TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Tired legs catch up to Hawks in loss to Mavericks
Lauren Williams, AJC
ATL: Weary Hawks lose steam in loss to Mavericks
Wesley Morton, Peachtree Hoops
Chalk this one up as a schedule loss
BKN: Dennis Schröder reflects on season, what’s to come
CJ Holmes, Daily News
BOS: How Jrue Holiday has seamlessly fit in with the championship favorites
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports
DAL: The Mavericks Are the NBA’s Most Dangerous Sleeper
Michael Pina, The Ringer
DAL: Defensive advantage becomes bright spot in homecoming win vs. Hawks
Shawn McFarland, Morning News
DEN: Nikola Jokic, even at his best, needs help
Ben Handler, Nugg Love
DEN: 3 takeaways from Denver's close loss in Los Angeles
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
GSW: Veteran Warriors school Rockets with history lesson: 'Looked like a deer in headlights'
Kelly Iko/Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
GSW: Steph Curry needs a break and the Warriors should make that a top priority of the last week of the season
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News
GSW: The Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green combination has ‘changed’ the Warriors
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Kerr's lineup decision when Kuminga returns really isn't that tough
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
GSW: Why the Warriors are the perfect team for Jackson-Davis
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
LAC: With Kawhi Leonard out, Clippers lean on defense to defeat Denver in scrappy win
Broderick Turner, LA Times
LAC: Clippers shake off a slow start for a 102-100 win despite the absence of Kawhi Leonard (knee) and a big night from Jokic
Janis Carr, OC Register
MIA: 76ers rally past Heat, pull closer to Miami in standings. Takeaways and details
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
MIA: Herro travels with team to Houston, nearing return from foot injury. And more news
Anthony Chiang/Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
MIN: Monte Morris gets his opportunity as NBA playoffs near
Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune
NYK: Against All Odds: These Knicks don't know when to quit
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
The emotional hit of the Julius Randle news was too much, and New York, after months of fighting, scrapping and clawing their way to wins against all odds, simply had nothing left in the tank. Sacramento went up 35-20 after one, and that was that.
Except it wasn’t.
That’s because these Knicks take the script they’re supposed to follow and throw it directly in the trash. Using a 16-2 run in the second quarter, an 11-0 run in the third quarter, and a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter, New York not only overcame their big early deficit, but held a double digit advantage for the final 5:21 of the game. By the end, the Kings were a shell of the version that appeared in the first quarter. The Knicks had taken their will.
NYK: With Julius Randle out, Jalen Brunson’s evolution for Knicks is even more important
Fred Katz, The Athletic
NYK: Why Julius Randle's season-ending surgery is such a tough blow for the Knicks
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
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