The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Jimmer Fredette retired from basketball this week. I’m not trying to be rude when I say I didn’t know 3X3 basketball is something you have to retire from. Even though his pro career didn’t pan out, he had one of the most entertaining college runs we’ve seen. Rockets take Game 2 as Warriors hold their breath One of the big talking points after Game 1 of the Warriors-Rockets series was criticism of Jalen Green. People were calling him a disaster after...

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25.04.2025

How the Rockets’ physical play disrupted the Warriors in Game 2 - The Athletic

"The Athletic NBA Daily" discussed the Rockets' crucial Game 2 win over the Warriors and debated whether the playoffs are too physical.

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25.04.2025

Evan Mobley ‘met the moment’ in Cavs’ Game 2 win. Another big moment could loom - The Athletic

"He's got that something," Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said of the Defensive Player of the Year finalist. "He's desperate to be great."

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25.04.2025

Cleveland’s Evan Mobley wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year: ‘It was a big goal of mine’ - The Athletic

Mobley, 23, beat out the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green and the Atlanta Hawks’ Dyson Daniels.

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25.04.2025

Who should win Defensive Player of the Year? We asked NBA coaches - The Athletic

Dyson Daniels, Draymond Green and Evan Mobley are the finalists for the award. But who should win it, in the eyes of the league's coaches?

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25.04.2025

Swin Cash departing from Pelicans front office role amid team restructuring - The Athletic

Cash was one of the highest-ranking women in any front office around the NBA before her departure.

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24.04.2025

Chet Holmgren, Thunder defense dominant again in Game 2 win over Grizzlies - The Athletic

The Thunder cruised to a 2-0 series lead against the Grizzlies using lockdown defense, relentless tenacity and a night full of hustle plays.

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24.04.2025

Tyrese Haliburton ‘not worried what anybody thinks’ after being voted NBA’s most overrated - The Athletic

The Athletic published its anonymous player poll Tuesday, in which Tyrese Haliburton’s peers voted him the NBA's most overrated player.

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24.04.2025

Timberwolves lose Game 2 to Lakers: What I liked and didn’t like from Minnesota - The Athletic

Slow starts are hurting the Wolves, but at least Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert understand the assignment.

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24.04.2025

NBA Playoffs picks, odds, how to watch Wednesday: Warriors seek 2-0 lead; Celtics, Cavs heavily favored - The Athletic

Wednesday's Playoff schedule has three games: Boston and Cleveland are big home favorites, while Houston tries to tie up Golden State.

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24.04.2025

Knicks must stop trending away from Karl-Anthony Towns - The Athletic

The Knicks’ end-of-season struggles coincided with teams sticking wings onto Towns. And the Pistons were watching.

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24.04.2025

Warriors’ Jimmy Butler ruled out of Game 2 vs. Rockets with pelvic contusion - The Athletic

Butler fell on his tailbone area after being undercut in the air by Rockets forward Amen Thompson

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24.04.2025

Bucks’ defensive breakdowns, slow starts have Doc Rivers mulling lineup changes - The Athletic

Milwaukee is down 0-2 to the Pacers because it has consistently been late and a step behind during this first-round series so far.

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24.04.2025

Tyrese Haliburton’s passion powers Pacers as they go up 2-0 on Bucks - The Athletic

After a cold shooting performance in Game 1, Haliburton cranked up his aggressiveness as Indiana led wire to wire.

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24.04.2025

Lakers cut through the noise to level Timberwolves playoff series - The Athletic

L.A. rectified some wrongs to even the series with a 94-85 win that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score.

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24.04.2025

Why one simple word defines Steph Curry’s leadership with the Warriors - The Athletic

Twenty former teammates, coaches and staffers share their best Steph Curry leadership stories, all with one common theme.

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24.04.2025

NBA players sound off on Lakers-Mavericks Luka Dončić trade: ‘Blasphemy’ - The Athletic

What did NBA players really think of the trade? We asked over 150 of them. “I don't even know if 2K would've allowed that,” one quipped.

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How the Rockets’ physical play disrupted the Warriors in Game 2 - The Athletic

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Swin Cash departing from Pelicans front office role amid team restructuring - The Athletic

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