Basketball Intelligence for 11/19/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Trae Young has 19 assists as Hawks hold off Kings in dramatic finish
Lauren Williams, AJC
Dyson Daniels saves win with late defensive play
BKN: Nets’ lack of big men is forcing Ben Simmons out of his comfort zone
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Scouting the Cavaliers
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Stakes higher than usual for Celtics with undefeated Cavaliers in town
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Jrue Holiday Q&A
Liam McKeone, Sports Illustrated
BOS: In the midst of a breakout season, Payton Pritchard is providing value to a Celtics team fighting against the NBA luxury tax
Colin McCarthy, Boston.com
BOS: How Celtics' Payton Pritchard became NBA's 6MOY favorite: 'Unrelenting' toughness and 'supreme' confidence
Jack Maloney, CBS Sports
CHI: Bulls show up in Detroit with some attitude and fight and beat Pistons
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
CLE: The NBA's most underrated star? Cleveland's Darius Garland again proving he's among game's elite
Dan Devine, cleveland.com
CLE: Some Cavs Streakin’ Scribbles, starting with Ty Jerome
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
CLE: The Cavs are in the zone, thanks to an unexpected source
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
CLE: Unbeaten Cavaliers are just getting started as a threat in the East
Jason Lloyd, The Athletic
CLE: The Cavs and the Cav-Nots
Zach Kram, The Ringer
What in the world is going on in the East? We dive deep into Cleveland’s winning formula, marvel at the Celtics’ boundless pursuit of the 3, and survey the ineptitude pervading the rest of the conference.
CLE: Ty Jerome is the Cavs’ unsung hero
Jacolby Hart, SBNation
CLE: A challenger rises in the East
David Thorpe, True Hoop
CLE: Max Strus’s zone defense saved the Cavs in win over Hornets
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
Strus has still found a way to contribute even when he isn’t on the floor.
DEN: Without Nikola Jokić, the Nuggets have looked alarmingly helpless
Tony Jones, The Athletic
GSW: How Jerry Stackhouse has revamped the Warriors’ defense
Jannelle Moore, Mercury News
GSW: ‘Glaring issue’: Warriors’ woeful foul shooting comes to a head in loss to Clippers
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
GSW: Draymond blames himself for Warriors' turnover-heavy loss to Clippers
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports
HOU: Sengun is putting up Jokic-like stats and it's turned the Rockets into real contenders
Quinn Everts, Fansided
LAC: Clippers hold off Warriors for 5th straight home win
Janis Carr, OC Register
LAC: Clippers fend off Stephen Curry-led Warriors comeback in thrilling victory
Broderick Turner, LA Times
LAL: Five trends from 5-game win streak
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
LAL: Lakers take 5-game winning streak into NBA Cup matchup with Jazz
Khobi Price, OC Register
The Lakers have had the league’s best offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 122.6 during their streak, and their transition defense, among the NBA’s worst through their first eight games, has improved
MIL: Lillard hits game-winner as Bucks edge Rockets
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel
MIN: Julius Randle has his first Timberwolves moment in buzzer-beating game winner
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NOP: Is rookie Yves Missi the solution to the Pelicans’ problem at center?
William Guillory, The Athletic
NYK: Knicks Blitz Brooklyn, Get Back over .500
Tommy Beer, Knicks Centric
NYK: The Knicks ended their home stand in style
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
OKC: How Thunder navigated their way back to contender status
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
OKC: Jalen Williams stresses big-less Thunder are not playing role of 'victims'
Mark Nilon, Thunderous Intentions
"That's kind of a loser mentality. We're not trying to survive... we're going out there to win every game... Obviously we want our bigs back and to be healthy but we're not victims," Williams said.
PHI: 3 observations after Sixers lose 19-point lead to Heat, suffer dismal defeat
Noah Levick, NBC Sports
PHX: Suns keep losing minus Durant and Beal
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
SAC: Keon Ellis is an elite role player
Mat Issa, A Royal Pain
SAC: Undrafted former two-way player puts up career-high 33 points in Kings’ loss to Hawks
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
SAS: Drives for Spurs Players Through 14 Games
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
Analyzing drives from Keldon Johnson, Stephon Castle, Chris Paul, Blake Wesley, Wemby, Harrison Barnes, Jeremy Sochan, Malaki Branham, and Julian Champagnie this season
TOR: RJ Barrett’s passing as Toronto Raptors’ main option has been revelatory
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
TOR: The Raptors won a shootout behind great performances from RJ Barrett & Jakob Poeltl
Samson Folk, Raptors Republic
UTA: Will Hardy reminds Jazz players that minutes are earned, not given in loss to Clippers
Sarah Todd, Deseret News