Basketball Intelligence For 5/11/25
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Cavaliers 3-2 Zone Defense
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
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BOS: Celtics break out of slump, hit 20 3s to bury Knicks in Game 3
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
BOS: Celtics leave identity crisis behind in Game 3 win over Knicks
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: Celtics Familiar with Deficits Like 0-2 vs. Knicks: They Came Through Again
Bobby Manning, CLNS
BOS: Payton Pritchard’s dream meets the moment in Celtics’ Game 3 win
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Celtics rediscover their game, but the challenge is far from over
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports
CLE: Donovan Mitchell’s growing legend in Cleveland, more ahead of Cavs-Pacers Game 4
Joe Vardon
CLE: Cavaliers 3-2 Zone Defense
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
CLE: How did Cavs pull off massive win? Ask Pacers’ Rick Carlisle
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
CLE: Banged-up Cavs get tough, top Pacers in 'now or never' Game 3
Jamal Collier, ESPN
GSW: Steph Curry is inching closer, but the clock is ticking on the Warriors’ season
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Without Steph, Warriors' defense unable to offset offensive struggles
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
GSW: Curry-less Warriors squander big nights from Butler, Kuminga in Game 3 loss
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News
IND: The Cavs rolled over the Pacers in Game 3, dominating key areas of the game with their full roster of players available
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
IND: Pacers zone out in Game 3 loss to Cavs
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote
MIN: Anthony Edwards ‘owns’ tough feedback, rises above it in latest glimpse of greatness
Sam Amick, The Athletic
MIN: Fourth-quarter comeback gives Wolves 2-1 lead over Warriors
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
MIN: Randle does it all to fuel Wolves in Game 3
Dave McMenamin, ESPN
MIN: Timberwolves savor a San Francisco treat with surge past Warriors
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
MIN: Timberwolves’ Game 3 win spins from willingness to get ‘right down there in the mud with them’
Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune
MIN: Nickeil Alexander-Walker finds right frame of mind at perfect time
Alec Lewis, The Athletic
NYK: Boston Bounces Back
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
NYK: Knicks had a chance to be on the right side of NBA history. Now they have questions
James Edwards III, The Athletic
SAC: End-of-Season Report Card: Keegan Murray
Eric Speriazza, Sports Illustrated
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