Basketball Intelligence For 5/7/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO
- Daily Results (from Zach Harper, The Ringer): https://theathletic.com/3288439/2022/05/07/nba-playoffs-results-heat-sixers-suns-mavs-game-3/
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- DAL 103, PHO 94:
From Tim Cato, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3298604/2022/05/07/sixers-game-3-victory-joel-embiid/
From Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban: https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/maxi-kleber-dallas-mavericks-2022-playoffs-game-3-suns and https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/dallas-mavericks-takeaways-2022-playoffs-game-3-suns
From Ben Zajdel, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/6/23060912/3-things-we-learned-mavericks-suns-recap-game-3-final-score-103-94
From Ananth Pandian, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/luka-doncic-needs-jalen-brunson-mavs-others-continue-step-against-suns-game-4/dvxam0ivalrd6ebmygd5ivlg
From Luke Askew. Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/7/23061004/stats-rundown-5-numbers-game-3-dallas-mavericks-phoenix-suns-playoffs-2022
From Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2022/5/7/23061026/when-it-mattered-most-the-mavericks-defense-saved-the-season-phoenix-suns-2022-nba-playoffs
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3132377/phoenix-suns-overwhelmed-by-dallas-mavericks-spirit-drop-game-3/
From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/05/06/phoenix-suns-cant-overcome-turnovers-game-3-loss-mavericks/9684532002/
- PHI 99, MIA 79:
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3298604/2022/05/07/sixers-game-3-victory-joel-embiid/
From Kyle Wood, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/07/joel-embiid-76ers-back-into-series-heat-nba-playoffs
From Reuben Frank, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/10-mind-blowing-tyrese-maxey-and-76ers-stats-after-win-over-heat
From Marcus Hayes, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sports/philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid-nba-playoffs-win-heat-defense-20220507.html
From David Murphy, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid-nba-playoffs-20220508.html
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-heat-miami-philadelphia-nba-playoffs-joel-embiid-danny-green-jimmy-butler-20220507.html
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33870302/joel-embiid-shows-immediate-impact-game-3-philadelphia-76ers-long-way-go
From Ky Carlin, USA Today: https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/lists/player-grades-joel-embiid-returns-as-sixers-beat-heat-in-game-3/
From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261165922.html
From Barry Jackson, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article260398522.html
From Josh Grieb, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2022/5/6/23060744/sixers-heat-jimmy-butler-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-76ers-james-harden
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/masked-joel-embiid-helps-sixers-regain-footing-heat-series/
- BOS-MIL:
From Matt Brooks, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-celtics-defense-is-the-story-of-the-2022-nba-playoffs
From Will Bjarnar, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/7/23056758/boston-celtics-defending-giannis-antetokounmpo-grant-williams-al-horford-milwaukee-bucks
From Stephen Noh, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-evolving-bucks-vs-celtics-playoffs/xigiu7rlf99o68odrszcsaq9
From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/06/sports/celtics-bucks-game-3-preview-matchups/
From Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/05/06/milwaukee-bucks-luca-vildoza-makes-flashy-debut-during-nba-playoffs/9671718002/
From Nathan Marzion, Behind The Buck Pass: https://thesmokingcuban.com/posts/maxi-kleber-dallas-mavericks-2022-playoffs-game-3-suns
From Scott Cacciola, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/sports/basketball/boston-celtics-ime-udoka.html
From Jamal Collier, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33866690/four-keys-milwaukee-bucks-winning-second-consecutive-nba-championship
From Gilbert McGregor, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/brad-stevens-celtics-moves-front-office/umpc2fuckczsezgstsavk7hn
From Darren Hartwell, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-vs-bucks-game-3-primer-three-key-storylines-watch
- GSW-MEM:
From Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3298568/2022/05/07/warriors-grizzlies-offense-game3/
From Jack Kelly, Hoops Habit: https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/07/brandon-clarke-memphis-grizzlies/
From Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/draymond-green-on-sacrificing-for-career-i-dont-believe-everyone-wants-to-win-004055308.html
From Ann Killion, SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/Warriors-Grizzlies-NBA-17155243.php
From Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/warriors-draymond-green-embracing-physicality-emotion-against-grizzlies-you-gotta-want-smoke-or-you-lose/
From Candace Echols, Daily Memphian: https://dailymemphian.com/article/28613/memphis-grizzlies-brandon-clarke-mom-whitney-triplett
From Madeline Kenney, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/06/what-the-warriors-are-missing-with-andre-iguodala-out
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