Basketball Intelligence For 11/9/23,PART ONE
Stay tuned for Part Two later today for more coverage of last night's 14-game schedule
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Deep Nets Show Resolve Amidst Injury Glut To Clip L.A
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: Cam Thomas is a top-ten NBA scorer
Henry Abbott, True Hoop
“You have every chance to be Jordan Clarkson. Or you can be a better-scoring Kyle Lowry. Make your choice.”
BOS: Even after James Harden trade, Joel Embiid, 76ers still battling Celtics for top of East
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
DEN: Exhausted Jokic scores 35 points, Nuggets hold off Curry, Warriors 108-105
Pat Graham, AP
DEN: Nuggets win against Warriors in nailbiter
Matt Brooks, Nuggets.com
DET: Pistons Observations: The start to the season has been suboptimal
James Edwards III, The Athletic
GSW: Inside the Warriors’ Chris Paul Experiment
Logan Murdock, The Ringer
GSW: Warriors lose to Nuggets but show just how far they’ve come in a year
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
IND: Jalen Smith keeps winning in spot as back-up five
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
IND: Pacers' youth — Nesmith, Mathurin and Smith — shines in win over Jazz
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files
LAC: Clippers ‘not worried,’ stressing patience after falling to 0-2 with James Harden
Broderick Turner, LA Times
LAL: Lakers struggling to find ‘cohesion’ amid injuries, but some problems go beyond health
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
LAL: The Lakers’ Dependence on LeBron James Is a Problem
Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated
LAL: Anthony Davis sits out as short-handed Lakers are routed by Rockets
Dan Woike, LA Times
LAL: Why Austin Reaves’ on-ball growing pains are part of the process
Alex Regla, Silver Screen And Roll
MEM: Grizzlies fall to the Heat in familiar fashion, dropping to 1-7 this season.
Parker Fleming, SubTsak
MIL: Giannis’ ejection raises questions, but Bucks find some answers thanks to Damian Lillard
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Rudy Gobert is doing more than returning to form: ‘I think it’s the best I’ve been’
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NOP: Without Zion, McCollum and other key contributors, Pelicans get crushed by Timberwolves
Christian Clark, The Advocate
NYK: Why Mitchell Robinson deserves his flowers
Kento Kato, Posting And Toasting
NYK: The Knicks take care of business against the phenom and his young team
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: Wembanyama looks human in Madison Square Garden debut
Fiifi Frimpong, Daily News
PHI: The 76ers’ post-James Harden steps are occasionally wobbly but promising
David Aldridge, The Athletic
PHI: Even after James Harden trade, Joel Embiid, 76ers still battling Celtics for top of East
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
POR: What We Know and Don't Know After Blazers' First Two Weeks
Sean Highkin, Rose Garden Report
SAC: Mike Brown makes lineup change in overtime win against Portland Trail Blazers
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
SAS: Everyone Needs to Chill Out About Wemby
Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer
SAS: Mamukelashvili has enjoyed ‘unbelievable’ NBA experience playing with Giannis and now Wemby
Adam Zagoria, NJ.com
TOR: Raptors are developing Gradey Dick with a simple message: ‘Don’t pass up any open shots’
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
UTA: Keyonte George shines in first start, and Jazz’s future could depend on him
Tony Jones, The Athletic
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