Basketball Intelligence For 11/30/24
Blazers smoke the Kings, the Hawks have the Cavs number, the Lakers NBA Cup repeat looks bleak, and more...
LEAGUE NEWS
12 players making an efficiency leap in the NBA this season
Mike Shearer, Hoops Hype
Picking Cherries: Advanced Stats That Stand Out to Me
Quinn Everts, The Broken Press
NBA intel: Draft pick protections, franchise decisions to watch
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst, ESPN
TEAM NEWS
ATL: De’Andre Hunter leads Hawks to another win over the Cavs
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Consitution
BOS: Celtics star gushes over Payton Pritchard after Bulls win
Brian Robb, Masslive.com
BOS: Celtics escape Bulls behind fourth-quarter surge from Payton Pritchard, keeping NBA Cup wild-card hopes alive
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: 4 takeaways as Celtics beat Bulls with important NBA Cup stakes
Souichi Terada, Masslive.com
BOS: Payton Pritchard’s impact for Celtics is huge, particularly one offensive rebound
Jay King, The Athletic
CHA: LaMelo Asks, "Why So Serious?" That Might Be a Problem.
Jacob Sutton, JSuttHoops
CHI: Bulls' small margain for error on display in loss to Celtics
Kyle Williams, Chicago Sun-Times
CHI: 5 takeaways after the Chicago Bulls were eliminated from the NBA Cup, including Lonzo Ball replacing Josh Giddey in the closing lineup
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune
CLE: Breaking down Cavs’ defensive flaws: What be resolved to compete with the NBA’s elite
Ethan Sands, Cleveland.com
CLE: What can we learn from Cavs' last two losses?
Terry Pluto, Cleveland.com
DET: Cade Cunningham, Tobias Harris return to help Detroit Pistons crush Indiana Pacers 130-106
Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press
DET: Cade Cunningham returns, leads Pistons over Pacers for 3-0 NBA Cup record
Coty M. Davis, The Detroit News
IND: ‘This year's not like last year’: Pacers loss to Pistons reminder of what defense is missing
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star