Basketball Intelligence For 11/10/25
The day's best basketball news and analysis.
IN MEMORY OF LENNY WILKENS & RICHE ADUBATO
Lenny Wilkens, a legend with the SuperSonics, Cavaliers, dies at 88
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
Cavs icon Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Fame coach, player who loved Richfield days, dies at 88
Nate Ulrich, USA Today
Longtime NBA great, Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports
Richie Adubato, who coached New York Liberty to three WNBA Finals, dies at 87
Devon Henderson, The Athletic
Former Magic coach, radio analyst Richie Adubato dies at 87
Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Luka Garza shines in the Celtics win
Jack Anderson, Celtic Blog
BOS: Jordan Walsh’s NBA life is on the line — and Mazzulla loves how he’s handled it
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog
BOS: Celtics bench shines in bounce-back win over Magic: 7 takeaways
Tom Westerholm, Boston.com
BOS: Jordan Walsh didn’t think he was getting the ball. When he did, he delivered to help Celtics hold off Magic.
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe
CLE: Rewatch Thoughts: Crazy Comeback, Transition Defense, Hunter’s Crossover and More
Danny Cunnigham, The Inside Shot
DAL: Cooper Flagg is out of position — and a bit out of sorts as a rookie
Varun Shankar, The Washington Post
DAL: Sunday Best: All my latest Intel on the 3-7 Mavericks and the mounting pressure on GM Nico Harrison
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
DAL: 3 things to ponder as the schedule turns dangerous for the struggling Dallas Mavericks
Brent Brooks, Mavs Moneyball
The biggest concern isn’t just the losses — it’s how Dallas is playing. Through ten games, the Mavericks are dead last in offensive rating and have posted one of the most inefficient shot profiles in the league. They take the fewest shots at the rim (just 18% of their attempts, 30th in the NBA), finish poorly when they do get there (~60–62% FG), and rarely put pressure on the rim through drives or fouls. Instead, they are settling: 45% of their shots come from mid-range, one of the highest marks in the league, and they’re shooting just 30.3% from deep — second worst in the NBA. Put simply, defenses are rarely stretched, rotations are rarely compromised, and Dallas is rarely getting clean looks. This isn’t a shooting slump. It’s a system stuck in neutral, and opposing defenses no longer fear being “put in the blender”.