- Warriors Survive, Need Rest (from Tim Kawakami, merucrynews.com):

Read it here: http://www.mercurynews.com/tim-kawakami/ci_29882371/kawakami-warriors-survive-need-rest-before-facing-spurs

- Steph's Late-Game Magic (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/05/12/playoffs-stephen-curry-warriors-trail-blazers-reach-conference-finals-game-5

- Klay Thompson Shows His Mettle (from Marcus Thompson II, mercurynews.com):

Read it here: http://www.mercurynews.com/marcus-thompson/ci_29882379/thompson-klay-thompson-show-his-mettle-game-5

- Blazers Go Down Swinging (from Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune):

Read it here: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/306503-184365-big-time-blazers-season-ends-against-big-time-mvp-warriors

- Blazers Primed For Future Battles (from Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN):

Read it here: http://espn.go.com/blog/nba/post/_/id/19777/trail-blazers-fight-to-the-finish-primed-for-future-battles

- Raptors/Heat: War Of Attrition (from Bruce Arthur, the star.com):

Read it here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2016/05/11/raptors-outlast-heat-with-the-last-stars-standing-arthur.html and from Michael Wallace, ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/21740/bandaged-and-bruised-heat-stumble-back-to-brink-of-playoff-elimination

- Deng's Role Has Changed; Status In Doubt (from Manny Navarro, Miami Herald):

Read it here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article77106562.html

- The Thunder's Offensive Rebounding Dominance (from Anthony Slater, newsok.com):

Read it here: http://newsok.com/thunders-offensive-rebounding-dominance-has-overtaken-series-with-spurs/article/5497564

- Spurs Adjustment For Game Six? (from Jose Grijalva, projectspurs.com):

Read it here: http://projectspurs.com/2016-articles/spurs-adjustment-for-game-6-vs-thunder.html

- Durant/Westbrook Partnership: Real Friends (from Royce Young, ESPN):

Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15507349/evolution-kevin-durant-russell-westbrook-partnership

- More Passing The Key For Westbrook (from Alok Pattani, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15517687/nba-playoffs-2016-why-russell-westbrook-pass-more-shoot-less-oklahoma-city-thunder

- The Cavs' Increased 3-point Shooting (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com):

Read it here: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/05/cleveland_cavaliers_increased.html

- NBA Draft Combine: The Value Of Interviews (from Matt Petersen, suns.com):

Read it here: http://www.nba.com/suns/blog/nba-draft-combine-value-interviews

- Behind The Scenes At The Combine (from Bobby Marks, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/front-office-insider--2016-draft-combine-132907377.html

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