Basketball Intelligence For 5/6/25, PART TWO
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics take the bait in loss to Knicks
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle
CLE: ‘I needed to get fired’: How Kenny Atkinson flipped the switch
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
DEN: 5 takeaways from Denver's Game 1 stunner
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
DEN: Aaron Gordon's winning 3 sends Nuggets past Thunder in Game 1
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
GSW: Will the Warriors Learn the Right Lessons From the Rockets Series?
Logan Murdock, The Ringer
LAC: James Harden still has the support of Clippers’ front office despite dismal playoffs
Broderick Turner, LA Times
MIN: All eyes will be on Anthony Edwards as he and the Wolves try to slow down Stephen Curry and the Warriors in the semifinal matchup.
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
MIN: Timberwolves are now the team that Jimmy Butler never thought they could be
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
NYK: 5 takeaways after New York capitalizes in Game 1 shocker
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
NYK: Knicks rally down 20, steal home court from Celtics
Chris Herring, ESPN
NYK: "Live by the 3, die by OG"
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
NYK: Anunoby might be biggest X-factor in Celtics-Knicks series
Nick Goss, NBC Sports
OKC: Thunder look to embrace adversity of playoffs after Game 1 loss to Nuggets
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
ORL: Paolo Banchero diary: the good, bad of season, contract extension, offseason plans, what he learned and more
Marc J Spears, Andscape
SAS: Inside Gregg Popovich's unparalleled NBA legacy
Baxter Holmes, ESPN
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