Basketball Intelligence For 4/29/26

The day's best basketball news and analysis.

FEATURES OF THE DAY
Exits: A light hostage situation
Mike Richman, Basketball Feelings

For J.B. Bickerstaff and Jamahl Mosley, being ‘family’ doesn’t matter during NBA playoffs
David Aldridge, The Athletic

Spurs back in this game
Kelly Dwyer, Kelly Dwyer on hoops

Control Tower KAT Has Unlocked the Knicks’ Ceiling
Michael Pina, The Ringer

TEAM NEWS

ATL: Winners and Losers From the Atlanta Hawks Disappointing Game Five Loss to The Knicks
Jackson Caudell, SI.com

ATL: Curtain starting to fall on Hawks’ playoff run
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATL: Hawks fixing ‘deep’ damage caused by trusted exec, leader says
Rosie Manins, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

BOS: Joel Embiid helps 76ers stave off elimination in stunning Game 5 win over the Celtics
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe

BOS: 4 takeaways as Celtics lose to 76ers in Game 5 after stunning fourth quarter collapse
Brian Robb, Mass Live

CLE: 4 Keys for Cavs in Game 5 vs. Raptors: What happened to the pick-and-roll?
Jackson Flickinger, Fear the Sword