Basketball Intelligence For 10/31/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: The Celtics’ lack of energy caused their first loss, and some early-season issues are now magnified
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: The Celtics roared back from 24 down, but the Pacers got the best of them
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
BOS: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown hard on themselves after Celtics’ first loss
Jay King, The Athletic
CHI: Bulls stick to the plan in comeback win against Magic
Kyle Williams, SunTimes
CLE: Cavs’ sixth man shines as a multifaceted spark
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
CLE: Cavaliers Horns Special
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
CLE: Cavaliers have big ideas for Evan Mobley’s present and future
Fred Katz, The Athletic
DAL: Klay Thompson is somehow succeeding in the Mavericks ‘stagnant’ offense
Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball
GSW: Warriors sweep Pelicans in rare back-to-back before leaving for road trip
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
GSW: ‘Don’t forget about Dray’
Scott Ostler, SF Chronicle
GSW: Warriors’ injuries reveal their secret weapon: Lindy Waters III
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
IND: How the Pacers summarized the season with one play
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LAC: Clippers lose a tight one to Portland
Broderick Turner, LA Times
LAC: Ty Lue's Decoy Lob
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
MIA: Heat falls to .500 after Knicks’ second-half takeover
James Jackson, The Athletic
MIA: Takeaways from loss to new-look Knicks
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: Heat knows it needs Adebayo, Butler to be bigger part of offense
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIL: Giannis’ new runway and Brook Lopez’s rim protection: What we’re seeing with the Bucks
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
NYK: KAT showed what he's capable of in a win that felt straight out of last season.
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: KAT Shows He's Got Some Dawg in Him
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
OKC: Thunder roll past Spurs, remain undefeated
Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman
ORL: Banchero and the Magic have found their secret sauce
Christopher Kline, FanSided
ORL: Banchero has leveled up for the Magic, and it’s more than just his scoring
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
ORL: Banchero’s eye-popping game puts him in exclusive NBA company
Matt Calkins, Seattle Times
PHI: 6ers Want to Rest Their Aging Stars. The NBA Wants to Punish Them for It
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal
PHX: The Suns are off to a good start, and it goes beyond their offensive star power
Doug Haller, The Athletic
PHX: Suns rookie already one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA
Sai Mohan, Yardbarker
POR: Trail Blazers outlast Clippers
Aaron Fentress, Oregon Live
SAS: Spurs fall to 1-3 after a 12-point loss to the Thunder
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
TOR: Scottie Barnes’ broken orbital bone makes assessing the Raptors nearly impossible
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
Links to Leaguewide and Draft-Related Stories follow for paid subscribers