Basketball Intelligence For 11/26/23
Todays Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks kick off road trip with wire-to-wire win over Wizards
Lauren Williams, AJC
BOS: Celtics should thank Magic for giving them a look into their deficiencies
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: How Joe Mazzulla approaches in-season tournament games
Luke Scotchie, Boston.com
“Whether it’s preseason, regular season, in-season, postseason, to me, it’s all the same,”
Mazzulla still admires the concept of the in-season tournament and how it’s implemented in other sports. He just doesn’t want his team to view these games as any bigger than non-tournament games.
“I understand where it can get to, I have respect for other leagues and other sports that have in-season tournaments and to what they’ve grown to.” Mazzulla said. “At the end of the day, I’d rather create an environment where winning every game is most important.”
CLE: Cavs falter late in loss to Lakers
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Doncic, Irving Unable to Overcome Mavs Performance in Loss to Clippers
Grant Afseth, Sports Illustrated
DAL: Mavs’ sleepy loss to Clippers raises more questions about cast surrounding Doncic, Irving
Brad Townsend, Morning News
GSW: Trayce Jackson-Davis used NIL as a springboard to the NBA
Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle
GSW: Dario Saric and Chris Paul master the pick and pop vs Spurs
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
IND: Pacers turn to Isaiah Jackson and Jalen Smith frontcourt pairing to take down Pistons
Tony East, Sports Illustrated
LAC: Clippers show off their depth during dominant win over Mavericks
Andrew Greif, LA Times
LAC: George Leads Way as Mann, Westbrook Chip in to Trounce Mavericks
Justin Russo
LAC: Clippers subdue the Mavericks
Janis Carr, OC Register
Coach Tyronn Lue told Westbrook to “be who you are”
“He brings way more to his team than just making shots,” Lue said. “(There is his) passing ability, his ability to guard and ability to rebound the basketball on both sides, pushing the tempo, getting to the basket. He did all those things for us tonight.”
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