THE PLAYOFFS
BOS-CLE
Celtics’ Game 4 win cemented by teamwork, execution between Brown, Tatum
Jay King, The Athletic
Tatum, Brown keep Celtics in control of Game 4
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
Celtics get their first crunchtime win of the playoffs, push Cavs to brink
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
DAL-OKC
OKC wins Game 4 in Dallas with a vise-grip defense and SGA's jumpers
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
Five thoughts: Mavericks drop Game 4 heartbreaker
Brad Townsend, Morning News
Lu Dort is the undrafted elbow grease of the Thunder
Abe Beame, SBNation
Mavericks need Luka at peak of his powers if they want to advance past Thunder
Tim Cato, The Athletic
Luka Doncic: ‘Unacceptable’ free throw shooting dooms Mavericks in Game 4 loss
Mike Curtis, Morning News
DEN-MIN
Anthony Edwards is meeting the moment — it just might not be enough against the champs
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports
Aaron Gordon Found His Basketball Destiny With the Nuggets
Rob Mahoney, The Ringer
Aaron Gordon’s brilliant Game 4
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Film Breakdown: Nikola Jokic solved Wolves’ defense by targeting Rudy Gobert
Joe Viray, SBNation
Nuggets-Wolves Is Rounding Into Its Final, Epic Form
Michael Pina, The Ringer
Timberwolves and Nuggets dig in to settle their series after wild momentum swings
Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune
Game 5 preview: Aaron Gordon has been X-factor
Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune
Introducing: The 3-point Nikola Jokic Post-up
Tom Haberstroh, The Finder
IND-NYK
Knicks vs. Pacers heads into a pivotal Game 5. Here are five pressing questions
Fred Katz/Eric Nehm, The Athletic
Tom Thibodeau finally found common cause with Knicks. Will it be enough?
Tim Keown, ESPN
How the Pacers ran (and wandered) over the Knicks
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote
Did Jokić solve the Wolves? Plus, insane minutes are catching up to the Knicks
David Thorpe, True Hoop
10 Things That Will Decide 2024 NBA Championship
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report
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