Basketball Intelligence For 6/6/26
The day's best basketball news and analysis.,
FEATURES OF THE DAY
The Spurs’ Game 2 Plan Worked. The Result Didn’t.
Con Brennan, Wait For The Screen
Victor Wembanyama discovering road to glory is paved with hard lessons, heartbreaks
Marcus Thomspon II, The Athletic
NBA FINALS
Want Future Stars? Get Your Youth to the Finals
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
A Hater’s Paradise
Spike Eskin, The Rights to Rocky Sanchez
NBA Finals: ‘Things aren’t going to be pretty’ — Knicks dig deep to survive Game 2 brawl and extend playoff win streak to 13
Dan Deviine, Yahoo Sports
The Magic Carpet Ride Continues
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
Three Things I Noticed in Knicks-Spurs Game 2
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball
Knicks’ supporting cast keeps shining, bringing New York closer to a championship
David Aldridge, The Athletic
A magical end to a dream Knicks season seems all but certain now
Ian O’Connor, The Athletic
This is no longer about merely toppling Wemby the way the Knicks toppled a giant from the past, Wilt Chamberlain, to win the franchise’s only titles in 1970 and ’73. This is about trying to finish this dream season by matching the Golden State Warriors’ 2017 record of 15 straight postseason victories and going down as one of the most dominant and memorable sports teams New York has ever seen.
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Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
