick Turner, LA Times

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