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Basketball Intelligence For 10/27/22

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Basketball Intelligence For 10/27/22

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Oct 27, 2022
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

BOS: Why did the Celtics choose Joe Mazzulla to lead them out of crisis?
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

BOS: Brogdon is the Celtics’ ‘chameleon’ whose goal is to fit in — and win
Jay King, The Athletic

BOS: Can Celtics get defense back on track with Grant Williams suspended?
Jared Weiss, The Athletic

CHI: How Chicago cooked Boston with their size
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog

CHI: Q & A: DeMar DeRozan
David Aldridge, The Athletic

CHI: The Bulls have a PG solution and a PF problem
Alex Kirschenbaum, Blog A Bull

CLE: Mobley needs to be more involved on offense -- and Cavaliers know it
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

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CLE: Mobley is finding his offensive rhythm
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic

DAL: The Mavs' Christian Wood experiment is going as expected
Nekias Duncan, Basketball News

DAL: The open looks have disappeared for the Mavericks
Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball

DAL: LUKA DONCIC IN GAME ANALYSIS
The Hoop Consultants

DEN: Do The Denver Nuggets Have A Defense Problem?
Joel Rush, Forbes

DET: Pistons observations after 5 games
James Edwards III, The Athletic

DET: Pistons are rebuilding but their age is surprising
Stuart London, Piston Powered

DET: Bojan Bogdanovic showcasing star-level offense with Detroit Pistons
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

GSW: Warriors searching for defensive identity
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports

GSW: Warriors still under construction
Duby Dub Dubs, Dub Nation HQ

GSW: Warriors’ defensive struggles are trending in a bad direction
Madeline Kenney, Mercury News

GSW: Q & A: Andrew Wiggins
Mark Medina, NBA.com

HOU: Loss to Jazz brings teaching moment, need to get a handle on turnovers
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle

IND: Mathurin already looks like a special scorer
Ian Levy, The Step Back

IND: Trevelin Queen discusses joining the Pacers on a two-way deal
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files

LAC: Paul George understands what the Clippers' assignment is this season: 'Winning it all'
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN

LAC: Norman Powell is struggling, but he knows ‘sooner or later’ that will change
Andrew Greif, LA Times

LAL: The Lakers might be the worst-shooting team in NBA history
Kirk Goldsberry, ESPN

MEM: How Desmond Bane erupted out of early slump with a career night
Parker Fleming, Grizzly Bear Blues

MIA: Duncan Robinson expands game, sees early returns
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

NOP: Pelicans show the NBA the full power of their deep roster
William Guillory, The Athletic

NOP: Trey Murphy and the Pelicans’ embarrassment of riches
Ian Levy, The Step Back

NYK: The Knicks Have a Point Guard (and a Three-Game Winning Streak)
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap

NYK: The encouraging early signs of a revamped Knicks offense
Kento Kato, Posting And Toasting

OKC: Thunder is always looking for an edge when it comes to substitutions
Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman

OKC: Takeaways from win over Clippers
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman

ORL: Magic need to let Paolo Banchero cook to break their winless start
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily

POR: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Lillard to injury, but he isn’t concerned about either
Jason Quick, The Athletic

SAC: Keegan Murray Is Not Your Typical Rookie
Kings Film Room

SAS: Sochan is beginning to showcase the skill set the Spurs coveted
Matthew Tynan, Corporate Knowledge

UTA: The reasons behind Utah’s hot start
Tony Jones, The Athletic

UTA: Family & international play have been the guiding forces of Markkanen’s resurgence
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports

UTA: Talen Horton-Tucker looking to elevate his standing with the Jazz
Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune

WAS: Monte Morris poised to prove he can win with new Wizards team
Spencer Davies, Basketball News

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

Top rookies Banchero, Mathurin and Sharpe all making strong first impressions
Damon Allred, SBNation

Big NBA Rookie and Draft Questions ... and the Answers So Far
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

Video Analysis: These Four Things Stood Out From The NBA’s Opening Week
Jackson Frank, DIME

Checking in on East contenders after first week
Tim Bontemps, ESPN

Rookie Rankings: Paolo Banchero leads the pack after Week 1
Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports

YESTERDAY’S GAMES


ATL 118, DET 114

Game Recap/Notes
Joe Truck

5 Observations
Lauren Williams, AJC

CHI 124, IND 109

Bulls stacking grimy, ‘in the mud’ wins while searching for consistency
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

4 Observations
Wilson Moore, Indy Star

DEN 110, LAL 99

Lakers drop to 0-4 and don’t have Russell Westbrook to blame
Jovan Buha, The Athletic

Nuggets defeat Lakers in better defensive effort
Ryan Blackburn, Mile High Sports

Lakers remain winless
Dan Woike, LA Times

MIA 119, POR 98

Heat gets the spark it needs after dominating Portland
Naveen Ganglani, Hot Hot Hoops

5 Takeaways
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

MIL 110, BKN 99

5 Thoughts
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic

3 Observations
Gabe Stoltz, Brew Hoop

3 Takeaways
Lucas Valind, Behind The Buck Pass

NYK 134, CHA 131 (OT)

The Knicks win a close one to get to 3-1
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School

What we learned in the Hornets’ loss in New York
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer

TOR 119, PHI 109

Raptors haven’t allowed playoff loss to 76ers to philosophically alter them
Eric Koreen, The Athletic

Sixers’ transition defense reaches new lows in lifeless loss to Toronto
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic

What if everything went right?
Samson Folk, Raptors Republic

Sixers lose in latest uninspiring effort
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer

Sixers’ defense embarrassing in brutal loss
Josh Grieb, Liberty Ballers

UTA 109, HOU 101

Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally falls short
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle

3 Thoughts from Jazz win
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune

Jazz beat the Rockets despite a tough whistle
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

THE DRAFT

2023 Mock Draft 2.0
Sam Vecenie, The Athletic

2023 Big Board
Basketball News

Scouting OTE's top NBA Draft prospects
Adam Finkelstein, 247 Sports

Inside Overtime Elite’s Pro Day Featuring the Thompson Twins
Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated

What the Thompson Twins still must work on ahead of 2023 draft
Krysten Peek, Yahoo Sports

Thompson Twins Scouting Report
Stephen Noh, Sporting News

Got Victor Wembanyama Fever? There’s an NBA App for That
Shlomo Sprung, Boadroom

Sleeper Deep Dive: Kris Murray
Nick Agar-Johnson, No Ceilings

Draft Scouting Report: Josh Oduro
Sports Illustrated

NBA FANTASY

Why Ben Simmons' lack of shot attempts could be a major problem going forward
Andre Snellings, ESPN

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives

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