TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
ATL: Jalen Johnson is Earning His Stripes in His Second NBA Season
K.L. Chouinard, hawks.com
BOS: Pritchard is hustling like a madman and maximizing newfound opportunity
Trevor Hass, Celtics Blog
BOS: Win streak observations
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Mazzulla shows crucial willingness to adapt
Brian Robb, Mass Live
CHI: What is behind Bulls offense's slow start to season?
Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports
CHI: Dalen Terry logs double duty as the Bulls seek more minutes for the rookie
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune
CLE: Darius Garland shows his star power
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic
CLE: What we learned about the Cavs this week: Nov. 7 - 13
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
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DAL: Wood is making his case to see more minutes
Ben Zajdel, Mavs Moneyball
DAL: 5 worrying trends to watch
Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban
DAL: How the Mavs’ 9 assistant coaches amplify Jason Kidd’s collaborative culture
Tim Cato, The Athletic
DAL: Wood Showcases Strong Value in Return
Grant Afseth, Sports Illustrated
DET: Ivey begins a sink-or-swim development week with Cunningham injured
James Edwards III, The Athletic
DET: Bagley’s return shows potential, and drawbacks, to Pistons' 2-big lineups
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
GSW: Wiseman is heading to the G League
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
GSW: Explaining the Warriors’ decision to send James Wiseman to the G League
Anthony Slater. The Athletic
HOU: The frustration becomes too much
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
IND: How the Pacers were hit with another reality check at half, then responded
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files
MEM: The franchise’s past, a vexing, six-year stay in Vancouver, is intriguing
Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated
MEM: What Jaren Jackson Jr.’s return means for the Grizzlies
Chris Herrington, Daily Memphian
MIL: Nwora Needs To Reduce Offensive Aggression To Increase Production
Brian Sampson, Forbes
MIL: Giannis’ advice to MarJon Beauchamp on his career night: ‘Stay humble’
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
NYK: What’s wrong with the Knicks?
Fred Katz, The Athletic
NYK: Reeling Knicks’ schedule only gets more daunting with defense in free-fall
Peter Botte, NY Post
OKC: Poku’s improved interior defense is benefitting the Thunder
JD Tailor, Welcome To Loud City
POR: Jerami Grant has been a game-changer for the Blazers, just as Damian Lillard envisioned
Jason Quick, The Athletic
SAC: Mike Brown has settled on Kings rotation and it's working
Leo Tochterman, Sactown Royalty
TOR: Banton had a career night against the Pistons. On the why, the how, and the impact going forward
Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic
UTA: The week in review
Dan Clayton, Salt City Hoops
WAS: The Wizards found their way without Bradley Beal. Now it’s time to eat
Candace Buckner, Washington Post
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
Wembanyama/Markkanen/Blazers
Brian Windhorst/Ramona Shelburne/Bobby Marks, ESPN
The Week That Was
John Hollinger, The Athletic
3 head coaches are doing the job as a Year 1 first-timer: Will Hardy, Joe Mazzulla and Darvin Ham
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
POWER RANKINGS, WEEK 5
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Power Rankings, Week5
Zach Harper, The Athletic
Playing their way off the NBA trade market?: Hield, Markkanen, Poeltl
Ian Levy, The Step Back
Most Improved Player power rankings
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports
Weekly NBA stock watch: risers and fallers
Yaron Weitzman, Fox Sports
Team Asset Rankings: Which franchises have the most valuable pieces?
Yossi Gazlan, Hoops Hype
The week in review
The Waive And Stretch
THE DRAFT
Draft Prospect: GG Jackson
Maxwell Baumbach, No Ceilings
Draft Prospect: Dillon Jones
Bryce Simon, Sports Illustrated
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
ATL 121, MIL 106
Giannis returns but Bucks fall
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel
5 Observations
Lauren Williams, AJC
BOS 126, OKC 122
11 Takeaways
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog
Celtics take over NBA’s best record
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Reporters' Notebook
Nick Gallo/Paris Lawson, Thunder.com
Trio of Celtics' guards took over and led way to comeback win
Matt Geagan, CBS
Mazzulla knew the Thunder weren’t a pushover
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
5 Takeaways
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman
CHA 112, ORL 105
Magic fall to Hornets despite late comeback push
Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel
Takeaways from the Hornets’ win
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
GSW 132, SAS 95
Dubs give youth movement an injection of needed playing time
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind
Kuminga, Poole, and the bench finally come through
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
LAC 122, HOU 106
The Kawhi Leonard return mystery follows the Clippers into Texas
Broderick Turner, LA Times
L.A.'s offense erupts
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
MIA 113, PHO 112
Turning Point for the Heat's Season?
Wes Goldberg, The Wes Side
Takeaways from Heat’s incredible comeback vs. Suns
David Wilson, Miami Herald
5 Takeaways
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
TOR 115, DET 111
Raptors-Pistons observations
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
Pistons thoughts and observations
James Edwards III, The Athletic
Turnovers doom Pistons
Keith Langlois, Pistons.com