Basketball Intelligence For 11/11/23
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
BKN: Lonnie Walker’s belief in himself and the Nets’ need for a scorer could make for a convenient partnership
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BKN: Nets guard Ben Simmons, coach Jacque Vaughn reestablishing their relationship
Marc J Spears, Andscape
BOS: Payton Pritchard pushes through early-season struggles
Steve Hewitt, Boston Herald
BOS: Celtics get first In-Season Tournament win
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: 10 Takeaways from Celtics/Nets
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog
BOS: Joe Mazzulla’s defensive experiment with Jrue Holiday deserves more exploration
The Athletic
BOS: Celtics aren’t perfect yet, but nights like Friday should help them get there
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
CHA: The Hornets have found a gem in Mark Williams
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
CHI: The Bulls’ starting power-forward spot, where dreams of scoring double digits go to die
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
CHI: Billy Donovan has a history of going with a nine-man rotation. Dosunmu has been playing so well that he’s forcing the Bulls to play 10
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
CLE: Q & A: Georges Niang
Joe Gabriele, Cavaliers.com
DAL: How Luka Dončić’s creativity dominated James Harden, Clippers in Mavericks’ win
Tim Cato, The Athletic
GSW: Q & A: TJD
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Early returns on the newest (and youngest) Warriors are promising
Rohit Naimpally, From The Logo
GSW: Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis survives repeated isolation attacks by Nikola Jokic
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
IND: Has Pacers' rotation rhythm unlocked Bennedict Mathurin?
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
LAC: Clippers still 'learning on the fly,' fall to 0-3 with Harden
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
LAC: Raising Clippers’ ceiling was goal of James Harden trade, but the floor is dropping out first
Law Murray, The Athletic
LAC: Clippers remain winless in the James Harden era after blowout loss to Dallas
Andrew Greif, LA Times
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