Basketball Intelligence For 4/26/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
PLAYOFFS, ROUND ONE
- Daily Results (from Zach Harper, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3269436/2022/04/26/nba-playoffs-daily-results-celtics-sweep-nets-sixers-struggle-at-home-mavs-stifle-jazz/
- Answering The 1st Round's Biggest Questions (from ESPN): https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33806647/nba-playoffs-2022-answering-biggest-questions-first-round
- How Prospective FAs & Extension Candidates Are Doing In The Playoffs (from Ben Golliver, Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/25/nba-playoffs-contract-extensions-free-agency/
- Injuries Impacting The 1st Round (from Gina Mizell, The Inquirer): https://www.inquirer.com/sports/sixers-raptors-game-5-injuries-first-round-joel-embiid-fred-vanvleet-20220426.html
- Stars Who Have Shined In The Playoffs So Far (from Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press): https://fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/playoff-power-rankings-stars-who-have-shined-under-the-bright-lights-of-the-playoffs/
- 1st Round Notebook (from Cole Huff, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3273511/2022/04/26/how-matchups-injuries-are-shaping-nba-playoffs/
- 1st Round Musings (from Sam Amick, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3272806/2022/04/26/doncic-jazz-pelicans-celtics/
NOTE: We will publish a special edition devoted to links to the BKN-BOS series later today. Stay tuned.
- DAL 102, UTA 77:
From Tony Jones, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3272656/2022/04/26/jazzs-disappointing-game-5-loss-is-latest-confounding-setback-for-a-team-with-so-much-talent/
From Iztok Franko/Mike Piellucci, D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2022/04/what-we-saw-what-it-felt-like-mavs-jazz-game-5/
From Callie Caplan, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/04/25/luka-doncic-lights-spark-mavs-bring-the-fight-in-game-5-win-puts-dallas-on-verge-of-second-round/
From Brad Townsend, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/04/26/mavs-emphasis-on-the-3-on-offense-and-defense-has-them-out-jazzing-the-jazz-through-5-games/
From Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jazz-vs-mavericks-score-takeaways-luka-doncic-and-jalen-brunson-dominate-utah-in-game-5-win-for-dallas/live
From Ben Zajdel, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/4/25/23042134/3-things-from-a-dallas-mavericks-demolition-of-the-utah-jazz-102-77-recap-final-score
From Sarah Todd, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2022/4/25/23040979/analysis-not-much-went-right-utah-jazz-blowout-loss-to-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-donovan-mitchell
From Trent Wood, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2022/4/25/23041768/3-keys-utah-jazzs-game-5-loss-to-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-jordan-clarkson-donovan-mitchell
From Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/04/26/triple-team-after-game/
From Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/04/25/utah-jazz-obliterated-by/
From Tim Cato, The Athletic:https://theathletic.com/3272439/2022/04/26/dallas-mavericks-utah-jazz/
- TOR 103, PHI 88:
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3272486/2022/04/26/raptors-76ers-playoff-game5/
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3272675/2022/04/26/sixers-game-5-loss-in-vulnerable-position/
From Josh Lewenberg, TSN: https://www.tsn.ca/josh-lewenberg-raptors-are-halfway-to-history-after-shocking-sixers-with-game-5-win-1.1790892
From Michael Kaskey-Blomain, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-vs-raptors-game-5-takeaways-toronto-climbs-back-into-series-with-second-straight-win-over-philadelphia/
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-pascal-siakam-matisse-thybulle-joel-embiid-best-worst-20220426.html and https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-joel-embiid-james-harden-pascal-siakam-nba-first-rounder-20220425.html
From Samson Folk, Raptors Republic: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2022/04/26/behind-in-the-series-the-raptors-assume-control-one-game-at-a-time/
From Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2022/04/26/scottie-barnes-is-the-prince-that-was-promised/
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-vs-raptors-final-score-playoff-series-game-5-game-6-collapse/
From Matt Mullin, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/joel-embiid-injury-torn-thumb-ligament-surgery-20220425.html
From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/sixers/sixers-unable-to-close-out-series-raptors-force-game-6/3218857
From Doug Smith, Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2022/04/24/raptors-shut-down-sixers-with-best-defensive-effort-of-the-season.html
From Derek Bodner, Daily Six: https://www.dailysix.com/morning-sixers-who-are-the-sixers/
From Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/undermanned-toronto-raptors-turn-up-the-defence-to-overwhelm-philadelphia-76ers-and-force-game-6