From Callie Caplan, Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2021/05/23/after-luka-doncic-bullied-patrick-beverley-mavs-are-prepping-for-heavier-dose-of-playoff-rondo-in-game-2/

- DEN-POR:

From Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2021/5/23/22449563/five-takeaways-from-a-nuggets-game-1-loss-versus-the-portland-trail-blazers

From Steve Dewald, Blazer's Edge: https://www.blazersedge.com/2021/5/22/22449521/trail-blazers-nuggets-damian-lillard-nikola-jokic-game-1-victory

From Mike Singer, Denver Post: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/23/nuggets-blazers-game-2-playoffs-long-series/

From Adam Mares, The DNVR: https://thednvr.com/the-challenge-of-guarding-damian-lillard-and-the-portland-trail-blazers/

From Dave Deckard, Blazer's Edge: https://www.blazersedge.com/2021/5/22/22449538/blazers-nuggets-game-1-final-score-boxscore-jokic-lillard-recap-2021-nba-playoffs and https://www.blazersedge.com/2021/5/23/22450225/blazers-nuggets-game-2-2021-nba-playoffs-nikola-jokic-michael-porter-jr-terry-stotts-adjustments

From Nick Kosmider, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2607185/2021/05/23/nuggets-game-1-loss-to-the-blazers-puts-spotlight-on-their-slim-margin-for-error/?source=user_shared_article

- LAL-PHO:

From Gerald Bourguet, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2021/05/23/game-1-phoenix-suns-devin-booker-not-scared-playoff-moment/

From Dan Woike, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-05-23/lebron-james-anthony-davis-suns-lakers-game-1-nba-playoffs?utm_id=29620&sfmc_id=1361167

From Kyle Goon, OC Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/23/suns-rise-as-lakers-shrink-in-game-1-loss-in-phoenix/

From Kyle Picknell, Sky Sports: https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/36244/12315366/devin-booker-fuels-the-phoenix-suns-to-game-1-win-over-the-los-angeles-lakers-with-scintillating-playoff-debut

From DJ Siddiqi, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/djsiddiqi/2021/05/24/los-angeles-lakers-look-like-the-underdogs-following-listless-game-1-loss-to-phoenix-suns/?sh=18098c7f5c8c

From Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/2663894/message-sent-devin-booker-deandre-ayton-shine-as-suns-down-lakers-la/

From Kevin Zimmerman, Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/story/2664492/deandre-aytons-big-game-1-about-suns-blowing-up-lakers-gameplan/

From Bill Oram, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2608499/2021/05/23/lakers-anthony-davis-takes-blame-for-game-1-loss-to-suns-this-is-on-me

From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2608017/2021/05/23/deandre-ayton-devin-booker-and-the-young-suns-make-statement-in-game-1-win-over-lakers

From Sabreena Merchant, Silver Screen And Roll: https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/5/23/22450430/nba-playoffs-lakers-vs-suns-final-score-game-1-deandre-ayton-kentavious-caldwell-pope-anthony-davis

From Dave King, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/5/23/22450252/g1-final-score-phoenix-suns-win-99-90-in-smash-mouth-game-los-angeles-lakers

From Trevor Booth, Bright Side Of The Sun: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/5/23/22450523/monty-williams-on-phoenix-suns-rebounding-home-crowd-energy-in-game-1-win-over-lakers

From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/23/suns-lakers-game-1/

- MEM-UTA:

From The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/news/nba-playoffs-grizzlies-surprise-top-seeded-jazz-in-game-1/HsuurJvJ291R

From Sarah Todd, Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/24/22450850/derrick-favors-was-the-lone-bright-spot-in-the-jazzs-game-1-loss-to-the-grizzlies

From Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/05/23/triple-team-jazz-look/

From Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/05/23/utah-jazz-lead-memphis/

From Josh Robbins, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2609112/2021/05/24/dillon-brooks-game-1-masterpiece

From Tony Jones, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2608944/2021/05/24/bizarre-afternoon-turns-into-nightmarish-evening-as-jazz-drop-game-1-to-grizzlies

From Jack Maloney, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/grizzlies-vs-jazz-how-ja-morant-memphis-called-utahs-bluff-in-the-pick-and-roll-to-get-crucial-game-1-win/

From Evan Barnes, Commerical Appeal: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2021/05/23/memphis-grizzlies-upset-utah-jazz-game-1/5238174001

From Robby Kalland, Dime Mag: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/grizzlies-jazz-game-1-morant-brooks-video-highlights/

- MIA-MIL:

From Leonard Kreicas, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2021/5/23/22450023/nba-playoffs-miami-heat-milwaukee-bucks-bam-adebayo-jimmy-butler-goran-dragic-dwight-howard

From Jackson Frank, The Analyst: https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/05/jrue-holiday-and-the-milwaukee-bucks-2021-playoff-hopes/

From Sid Mohapatra, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2021/5/23/22449456/key-takeaways-and-observations-miami-heat-vs-milwaukee-bucks-game-1-nba-playoffs

From Seerat Sohi, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/5/24/22451120/bam-adebayo-miami-heat-nba-playoffs

- PHI-WAS:

From Marc Narducci, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/newsletters/sixers/sixers-washington-wizards-tunovers-bradley-beal-ben-simmons--20210524.html

From David Murphy, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-wizards-playoffs-game-1-tobias-harris-scoring-joel-embiid-foul-trouble-20210523.html

From Jack McCaffery, Delco Times: https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/sixers-notebook-despite-shooting-struggles-ben-simmons-lends-important-assistance/article_d63a7890-bbdd-11eb-9a6a-2fae0243aaa4.html

From David Aldridge, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2607993/2021/05/23/we-dont-want-to-be-close-the-wizards-get-an-education-from-game-1-in-philly

From Rich Hofmann, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2608253/2021/05/23/with-joel-embiid-in-foul-trouble-tobias-harris-stabilizes-sixers-in-game-1-win

From Fred Katz, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2608671/2021/05/23/wizards-have-no-answer-for-tobias-harris-sixers-in-game-1-loss

From Kyle Irving, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2021-tobias-harris-career-game-leads-philadelphia-76ers-over-washington-wizards-in-game-1/5ayrw94yt67d1tfsicge6hmfe

From Candace Buckner, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/23/washington-wizards-underdogs-game-1-sixers/

- Game 1 Takeaways & What Comes Next:

From ESPN: https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/5on5-31499232/nba-playoffs-2021-our-experts-biggest-game-1-takeaways

From Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2021/5/24/22450838/nba-postseason-takeaways-luka-doncic-trae-young-jayson-tatum

From Spencer Davies, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/first-day-of-nba-playoffs-reveals-importance-of-players-starring-in-roles

From Ian Levy, The Step Back: https://fansided.com/2021/05/24/lakers-big-problem-luka-doncic-ja-morant/

From David Thorpe, True Hoop: https://www.truehoop.com/p/lessons-from-a-weekend-of-nba-playoffs

From Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-game-1-winners-and-losers-trae-young-silences-knicks-crowd-devin-booker-torches-lakers/

From Dan Favale, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2943709-top-takeaway-from-every-nba-teams-2021-playoff-debut

- NOP: Inside The Pels' Development (from Corey Brewer, Basketball news):

Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/reflecting-on-my-first-year-as-a-coach-with-the-new-orleans-pelicans

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