Basketball Intelligence For 11/19/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
The NBA’s two best teams last season are on completely divergent paths
Andrew Greif, NBC Sports
Notes on the Injury Crisis
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
NBA Power Rankings
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
NBA Power Rankings
The Score
NBA Power Rankings: Most important role player for each team
ESPN
26. Sacramento Kings
Role player: Keon Ellis
There’s not much positivity emanating from Sacramento currently. The Kings have lost six straight games by these final margins: 31, 27, 14, 33, 14 and 13. Within those deep struggles, Doug Christie is beginning to retool his rotation. That includes a recent uptick in playing time for Ellis, with fans pleading for him with a “We want Keon” chant during the last homestand. Ellis at least provides some defensive resistance on the perimeter, as should Keegan Murray, who is expected to make his season debut this week. The Kings (120.4 rating) have the fourth-worst defense in the NBA
The NBA’s 5 most improved players
Fred Katz, The Athletic
Tuesday’s Games By the Numbers
Dustin Brewer, Hoops
NBA Game Notes: Catching up on Monday and Tuesday
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin
NBA News Roundup
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
Steve Kerr warns of rising NBA injuries, calls for shorter season
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
NBA Power Rankings
Ian Levy, Fansided
The NBA’s player participation policy is backfiring
Chris Fedor/Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
NBA’s Anti-Tanking Push Hasn’t Stopped a Historically Bad Start
Colin Salao, Front Office Sports
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Cameron Boozer could be Nets’ tanking reward in likely loaded top of NBA draft
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: CELTICS-NETS: The Good, The Bad and What Went Better than Expected
Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press
BOS: Hauser exemplifies Joe Mazzulla’s message to Celtics in win over Nets
Bobby Krivitsky, Hardwood Houdini
BOS: Celtics put away pesky Nets to go over .500 for first time this season
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
CHI: A good night for the ‘brotherhood’ as feisty Bulls bench shines late
Joe Cowley, Sun-Times
There haven’t been many games this season in which reserves Julian Phillips, Dalen Terry and Jevon Carter have all played, let alone contributed. That changed Monday against the Nuggets.
CLE: Evan Mobley is Cavs’ quiet star but his rise could be impossible for NBA to miss
Mirin Fader, The Athletic
CLE: How Sam Merrill became essential to the Cavs
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
CLE: Why the Rockets are the best early-season test for the Cavs’ championship aspirations
Jimmy Watkins/Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: The Making of Cooper Flagg
Cristin Weir
DAL: Trade AD? Wait for free agency? Tank? Every option in Dallas
ESPN
DAL: Inside the Mavericks’ power struggle: Nico Harrison vs. Mark Cuban
Tim MacMahon, ESPN