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PLAYOFFS, ROUND TWO
- Daily Results (from Zac Harper, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3288442/2022/05/09/nba-playoffs-daily-results-sixers-heat-mavericks-suns-game-4/
- The Recent History Of Teams Coming Back From 0-2: (from Drew Maresca, Basketball News): https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/examining-the-recent-history-of-teams-coming-back-from-02
DAL 111, NOP 101:
From Grant Afseth, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-phoenix-suns-playoffs-game-4-chris-paul-fouled-out
From Dave McMenamin, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33884494/after-posting-more-fouls-points-first-postseason-career-star-guard-chris-paul-vows-better-phoenix-suns
From Kent Somers, Arizona Republic: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2022/05/08/suns-have-series-their-hands-after-debacle-vs-mavericks/9699606002/
From Robby Kalland, DIME: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/mavs-suns-game-4-video-highlights-finney-smith-bertans-doncic-booker-paul/
From Dan Bickley, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3135101/bickley-suns-struggle-mightily-with-refs-emotions-in-game-4-loss-to-mavs/
From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/3134585/phoenix-suns-need-to-rediscover-identity-after-game-4-loss-to-mavericks/
From Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/09/suns-offense-chris-paul
From Dwain Price, Mavs.com: https://www.mavs.com/dorianhiteightthrees/
From James Herbert, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mavericks-vs-suns-score-takeaways-dallas-bombs-away-suns-get-sloppy-and-chris-paul-fouls-out-in-game-4
From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/05/08/dallas-mavericks-cook-phoenix-suns-3-even-series-after-game-4-win/9698659002/
- PHI 116, MIA 108:
From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3301053/2022/05/09/james-harden-sixers-heat-game-4/
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33884515/james-harden-used-what-sixers-needed
From Reuben Frank, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/focus-james-harden-10-wild-76ers-stats-game-4-win
From Kyle Wood, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/09/james-harden-76ers-heat-nba-playoffs
From Tom Moore, Courier Times: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/sports/pro/2022/05/09/sixers-joel-embiid-have-made-this-into-winnable-series-with-heat-76ers-joel-embiid-nba-playoffs/65353937007/
From Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense: https://thesixersense.com/2022/05/09/sixers-3-takeaways-game-4-win-heat
From Ira Winderman, SunSentinel: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-philadelphia-76ers-game-4-20220509-lycnshtfsvd4bif73krrqephbm-story.html
From Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article261225027.html
From Barry Jackson, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article260399287.html
From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-vs-heat-game-4-james-harden-joel-embiid-jimmy-butler-sixers-observations-nba-playoffs
From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/instant-observations-sixers-heat-game-4-james-harden-joel-embiid-jimmy-butler-doc-rivers/
From Wes Goldberg, The Wes Side:
From Sam Quinn, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-vs-heat-score-takeaways-james-harden-joel-embiid-lead-philadelphia-to-crucial-game-4-win-over-miami
From Marcus Hayes, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sports/philadelphia-76ers-james-harden-nba-playoffs-joel-embiid-20220509.html
From David Murphy, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-heat-nba-playoffs-jimmy-butler-how-to-stop-20220509.html
From Keith Pompey, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-sixers-jimmy-butler-james-harden-heat-nba-playoffs-20220509.html
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33884830/philadelphia-76ers-getting-more-confident-series-goes-james-harden-stars-game-4
BOS-MIL:
From Jared Weiss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3300418/2022/05/09/jayson-tatum-celtics-playoffs-bucks/
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33882587/nba-playoffs-2022-how-boston-celtics-discovered-blueprint-changed-their-season
From Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press: https://fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/the-celtics-sins-of-game-3-and-what-the-road-to-redemption-looks-like/
From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/08/bhr-l-celtsnotes-0509/
From Adam Spinella, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/5/9/23062580/ime-udoka-and-the-ato-edge-boston-celtics-milwaukee-bucks-jayson-tatum
From Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/05/08/george-hill-part-bucks-playoff-push-after-neck-abdominal-injuries/9698544002/
From Dalton Sell, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2022/05/09/questions-game-4-milwaukee-bucks-boston-celtics/
GSW-MEM:
From Anthony Slater/Fred Katz, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3300971/2022/05/09/nba-warriors-grizzlies-preview/
From Joe Mullinax, Grizzly Bear Blues: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/5/9/23063017/going-through-hell-with-young-grizzlies-memphis-nba-playoffs-jaren-jackson-jr-golden-state-warriors
From Owen Hewitt, Grizzly Bear Blues: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2022/5/9/23063229/the-woes-of-the-grizzlies-reserves-memphis-nba-playoffs-golden-state-warriors
From Monte Poole, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-might-have-found-missing-maturity-game-3-win-over-grizzlies
From Duby Dub Dubs, Dub Nation HQ
From Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/08/ja-morant-injury-game-3-the-players-code
From Sharon Brown, Memphis Flyer: https://www.memphisflyer.com/meet-the-mom-jamie-morant
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- MIN: Season Review: Jaylen Nowell (from Gabe Schneider, Canis Hoopus): https://www.canishoopus.com/2022/5/9/23060185/2021-22-minnesota-timberwolves-season-review-jaylen-nowell
- ORL: Season Review: Chuma Okeke (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily): https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2022/05/09/2022-orlando-magic-player-evaluations-chuma-okeke-still-trying-to-get-his-footing-in-nba/
- SAC: Kings Name Mike Brown New HC (from Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee): https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article261079892.html
From Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article261233867.html
From James Ham, The Kings Beat:
https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/p/source-mike-brown-set-become-kings-new-head-coach
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
_ The 2023 "Vying For Victor" Tankathon (from Aaron Kellerstrass, Piston Powered): https://pistonpowered.com/2022/05/09/detroit-pistons-tanking-next-season
- 2022 Draft Prospect: Kennedy Chandler (from Adam Spinella, The Box And One):
- Top 10 Rookies Of 2022 (from Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings):
- 3 Elite Dribblers Of The Past Share Their Secrets (from Sopan Deb, NY Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/sports/basketball/nba-best-ballhandlers.html
FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: http://basketballintelligence.net/2018/05/09/todays-best-nba-reporting-analysis-5918/