Basketball Intelligence For 5/25/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
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Keon Ellis, Underutilized Star Role Player
Bryant West, The Kings Herald
WCF Game 3
Timberwolves, to borrow a theme from coach Chris Finch, hit a home run in Game 3
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
The coach likes his baseball references, and he equated his team’s defense in a 143-101 win to a fastball, separating it from the failed “junk” of Games 1 and 2 in the Western Conference finals.
Timberwolves’ Game 3 got them off the mat in Western Conference finals
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
Timberwolves-Thunder winners, losers: Anthony Edwards shines; OKC offense fizzles
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
Timberwolves needed the real Anthony Edwards to beat Thunder
Sam Amick, The Athletic
The Timberwolves Treated Game 3 Like A Battlefield
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
The Thunder had no urgency in Game 3. How will they respond in Game 4?
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Thunder overwhelmed in Game 3 rout: 5 takeaways
Justin Martinez, The Oklahoman
Takeaways from Game 3
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
Game 3 Takeaways
The Athletic
Thunder shows no sense of urgency in blowout loss to Timberwolves
Berry Tramel, Tulsa World
Timberwolves ditch zone defenses for their ‘fastball,’ aggressive man to man
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press
Thunder credit Wolves' 'physicality' in blowout loss
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
What can Thunder learn from historic beatdown in Game 3?
Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman
Timberwolves trounce Thunder in Game 3
Kelly Iko, The Athletic
ECF STORIES
Weighing the pros and cons of lineup changes for desperate Knicks
Stefan Bondy, NY Post
The reason Tom Thibodeau kept Towns out Friday was threefold: defense, rebounding, Mitchell Robinson … I shouldn’t have to explain the connection.
Still, Towns being on the court remains the best option for Knicks success. He can madden with his pick-and-roll coverage, but he can also bury a 30-foot jumper on two consecutive possessions with just a smidgen of space.
You don’t remove your highest-paid All-NBA player from the starting lineup. But you can mask his deficiencies.
Siakam trade made their dream NBA Playoffs run possible
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
The Pacers targeted the right secondary star with the Pascal Siakam trade, and it changed everything for them
The Pacers Are Everything New York Wants to Be
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
Pacers bring home 2-0 lead against Knicks, keepin' 'em running and keepin' 'em working
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
It only took two games for the Knicks to wipe away a month's worth of postseason positivity.
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
Knicks Sink Into 0-2 Hole
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
Little-used reserve Tony Bradley helped Pacers blunt Knicks’ rebounding edge
Peter Botte, NY Post
The trades that put Pacers on the brink of an NBA Finals trip
Sean Keane, Yardbarker
Rick Carlisle is not getting enough love for his current masterclass
Maxwell Ogden, 8 Points 9 Seconds
Knicks leaning toward putting Mitchell Robinson in starting lineup for Game 3
Ian Begley, Yahoo Sports
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