THE PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO
- What To Watch For In The Second Round (from ESPN): https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33824709/nba-playoffs-2022-stars-storylines-matchups-watch-second-round
- BOS-MIL:
From Michael Wright, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/series-preview-surging-celtics-take-on-giannis-defending-champion-bucks
From Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press: https://fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/why-al-horford-is-the-real-x-factor-in-boston-s-second-round-matchup-against-milwaukee/
From Bill Sy, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/1/23046061/nba-playoffs-preview-guide-bucks-vs-celtics-3s-determine-series-jayson-tatum-giannis-antetokounmpo
From Daniel Poarch, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/1/23048070/the-importance-of-jrue-holiday-boston-celtics-milwaukee-bucks-khris-middleton-jaylen-brown
From Hunter Felt, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hunterfelt/2022/05/01/how-robert-williams-could-be-the-key-for-the-boston-celtics-solving-the-milwaukee-bucks/?sh=124ae645100d
From Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/4/30/23050280/milwaukee-bucks-vs-boston-celtics-is-a-role-players-paradise-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-marcus-smart
From Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/04/27/bucks-made-up-loss-khris-middleton-and-must-again-vs-celtics/9551662002/
From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/01/0428-bh-s-matchups/
- DAL-PHO:
From Michael Wright, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/suns-mavericks-2022-conference-semifinal-preview
From Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban: https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/mavericks-mismatches-luka-doncic-2022-playoffs-suns
From Matthew Phillips, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/1/23048717/jalen-brunson-dallas-mavericks-phoenix-suns-playoffs-2022
From Brad Townsend, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/04/30/suns-bridges-says-doncic-injury-unleashed-the-beast-in-ex-villanova-teammate-brunson/
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3125243/suns-mavericks-series-preview-pt-1-phoenixs-success-vs-luka-doncic/
From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/04/30/dallas-mavericks-vs-phoenix-suns-jason-kidd-luka-doncic-talk-chris-paul/9599536002/
- GSW-MEM:
From Anthony Slater/Fred Katz, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3285059/2022/04/30/warriors-grizzlies-jordan-poole-ja-morant/
From Sam Quinn, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-three-key-grizzlies-warriors-questions-as-upstart-memphis-faces-experienced-golden-state/
From Parker Fleming, Grizzly Bear Blues: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/5/1/23049981/2022-nba-playoffs-memphis-grizzlies-golden-state-warriors-game-1-preview-morant-curry-tv-raio-info
From Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/Warriors-vs-Grizzlies-Everything-to-know-about-17139145.php
From Kendra Andrews, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33834022/stephen-curry-draws-parallels-golden-state-warriors-young-memphis-grizzlies
From Madeline Kenney, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/01/currys-bench-stint-is-over-but-it-exemplified-his-team-first-healthy-ego
From Monte Poole, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/draymond-green-back-preferred-element-warriors-grizzlies-series
From Joe Mullinax, Grizzly Bear Blues: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/4/30/23050480/nba-playoffs-preview-guide-memphis-grizzlies-golden-state-warriors-tv-radio-information-morant-curry
From Jacob Ellerbee, Beale Street Bears: https://bealestreetbears.com/2022/04/30/memphis-grizzlies-playoffs-warriors/
- MIA-PHI:
From Shaun Powell, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/news/series-preview-miami-heat-philadelphia-76ers
From Nekias Duncan, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-playoff-primer-what-you-should-look-out-for-in-heatsixers
From Dave Early, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/5/1/23050713/if-jimmy-butler-is-the-villain-then-tobias-harris-has-a-golden-opportunity-to-play-the-hero
From Michael Saenz, Sir Charles In Charge: https://sircharlesincharge.com/2022/05/01/miami-heat-embiid-injury-changes-series
From Joe DiProsperos, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/4/30/23048842/joel-embiid-injury-paul-reed-charles-bassey-james-harden-tyrese-maxey-jimmy-butler-heat-sixers
From Gina Mizell, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-joel-embiid-injured-eye-concussion-miami-heat-20220430.html
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/joel-embiid-injury-sixers-heat-nba-playoffs-20220430.html
From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article260909252.html
TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- CHA: What Should Hornets Look For In Their Next Head Coach (from Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer): https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article260848512.html