Basketball Intelligence For 5/21/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE PLAYOFFS
Conference Finals Preview
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
The Four Biggest X Factors of the 2024 NBA Conference Finals
Michael Pina, The Ringer
How the 4 conference finalists stack up
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
The 2024 NBA Conference Finals Entrance Survey
Seerat Sohi/Zach Kram/Michael Pina/Danny Chau/Isaac Levy-Rubinett, The Ringer
Three thoughts on two Game 7s
David Thorpe, True Hoop
Ranking the top 12 NBA players through two rounds of playoffs
Neil Paine, ESPN+
BOS-IND
Celtics vs Pacers X's & O's
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
East Finals preview
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
Celtics-Pacers predictions: Anonymous scout, coach, exec weigh in on East finals
Josh Robbins/Sam Amick/Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
Three things I’m watching in the ECF
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
The Definitive Pacers vs. Celtics ECF Preview
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote
How the Pacers match up with the top-seed Celtics
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
How Jrue Holiday found his voice as a leader with help from his soccer star wife
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Meet the five unsung coaches of the Celtics’ player development staff
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog
The Celtics are favorites to win the NBA title. Can they avoid beating themselves?
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
DAL-MIN
West Finals preview
Michael C. Wright, NBA.com
All eyes will be on Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards, but this series may be more about defense than offensive fireworks
MIN-DEN
The Triumph of the Timberwolves’ Three-Headed Center Monster
Rob Mahoney, The Ringer
Inside the halftime that saved the Timberwolves’ season
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press
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