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
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