Basketball Intelligence For 5/23/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
WCF GAME TWO: OKC 118, MIN 103
OKC's offense: On the Block, Snake, Zone
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
SGA makes life easy for the Thunder and OKC’s swarming defense makes it miserable for the Timberwolves
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
Has the Thunder’s pressure already broken the Timberwolves?
Sam Amick, The Athletic
Thunder Smell Blood in the Water
Danny Chau, The Ringer
Wolves lose 118-103 to Thunder in Game 2
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
How the Thunder's 'intensity and aggressiveness' is wearing down the Wolves
Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman
Thunder clamp down on Timberwolves to take 2-0 series lead
The Athletic
Western conference finals takeaways
Tim MacMahon/Dave McMenamin/Kevin Pelton, ESPN
The Thunder are an old-school juggernaut
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
The Wolves Are Still Searching For Answers
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
Game Two winners and losers
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
The Thunder Keep Rolling
Dustin Brewer, Hoops Daily
Timberwolves blitzed again in third quarter
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press
5 takeaways as OKC's defense ties up Minnesota
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
ECF STORIES
Pacers pull off all-time stunner in Game 1 win over Knicks
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote
The Book of Nesmith
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
Pacers built up — and around — Tyrese Haliburton, and Knicks can vouch that it’s worked
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
Jalen Brunson Isn’t Your Garden-Variety Superstar
Lex Pryor, The Ringer
What's fueling Tyrese Haliburton's historic NBA playoff run?
Jamal Collier, ESPN
Thunder roll to 2-0 lead behind Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
Eastern Conference finals takeaways
Tim MacMahon/Dave McMenamin/Kevin Pelton, ESPN
Aaron Nesmith’s historic heater flipped Game 1. He’s only been rehearsing the moment for years
Shakeia Taylor/Jay King, The Athletic
The Pacers are on a 'mission'
Andrew Greif, NBC Sports
In three consecutive rounds, the Pacers have pulled off historic comebacks. They've done it by keeping their confidence and cool under stress.
Ten critical factors of Pacers vs. Knicks. And what'll matter in Game 2
Henry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop
The Knicks lost to the intensity system
Henry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop
Mitchell Robinson's game-changing skill is key to Knicks making NBA Finals
Dan Favale, Daily Knicks
A comprehensive list of everything that had to go wrong to lose Game 1
Michael Zeno, Posting And Toasting
The craziest Tyrese Haliburton stat
Tom Haberstroh, The Finder
After Game 1 collapse, Knicks once again must prove they were made for this moment
Fred Katz, The Athletic
One lineup has been carrying the Knicks in the playoffs. It helped bring them back in Game 1 and it could save them in Game 2
Joseph Kallan, Fansided
Playoff comebacks are becoming the Pacers’ signature
Shakeia Taylor, The Athletic
Pacers at their best late, good enough to take home court advantage from Knicks
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
How Knicks should approach Game 2
Rafael Canton, SNY
Knicks’ communication issues cropped up again in ugly Game 1 loss
Jared Schwartz, NY Post
LEAGUEWIDE
Step aside, millennial NBA stars: Gen Z is taking over — and winning a title could be a young man’s game now
Tom Haberstroh, Yahoo Sports
BI: Let’s remember & pay due respect to the youngest team to win a pro hoops title (50 years ahead of its time?): the 1974 Nets. Starters: Larry Kenon (21), Brian Taylor (22), Super John Williamson (22), Doctor J (23), Billy Paultz (25). Doc, Super John & BT led them to another title in the final ABA season (1976)
Ranking every possible Finals showdown
Kevin Pelton, ESPN
Ode to the Menaces, Stars of the NBA Playoffs
Tyler Parker, The Ringer
Are the NBA playoffs too physical? Here's what the data says
Baxter Holmes, ESPN
How the mid-level exception is a key tool for roster upgrades
Parker Fleming, Subtsakalidis
Gary Payton shares why constant switching on defense is a big problem in today's NBA
Jonas Panerio, Basketball Network
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