Basketball Intelligence For 1/12/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Freefalling Nets Neither Lucky Nor Good
Steve Lichtenstein, Steve’s Newsletter
BKN: Nets’ offense inefficient, drop 12th out of last 15 games in loss to Cavaliers in Paris
CJ Holmes, Daily News
BOS: Mazzulla pulls Celtics’ starters in second half vs. Bucks: ‘Best for everybody’
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee
Adam Himmelbach, Boston Globe
BOS: Fatigue finally catches up to the Celtics — too bad it was against the Bucks
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
CHI: Coby White is the biggest key in the Chicago Bulls 2023-24 turnaround
Kevin Reyes, The Step Back
CLE: Donovan Mitchell shows world how special he is in Cavs’ wire-to-wire Paris win
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: In Paris, Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell steals the show as Team USA stakeholders look on
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
DAL: Missing Jalen Brunson? Kyrie Irving provides plenty of excitement in huge night vs. Knicks
Brad Townsend, Morning News
DAL: Mavericks’ injuries have created unlikely presence on the boards — Kyrie Irving
Shawn McFarland, Morning News
DEN: How the Jazz upended the Nuggets
Anthony Valmoria, Basketball News
GSW: Stephen Curry can’t get a break as the Warriors flail, and it’s taking a toll
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
HOU: The Young Rockets Finally Have a Suitable Environment for Evaluation
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
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