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Basketball Intelligence For 4/30/24



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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