Basketball Intelligence For 11/12/24, PART ONE
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: How Hawks are rebuilding around Trae Young by taking the ball out of his hands
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: The Celtics secured their second straight win over the Bucks
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
CLE: What we learned about the Cavs last week
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
CLE: Donovan Mitchell dazzles and Cavaliers survive against Bulls to reach 12-0
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
CLE: How Kenny Atkinson’s unconventional lineup decision kept Cavs’ perfect record intact
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Cavs’ bench sparks second-half rally to help preserve perfect record
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Darius Garland has been the most clutch player in the NBA this season
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
DAL: Irving Drops 43, but Jokić, Nuggets Prevail in Thriller
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
DAL: Klay Thompson feels 'free' after late-career move to Dallas Mavericks
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
DET: Pistons plagued by self-inflicted wounds in otherwise promising start to season
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
GSW: Film Breakdown: On the Warriors’ usage of ‘double gaps’ to punish the Thunder’s double teams on Steph Curry
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind
GSW: In judgment of the Warriors' hot start
Tom Ziller, GMIB
GSW: Steph Curry Is Locked In
Rohit Naimpally, From The Logo
HOU: The Rockets must keep their 'Terror Twins' together
James Piercey, Space City Scoop
Eason and Thompson make for something of a "fire and ice" duo. Eason is relentless and aggressive. He's unafraid to make a mistake when gambling for a steal. Eason pursues the ball at any cost, and more often than not, he comes away with it.
Thompson is more calculated. He knows that he's the most athletic player on the floor, and he leverages his athleticism. Somehow, he's seldom out of position.
Together, they make life impossible for opposing offenses. It's no exaggeration to say that Eason and Thompson could be the best defensive wing duo in the NBA soon.
LAC: One Play Film: the Clippers turned defense into offense
Justin Russo, Russo Writes
MIL: Bucks after 10 games: What’s gone wrong early, and do they have time to fix it?
Eric Nehm/Sam Amick, The Athletic
MIN: Anthony Edwards on a record three-point shooting pace this season
Chris Hine, Wolves Weekly
MIN: Chris Finch still searching for right answers
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NYK: The Knicks are not a good defense at the moment
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
Culprits: Transition defense is easily at the top of the list, followed by miscommunication
NYK: Why are Knicks allowing so many open 3s? What’s gone wrong and how they can fix it
James Edwards III, The Athletic
NYK: Knicks Crumble Down the Stretch in Indiana
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
OKC: The Thunder Roll, Despite An Offensive Cold Front
Neil Paine, Basketball Bytes
OKC: SGA nets career-high 45 in Thunder's win
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
PHI: Jared McCain is looking less like a rookie and more like a critical rotation piece with each passing game.
Paul Hudrick, Liberty Ballers
PHX: Is Ryan Dunn's Shooting Leap Sustainable?
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
SAC: Kings blasted by Victor Wembanyama and Spurs in first game without Malik Monk
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
SAS: Meet Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson, through those who work with him daily
Kelly Iko, The Athletic
SAS: Wembanyama authors 12th career 30-point game in Spurs' win
Michael C. Wright,ESPN
SAS: Game 11: Spurs 116, Kings 96
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
SAS: Player grades from the first 10 games
Matthew Tynan, Corporate Knowledge
TOR: Early Raptors trends: Barrett, Dick shining for undermanned squad
Zulfi Sheikh, Sportsnet
TOR: Q&A: Raptors coach Darko Rajaković
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
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