TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
BKN: Needing To Overextend KD To Squeak Past Lowly Teams Doesn’t Bode Well For Nets
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: Durant leads Nets past Magic but Simmons’ knee issues return
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
BOS: With Jayson Tatum out, we saw the best of Jaylen Brown
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Grading the Celtics after 20 games
Tom Westerholm, Boston.com
BOS: Hauser is filling a role the Celtics never had but always needed
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog
BOS: Blake Griffin embracing his Celtics role
Bobby Manning, Celtics Blog
BOS: Griffin is at peace with his game. And ready for whatever the Celtics give him
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Jaylen Brown is becoming a superstar
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
CHI: Identifying The Right Role For Patrick Williams
Morten Jensen, Forbes
CHI: Evaluating each player after 20 games
Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports
CLE: Evan Mobley is far from your ‘typical’ second-year player
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic
CLE: Cavaliers reaffirm belief in Isaac Okoro despite continued offensive struggles
Chris Fedor,cleveland.com
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DAL: Doncic feasts on the defensive mismatches the Mavericks serve up
Adam Spinella, SBNation
DAL: Mavericks’ offense has a problem, and Jalen Brunson isn’t here to fix it
Tim Cato, The Athletic
DAL: Doncic’s superstar emergence — and the burden of building around him
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports
DAL: What does Kemba Walker bring to the Mavs?
Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban
GSW: Why Wiggins, Warriors defend Luka better than anyone
Scott Rafferty, Sporting News
GSW: Stability in Warriors’ rotations has fueled an increase in bench production
CJ Holmes, SF Chronicle
IND: Mathurin is fearless and excited for any challenge
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files
IND: Haliburton’s mix of playmaking, defense, and efficient shooting is taking over the NBA
Brandon Deutsch, Baller Sports Dialogue
IND: On the moxie and guile of Andrew Nembhard’s defense
Caitlin Cooper, Indy Cornrows
LAC: Zubac happy to be considered a throwback center
Janis Carr, OC Register
LAL: Twenty games in, the Lakers' trade leverage doesn't look much better
Kyle Goon, OC Register
LAL: The Bertka Files: Remembering Chick Hearn
Taylor Geas, Lakers.com
MIA: Adebayo’s improved offensive game on display
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: The Heat Are the NBA’s Most Puzzling Team
Chris Herring, Sports Illustrated
MIN: Why Can't Gobert and the Wolves Defend the Paint?
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
NOP: The wackiest first 100 games of Zion’s career
William Guillory, The Athletic
NYK: Can the Knicks fix their 3-point shooting woes?
Fred Katz, The Athletic
NYK: 20-Game Review
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: The two statistical faces of RJ Barrett
Chapulana, Posting And Toasting
OKC: Rookie Jalen Williams’ Competitive Maturity Helps In NBA Transition
Nick Crain, Forbes
OKC: 5 thoughts from the Thunder’s first 20 games
Jayden Rule, Welcome To Loud City
ORL: Bol Bol Was Worth the Hype—and the Wait
Damian Burchardt, The Ringer
ORL: Bol drawing MIP consideration, Wembanyama comparisons
Michael Scotto, Hoops Hype
PHI: Sixers win but still need to figure out how to incorporate everyone
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic
PHI: Sixers excel despite everyone being injured
Derek Bodner, Daily Six
PHI: Thybulle goes into detail of Tobias Harris' leadership, toughness
Ky Carlin, USA Today
PHO: What Landry Shamet’s return means for the Suns’ rotations
John Voita, Bright Side Of The Sun
POR: Jerami Grant on free agency
Michael Scotto, Yahoo Sports
POR: The development of Greg Brown III
Law Murray, The Athletic
SAC: Coach Brown says Kings ‘don’t know how to do it yet’
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee
SAS: Spurs searching for foothold in pile of defensive problems
Matthew Tynan, Corporate Knowledge
TOR: With Siakam back, it’s time for the Raptors to make their move
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
TOR: Thad Young doesn’t make mistakes
Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic
UTA: Jazz week in review
Dan Clayton, Salt City Hoops
UTA: Jazz experiencing benefits and drawbacks of a roster full of strangers
Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports
UTA: Conley’s absence felt again
Tony Jones, The Athletic
UTA: Jazz miss Mike Conley as losses mount
Sarah Todd, Deseret News
WAS: Who are the Wizards? Full of promise, full of flaws
Josh Robbins, The Athletic
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
Power Rankings, Week 7
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Q & A: Nate Robinson
Josh Benjamin, Elite Sports NY
Taking stock of the biggest surprises and developments of the 2022-23 season so far
Shaun Powell, NBA.com
1-on-1 NBA Power Rankings: The best bucket-getters
Ian Levy, The Step Back
NBA 2022-23 First Quarter Awards
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
THE DRAFT
2023 NBA Mock Draft 3.0
Krysten Peek, Yahoo Sports
2023 Draft Prospect: DaRon Holmes II
Roberto Araiza, Air Alamo
Prospect Overview: Anthony Black's Breakout is Upon Us
Maxwell Baumbach, No Ceilings
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
BOS 140, CHA 105
10 Takeaways
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog
3 Takeaways
Justin Leger, NBC Sports
Takeaways from the shorthanded Hornets’ loss
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CHI 114, UTA 107
Bulls outlast red-hot Markkanen, Jazz
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
Coby White steps up again in crunchtime
Sam Smith, Bulls.com
It’s now 8 straight below-average defensive performances for the Jazz
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
Markkanen shines, but Bulls get the win in Utah
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
IND 116, LAL 115
How did the Lakers lose in such shocking fashion?
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
4 Observations
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
Inside Andrew Nembhard game-winning 3 and D
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
NOP 105, OKC 101
Late Rally Not Enough for Thunder
Nick Gallo/Paris Lawson, thunder.com
Zion, Herb come up clutch
Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes
PHI 104, ATL 101
Embiid drops 30 points in return, keeps 76ers on roll
Tim Bontemps, ESPN
Embiid's dominant return; the cat-and-mouse defensive play to seal the win
Derek Bodner, The Daily Six
Likes and dislikes from Sixers' dramatic win
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice
3 Observations
Noah Levick, NBC Sports
PHO 122, SAC 117
Booker goes into superstar mode, Suns win 5th straight
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports
Suns need ‘sign language’ to beat Kings as crowd provides playoff intensity
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
5 takeaways as Devin Booker cooks Kings
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
TOR 100, CLE 88
Raptors get Siakam back as they reach quarter mark with win over Cavs
Josh Lewenberg, TSN
Cavaliers’ offense flounders in loss
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
WAS 142, MIN 127
Porzingis' career night leads Wizards over Wolves
Chase Hughes, NBC Sports