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May 22, 2022
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PLAYOFFS: CONFERENCE FINALS

- MIA 109, BOS 103:

  From Keith Smith, Celtics Blog:  https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/22/23136762/more-turnovers-than-a-bakery-10-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-miami-heat-game-3

- From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/22/sports/with-chance-take-control-series-there-was-no-excuse-this-celtics-performance/

  From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261667047.html

  From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3326769/2022/05/22/heat-celtics-game-3-jimmy-butler/

  From Steve Aschburner, NBA.com:  https://www.nba.com/news/5-takeaways-heat-celtics-game-3

  From Barry Jackson, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article261640602.html

  From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/22/sports/weve-just-got-man-up-celtics-knew-what-was-coming-game-3-it-didnt-matter/

  From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/21/bhr-l-celtics-0522/

  From Jay King, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3326769/2022/05/22/heat-celtics-game-3-jimmy-butler/

  From James Herbert, CBS Sports:  https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/heat-vs-celtics-how-special-kyle-lowry-changed-everything-for-miami-in-game-3-win/  

  From Zach Harper, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/3318075/2022/05/22/heat-celtics-series-game-3/  

  From Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2022/05/22/bam-adebayo-delivers-heat-beat-celtics-game-three-east-finals/9881995002/  

  From Joe Vardon, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/3326769/2022/05/22/heat-celtics-game-3-jimmy-butler/

  From Nick Friedell, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33960999/miami-heat-jimmy-butler-leaves-game-3-eastern-conference-finals-knee-inflammation

  From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel:  https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/fl-sp-miami-heat-boston-celtics-game-3-blog-20220522-nnjhar4iwfahdbs7bee2jo6gp4-story.html

  From Michael Pina, Sports Illustrated :  https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/22/bam-adebayo-dominant-heat-celtics-eastern-conference-finals

  From Naveen Ganglani, Hot Hot Hoops:  https://www.hothothoops.com/2022/5/22/23136676/resilient-miami-heat-continues-to-thrive-against-adversity-boston-celtics-nba-playoffs

  From Surya Fernandez, Hot Hot Hoops:  https://www.hothothoops.com/2022/5/22/23136404/bam-adebayo-leads-miami-heat-to-gritty-109-103-win-to-take-2-1-series-lead-over-boston-celtics

  From Bobby Krivitsky, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/celtics/top-stories/what-stood-out-from-game-3-of-the-eastern-conference-finals-heat-play-with-more-urgency-celtics-commit-24-turnovers-in-loss

- DAL-GSW:

  From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind:  https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2022/5/21/23133463/warriors-mavericks-game-2-steph-curry-kevon-looney-luka-doncic-film-breakdown

  From Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33955499/nba-playoffs-2022-why-best-version-draymond-green-yet

  From Scott Ostler, SF Chronicle:  https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/Warriors-NBA-playoffs-17187585.php

  From Tyler Watts, Mavs Moneyball:  https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-things-2022-playoffs-game-3-warriors

  From Madeline Kenney, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/22/milwaukee-grown-warriors-looney-poole-share-special-bond-with-hometown-roots

  From Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/21/kurtenbach-steve-kerr-has-been-the-warriors-x-factor-this-postseason

  From Callie Caplan, Morning News:  https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/05/21/why-jason-kidd-didnt-call-timeout-in-mavericks-third-quarter-game-2-spiral-vs-warriors/

  From Doyle Rader, Mavs Moneyball:  https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/21/23135900/jason-kidd-mavericks-warriors-game-2-poor-coaching-playoffs-2022

  From Jordan Brodess, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/20/23133301/3-thoughts-mavericks-warriors-recap-game-2-final-score-126-117

  From Ethan Fuller: 

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Ethan Fuller @ethman43
Good morning! I'm rewatching each of the 24 Celtics turnovers from Game 3 to see what we can take away. Let's see what went wrong: The first one I think is a great defensive play from Max Strus to make Daniel Theis think and then recover back. Lowry also battled the Horford seal
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  From Brian Robb, Mass Live:  https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2022/05/bam-adebayo-said-celtics-blowout-fueled-physical-heat-game-3-victory-they-beat-us-like-we-stole-something.html

THE 2022 DRAFT

- 2022 Mock Draft: The 1st 8 (from Omari Sankofa II, Free Press):  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2022/05/22/nba-draft-mock-detroit-pistons-shaedon-sharpe-jaden-ivey-keegan-murray/9872575002/

- 2022 Draft Prospect: Jalen Williams (from Adam Spinella, The Box And One): 

The Box and One
Jalen Williams: 2022 NBA Draft Scouting Report
Draft Twitter’s favorite son is finally getting mainstream attention. Santa Clara isn’t a popular basketball destination for scouts. Hidden in the middle-upper tier of a crowded West Coast Conference, the Broncos are routinely overshadowed by Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and BYU. There are more teams than just those three with top-tier talent, though. At Santa Clara, the have flown under the radar as a result, but have a former major conference coach in Herb Sendek at the helm and a legitimate star in Jalen Williams…
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a year ago · 1 like · The Box and One

- 2022 Draft Prospect: Jeremy Sochan (from David Aldridge, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3325296/2022/05/22/jeremy-sochan-nba-draft-combine/

- 2022 Draft Prospect: Shaedon Sharpe (from Kings Film Room):  

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Kings Film Room @SacFilmRoom
The exciting scoring potential of Shaedon Sharpe - a thread. I get it. It's hard to assess high school tape, and that's all we have on Sharpe. Nonetheless, he is a legitimate candidate to take 4th overall, so in this thread I'll take a look at why that is.
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- 2022 Draft Prospects: The Canadians (from Doug Smith, Toronto Sun):  https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/analysis/2022/05/21/five-canadian-draft-prospects-are-nba-bound-and-the-raptors-might-be-players.html

- Top Performers From The Combine (from Sanjesh Singh, NBC Sports):  https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/top-performers-2022-nba-draft-combine

From Jamie Shaw, On 3:  https://www.on3.com/news/nba-draft-five-winners-of-the-2022-nba-draft-combine/

From Brian Rauf, HeatcheckBB:  https://heatcheckcbb.com/2022-nba-draft-biggest-winners-and-risers-from-the-combine/

From Ben Creider, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/draft-coverage/stock-risers-top-standouts-from-the-nba-draft-combine

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

- DEN: The Rockets' Roster Still Needs Fixing (from Mike Singer, Denver Post):  https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/22/nuggets-tim-connelly-calvin-booth-roster-fixing/

- DEN: The Kroenke Legacy Is In Jeopardy With Nuggets' Fans (from Gordon Gross, Denver Stiffs):  https://www.denverstiffs.com/2022/5/21/23135869/the-kroenke-legacy-is-in-jeopardy-with-nuggets-fans-tim-connelly-denver-nuggets-nikola-jokic

From Mark Kiszla, Denver Post:  https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/21/nikola-jokic-nuggets-tim-connelly-stan-kroenke-comcast-television/

- NYK: Miles McBride Opens Up (from Ian Begley, SNY):  https://sny.tv/articles/knicks-miles-mcbride-offseason-goals-2022-23-nba-season

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

- Birds And Frogs And Basketball (from CJ Marchesani, Roll Call Sportsnet):  https://rollcallsportsnet.com/birds-and-frogs-and-basketball/

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives: http://basketballintelligence.net/2018/05/22/todays-best-nba-reporting-analysis-52218/

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