Basketball Intelligence For 5/11/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO
- Playoff Notebook (from Cole Huff, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3304228/2022/05/10/nba-playoff-team-improve/
- Daily Results (from Law Murray, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3305393/2022/05/11/nba-playoffs-results-heat-suns-take-leads-sixers-mavericks/
- Stock Up, Stock Down (from Tommy Beer, Basketball News): https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/stock-up-stock-down-nba-playoff-edition
- MIA 120, PHI 85:
From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2022/5/11/23066732/heat-sixers-joel-embiid-injury
From Joe Vardon, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3305262/2022/05/11/heat-kyle-lowry-nba-playoffs/
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3305461/2022/05/11/five-observations-suns-dallas-series-lead/
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33889534/jimmy-butler-play-series-reminder-philadelphia-76ers-been
From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-philadelphia-76ers-game-5-20220511-3pihz2aafjgvjojzgh4y5kryje-story.html
From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261258812.html
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-miami-heat-recap-joel-embiid-jimmy-butler--20220510.html and https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-recap-best-worst-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-20220511.html
From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/5-takeaways-from-sixers-heat-game-5
From Matt Pineda, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2022/5/11/23066803/3-things-that-went-right-for-miami-heat-in-game-5-philadelphia-76ers-nba-playoffs
From Derek Bodner, The Daily Six: https://www.dailysix.com/well-that-was-embarrassing/
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/joel-embiid-says-he-hasnt-been-himself-hes-right-and-sixers-need-him-find-himself/
From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-vs-heat-game-5-jimmy-butler-joel-embiid-james-harden-nba-playoffs-2022-season
From Austin Krell, The Painted Lines: https://thepaintedlines.com/putrid-effort-sends-sixers-to-blowout-loss-in-miami-on-brink-of-elimination-likes-and-dislikes/
From Barry Jackson, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article260769437.html
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- PHO 110, DAL 80:
From Doug Haller, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3305461/2022/05/11/five-observations-suns-dallas-series-lead/
From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2022/05/11/suns-return-form-rout-mavericks-game-five-take-series-lead/9727492002/
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3136649/devin-booker-unearths-suns-signature-style-for-win-3-2-lead-vs-mavs/
From Callie Caplan, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/05/10/mavericks-collapse-in-third-quarter-drop-pivotal-game-5-to-devin-booker-suns/
From Brad Townsend, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/05/10/monty-williams-suns-took-care-home-court-now-its-up-to-jason-kidd-mavs-to-respond/
From Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/11/23066524/the-dallas-mavericks-offense-dried-up-in-game-5-phoenix-suns-2022-nba-playoffs
From Damon Allred, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2022/5/11/23066570/personnel-tweaks-in-game-5-fueled-phoenixs-throttling-of-dallas-shamet-biyombo-payne-mcgee
From Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban: https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-win-2022-playoff-series-suns-game-5-loss and https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-takeaways-2022-playoffs-game-5-suns