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Basketball Intelligence For 5/3/22, Pt 1

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Basketball Intelligence For 5/3/22, Pt 1

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
May 3, 2022
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THE PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO

- Takeaways From Game 1s (from Stephen Noh, Sporting News):  https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/nohs-notebook-Horford-Giannis-Warriors-Grizzlies-game-1s/zp23z1bgrbwkejhu7u8zvtfs

From ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33844062/nba-playoffs-2022-next-conference-semifinal-showdown

From David Thorpe, True Hoop:  

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TrueHoop is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. BY DAVID THORPE Phoenix shows us the blueprint Two weeks ago, TrueHoop launched an investigation into huge guys. We’ve been examining…
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a year ago · 3 likes · Travis Moran

- Daily Results (from Zach Harper, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3288396/2022/05/03/nba-playoffs-daily-results-heat-suns-game-1s/

- MIA 106, PHI 92:

  From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/3290558/2022/05/03/deandre-jordan-center-rotation-sixers-game-1-heat/

  From Dan Devine, The Ringer:  https://www.theringer.com/2022/5/3/23054904/sixers-heat-joel-embiid-injury

  From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN:  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33846275/philadelphia-76ers-need-james-harden-carry-he

  From Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2022/05/02/miami-heat-take-advantage-joel-embiid-absence-game-1-win/9624318002/

  From John Schuhmann, NBA.com:  https://www.nba.com/news/5-takeaways-from-heats-game-1-eastern-conference-semifinal-victory-vs-76ers

  From Naveen Ganglani, Hot Hot Hoops:  https://www.hothothoops.com/2022/5/3/23054949/nba-playoffs-future-leads-the-present-with-miami-heat-dynamic-duo-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro

  From Tim Bontemps, ESPN:  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33846770/miami-heat-get-physical-game-1-handle-joel-embiid-less-philadelphia-76ers

  From Michael Pina, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/03/heat-routs-76ers-game

  From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-main-monday-20220502-dxgszjjhvfdlvcthcbo26rvuim-story.html

  From Brad Botkin, CBS Sports:  https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-james-hardens-shortcomings-on-display-as-76ers-lose-game-1-vs-heat-without-joel-embiid/

  From Reuben Frank, NBC Sports:  https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/10-ugly-stats-76ers-game-1-loss-heat

  From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261001157.html  and https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article260951882.html

  From Wes Goldberg, The Wes Side:  

The Wes Side
'Brothers' Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo put the Heat's future on display in Game 1 win over 76ers
The defining play of the Heat’s Game 1 win over the 76ers Monday ended with Tyler Herro darting a pass to Bam Adebayo and Adebayo getting an easy layup at the basket. The play capped a 23-11 run by the Heat that bridged the third and fourth quarters and extended the lead to 16 after a tightly contested first half resulted in the 76ers taking a one-point advantage into halftime. After Herro’s connection with Adebayo with 6:50 remaining, the Heat lead ballooned to 21 as they cruised to a 106-92 win to go up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals…
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a year ago · Wes Goldberg

  From Derek Bodner, The Daily Six: https://www.dailysix.com/morning-sixers-heat-vs-sixers-game-1-recap/

  From Gina Mizell, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sports/sixers-heat-game-1-toronto-raptors-20220503.html

  From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/instant-observations-sixers-heat-game-1-james-harden-jimmy-butler-tyrese-maxey/

  From Noah Levick, NBC Sports:  https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-vs-heat-game-1-james-harden-tobias-harris-deandre-jordan-paul-reed-doc-rivers-nba-playoffs-2022

  From Austin Krell, The Painted Lines: https://thepaintedlines.com/wasted-opportunities-leave-sixers-down-1-0-vs-heat-likes-and-dislikes/

  From Adam Aaronson, Rights To Ricky Sanchez:  https://www.rightstorickysanchez.com/normal-column/050222

  From Ian Levy, The Step Back:  https://fansided.com/2022/05/03/philadelphia-76ers-small-ball-answer/

  From Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense: https://thesixersense.com/2022/05/03/sixers-3-takeaways-game-1-loss-heat/

  From Couper Moorhead, HEAT.com:  https://www.nba.com/heat/news/coup-takeaways-pj-tucker-brings-the-energy-tyler-herro-brings-the-scoring-asheat-take-game-1-with-second-half-run

  From Jackson Frank, Liberty Ballers:  https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/5/2/23054555/sixers-playoff-bell-ringer-tobias-harris-25-points-game-1-loss-tyrese-maxey-james-harden-miami-heat

  From Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly: https://www.sportstalkphilly.com/2022/05/3-observations-heat-outlast-sixers-pull-away-in-second-half-to-take-game-1.html

  From Mo Dakhil, Bleacher Report:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10034791

- PHO 121, DAL 114:

  From Doug Haller, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3290759/2022/05/03/five-observations-suns-get-back-to-regular-season-form-in-game-1-win-over-mavericks-for-the-most-part/

  From Tim Cato, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/3290561/2022/05/03/mavericks-suns-game1/

  From Sam Amick, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/3290818/2022/05/03/suns-mavs-second-round-favorites/

  From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/2022/05/02/phoenix-suns-continue-dominance-over-dallas-mavericks-take-game-1/9624856002/

  From Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/03/suns-mavericks-chris-paul-devin-booker-mikal-bridges-nba-playoffs-game-1

  From Iztok Frank/Mike Pielucci, D Magazine:  https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2022/05/what-we-saw-what-it-felt-like-mavs-suns-game-1/

  From Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban:  https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-takeaways-2022-playoffs-game-1-suns

  From Brad Townsend, Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/05/03/in-game-1-defeat-mavericks-three-headed-point-guard-dragon-was-missing-two-heads/

  From Callie Caplan, Morning News:  https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/05/02/luka-doncics-highest-scoring-game-this-playoffs-not-enough-as-suns-bully-mavs-in-game-1/

   From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports:  https://arizonasports.com/story/3128128/phoenix-suns-deliver-strong-1st-punch-to-mavericks-take-game-1/

  From Dwain Price, Mavs.com: https://www.mavs.com/mavs-sunstakeaways/

  From Tim MacMahon, ESPN:  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33847069/jason-kidd-says-dallas-mavericks-need-join-party-dropping-game-1-phoenix-suns-luka-doncic-45

  From Jackson Frank, DIME:  https://uproxx.com/dimemag/deandre-ayton-suns-pelicans-star-playoffs-video-breakdown/

We will publish a special edition previewing tonight’s matchups later today. Stay tuned!

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

- CHI: Bulls' Pivotal Offseason Storylines (from Rob Schaefer):  https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/5-bulls-storylines-watch-pivotal-2022-nba-offseason

- HOU: Does The Celtics' Rebuild Provide A Roadmap For The Rockets? (from James Piercey, The Dream Shake):  https://www.thedreamshake.com/2022/5/3/23054937/does-boston-celtics-rebuild-provide-a-road-map-for-houston-rockets-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-nba

- ORL: Suggs Will Need To Slow Things Down Again (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2022/05/03/jalen-suggs-orlando-magic-will-need-slow-things

- PHO: Booker Has 'No Shot' As Future NBA Coach (from Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic):  https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/05/02/phoenix-suns-devin-booker-future-nba-head-coach-no-patience-for-job/9622820002

- TOR: Nick Nurse's Media Conference (from Eric Nehm, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3289998/2022/05/03/nick-nurse-lakers-rumours-raptors

From Michael Grange, Sportsnet:  https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/despite-over-achieving-this-season-nick-nurse-is-ready-for-raptors-to-go-further/

From Doug Smith, Toronto Star:  https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2022/05/02/raptors-coach-nick-nurse-laments-lack-of-bench-depth-theyve-got-to-be-players.html

- TOR: Raptors Need More Positional Balance (from Josh Lewenberg, TSN):  https://www.tsn.ca/josh-lewenberg-nick-nurse-made-position-less-experiment-work-but-raptors-need-more-roster-balance-1.1794340

- UTA: Donovan Mitchell Is Heading Into His Most Important Offseason (from Tony Jones, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3290531/2022/05/03/donovan-mitchell-offseason-utah-jazz/

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

- Hubie Brown Hasn't Stopped Coaching (from Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal):  https://www.wsj.com/articles/hubie-brown-nba-coaching-11651585886

- G League Ignite, OTE & The Future Of Alternative Pathways (from Maxwell Baumbach, N0 Ceilings):  

No Ceilings
G League Ignite, Overtime Elite, and the Future of Alternative Pathways | The Prospect Overview
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a year ago · 6 likes · Maxwell Baumbach

- Each Remaining Playoff Team's Biggest Concern (from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report):  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2955866-the-biggest-concern-for-every-2022-nba-playoff-team-still-standing

- Under-The-Radar FA Bargains (from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report):  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2955757-7-under-the-radar-2022-nba-free-agency-bargains

- Trayce Jackson-Davis' Draft Decision: NBA Vs. NIL (from Zach Osterman, Indy Star):  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2022/05/03/iu-basketball-nba-draft-nil-money-affect-trayce-jackson-davis/7390789001/

- 2022 Draft Big Board  4.0 (from Sam Vecenie, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3277809/2022/05/02/2022-nba-draft-big-board-jabari-smith-chet-holmgren/

- 2022 Draft: Who Should HOU,ORL & DET Pick? (from Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz, ESPN):  https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/33845648/what-houston-rockets-orlando-magic-detroit-pistons-do-no-1-pick-2022-nba-draft

- Ousmane Dieng Could Be The Steal Of The 2022 Draft (from Nick Crain, Sports Illustrated):  https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/draft-coverage/hidden-gems-ousmane-dieng-could-be-steal-of-2022-nba-draft

- 2022 Draft Prospect: Jabari Smith, Jr (from Josh Cohen, magic.com):  https://www.nba.com/magic/news/2022-nba-draft-jabari-smith-jr-strengths-and-weaknesses-20220503

From JD Tailor, Welcome To Loud City:  https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2022/5/3/23051894/nba-draft-scouting-jabari-smith-jr

- 2022 Draft Prospects: Good Options For Teams Drafting 5 Thru 7 (from Krysten Peek, Yahoo Sports):  https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-nba-draft-after-the-top-4-these-players-should-get-a-lottery-look-174259162.html

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives:  http://basketballintelligence.net/2018/05/03/todays-best-nba-reporting-analysis-5318/

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