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Basketball Intelligence For 4/29/23

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Apr 29, 2023
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PLAYOFFS, ROUND ONE

LAL 125, MEM 85

It’s Time to Take the Lakers Seriously
Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer

LeBron James and the Lakers eliminate Grizzlies in a Game 6 rout
Dan Woike, LA Times

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Key injuries leave Grizzlies wondering what could have been
Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal

LeBron James, Lakers are much better in closeout win, as promised
Mirjam Swanson, OC Register

SAC 118, GSW 99

Kings make series-altering adjustment, blast Warriors to set up Game 7
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

Small victories
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball

You Wanted The Kings? Be Careful What You Wish For
Tom Ziller, GMIB

What went wrong for Warriors in Game 6 vs. Kings, and how it can change for Game 7
Shayna Rubin, Mercury News

Film Study: Kings overwhelm Warriors in transition, force Game 7
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk lead crucial road win, force Game 7
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

Kings play near ‘perfect’ game to force Game 7
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee

How the Kings turned the small-ball tables on the Warriors
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind

Warriors come out flat, fail to close out Kings
Kendra Andrews, ESPN

BOS-ATL

Horford continued to show up when it mattered
Caden Charpentier, Hardwood Houdini

NYK-CLE

The Knicks brought basketball back a few decades and reaped the rewards
Above The Break

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PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO

BOS-PHI

Series Preview
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops

The biggest questions heading into Sixers vs. Celtics series
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice

Series Preview
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com

Embiid’s supporting cast must produce
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer

Thoughts and tidbits on Sixers-Celtics series
Noah Levick, NBC Sports

DEN-PHO

Series Preview, Part 2
Dave King, Bright Side Of The Sun/Matt Moore, Action Network

Using Josh Okogie as a screener is one way the Suns are solving problems
Damon Allred, Bright Side Of The Sun

Series Preview
Matt Brooks, Nuggets.com

Series Preview
Michael C. Wright, NBA.com

Jamal Murray is “built for” the NBA playoff stage
Mike Singer, Denver Post

Will Phoenix Suns’ top-heavy talent finally lead to an NBA championship?
Mark Medina, Sportsnaut

Suns-Nuggets preview, Pt. 3: Freeing up Kevin Durant, Denver’s largest test
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports

Suns-Nuggets series preview, Pt. 4: Potent bench could be Denver’s edge
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports

Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions
Mike Singer, Denver Post

Jokic vs. Durant, Murray vs. Booker
Zach Lowe, ESPN

Suns vs. Nuggets Will Come Down to These Five Things
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated

Can Nuggets slow down Suns’ offense?
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

Series Preview
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

MIA-NYK

Series Preview
Fred Katz/Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, former Villanova NCAA stars, are now Knicks playoff stars
Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

ATL: Landry Fields Q&A
Lauren Williams, AJC

ATL: Quin Snyder Q&A
Lauren Williams, AJC

BKN: What’s next for Mikal Bridges?
Brian Lewis, NY Post

CLE: Cavs throw their support behind core roster, J.B. Bickerstaff
Ryan Lewis, Beacon Journal

CLE: Cavs not looking at ‘sweeping changes’ despite disappointing playoff exit
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

GSW: Kevon Looney is ‘greedy’ for rebounds thanks to his upbringing
Marc J. Spears, Andscape

LAC: Season filled with so much promise goes so wrong for Clippers
Justin Russo

MIA: Jimmy Butler, the most interesting man in the Heat world
Tim Reynolds, AP

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

How stars like Draymond Green & Dillon Brooks take player-referee relationships to new levels
Tim MacMahon, ESPN

Trae Young, Jaylen Brown and Mikal Bridges are learning to handle the praise and the pressure of rising stardom
Sopan Deb, NY Times

THE DRAFT

Cason Wallace: Scouting Report
Adam Spinella, The Box And One

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