BOS-MIA
Celtics maintain momentum, and other observations from a Game 4 victory
Adam Himmelsbach, Bston Globe
Derrick White’s career night with ‘ultimate green light’ puts Celtics in driver’s seat
Jay King, The Athletic
One step closer: The Celtics have a commanding 3-1 lead over the Miami Heat
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
Celtics await news on Kristaps Porziņģis injury, push Heat to brink of elimination
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Takeaways from Game 4 loss to Celtics
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
Derrick White led the Celtics, but Game 4 win is overshadowed by injury to Kristaps Porzingis
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
Poor 3-point shooting again dooms Miami
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
DAL-LAC
Tyronn Lue helping Clippers with a ‘blueprint’ to win series
Broderick Turner, LA Times
DEN-LAL
3 takeaways from Denver’s dramatic win over Lakers
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
When Nuggets struggled to find offense against Lakers, Michael Porter Jr. delivered
Ryan McFadden, Denver Post
Jamal Murray, pushing through injury, cements himself as all-time NBA playoff performer
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Jamal Murray argued his way into Game 5 despite calf injury. After “emotional” meeting, Michael Malone gambled and Denver advanced
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
Lakers’ season ends as Nuggets’ Jamal Murray hits another game-winner
Khobi Price, OC Register
IND-MIL
Three minutes that define Pacers-Bucks as a series
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
Hot Hands – How the Pacers caught fire to take 3-1 lead
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote
NYK-PHI
With one stellar performance after another, the indomitable Jalen Brunson is leading a Knicks revival
Tyler Parker, The Ringer
Only drastic change can save the Sixers. Tobias Harris off the bench might be the best answer
Keith Pompey, The INquirer
Anunoby’s versatility gives Knicks several options to defend Joel Embiid, 76ers
Fred Katz, The Athletic
The Knicks look to close out the Sixers at MSG
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
Miles McBride knew his crucial Knicks breakout was coming
Brian Lewis, NY Post
Jalen Brunson and the ruthless old-man game driving the New York Knicks
Chris Herring, ESPN
OKC-NOP
Youth, inexperience don’t faze Thunder in first-round playoff sweep of Pelicans
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
1 stat explaining every first-round series
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
Have A Good Summer: Suns, Pelicans, Lakers
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
The LeBron Generation in the NBA Is Finally Over
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal
LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant spent a decade battling for championships. Now all of them are out of the playoffs early
Kristaps Porzingis could be latest NBA star to be sidelined during playoffs
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
What we’ve learned so far from Round 1
ESPN Insiders
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