Basketball Intelligence For 5/20/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE PLAYOFFS
BOS-IND
Scouting report on the Pacers ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
What will decide Celtics-Pacers?
Tim Bontemps/Chris Herring, ESPN
Celtics-Pacers preview
Jay King/Jared Weiss, The Athletic
The Pacers’ defense is awful, and other observations on their matchup with the Celtics
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
DAL-MIN
Mavs are silencing doubters while enjoying beauty of winning culture
Brad Townsend, Morning News
IND-NYK
Pacers' sensational shooting leads them to Game 7 win
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
Haliburton, Pacers stay true to themselves to advance to Eastern Conference finals
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
The fairy tale ends, but the Knicks’ story is just beginning.
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
Scorching hot Pacers set playoff mark in Game 7 rout
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
MIN-DEN
Timberwolves stun Nuggets in Game 7 with history-making comeback in second half
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
Wolves storm back, knock out championNuggets
Dave McMenamin, ESPN
Timberwolves, and their bigs, get last laugh against defending champion Nuggets
Sam Amick, The Athletic
Timberwolves win series, 4-3
Kelly Dwyer, The Second Arrangement
KAT, Timberwolves have arrived!
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
With Timberwolves' takedown of the champs, there's a new favorite in the NBA (for now)
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports
Nuggets’ title defense ends in stunning fashion
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Nuggets left reeling after Game 7 collapse
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
What should Nuggets take away from playoff collapse?
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
Have A Good Summer: Cavaliers, Thunder, Knicks, Nuggets
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
PRO HOOPS HISTORY
Dr. J, Mr. K and Super John
Len Ferman, The Sports Time Traveler
A trio of exciting new players (Erving, Kenon & Williamson) take the 1974 New York Nets to the ABA Title
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