Basketball Intelligence For 5/4/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics-Knicks preview
Jay King/Fred Katz/James Edwards, The Athletic
CLE: Cavaliers vs. Pacers: Eastern Conference Semis Preview
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Scouting Report: Are there reasons to fear the Pacers?
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
CLE: Will Donovan Mitchell finally advance past the second round of the playoffs?
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DEN: Nuggets’ resilience leads them past Clippers and on to their biggest challenge yet
Tony Jones, The Athletic
DEN: Nuggets vs Clippers Game 7 Breakdown
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
DEN: Nuggets get desired 'result' from firings, advance in playoffs
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
DEN: Westbrook has finally found his post-Oklahoma City home, just in time to save his legacy
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
DEN: Nuggets' biggest weakness becomes strength in Game 7 win
Ben Handler, Nugg Love
DEN: Nuggets finish the job in Game 7
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
GSW: Will Warriors blow another 3-1 lead?
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: These Warriors are old, tired and in trouble as Game 7 looms against Rockets
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
GSW: Game 7: Another flight to Houston and a rock-fight game against the league's premier brawlers
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News
GSW: How Draymond thrives as a small-ball center
Sam Gordon, SF Chronicle
HOU: What the Rockets Need to Do to Win Game 7
Ibrahim Baig, Space City Scoop
HOU: VanVleet rises to occasion, helps send Houston Rockets to Game 7
Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle
HOU: Inside the Houston Rockets' defensive strategy that has stopped the Warriors so far
Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle
HOU: Meet Warriors Wrecker Steven Adams: The man Golden State wants on bench, but Rockets won't budge
Matt Young, Houston Chronicle
IND: Pacers prepped for Cavaliers from familiar underdog role
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
IND: Pacers biggest x-factor vs Cavaliers is the NBA bargain nobody saw coming
Dan Favale, 8 Pts 9 Secs
LAC: Clippers offseason primer: In need of more offense to go with all that defense
Mark Deeks, Hoops Hype
LAC: Clippers' season ends with Game 7 blowout
Justin Russo
LAC: Clippers were healthy and still couldn’t get past first round. Now what?
Law Murray, The Athletic
LAC: Clippers’ season ends with blowout loss to Nuggets in Game 7
Braidon Nourse, OC Register
LAC: The Clippers lack an obvious path to improvement
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
LAC: Clippers are eliminated by Nuggets in Game 7 rout
Broderick Turner, LA Times
MEM: The Grizzlies going from rule breakers to stagnant
Katie Heindl, Basketball Feelings
MIA: Now with NBA’s longest tenure, Heat’s Spoelstra remains forward thinking
Ira Winderman, SunSentinel
MIL: Bucks will have to dig deep to solve center conundrum
Dalton Sell, Behind The Buck Pass
MIN: Rudy Gobert’s role, Ant’s intelligence and more takeaways from the Wolves’ triumph
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NYK: Knicks vs. Celtics Series Preview
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
NYK: Celtics-Knicks preview
Jay King/Fred Katz/James Edwards, The Athletic
NYK: Will the Knicks sink or swim against the Celtics? It could depend on Jalen Brunson’s floater
Julian Benbow, Boston Globe
NYK: 5 keys for Knicks in facing Celtics in Eastern Conference semifinal
Steve Popper, Newsday
ORL: Magic must monitor these 5 offseason situations across the league
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
SAS: I played for Gregg Popovich for one season. This is how he impacted my life
Shawnelle Scott, The Athletic
SAS: Thanks, Pop
Matthew Tynan, Corporate Knowledge
SAS: Gregg Popovich’s influence at the heart of Warriors-Rockets coaching matchup
Sam Amick, The Athletic
SAS: Pop: He became so synonymous with the Spurs that one name is all you need when we talk about the legend who is finally leaving the Spurs' bench
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
LEAGUEWIDE
East's second round predictions
CBS Sports
Previewing the second round: biggest questions
ESPN
THE DRAFT
Kam Jones Scouting Report
Nic Thomas, Draftstack
Egor Demin Scouting Report
The Draftstack
Obinna Anochili-Killen Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter
Fresh off NCAA championship, Alex Condon now takes on the NBA draft
Ayush G, The Pick And Roll
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