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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

BKN: 10 questions the Nets have to answer
Brian Fleurantin, Nets Daily

BOS: Promising start for a Celtics franchise eager to embrace the Joe Mazzulla Era
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

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CLE: Evan Mobley’s sophomore breakout is coming, and the NBA should be terrified
Mark Schindler, SBNation

GSW: How the Warriors built a near-impenetrable fortress against the Lakers
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind

HOU: Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr. confident going against NBA's best backcourts
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle

LAC: Clippers Preview
Andrew Greif, LA Times

LAC: How the Clippers will benefit most from a healthy Kawhi Leonard
Louis Zatzman, Northstar Bets

LAL: Coach Ham keeping perspective about 1st NBA coaching job, state of Black executives
Marc J. Spears, Andscape

LAL: The Lakers are already off-script
Kyle Goon, OC Register

NOP: Zion is back, happy and on a talented team
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

OKC: Mike Muscala Q&A
Mat Issa, Basketball News

PHI: The optimal roster around Joel Embiid? The 76ers feel they've found it
Tim Bontemps, ESPN

PHI: What went wrong in the Sixers’ loss to the Celtics?
Jackson Frank, Liberty Ballers

SAC: 10 keys to a successful 2022-23 Sacramento Kings season
James Ham, The Kings Beat

TOR: Player Preview: Thad Young, professional glue guy
Jay Rosales, Raptors HQ

WAS: Starting Deni Avdija makes sense for the Wizards
Josh Robbins, The Athletic

THE DRAFT

Positional Previews: Top Preseason Prospects
Adam Spinella, The Box And One

Tank for Victor: The NBA’s Race to the Bottom
Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated

Teams tanking for Victor Wembanyama, ranked, with one mystery team in play
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

5 things we learned from Celtics vs. 76ers on NBA opening night
Ethan Fuller, Basketball News

7 NBA overreactions after one game of the 2022-2023 season
Ricky O’ Donnell, SBNation

Health Updates: LaVine, Garland, Turner, K. Murray
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors

Previewing the prospects of every Aussie in the NBA
Matt Hickey, The Pick And Roll

How the NBA remedied its take foul problem -- and unleashed the fast break
Kevin Pelton, ESPN

The 5 most shocking stat lines to start the 2022-23 NBA season
Bryan Kalbrosky, USA Today

Rookies Deliver In NBA Debuts
NBA.com

The 5 most intriguing players this NBA season
Zach Lowe, ESPN

YESTERDAY’S GAMES


ATL 117, HOU 107

Hawks hold off Rockets
Lauren Williams, AJC

Trae Young, Dejounte Murray duo shows its promise
Gabriel Burns, AJC

CHA 129, SAS 102

What we learned in the Hornets’ season-opening win
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer


CHI 116, MIA 108

DeRozan's 37 points powers Bulls to 1-0 start in Miami
Sam Smith, Bulls.com

DeMar DeRozan, Ayo Dosunmu give Bulls statement win in season opener
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

DET 113, ORL 109

Five takeaways from the Pistons' electric season opener
Mike Curtis, Detroit News

Newcomers provide punch, Pistons rally back
Keith Langlois, Pistons.com

Game recap
Joe Truck

MEM 115, NYK 112

Knicks Fight Back But Fall Short
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap

The Knicks showed heart and fight, but came up just short
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School

Aldama flourishes in the absence of JJJ
Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal

MIN 115, OKC 108

Gobert to the Rescue
Jack Borman, Canis Hoopus

Reporter's Notebook
Nick Gallo/Paris Lawson, Thunder.com

Five takeaways Thunder's loss
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman

Rudy Gobert lights up Thunder, rescues Timberwolves
Chris Hine, Star Tribune

NOP 130, BKN 108


5 TAKEAWAYS FROM PELICANS' SEASON-OPENING VICTORY
Shaun Powell, NBA.com

Zion’s return overshadowed by Pelicans’ team dominance
William Guillory, The Athletic

After dreadful opening night performance, Nets feels neither exciting nor new
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

PHO 107, DAL 105

5 observations from Suns’ roller coaster comeback
Gerald Bourguet, Go PHNX

5 TAKEAWAYS FROM SUNS' 22-POINT COMEBACK WIN
Michael C. Wright, NBA.com

5 takeaways from Phoenix Suns' comeback win
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

POR 115, SAC 108

The Trail Blazers’ season-opening win stemmed from a conversation over wine
Jason Quick, The Athletic

Trail Blazers go small, come up big
Aaron Fentress, Oregon Live

Blazers open the season with a win: the blueprint is there
Sean Highkin, Rose Garden Report

Fox says Kings ‘gave it away’
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

TOR 108, CLE 105

Inside Donovan Mitchell’s dazzling Cleveland Cavaliers debut
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

Anunoby resumes his crucial role
Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic

Raptors show advanced maturity
Oren Weisfeld, Yahoo Sports

Raptors know what they can and cannot rely on in opening-night win
Eric Koreen, The Athletic

UTA 123, DEN 102

Jazz have a lot to be happy about after collective effort paid off
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

Jazz bring energy, effort that was missing last year
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune

Nuggets Forget to Show Up in Season Opener
Brendan Vogt, The DNVR

WAS 114, IND 107

5 Observations
Wilson Moore, Indy Star

Pacers drop opener as Bennedict Mathurin impresses
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files


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