Basketball Intelligence For 4/25/26

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ATL: Hovering to a collection lead
Juri Bilcich, Sportstape Chronicles

ATL: Unlikely duo of CJ McCollum, Jonathan Kuminga has Hawks positioned to upset Knicks
John Hollinger, The Athletic

In a recreation that contained multitudes, Atlanta’s C.J. McCollum who scored 23 factors and made the go-ahead basket with 12.7 seconds left, whereas Jonathan Kuminga was the bench savior with 21 factors and rugged protection on Karl-Anthony Cities.

In the event you assume this was unlikely when the collection began, go deeper and take into account how inconceivable all of it appeared at midseason. McCollum was toiling in anonymity for a tanking Wizards group, whereas Kuminga was racking up DNPs in a Warriors system that didn’t match him.

McCollum and Kuminga had been Atlanta’s returns on the midseason trades of Younger and Porziņģis. McCollum has been the playoff hero for Atlanta, placing the Hawks forward for good in each of their wins whereas averaging 27 factors throughout the three video games, and repeatedly roasting Knicks’ All-Star Jalen Brunson within the course of.

BOS: 6 Causes Boston Celtics Held On To Beat Sixers in Recreation 3, Together with Stunning Performs
John Karalis, SI.com

BOS: How slumping Derrick White delivered profitable play for Celtics in Recreation 3
Zack Cox, Boston Herald

BOS: When Jayson Tatum took over Recreation 3 towards the 76ers, it’s straightforward to overlook that he was away for thus lengthy
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe

BOS: Jayson Tatum buries the 76ers late as Celtics take Recreation 3: 8 takeaways
Tom Westerholm, Boston.com

BOS: ‘All of these issues mattered’: Inside Neemias Queta’s breakout with Celtics
Chirs Forsberg, Celtics Insider

DAL: Planting the Flagg
Jonas Plaut, The Cap Crunch

GSW: Understanding the Warriors Sophisticated Summer time Forward – 2026 Offseason Preview
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron

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