Basketball Intelligence For 6/10/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE FINALS
What we learned from Game 2
Henry Abbott, True Hoop
Thunder’s stay-or-switch mentality a key to slowing Pacers’ high-octane offense
Kelly Iko, The Athletic
How the Thunder Flipped the Script on the Pacers
Michael Pina, The Ringer
The blueprint that helped the Thunder even the NBA Finals
Andrew Greif, NBC Sports
NBA champions are usually built the same ways. The Pacers had to be different.
Andrew Greif, NBC Sports
Alex Caruso’s energy, offense fuel Thunder in Game 2
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
Biggest storylines for Game 3
ESPN
Tyrese Haliburton has a shot at Indiana immortality, an NBA ring and inner peace
James Boyd, The Athletic
Pacers need Tyrese Haliburton to be more selfish with his scoring
Shakeia Taylor, The Athletic
Aaron Wiggins, the Thunder's not-so-secret weapon, shows exactly how depth is defining this series
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
How Rick Carlisle and Tyrese Haliburton evolved to lead Pacers to NBA title contention
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
TEAM-SPECIFIC
CLE: The Impact of Darius Garland's Toe Surgery
Danny Cunnigham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Garland has surgery on big toe, could miss start of 2025-26 season
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
CLE: What a blockbuster deal could look like
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Hall of Famer Don Nelson roasts Mavericks in ‘protest’ over Luka Dončić trade
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
DEN: Nuggets-Thunder series was fool’s gold. Nikola Jokic needs new GM to shake things up
Sean Keeler, Denver Post
Most valuable thing sitting on Denver’s bench during NBA playoffs was the first aid kit. Until that changes, neither will anything on the Joker’s spring itinerary.
IND: How to Steal like T.J. McConnell
Nam Tran, The Old Man Game
LAC: Every Thunder-ous exploit by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes the Clippers' trade look worse
Steve Henson, LA Times
MIN: Tim Connelly Is Managing Two Timelines This Summer
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
NYK: Assessing the '24-25 Knicks, Part III
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
ORL: 2025 Magic Player Evaluation: Gary Harris
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
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