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Basketball Intelligence For 5/12/24



BOS-CLE

Celtics stars gush about Jrue Holiday after ‘masterclass’ Game 3
Souichi Terada, Mass Live

Celtics bounce back with Game 3 road win over Cavaliers
Tim Bontemps, ESPN

Cavs can’t protect home court, lose to Celtics in Game 3
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

Two tweaks the Cavaliers can make before Game 4 against the Celtics
Jason Lloyd, The Athletic

Jayson Tatum delivered a star turn when the Celtics needed it most
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

How Jaylen Brown’s voice and play got the Celtics back on track
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

Jaylen Brown’s pep talk fuels Celtics in Game 3
Jay King, The Athletic

Takeaways from Saturday’s Game
Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com

DAL-OKC

Luka Doncic battles knee, Kyrie Irving closes strong in win
Tim MacMahon, ESPN

Doncic, Mavericks ‘battling out there’ in increasingly physical series vs. Thunder
Brad Townsend, Morning News

Thunder slip into 2-1 series hole in NBA playoffs against Mavericks: What has gone wrong?
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

Mavericks take control of series with convincing Game 3 win
Mike Curtis, Morning News

How P.J. Washington lifted the Mavericks to crucial Game 3 win
Steven Johnson, FW Star-Telegram

P.J. Washington emerging as third scorer after two astonishing playoff games
Mike Curtis, Morning News

What sunk Thunder vs Mavericks in Game 3 loss? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needs some help
Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman

Has Josh Giddey regressed in NBA playoffs? Mark Daigneault defends Thunder guard
Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman

DEN-MIN

Have the Nuggets figured out the Wolves?
Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball

Timberwolves stay calm after lopsided Game 3 loss: ‘A little adversity will be good for us’
Chris Hine, Star Tribune

Jamal Murray Looks Like He’s Back. Are the Nuggets, Too?
Michael Pina, The Ringer

Nikola Jokic can’t beat the Timberwolves by himself. For Denver to come back in this series, it needs this version of Jamal Murray

5 takeaways from Denver’s Game 3 answer
Shaun Powell, NBA.com

IND-NYK

Pacers dig deep for Game 3 win
Caitlin Cooper/Samson Folk, Basketball She Wrote

Nembhard’s late 3-pointer a fitting game-winner
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star

The under-the-surface rivalry between Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson
Brian Windhorst, ESPN

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