Basketball Intelligence For 5/24/25
Pacers get out front with a 2-0 series lead, All-NBA announcements, draft intrigue deepens, and more...
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Thunder’s Chet Holmgren comes home to Minnesota, the place he learned to be himself
Alec Lewis, The Athletic
ALL-NBA ANNOUNCED
All-NBA Team Of Players Who Weren’t Eligible Due To Games
Kenny Kluska, Last Word On Sports
All-NBA Teams: Four significant financial implications, including Jaren Jackson Jr.'s uncertain future
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
2025 All-NBA Teams: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines First Team, LeBron James gets 21st selection in a row
Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports
LeBron James, Giannis, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Headline 2024-25 All-NBA Teams
Paul Kasabian, Bleacher Report
The NBA announced 2025 All-Defensive teams, and actually got it right
Ricky O’Donnell, SB Nation
TEAM NEWS
CLE: How to evaluate Cavs Coach Kenny Atkinson?
Terry Pluto, Cleveland.com
GSW: Honorary Warrior For Life? Vote on Andrew Wiggins
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
IND: Shock and awe: Pacers take 2-0 series lead as Pascal Siakam sets new playoff career-high
Dustin Dopirak, Indianaoplis Star
IND: If You Weren't a Believer Before, Game 2 Proved the Pacers Are the Real Deal
Chris Mannix, SI.com
IND: tyrese haliburton and the art of statistical heresy
Bang!
IND: "Pascal Siakam dazzles to steal Game 2 in the Garden"
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball, She Wrote
IND: Pascal Siakam’s ‘special game’ puts Pacers in driver’s seat: ‘That’s why we brought him here’
Shakeia Taylor, The Athletic
IND: Pascal Siakam drops 39; Pacers put Knicks in 2-0 series hole
Jamal Collier, ESPN
IND: At the Buzzer: R3G2 — Pacers 114, Knicks 109
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files With Scott Agness
IND: Knicks vs. Pacers is a 100 MPH chess match—and Indiana's got New York in check
James Herbert, CBS Sports
"They're not going to stop," New York wing Mikal Bridges said.
Bridges said that the Knicks have to improve their communication defensively and execute their coverages better, but he'd said the same thing in between Games 1 and 2. He also said that they might be "playing a bit too soft at the beginning of halves." New York's starters are getting torched to the tune of 155.1 points per 100 possessions during this series, and it's fair to wonder why coach Tom Thibodeau hasn't put Robinson or Miles McBride in the first five yet. Regardless of what Thibodeau does with the rotation going forward, though, the Pacers have a massive depth advantage, which pairs well with their commitment to their high-octane system.
BI: Teams trailing by 7 or more points with less than a minute left have an all-time record of 4 wins against 1,407 losses in NBA playoff history—3 of those wins have come by the Pacers during this playoff run
MIA: Riley Rebuild No. 14? A better Heat support system
Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel
MIL: Exits: Basketball at the end of the world
Timothy Faust, Basketball Feelings
MIN: Anthony Edwards’ promise, a wristband and the magic the Timberwolves need
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
MIN: Julius Randle’s first playoff clunker comes at a terrible time for Timberwolves
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
Randle scored six points on 2-of-11 shooting, missed all three of his 3-pointers and turned the ball over four times in Minnesota’s 118-103 loss to the Thunder in Game 2 that put the Wolves in an 0-2 hole as they head back home.
NYK: Knicks' defense is a disaster. To have shot at NBA Finals, they must get more physical
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today
NYK: The Knicks Are Choking Away Their Title Hopes
Howard Beck, The Ringer
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