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Basketball Intelligence For 11/1/22

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Basketball Intelligence For 11/1/22

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Nov 1, 2022
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

BKN: Nets awful defense, explained
Adam Spinella, SBNation

BKN: How the Nets devolved into chaos in a matter of weeks
Nick Friedell, ESPN

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BKN: Nash out as Brooklyn Nets coach after chaotic tenure
ESPN

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BOS: Brogdon providing ‘stability’ to Celtics’ second unit
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog

BOS: Mazzulla forging his own path as an NBA coach
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

CHI: How Goran Dragić became Bulls’ best alley-oop artist
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

CLE: Mitchell making an enormous first impression on Cavaliers
Spencer Davies, Basketball News

CLE: Is Donovan Mitchell even better than we thought?
Jason Lloyd, The Athletic

CLE: Donovan Mitchell’s Takeover Has Been a Work of Art
Chris Herring, Sports Illustrated

DAL: Is Luka Dončić going to have to do it all himself?
Tim Cato, The Athletic

DEN: MPJ Playing Within The Nuggets’ Flow Is Helping Both Him And His Team
Joel Rush, Forbes

DEN: Christian Braun already looks like a keeper
Harrison Wind, DNVR

HOU: Analyzing the Houston Rockets’ defensive changes
NB Lindberg, Space City Scoop

IND: Q & A: Myles Turner
Michael Scotto, Hoops Hype

LAL: Matt Ryan keeps finding his way on to the court
Sabreena Merchant, Silver Screen And Roll

LAL: Three big picture questions after one Lakers victory
Kyle Goon, OC Register

MIA: Why Jimmy Butler, Heat still believe amid rocky start: ‘We’re going to win the f—— championship’
Sam Amick, The Athletic

MIA: Heat Weekly: Road woes, Butler's 3-point shooting and other issues on offense
Wes Goldberg, The Wes Side

MIN: How Gobert Can Improve the Wolves’ Offense Without Changing Their Style
Tyler Metcalf, Canis Hoopus

NOP: The real Zion has yet to emerge
David Thorpe, True Hoop

NOP: Zion returns to the lineup and immediately shows off much-improved passing
William Guillory, The Athletic

NOP: Healthy Zion Is Unstoppable, but Can He Stop Anyone Else?
Michael Pina, The Ringer

NOP: Pelicans: Buy or sell hot start to the season?
Andrew Novakowski, Sir Charles In Charge

NOP: Alvarado is a 1 of a kind menace who makes New Orleans tick
Luke Duffy, Hoops Habit

NYK: Star-ving for Offense
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School

ORL: Magic Rebuild: Even surprise playoff teams can get off to slow starts
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily

PHI: 10 Takeaways from back-to-back road wins
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic

POR: Shaedon Sharpe Is Who The Portland Trail Blazers Have Needed For Years
Shane Young, Forbes

SAS: Langford impresses in first Spurs start
Jeff McDonald, Express-News

TOR: Scottie Barnes went to work on his game this offseason, and it shows
Eric Koreen, The Athletic

TOR: Siakam is taking another leap
Ian Levy, The Step Back

UTA: Nickeil Alexander-Walker showed he has more to offer the Jazz
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

UTA: Conley helped prepare Sexton for Sexton to fill in for Conley
Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune

UTA: Clarkson’s passing unlocks a new dimension for the Jazz
Adam Bushman, SLC Dunk

UTA: The Fun Continues for the Pass-Happy, Defensive Jazz
Dan Clayton, Salt City Hoops

WAS: Have the Wizards already reached a crossroads in their season?
Josh Robbins, The Athletic

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LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

5 Eastern Conference teams that should scare the Sixers
Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense

POWER RANKINGS, WEEK 3: UNDEFEATED BUCKS CLIMB TO NO. 1
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

The Week That Was
John Hollinger, The Athletic

Highlighting the NBA's best and worst screeners
Nekias Duncan, Basketball News

Joe Dumars was made for his new role at the NBA
Tim Reynolds, AP

A Date In Early February Might Have More Importance Than Usual
Mark Deeks, Forbes

Predicting the NBA's Best Death Lineups By End of Season
Dan Favale, Bleacher Report

Stars are already having trouble staying healthy after comebacks
Ben Golliver, Washington Post

YESTERDAY’S GAMES
BKN 116, IND 109

5 Observations
Wilson Moore, Indy Star

Duarte scores career-high 30 points in Pacers' loss
Wilson Moore, Indy Star

LAC 95, HOU 93

Paul George saves Clippers in Part I of home-and-home with Rockets
Law Murray/Kelly Iko, The Athletic

A crushing loss to Clippers shows progress
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle

George’s go-ahead jumper lifts Clippers over Rockets
Broderick Turner, LA Times

MIL 110, DET 108

Jrue Holiday comes through in clutch as Bucks hold off Pistons
Eric Nehm, The Athletic

Pistons' late run falls short
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

PHI 118, WAS 111

Harden shares the ball in 76ers’ win over Wizards, minus Joel Embiid
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic

The Sixers went small again in the absence of Embiid, and once again, Maxey came up big
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer

Wright’s absence, defense are costly again for Wizards
Ava Wallace, Washington Post

SAC 113, CHA 108

PJ Washington’s big game not enough
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer

Fox gets hurt but Kings fight back for Halloween win
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

TOR 139, ATL 109

Lots to like about win, but tired Hawks lacked fight
Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun

Toronto punishes Hawks’ sloppiness in ugly loss
Graham Chapple, Peachtree Hoops

No VanVleet, no problem
Michael Grange, Sportsnet

5 Observations
Lauren Williams, AJC

UTA 121, MEM 105

Grizzlies drop another game in Utah
Matthew Gillum, Grizzly Bear Blues

Jazz improve to 6-2 on the season after blowing out Grizzlies
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

3 Thoughts
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune

Grizzlies struggle in blowout loss
Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal


THE DRAFT

The Prospect Overview: Jalen Wilson and the Chance to Finish Strong
Maxwell Baumbach, No Ceilings


NBA FANTASY

5 young stars dominating through Week 2
Dylan Carter, Hoops Habit

Five things to watch closely this week
Andre Snellings, ESPN


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