Basketball Intelligence For 6/3/24
Happy Monday! We have some great NBA finals analysis, some really fun NBA Draft coverage, and the announcement of a new Basketball Intelligence contest for you all here in today's edition!
Basketball Intelligence is excited to announce our inaugural NBA Finals Points contest! Paying subscribers are allowed to enter a guess at the total number of points scored by BOTH teams across the NBA Finals. If someone gets the guess exactly right, they’ll receive a LIFETIME subscription to BI! If no one gets it exactly right, the closest guess will receive a free YEAR of BI. Show off your basketball acumen and submit a response today! Details follow below for our paying subscribers! If you’re a free subscriber, don’t stress, there is still time to become a paying subscriber NOW to submit an entry!”
THE PLAYOFFS
BOS-DAL
NBA Finals: Unraveling the myth of Luka Doncic
Amin Touri, Boston Globe
Jayson Tatum praises Celtics trade addition ahead of injury return
Souichi Terada, Mass Live
This NBA finals, Jason Kidd and Joe Mazzulla make a pairing that hasn't existed since 1975
Mike Freeman, USA Today Sports
Boston Celtics Offense
Half Court Hoops, Half Court Hoops Coach’s Cut
Scouting report: Dallas Mavericks
Bruce Castleberry, Boston Herald
How a cold, 'lonely' winter turned Kristaps Porziņģis into the Celtics' key to success
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Derrick Jones Jr. took a chance and it's likely to pay off big time
Dwain Price, Mavs.com
From journeyman to starter: Mavs’ Derrick Jones Jr. will have a say in these NBA Finals
Brad Townsend, The Dallas Morning News
2024 NBA Finals: These Mavericks are a reflection of Jason Kidd — 'We like the underdog role'
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports
A player-by-player breakdown of the Mavericks roster
Emma Healy, Boston Globe
Celtics Joe Mazzulla voices frustrations with ‘clickbait’ narratives around the relationship between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown
Reice Shipley, Awful Announcing
Celtics vs. Mavericks: Dereck Lively II says he's been surprised how much he's been used as a rookie
Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports
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Playoff Standouts and Surprises
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