Basketball Intelligence For 5/18/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: What’s next for the Celtics ?
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: How the Celtics’ repeat bid fell short
Noa Dalzell, The Ringer
BOS: Porzingis never thought about shutting himself down amid mystery illness
Conor Roche, Boston.com
BOS: The Five Days That Destroyed the Celtics’ Dynasty
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal
BOS: 10 takeaways from the last page of this Celtics season
Azad Rosay, Celtics Blog
CLE: Should Cavs get rid of Jarrett Allen?
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
DEN: The Nuggets’ secret weapon was hiding in plain sight all NBA Playoffs
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
DEN: 5 storylines to watch as Nuggets, Thunder set to fight to keep their season alive
Tyler King, Denver Gazette
DEN: Nikola Jokic’s voice and David Adelman’s eager ears have ushered Nuggets to Game 7
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
No, Nikola Jokic is not the head coach of the Nuggets. But David Adelman’s encouragement of a communicative Jokic has helped get Denver to Oklahoma City for Sunday’s Game 7
DEN: Nuggets' coaching decision is obvious regardless of Game 7 result
Tyler Key, Nugg Love
DEN/OKC: 4 things to watch in Game 7
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
DEN/OKC: 5 burning questions ahead of Game 7
Joe Wolfond, The Score
DEN/OKC: Seven things to watch for in Game 7
The Oklahoman
DEN/OKC: Thunder, Nuggets clash in Game 7 showdown
NBA.Com
IND: How change for Aaron Nesmith could change the East Finals for the Pacers
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
IND/NYK: The Knicks better win Game 1
David Thorpe, True Hoop
IND/NYK: The key storylines in Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference Finals
Jared Schwartz, NY Post
IND/NYK: What to expect in Knicks-Pacers series
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
MIN: Behind the late-night chats that have shaped Anthony Edwards’ postseason success
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
Edwards and his player development coach Chris Hines are often up all hours of the night breaking down film.
MIN: Anthony Edwards’ shoutouts are key to sustained success for Wolves
Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune
NYK: Masterclass: An ode to one of the great beat-downs in Knicks history.
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: 5 takeaways as New York ousts Boston to advance to East Finals
John Schuhmann, NBA.com