Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/26/19

Playoff Series Updates

- DEN-SAS:

From Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/4/25/18517194/recap-the-denver-nuggets-wasted-a-near-perfect-game-from-nikola-jokic

From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/4/26/18517519/san-antonio-spurs-denver-nuggets-game-6-nikola-jokic

From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2019/04/25/spurs-roll-nuggets-forcing-game-7/

From Benyam Kidane/Scott Rafferty, NBA.com: https://ca.nba.com/news/nba-playoffs-2019-takeaways-as-the-san-antonio-spurs-force-game-7-with-win-over-the-denver-nuggets/ehp7mlzkw77i12u7r1r8izndl

- GSW-LAC:

From Anthony Slater, The Athletic:  https://theathletic.com/945835/2019/04/25/its-time-for-the-warriors-version-of-mariano-rivera-to-close-out-the-clippers/?source=dailyemail

From Danny Leroux, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/945212/2019/04/25/warriors-clippers-game-5-report-card-grading-durants-dominance-and-curry-and-greens-flat-nights/

From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2019/4/25/18515546/nba-2019-playoffs-warriors-game-5-clippers-kevin-durant-steph-curry-lou-williams-video-breakdown

From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/25/steve-kerr-keeping-options-open-on-potential-adjustments-in-game-6/

From Windhorst/Pelton/Spears/Friedell/Marks, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26605302/5-5-clippers-exposing-real-warriors-problems

From Coach Nick, BBall Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSJE67Zb26k

From Will Gottlieb, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2833212-just-like-curry-just-like-durant-how-61-lou-williams-gets-buckets

- HOU-UTA:

From Bryan Kalbrosky, Hoops Hype: https://hoopshype.com/2019/04/25/houston-rockets-eric-gordon-donovan-mitchell-golden-state-warriors/

From Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/When-Rockets-needed-to-stop-Jazz-they-turned-to-13796254.php

- BOS-MIL:

From Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writers: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/inside-the-boston-celtics-milwaukee-bucks-chess-match/

From Greg Brueck-Cassoli, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/4/25/18515230/milwaukee-bucks-vs-boston-celtics-preview-upset-second-round-eastern-conference-semis

From Todd Whitehead, Nylon Calculus: https://fansided.com/2019/04/25/nylon-calculus-bucks-celtics-win-probabilities-assist-maps-style-charts/

From John Karalis, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/04/defending-giannis-antetokounmpo-how-the-boston-celtics-will-have-to-try-everything-just-to-slow-down-the-milwaukee-bucks-star.html

From Mo Dakhil, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/26/nba-hates-midrange-jumper-celtics-will-need-embrace-it-beat-bucks

From Rohan Katti, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/04/26/milwaukee-bucks-comparing-benches-bucks-celtics/

- Tatum Is Still The Key To The Celtics' Future (from Jack McCluskey, The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/4/26/18517060/jayson-tatum-boston-celtics-indiana-pacers

- TOR-PHI:

From Andrew Patton, Nylon Calculus: https://fansided.com/2019/04/26/nylon-calculus-raptors-76ers-win-probabilities-assist-maps-style-charts/

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26604722/simmons-deserves-credit-defense

From Cooper Smither, Raptors Playbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjujPvKbR7w    and   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs3kBBY8-q4

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- BKN: Nets Won't Change Their Building Plan (from Brian Mahoney, Associated Press):

Read it here:  https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Nets-need-more-talent-but-won-t-change-their-13795319.php

- CLE: Sexton's All-Rookie Team Case (from Evan Dammarell, Forbes):

Read it here:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/evandammarell/2019/04/26/collin-sexton-has-easily-made-the-case-for-first-team-all-rookie-this-season/#2f4d500d1959

Today's BI  is dedicated to the memory of John Havlicek:

From Leigh Montville, True Hoop:  https://www.truehoop.com/p/remembering-no-17

From John Powers, Boston Globe: https://www2.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/04/25/john-havlicek-one-greatest-celtics-ever-dies/Dwh59K8YIZO9PZ0b3lMQ7J/story.html

From Michael O'Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/john-havlicek-never-stopped-running-michael-o-daniel/

From Harvey Araton, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/sports/basketball/john-havlicek-dead-boston-celtics-hall-of-famer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss