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Basketball Intelligence For 11/29/22

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Basketball Intelligence For 11/29/22

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Nov 29, 2022
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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

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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


FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives

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