Basketball Intelligence For 1/19/22

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

- ATL: Is Okongwu Ready For More? (from Nekias Duncan, Basketball News):  https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/is-onyeka-okongwu-ready-for-more

- ATL: Can The Hawks Turn It Around? (from Joseph Casciaro, The Score):  https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2279776

- BKN: The Irving Experiment: The 1st Four Games & What Comes Next (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):  https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/33094472/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-experiment-lessons-first-four-games-comes-next

- BOS: Should Celtics Shift To A Point Center System (from Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog):  https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/1/19/22887631/should-the-boston-celtics-shift-to-a-point-center-system-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-marcus-smart

- CLE: Lindsey Gottlieb Gained Fresh Perspective During NBA Detour With Cavs (from Jim Alexander, OC Register):  https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/18/alexander-uscs-lindsay-gottlieb-gained-fresh-perspective-during-nba-detour/

- CLE: Okoro Becoming Priceless Defensive Piece Of Cavs' Resurgence (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com):  https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2022/01/isaac-okoro-putting-clamps-on-opponents-becoming-priceless-defensive-piece-of-cleveland-cavaliers-resurgence.html

- DAL: Without A True Anchor, How Do The Mavs Have An Elite Defense? (from Nekias Duncan, Basketball News):  https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/how-do-the-mavericks-have-an-elite-defense

- DAL: Finney-Smith: Shooting His Way From Undrafted To Undervalued (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal):  https://www.wsj.com/articles/dorian-finney-smith-mavericks-nba-11642567746

- DEN: Why Doesn't Jokic Get More Foul Calls?  (from Tommy Knowlton, Denver Stiffs):  https://www.denverstiffs.com/2022/1/19/22890630/nikola-jokic-denver-nuggets-referees-nba-fouls-giannis-antetokounmpo-joel-embiid-aaron-gordon

- DET: Pistons Choose Patience With Killian Hayes, Even As Kings' Haliburton Soars (from Omari Sankofa II, Free Press):  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2022/01/19/detroit-pistons-killian-hayes-tyrese-haliburton-nba-draft-2020/6571025001/

- DET: Cade Cunningham Gave The NBA A Head Start; Now He Is Catching Up (from Keith Langlois, Pistons.com):  https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/cade-cunningham-catching-up

- DET: Olynyk Eager To Get Back In Flow (from Rod Beard, Detroit News):  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2022/01/18/closing-return-pistons-big-man-olynyk-eager-get-back-flow/6565085001/

- GSW: Kuminga's Strides On Road Trip Made More Important By Draymond's Injury (from Evan Webeck, Mecury News ):  https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/kumingas-strides-on-warriors-road-trip-made-more-important-by-greens-injury/ar-AASUNSR

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From Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports:  https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/andrew-wiggins-believes-jonathan-kumingas-rise-starts

- HOU: Eric Gordon Is On A Roll (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):  https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/As-NBA-trade-deadline-nears-Rockets-Eric-16785529.php

- LAC: Clippers' Scoring Explosion Solidifies Road-Trip  Rotation (from Law Murray, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3076768/2022/01/18/clippers-scoring-explosion-doesnt-mean-offense-is-fixed-but-it-solidifies-road-trip-rotation/

- LAC: Clippers Want Reggie Jackson To Do His Job: Go Have Fun (from Mirjam Swanson, OC Register):  https://www.dailynews.com/2022/01/18/clippers-want-reggie-jackson-to-do-his-job-go-have-fun/

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