The NBA’s so-called Final Four features
three squads who have been in this position to be one step closer to having a
chance at winning the Larry O’Brien trophy, which they have done over the last
two decades. The other squad from “Beantown” is tied with their arch-rivals
from the West Coast with 17 Larry O’Brien trophies to their credit. In four out
of the last six seasons those boys from “Beantown” have reached the Conference
Finals only to be denied on three occasions by a four-time Kia MVP and his
squad from “The Land” and two seasons back in the restart by the team that
season’s championship round. How will they fair in the rematch against the boys
from “South Beach” and how will five-time NBA champions from the “Bay Area”
fair against the NBA’s rising star from “Big D?” It will all be explored in the
J-Speaks 2022 NBA Conference Finals Preview
(1) Miami
Heat versus (2) Boston Celtics
(53-29) (51-31)
Season Series: Celtics
won 3-1
Playoff History: BOS def. MIA 4-1 2010 East First Round
MIA def. BOS
4-1 2011 East Semifinals
MIA def. BOS
4-3 2012 East Finals
MIA def. BOS
4-2 2020 East Finals
In a three-year stretch in the middle of
the 2010s, the boys from “Beantown” were on the cusp of the getting to The
Finals to fight for another championship to be denied by a four-time MVP. Since
the start of 2010, they have engaged with the boys from “South Beach,” who took
three of those four tilts in the postseason, including two in the East Finals
of 2012, and went on to go win the NBA title, and took them down in the
league’s restart in Orlando, FL reaching The Finals only to be denied by their
arch-rivals from Hollywood. While there will be new members on both sides of
this tilt, the All-Stars that will play a major role in who survives this renew
acquaintances for the right to represent the Eastern Conference in The Finals.
Unlike the last time the Boston Celtics and
the Miami Heat faced off in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals in the 2020
restart in Orlando, FL in a controlled environment with no fans because the
whole world was in the midst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, homecourt
advantage will be a factor in this postseason series between the two squads
with the Heat being the top seed in the East holding homecourt advantage in
this series.
For the fourth time in the last six
seasons, the Boston Celtics, playing in their 37th Conference
Finals, which is the second most in the 74-year history of the National
Basketball Association. They are seeking to earn their first Finals appearance since
2010, hoping for a crack at their 18th title series appearance.
While the Heat do not have the storied
history of the Celtics, from the high number of titles and plethora of great
players, many of whom are in the Hall of Fame, they will be playing in their 9th
Conference Finals in franchise’s 34-year history.
Both squads have overcome a great deal of
adversity from injuries; health and safety protocols and in the case of the
Celtics, a slow start under first-year head coach Ime Udoka, who started the
calendar year one-game under .500 at 25-26 right smack in the Play-In
Tournament part of the Eastern Conference.
First-year head coach Ime Udoka’s squad
fought back to finish the 2021-22 regular season 26-6 to earn the No. 2 Seed in
the East behind their top ranked defense, which finished No. 1 in the league in
the regular season in points, field goal percentage, and three-point percentage.
The consistent all-around play of their All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen
Brown. The supporting cast around Tatum and Brown stepping up and winning them
key games in the First two rounds of the 2022 Playoffs. Also, the Celtics have
displayed an ability to bounce back a couple of times where most teams would
have folded.
The Celtics are one series away from
competing for No. 18 because Jayson Tatum has taken his game to an elite level
and his sidekick Jaylen Brown has had an impact as well on both ends of the
floor.
When the Celtics faced the Heat in the
2020 East Finals, Tatum was a solid player who can score with the best of them.
But his skill set, especially offensively was not at the level where he could
carry the Celtics to the championship. Also, he and Brown had not found that
balance of when to score and when to be a playmaker where they got their
teammates shots that were either uncontested or easier.
Tatum’s game now is at an elite level now
on both ends of the court, especially when it was called upon to have the
Celtics on the right side of the scoreboard at the final horn.
That was the case in Game 1 of the
opening-round when Tatum off excellent ball movement in the final seconds
scored a layup on Nets’ All-Star Kyrie Irving at the final buzzer to win it for
the Celtics 115-114 on Apr. 17, capping a 31-point performance with eight
assists on 3/7 from three-point range and 10/12 at the foul line.
In Celtics 109-103 win in Game 3 at the
Nets on Apr. 23, Tatum had a sparkling 39 points, five rebounds, six assists,
and a playoff career-high six steals on 13/29 shooting with four made
three-pointers and 9/10 on his free throws in helping the Celtics to a 3-0
series lead and would go on to sweep the Nets 4-0.
Tatum, a three-time All-Star selection was stellar from start to finish scoring 12 points in the first quarter; 13 points in the third quarter and 14 points in the fourth quarter. the Celtics took down the Brooklyn Nets and their dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in a four-game sweep of them in the First Round.
In the East Semis against the defending
NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, Tatum had a not up to par start to the series
averaging 20.0 points the first three games of the series. The next three games
he was spectacular averaging 36.7 points, which included a 46-point performance
on 17/32 shooting, including 7/15 from three-point range with nine rebounds in
the Celtics 108-95 victory last Friday night in Game 6 on ESPN, which tied the
series 3-3. Tatum outplayed his counterpart in fellow perennial All-Star and
two-time Kia MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 44 points and 20 rebounds in
Game 6 last Thursday night.
While Tatum scored half of what he did in
the Game 7 109-81 series clinching win back home versus the Bucks on Sunday
afternoon on ABC with 23 points on 5/9 from three-point range he had eight
assists.
Tatum averaged 20.0 points the first three games of the East Semis against the Bucks. He averaged 33.3 points the final 5 games of the series.
“I think I’ve grown in the sense of being
more prepared,” Tatum, whose averaging 28.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.1
assists on 39 percent from three-point range so far this postseason said at the start of this week about being ready
for the challenge of leading the Celtics to The Finals for the first time since
2010. “Obviously, I was tired after every game and things like that, but my
body has matured since my third season. I’m stronger, I take care of my body
better, so I felt more prepared for each game. My body kept up.”
What is even stronger than Tatum’s
physique is on court relationship between him and Brown, which during the
Celtics early regular season struggles had a lot in NBA circles feeling that
the front office needed to trade one or the other.
The two have been able to find that solid
balance of sharing the scoring load with Tatum at times doing the heavy lifting
and Brown being a solid 1-A on both ends of the floor. Brown like Tatum has
been able to find that balance of scoring while making plays for his teammates
to score.
In the four-game sweep in the First-Round
against the Nets, Brown averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 boards and 4.3 assists on a
solid 49.7 percent from the field.
Following a poor performance of 12 points
on 4/13 from the field, including 3/9 from three-point range with seven turnovers in the 101-89 loss in Game 1
versus the Bucks on May 1, Brown bounced back in the Celtics 109-86 win in Game
2 with 30 points, six rebounds, six assists, and two steals on 11/18 shooting,
including 6/10 from three-point range that tied the series 1-1.
The Celtics are in position to return to the Finals not just because of the play of Tatum and Brown but of the play of the supporting cast of 2021-22 Kia Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, Grant Williams, Al Horford, Derrick White, acquired from the San Antonio Spurs at Feb. 10 trade deadline, Payton Pritchard, and Robert Williams III.
In the aforementioned Celtics Game 1 win,
along with also getting 20 points from Brown, Horford scored 20 points with 15
rebounds and Smart had 20 points on 4/9 from three-point range with, six
assists, seven rebounds and two steals. In the Celtics Game 4 series clinching
win on Apr. 25 that completed their four-game sweep where Tatum had 29 points
and five assists on 4/6 from three-point range and Brown had 22 points and
eight boards, Smart had 20 points, 11 assists and five boards on 3 for 4 on his
threes. Williams had 14 points and three blocks going also 4/6 on his triple
tries. Horford added 13 points and six rebounds on 3/5 from three-point range,
including a crucial follow of a missed layup by Smart to put the Celtics up
113-109 in the closing minute.
After starting the series with three
straight double-doubles, the 35-year-old Horford had the best game of his NBA
playoff career with 30 points with eight rebounds on 11/14 shooting, including
5/7 on his threes. 16 of those 30 points on 6/6 from the field came in the
fourth quarter. Horford saw his scoring went down in Game 6 and 7 scoring just
two and six points respectably but had 10 rebounds in those victories to close
out the series, registering four block shots in Game 6 and six assists in the
Game 7 on Sunday.
At the start of the East Semis, the main
objective for Grant Williams was to slow down Antetokounmpo as best he could
with help from his teammates.
While Antetokounmpo still registered great
numbers in the seven-game series averaging 33.9 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 7.1
assists, Williams and the Celtics defense made every shot the now former Finals
MVP took, especially in the paint, which resulted in Antetokounmpo shooting
just 45.5 percent from the floor. Antetokounmpo for his postseason career has
shot 52.7 percent from the floor in his career.
Offensively, Williams was big in the Game
2 win versus the Bucks with 21 points and five boards, going 6/9 from
three-point range. After registering just 20 total points the next four games
on 2/14 on his threes, Williams led the Celtics in scoring outright for the
first time in his career with a career-high 27 points with six rebounds on
10/22 shooting, including 7/18 from three-point range, making five out of his
last 11 triple tries in the aforementioned Game 7 win on Sunday afternoon.
To put the kind of performance Williams had in Game 7 versus the Bucks, Coach Udoka in the locker room after the win to his team that Williams passed Golden State Warriors two-time Kia MVP Stephen Curry for the most three-pointers attempted in Game 7 in NBA playoff history with those 18 attempts.
“It’s just tough to know get in your head when 15 people walk up to you and say, ‘Let it fly. Keep shooting. So, for me it was just like, ‘Alright. They’re encouraging it. Like might as well take advantage,” Williams said in his postgame presser about shooting so many threes.
In talking with ESPN's Malika Andrews on the May 16 edition of "NBA Today," Williams' performance in Game 7 was the culmination of going to coach Udoka earlier in the regular season and asking what he needed to do in order to get consistent minutes on the floor.
"I told him [Coach Udoka] whatever he needs me to do, I'll do to help this team have success," Williams, who averaged career-highs of 7.8 points and 3.6 boards on 48 percent shooting he said to Andrews about that conversation he and Coach Udoka had.
"For me, I just wanted to be ready and engaged because I knew it was going to be a big year for not only us as a team but for this generational talent of J.T. [Jayson Tatum] and J.B. [Jaylen Brown]. So, whatever they needed to do, I was going to do."
What Coach Udoka told Williams to do to get consistent minutes was knock down open shots and defend on a consistent basis, which he did during the regular season and in the postseason so far, where he has averaged 11.0 points and 4.4 rebounds, hitting 41 percent of his three-point tries.
The Celtics last two wins come on the
heels of a crushing 110-107 loss at home in Game 5 last Wednesday, when they
blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead that put the Bucks in position to clinch
the series last Thursday night. The Celtics also lost Game 3 (103-101) on May 7
after their three chances to tie the score on offensive putbacks following a
missed second free throw by Smart in the final seconds.
Because of how the Celtics dug out of an
early regular season hole that had them at 20-21 and in the Play-In portion of
the East playoff race, it gave the Celtics the confidence to comeback after the
tough moments they faced in the East Semis.
It also showed how together the stars of
the team are in Tatum and Brown and the supporting cast alongside them, which
Coach Udoka talked about after the Game 7 versus the Bucks.
“A role player can flip a series, and I’ve
seen that as a player and a coach,” Udoka said. “We don’t rely on one guy.
Although we understand who our main scorers are. We kind of spread it around.
Equal opportunity. We want to have that balance. It affords everybody the
opportunity to kind of step out and shine on certain nights.”
While the obstacles for the Heat have been
few and far between the first two rounds of the 2022 Playoffs, they too have
answered the bell and now are looking to reach the championship round for the
sixth straight time.
Head coach Erik Spoelstra’s squad is at
the doorstep in competing for their fourth title in franchise history because
of the play of their six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, who like two seasons back
rose his statistical production from the regular season in the postseason.
So far in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Butler is
averaging playoff career-best of 28.7 points and 7.6 rebounds on 52.5 percent
from the floor, with 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals on 36.4 percent from
three-point range (16/44).
In helping the Heat to a 115-105 win
versus the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of the opening-round on Apr. 19 to take a
2-0 series lead. Butler had a playoff career-high of 45 points on 15/25
shooting, including 4/7 from three-point range and 11/12 at the foul line.
In a bounce back 110-86 win in Game 4 at
the Hawks, Butler had his second straight double-double with 36 points and 10
rebounds with four steals on 12/21 from the field and 11/12 at the foul line.
In the Heat’s 119-103 win in Game 2 of the
East Semis versus the 76ers that put them up 2-0, Butler had his third
double-double in last four games with 22 points and 12 assists with six
rebounds and two steals. Adebayo, without 76ers all-world center Joel Embiid to
contend with because of a right orbital fracture and concussion followed up his
Game 1 double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds with 23 points and nine
boards.
Despite losing Games 3 (99-79) and 4
(116-108) at the 76ers that nodded the series 2-2, Butler played very well
registering respectably 33 points and 10 rebounds with two steals on 12/22
shooting and 8/10 at the charity stripe and 40 points six assists, two steals,
and two blocks on 13/20 from the field and 12/13 at the foul line.
In the Game 6 clinching 99-90 win on
Thursday night at the 76ers, Butler finished things off in style scoring 14 of
his 32 points in the third quarter. He shot 13/29 from the field on the evening
against his former team with eight rebounds and two blocks.
In the first five games of the East Semis
against the 76ers, Butler averaged 10.8 points in the third quarter.
This was the fourth straight road game
that Butler scored 30-plus points, tied three-time champion with Heat Dwyane
Wade’s mark set back in 2005 Playoffs.
While Butler has been magnificent so far
in the 2022 Playoffs as he was in the Heat’s majestic run to the championship
round as mentioned earlier in the 2020 restart in Orlando, FL, the Heat got to
The Finals behind also stellar play from fellow All-Star Bam Adebayo, and Tyler
Herro, who in his third season won 2021-22 Kia Sixth Man of the Year.
During the regular season, Herro was
second in scoring on the team at 20.7 points behind Jimmy Butler’s 21.4 average.
Herro’s play though has been inconsistent
so far this postseason unlike two years ago when the No. 13 overall pick in
2019 draft out of University of Kentucky played like a veteran averaging 16.0
points and 5.1 rebounds on 37.5 percent on this threes.
In the opening-round against the Hawks,
Herro scored in single digits with six and three points respectably in Games 1
and 4 of opening-round against the Hawks. His high-point mark scoring wise was
24 points in the Heat’s 111-110 loss at the Hawks in Game 3 on Apr. 22 that cut
their series lead to 2-1.
In the Heat’s 106-92 win in Game 1 of the
East Semis versus 76ers, Herro had off the bench 25 points and seven rebounds
on 9/17 shooting, including 4/6 from three-point range.
The Heat’s top mantra in the 26 years that
Hall of Famer Pat Riley has been associated with this organization first as
head coach and now as a top executive is the next man up mentality that when
one person is out because of injury or personal reasons it gives another person
a chance to shine.
That mantra has given unheralded players,
especially those undrafted who are willing to work hard at their craft with the
assistant coaches, they have a chance of cracking the lineup.
That is how the likes of Max Strus, Duncan
Robinson, who has seen his playing time diminished at the moment, Gabe Vincent
have earned their moments on the floor for the Heat and have provided a lift
especially with their ability to make threes.
Vincent in particular has gotten the chance
to shine so far this postseason because starting floor general in perennial
All-Star Kyle Lowry had missed 6 out of the previous eight games because of a
left hamstring issue that has limited him to playing only the first three games
of the opening-round against the Hawks and just Games 3 and 4 of the Semis
against his hometown 76ers, where he totaled just six points on 3/14 shooting,
including 0/8 from three-point range.
The Heat also have been under Riley taken
chances on guys that teams have given up on or have found gems like Victor
Oladipo and Caleb Martin have added championship level players that make
winning plays that always do not show up in the box score and play their role
assigned to them to perfection like P.J. Tucker and the aforementioned Lowry.
In the Heat’s First-Round clinching Game 5
win versus the Hawks Apr. 26 without Butler (right knee inflammation) and
Lowry, Oladipo led the way with 23 points and three steals on 8/16 shooting,
including 3/6 on his threes. Adebayo had his second double-double of the series
with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Herro had 16 points, while Strus had 15 points
and five boards and Martin added 10 points.
Along with Butler’s aforementioned strong
performance in the Game 6 series clinching win at 76ers last Thursday, Strus
followed up his first career double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds going
4/10 on his threes in the Heat’s dominant 120-85 Game 5 win versus the 76ers on
May 10 with his second straight double-double with 20 points and 10 more boards
with five assists and going again 4/10 from three-point range. Tucker had 12
points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Adebayo had 10 points and eight boards,
while Herro also contributed 10 points.
“We’re not scared of nobody. Everybody’s
been prepared for this all year,” Butler said after the Game 6 win at the 76ers
to ESPN’s Jorge Sedano about the Heat’s ability to play well even with key
players out. “Guys in and out of the lineup. We’re capable of it.”
Butler also said to Sedano about Coach
Riley, “We’ve got a team full of leaders. More than anything, Coach Pat knows
what he’s doing. He believe in guys. He empowers guys and he lets guys go out
there and hoop. As long as you play hard and you guard, and put the team first,
he’s going to let you do what you want.”
In looking at what will determine this
series, it will be who will defend the best, especially from three-point range.
During the regular season as mentioned the
Celtics were No. 1 in opponent’s points per game (104.5), opponent’s field goal
percentage (43.4) and opponent’s three-point percentage (33.9). The Heat were
tied with the Celtics for opponent’s three-point percentage at 33.9 percent,
allowing their opponent to take a league-high 45.6 percent of their shots from
three-point range.
In the Celtics just completed seven-game
series against the Bucks, the Celtics connected on a total of 110 triples, tied
for the third most in any playoff series in NBA history. Their +53 in made
three-pointers than the then defending NBA champion Bucks set a new NBA
postseason record.
In their Game 7 win versus the Bucks, the
Celtics made 22/55 from three-point range, with 22 made three-pointers not only
setting a single-game franchise playoff record but the most made three-pointers
in a Game 7 in NBA Playoff history.
The Celtics in their three-game season set
with the Heat took 48.6 percent of their shots from three-point range, making
39 percent of their triples tries (32/83) in their two wins on Nov. 4, 2021
(95-78) at Heat and Jan. 31 versus the Heat (122-92). The Celtics in their
106-98 loss Mar. 30 versus Heat on ESPN shot just 11/37 (30 percent) from
three-point range. It was also the lone time in the season-series the Heat
scored 100 points.
Counting the 2022 Playoffs so far, the
Heat are 29-2 (23-1 in regular season) when holding the opposition under 100
points and 25-1 (22-1 in regular season) when they shoot 50 percent or higher.
“This is like a throwback series,” Coach
Spoelstra said of the upcoming East Finals tilt between the Heat and Celtics.
“If both teams are really on top of their games, this should be a series where
neither team is scoring 130 points. Both teams hang their hats on rock-solid
team defense.”
How both teams play at the defensive end
will be dictated by their defensive anchor or in the case of the Celtics
anchors in Smart and Robert Williams III.
"It's the playoffs, and I feel the deeper that you go, it's more intense, it's physical," Horford said on Monday. "Even though the First Round was very physical for us, it's not going to be any different. Both teams play hard, but both teams defensively are tops in the league, or one of the best for sure. It's just a given that both teams are going to go hard."
Williams III has been bothered by a bone
bruise in his left knee that kept him out of Games 4, 5 and 6 of East Semis.
That is the same knee he injured in late March that required surgery. But he
returned later in the First Round against the Nets and in the first three games
of East Semis against the Bucks was averaging 8.7 points and 5.7 rebounds.
The health and play of Williams as well as
Smart, who is questionable for Game 1 on Tuesday because of right midfoot
sprain that was detected from an MRI exam taken on Monday will be key in how
the Celtics can deal with the Heat’s really lone inside presence in Adebayo and
in containing the likes of Butler in causing havoc in the paint and getting to
the foul line.
“He took a pretty bad fall, got bent up,”
Coach Udoka said of Smart’s injury that he sustained in Sunday’s previously
mentioned Game 7 victory versus the Bucks. “It’s pretty tender and sore right
now. We’ll get him round-the-clock treatment.”
Speaking of Adebayo, he had his troubles
in the middle part of the East Semis when 76ers got Embiid back from injury.
But he did manage to finish the series strong as mentioned earlier and his play
not just inside offensively and on the glass against Williams III will be key
for the Heat but how he guards the likes of Tatum, Brown and at times Williams.
Another key for the Heat will be the
ability for the likes of Strus, Herro, Lowry, who will miss Game 1 of the East
Finals because of that lingering hamstring issue, Oladipo to strike a match
from the perimeter against this exceptional Celtics defense. In the season, the
Heat averaged just 92.0 points on 41 percent from the field against the Celtics.
Along with Lowry being ruled out, Tucker
(calf), Strus (hamstring), Vincent (hamstring), and Martin (ankle) are
questionable for Game 1.
Then there’s the matchup of Tatum and
Brown against Butler, three of the premiere two-way wings in the league.
During the regular season series against the Heat, Brown led the Celtics with 24.7 points in the three matchups, while Butler led the Heat with a 22.0 scoring average. Tatum averaged just 17.7 points and 8.3 boards on 42.2 percent from the field and 29.4 percent on his threes against the Heat in regular season.
“He’s one of the best in the game right
now,” Butler, who has topped 30 points five times in 10 games this postseason
said of Tatum. “As much attention as he draws on the offensive end—and then I
think what’s really impressive is the way he’s picked up his defensive
intensity. You got to tip your hat to that and respect him. I think those are
the guys that you want to up against.”
The one thing the Heat have in their favor
entering this East Finals tilt versus the Celtics is home court advantage being
the No. 1 Seed in the East. They went an Eastern Conference best 29-12 at home
and have gone 6-0 at FTX Arena so far in the 2022 Playoffs winning five of
those six contests by 10-plus points and have won those six games by an average
of 17 points.
The Celtics so far this postseason have
gone 4-1 on the road, with the key win being in Game 6 of the East Semis at the
Bucks, which saved their season.
In a very evenly matched series that
should be competitive with each game possibly being decided in clutch time
(score within five points in the final five minutes of fourth
quarter/overtime), this series comes down who can make shots consistently and
gets stops consistently.
While the Heat have Jimmy Butler as their
go-to guy at the offensive end, the Celtics have two stars they can go to at
crunch time in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and both are prime to finally get
the Celtics back to The Finals.
The Heat though faced two of the best
scorers in the NBA this season the first two rounds of the 2022 Playoffs. In
the opening-round, the Heat defensively held All-Star guard Trae Young to averages
of 15.4 points and six assists on 31.9 percent from the floor and 18.4 percent
from three-point range. While Embiid was limited by the aforementioned right
orbital fracture and concussion, and a torn ligament in his right thumb from
the previous series against the Toronto Raptors that kept him out the first two
games against the Heat, he only averaged 19.8 points with 9.8 boards on 45.8
percent from the field. James Harden, who seemed to be a shell of his former
2018 Kia MVP self aside from his 31-point night in Game 4, the Heat held him down
to averages of 18.2 points, seven assists, and 6.3 rebounds on 40.4 percent
from the field and 33.2 percent on his triple-tries.
“This is the group I feel like is poised
enough to get it done,” Brown said in his postgame presser after the Game 7 win
versus the Bucks. “Everything that we’ve overcome. All the battles and
challenges and adversity that we’ve been through this season as well as the
challenges that we just had overcome in the defending champions. I think we are
prepared. I think that we’re ready. I know Miami’s a team that’s waiting for
us. They’re not going to back down. They’re not going to give up and neither
are we. So, I’m looking forward to it.”
Prediction:
Celtics in seven games.
Information, statistics, and quotations
are courtesy of 5/11/2022 12:30 a.m. “Inside the NBA,” presented by Kia TNT
With Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O’Neal;
5/15/2022 www.nba.com
story, “Series Preview: Heat, Celtics Square Off With Finals Berth On The
Line,” By John Schuhmann; 5/15/2022 11 p.m. ESPN’s “Sportscenter” With Zubin
Mehenti and Max McGee; 5/16/2022 3 p.m. ESPN's "NBA Today," presented by PNC Bank With Malika Andrews, Kendrick Perkins, Matt Barnes, Ramona Shelburne, Richard Jefferson, and Adrian Wojnarowski; 5/17/2022; www.espn.com/nba/stats;
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