TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
BOS: Defending Miami’s stagger action
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog
BOS: The Four Keys to Derrick White's Much-Improved Shooting This Season
Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press
DAL: WOOD PLAYING LIKE A 6MOY FRONTRUNNER
Dwain Price, Mavs.com
DEN: Michael Porter Jr. is ready to seize control of his career
TJ McBride, Denver Stiffs
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GSW: Warriors are playing rotations with an eye on the post season already
Duby Dub Dubs, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Steve Kerr, Mike Brown 6-year coaching partnership crucial to Dubs’ golden age
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: What went wrong in home loss to the Nuggets?
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
HOU: One key area the Rockets’ young backcourt needs to make a leap
N.B.Lindberg, Space City Scoop
LAL: Lakers squandering what's left of prime LeBron James years and that's negligent
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
MIL: Antetokounmpo’s performance against the Rockets leaves people speechless
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Patience Is Required To Maximize Pick-And-Roll Success
Jake Paynting, Howls And Growls
NOP: How Zion's return to the Pelicans adds a new dimension to their offense
Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball
NYK: Well Balanced Team Effort Earns Knicks a Win in Home Opener
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap
OKC: Inside Chet Holmgren’s Season From The Sideline
Nick Crain, Forbes
PHI: With newcomers taking minutes, some well-known returners are waiting for meaningful playing time
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
SAS: Spurs might have the NBA’s next elite wing duo
Dylan Carter, Hoops Habit
TOR: Barnes’ injury will force Nick Nurse to find some depth for Raptors
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
WAS: These Wizards really seem to like each other. Last season, not so much
Candace Buckner, Washington Post
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
NBA Opening Week Recap
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
2022-23 NBA G League Draft results
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
THE DRAFT
Gobert says Victor Wembanyama is ‘something that the world has never seen’
Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
BOS 126, ORL 120
10 Takeaways
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog
Derrick White’s best game — plus 40 from Jayson Tatum — kept the Celtics unbeaten
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
Jayson Tatum demands to guard Paolo Banchero: ‘That’s how you show respect’
Jay King, The Athletic
CLE 128, CHI 96
Donovan Mitchell leads Cavs to first win of season
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
‘The strength of the team is the team’
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
Bulls’ problems brew in home-opening blowout loss to division rival Cavs
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
Mitchell Drives, Rest of Cavs Hop on to Blast Bulls
Sam Amico, Hoops Wire
Takeaways from Cavaliers’ dominant win over Bulls
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
DAL 137, MEM 96
3 Takeaways
Dalton Trigg, Sports Illustrated
DEN 122, OKC 117
Nuggets survive Thunder on second night of back-to-back
Mike Singer, Denver Post
IND 124, DET 115
Pacers Find Their Fire in First Win of Season
Wheat Hotchkiss, pacers.com
5 Observations
Mike Curtis, Detroit News
Pacers outclass Detroit Pistons for first win of season
Tony East, Sports Illustrated
LAC 111, SAC 109
Clippers need Paul George to be their No. 1, no matter what he says
Law Murray, The Athletic
No Kawhi Leonard? No problem for Clippers as Paul George scores 40 in win
Andrew Greif, LA Times
Murray shows vast potential in NBA debut
Ali Thanawalla, NBC Sports
George, spurred by Ty Lue to lead, has 40 in win
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
George scores 40 to help Clippers spoil big NBA debut for Kings rookie Murray
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
MIA 112, TOR 109
Heat find positives to build on after notching first win
Naveen Ganglani, Hot Hot Hoops
SAS 114, PHI 105
Tucker has wake-up call for Sixers following dismal defeat
Noah Levick, NBC Sports
Sixers fall to 0-3, losing to Spurs despite 40-point effort from Joel Embiid
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer
3 Takeaways
Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews