Basketball Intelligence for 11/13/24
A wild opening night of NBA Cup
LEAGUEWIDE STORIES
10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
NBA players have to cover so much more space now because of the three-point revolution. The days of ‘90s stars just standing around on defense half the time when their man didn’t have the ball is over. Now, teams need to defend on a string and cover the three-point line with as much attention as they cover the rim. All that sprinting takes a huge toll on the body during a brutal 82-game regular season.
You might not like “load management” or how often players get injured these days, but the reality is the game is so much more demanding on the body in this era than it’s ever been before.
Let's talk about dunks, baby
Jared Dubin,
NBA Power Rankings: Most important role player for all 30 teams
Staff, ESPN
Ranking the 30 NBA Cup 2024 court designs, from bottom (Pelicans) to top
Jason Jones/Josh Robbins/Jay King, The Athletic
TEAM STORIES
ATL: Game winner lifts Hawks over Boston Celtics 117-116
Joe Schmidt, Peachtree Hoops
BOS: 20/20 vision not great for ‘careless’ Celtics in loss to Hawks
Sam LaFrance, CelticsBlog
BOS: Celtics uncharacteristically outworked in first 'bad' loss of the season
Adam Taylor,