Basketball Intelligence For 5/8/25, PART ONE

BOS: Jayson Tatum wants to save lots of Celtics from fireplace after one other collapse in opposition to KnicksJay King, The Athletic

BOS: Celtics head to New York down 2-0 to Knicks after giving up one other 20-point leadAdam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

BOS: Celtics face id disaster as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown battle to shoot once moreJared Weiss, The Athletic

BOS: The outlet grows even deeper for the CelticsSherrod Blakely, Full Courtroom Press

CHA: What Occurred to Mark Williams’ Protection?James Plowright, Buzz Beat

DAL: Is Nico Harrison Correcting Course Or Overlaying His Tracks?Frederick Okocha, LWOS

DEN: Nuggets destroyed by Thunder in Sport 2Bennett Durando, Denver Publish

DEN: For the Nuggets, Friday’s Sport 3 begins with matching the Thunder’s physicalityTony Jones, The Athletic

DEN: Aaron Gordon’s late-career taking pictures enchancmentOwen Phillips, The F5

GSW: Curry to overlook at the very least 3 video games with hamstring pressureAnthony Slater, The Athletic

GSW: Draymond Inexperienced’s Magic TrickOwen Phillips, The F5

GSW: Curry’s hamstring harm provides the Warriors one other mission: Purchase him timeMarcus Thompson II, The Athletic

IND: How Tyrese Haliburton rediscovered his basketball pleasureJared Weiss, The Athletic

NYK: Mikal Bridges proving clutch isn’t nearly scoringKristian Winfield, Each day Information

NYK: Knicks’ Mikal Bridges has mastered adversity: Video video games, bullying and friendshipJames Edwards III, The Athletic

NYK: Knicks come again from down 20, once moreKristian Winfield, Each day Information

OKC: How Jaylin Williams foiled Nikola Jokic and set tone for Thunder rout vs Nuggets in Sport 2Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman

OKC: Thunder demolishes Nuggets: 5 TakeawaysJustin Martines, The Oklahoman

OKC: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finds his groove as Thunder show who they’re in opposition to NuggetsDarnell Mayberry, The Athletic

OKC: Thunder rides record-setting first half to blowout winJeff Zilgitt, USA Right now

OKC: Why the Thunder’s Sport 2 dominance makes these wild playoffs even higherSam Amick, The Athletic

SAS: Analyzing Spurs’ Defensive and Offensive RolesPaul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot

For Some Coaches, the NBA Isn’t a Ardour—It’s an HabitHoward Beck, The Ringer

“It’s addictive,” says Steve Kerr. “It’s exhilarating, it’s unimaginable, the highs and the lows. … You possibly can’t match it.”

Boston blows one other 20pt lead, OKC bounces again in an enormous approach, and extraDustin Brewer, Hoops Each day

Gamers Testing the NBA Draft Course ofStephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

Vladislav Goldin Scouting Deep DiveElliott Crow, Draftstack

NBA Fantasy: Gamers Who Exceeded Expectations in 2024-25Erik Ong, LWOS