Basketball Intelligence For 5/6/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO
- One Burning Question For Each 2nd Round Series (from Dan Devine, The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/2022/5/6/23059532/nba-playoffs-joel-embiid-injury-76ers-celtics-bucks
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- BOS-MIL:
From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3296761/2022/05/06/celtics-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-series/
From Ethan Fuller, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-stats-notebook-theres-a-3point-standoff-between-the-celtics-and-bucks
From Jack Simone, Enjoy Basketball:
From Brian Robb, Mass Live: https://www.superiortelegram.com/sports/pro/robb-column-celtics-solve-giannis-antetokounmpo-with-ben-simmons-defensive-treatment-in-game-2
From John Tomase, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/derrick-white-may-actually-be-key-celtics-becoming-unstoppable-playoffs
From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2022/5/5/23058154/warriors-grizzlies-game-2-steph-curry-ja-morant-klay-thompson-jordan-poole-film-breakdown and https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/05/sports/derrick-white-didnt-make-basket-celtics-game-2-he-scored-points-with-his-coach/
From Dalton Sell, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2022/05/06/milwaukee-bucks-need-wesley-matthews-brook-lopez/
From Keith Smith, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/6/23059906/contributing-beyond-the-box-score-derrick-whites-game-2-boston-celtics-nba-playoffs
- DAL-PHO:
From John Hollinger, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3295332/2022/05/06/hollinger-its-the-point-gods-playoffs-heres-how-chris-paul-is-dominating-the-postseason/
From Tim Cato, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3295593/2022/05/06/mavericks-luka-doncic-defense-suns/
From John Voita, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2022/5/5/23058444/video-recap-phoenix-suns-playoffs-deploying-luka-rules-to-hamper-mavericks-effectiveness
From Dana Scott, Arizona Republic: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/05/05/suns-praise-crowder-more-than-his-shooting-vs-mavericks-playoffs/9660603002/ and https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/05/06/suns-vs-mavericks-what-you-need-know-game-3/9665297002
From Juanma Rubio, AS: https://en.as.com/nba/suns-vs-mavericks-nba-playoffs-game-3-doncic-needs-help-and-a-change-to-dallas-defence-n/
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3131207/suns-mavericks-game-3-preview-0-5-excellence-kitchen-sinks/
From Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban: https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-adjustments-2022-playoffs-game-3-suns
From Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball:
From Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/5/6/23059317/luka-doncic-defense-nba-playoffs-phoenix-suns-dallas-mavericks-video-clips
From Eric Nehm, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3296337/2022/05/06/bucks-wesley-matthews-jrue-holiday/
From Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/05/05/milwaukee-bucks-playoff-defense-has-been-superb-but-offense-lagging/9656816002/
- GSW-MEM:
From Evan Barnes, Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2022/05/06/nba-playoffs-draymond-green-mentor-jaren-jackson-jr-xavier-tillman-grizzlies-warriors-michigan-state/9618548002/
From Michael Pina, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/06/memphis-grizzlies-desmond-bane-daily-cover
From Brandon Abraham, Grizzly Bear Blues: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/5/6/23057811/the-jaren-jackson-jr-era-is-coming-nba-memphis-grizzlies
From Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/Good-to-be-back-Why-these-playoffs-mean-so-17152642.php
From Monte Poole, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-quest-slow-ja-morant-game-3-now-begins-andrew-wiggins
From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2022/5/5/23058154/warriors-grizzlies-game-2-steph-curry-ja-morant-klay-thompson-jordan-poole-film-breakdown
From Jannelle Moore, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/06/warriors-four-key-issues-heading-into-game-3-vs-grizzlies
- MIA-PHI:
From Jackson Frank, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/bam-adebayo-stands-at-the-core-of-the-heats-secondround-dominance
From Nekias Duncan, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/empty-the-clip-how-the-heat-torched-the-sixers-in-pickandroll
From Sean Kennedy, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/5/5/23058445/depth-standing-in-contrast-to-philadelphia-76ers-suboptimal-roster-miami-heat-nba-playoffs
From Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops:
From Jackson Frank, The Analyst: https://theanalyst.com/na/2022/05/nba-playoffs-have-the-boston-celtics-found-a-way-to-slow-giannis-antetokounmpo-and-the-milwaukee-bucks/
From Tom West, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/5/6/23059175/sixers-game-3-heat-joel-embiid-james-harden-tyrese-maxey-kyle-lowry-nba-playoffs
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/33863229/do-joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-comeback-the-miami-heat
From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-main-wednesday-20220505-vk5vtf44wrc5bck2en6gi75tca-story.html
From Gina Mizell, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-heat-game-3-joel-embiid-orbital-fracture-concussion-20220505.html
- From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261105772.html
From Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry:
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