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Basketball Intelligence For 4/27/23

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Basketball Intelligence For 4/27/23

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Apr 27, 2023
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YESTERDAY’S GAMES

GSW 123, SAC 116

Draymond Green burns the Kings in Game 5 by doing what they least expected: scoring
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

GPII II hustles for dunks in Game 5; Wiggins, Steph Curry run a KD play
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ

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The Warriors put on a crunchtime clinic
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic

How Gary Payton II limited De’Aaron Fox in second half of Warriors’ Game 5 win
Shayna Rubin, Mercury News

Draymond Green was a problem for the Warriors, so he became a solution
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News

5 takeaways from Game 5
Brian Martin, NBA.com

De’Aaron Fox’s rare scoreless fourth quarter haunts Kings in Game 5 loss
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee

Dubs’ rebounding star Kevon Looney dominating NBA playoffs
Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee

Curry scores 31 points to help Warriors take 3-2 series lead
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

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MEM 116, LAL 99

Lakers will need to tighten defense on Morant and Bane if they want to win Game 6
Broderick Turner, LA Times

Grizzlies’ Big 3 set the tone to keep the season alive
Parker Fleming, Bluff City Media

5 takeaways from Game 5
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com

Lakers fade in 3rd quarter as Grizzlies force a Game 6
Elliott Teaford, OC Register

Anthony Davis not rattled by tired Lakers’ Game 5 loss
Dan Woike, LA Times

Rediscovering faith in the Grizzlies
Joe Mullinax, Bluff City Media

MIA 128, MIL 126 (OT)

Film Study: Heat stifle the Bucks down the stretch
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

Heat stun Bucks to set up showdown with old rival Knicks
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

The Bucks’ Season Ended in Stupefying Fashion. What Comes Next?
Zach Kram, The Ringer

Inside the Bucks’ epic collapse
Eric Nehm, The Athletic

Bucks Squander a Dominant Season With a First-Round Playoff Collapse
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal

How the Bucks unraveled vs. the Heat in first-round loss
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

Takeaways from Heat’s series-clinching OT win over top-seeded Bucks
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald

NYK 106, CLE 95

Donovan Mitchell feels playoff pain: ‘I didn’t show up for my guys’
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic

Knicks Crush the Cavs
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap

Knicks prove they can withstand blow after blow
Fred Katz, The Athletic

Game 5 loss that ends Cavs’ season and caps disappointing playoff run
Chris Fedor,cleveland.com

How Jalen Brunson turned past playoff weaknesses into a strength
Yaron Weitzman, Fox Sports

Mitchell Robinson Is Proving Himself As a Difference-Maker in Knicks’ Playoff Run
Chris Herring, Sports Illustrated

Takeaways from Game 5
Caleb Crowley, king James Gospel

THE OTHER SERIES

ATL-BOS

Inside Trae Young’s battle against Marcus Smart and the Celtics defense
Jared Weiss, The Athletic

How the Celtics have guarded Trae Young and what needs to change
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog

DEN-MIN

The Nuggets took care of business, but did we learn anything new?
NB Lindberg, Above The Break

DEN-PHO

If the Suns' offense can only improve from here, the West may be in trouble
Shane Young, Above The Break

LAC-PHO

Devin Booker isn’t just scoring
Ian Levy, The Step Back

Three Takeaways From Suns' Series Win vs Clippers
Donnie Druin, Sports Illustrated

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

CHI: Patrick Williams is hungry for more in Year 4: ‘There’s work to be done’
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

CHI: Season review: Dosunmu's role decreases
KC Johnson, CBS Sports

DEN: Jokić’s passing and the warning given to all new Nuggets players: Keep your hands up
Jason Quick, The Athletic

DET: Pistons coach search: Jarron Collins' defensive mind could make him perfect for job
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

HOU: Is Udoka the answer for the Rockets
Jared Weiss/Kelly Iko, The Athletic

HOU: Analyzing Ime Udoka’s introduction as Rockets head coach
Kelly Iko, The Athletic

LAC: Clippers enter offseason with questions concerning Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and more
Andrew Greif, LA Times

LAC: Don’t Blow Up the Clippers
Michael Pina, The Ringer

LAC: Clippers facing hard decisions after early exit
Mark Medina, The Sporting Tribune

MIL: Bucks offseason primer
Yossi Gozlan, Hoops Hype

PHI: Q & A: Doc Rivers
David Aldridge, The Athletic

TOR: What Ujiri’s words reveal about upcoming Raptors offseason
Eric Koreen, The Athletic

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

Free Agency: Stock-up, stock-down based on the first round of the Playoffs
Ian Levy, The Step Back

THE DRAFT

Kobe Bufkin: The Essential Guard
Albert Ghim, No Ceilings

Julian Strawther: Scouting Report
Adam Spinella, The Box And One


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