Basketball Intelligence For 11/9/25

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Basketball Intelligence

Nov 09, 2025

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Gueye helps shorthanded Hawks play together in win over Lakers
Lauren Williams, AJC

CHI: Bulls getting firsthand lesson in Eastern Conference star power
Joe Cowley, Sun-Times

After Giannis Antetokounmpo showed the Bulls MVP basketball Friday night, it was Donovan Mitchell’s turn a night later.

CLE: Cavs survive the running of the Bulls
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

CLE: Takeaways From 4th Straight Win
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

DAL: Cooper Flagg: Mavs ‘haven’t had start we’ve been looking for’ after first road win
Christian Clark, The Athletic

DEN: Nuggets’ first back-to-back of season, without Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon, reveals possible template
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

David Adelman explains his philosophy regarding back-to-backs: Longer rotations could be a trend in those games this season.

GSW: Preview: Warriors host Pacers
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ

GSW: Steve Kerr reveals Warriors’ ‘adapt-or-die’ mentality in ever-changing NBA
Angela Martin, NBC Sports

HOU: 4 takeaways from Rockets’ early-season success
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

LAC: Same Clippers, Different Day: Fourth straight loss
Justin Russo

LAC: Clippers’ late rally fizzles out in loss to Suns
Janis Carr, OC Register

Ivica Zubac leads the team with 21 points and 15 rebounds, while John Collins scores 19 in the short-handed Clippers’ 114-103 loss. Kawhi Leonard misses his third straight game because of a sprained right ankle

LAL: Lakers take the night off in blowout loss to short-handed Hawks
Law Murray, The Athletic

LAL: Lakers no-show vs. Hawks shows they’re not there yet.
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball

LAL: Injuries finally catch up to Lakers
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, LA Times

MEM: On Ja Morant’s recent professional rifts, and how athletes fall from grace
Katie Heindl, Basketball Feelings

MIA: Nikola Jovic admits slowly adjusting to Heat’s new offense after career-night vs. Blazers
Zachary Weinberger, Clutch Points

MIL: The Bucks’ offense is quietly burning out Giannis
Franco Luna, Behind The Buck Pass

MIL: Giannis Antetokounmpo Is a Man Apart
Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker

MIN: Anthony Edwards galvanizes shaky Wolves vs. Jazz: ‘He is our leading light’
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic

MIN: Game Preview: Wolves Vs. Kings
Chris Hine/Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast

NOP: Derik Queen silencing draft-night doubters one highlight at a time
Rod Walker, NOLA.com

NOP: Trey Murphy’s hot shooting night not enough to push Pelicans past Spurs
Rod Walker, NOLA.com

OKC: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wants more, and that should frighten the rest of the NBA
Sam Amick, The Athletic

PHI: Trendon Watford Looks Like A Godsend For The Cap-Strapped Sixers
Bryan Toporek, Forbes

PHI: Watford helps Sixers top Raptors
Noah Levick, NBC Sports

PHX: Surging Suns down Clippers, but Jalen Green hurt again
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

POR: Heat outruns Trail Blazers in fast-paced, back-and-forth slugfest
Joe Freeman, Oregon Live

POR: Heat Win Frantic Race with Hard-Charging Trail Blazers
Dave Deckard, Blazer’s Edge

Two similar teams run all over each other in barely-controlled mayhem.

SAC: Game Preview: Kings vs. Wolves
Chris Hines/Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast

SAC: Kings vs. Timberwolves: Sabonis injury update and 3 keys to the game
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

SAS: 4 Notes from Spurs’ Victory Over Pelicans in Fox’s Return
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot

SAS: Spurs hold off pesky Pelicans, get a win in De’Aaron Fox’s season debut
JeJe Gomez, Pounding The Rock

WAS: Wizards’ Grit Returns, but Rebounding and Turnovers Doom Them
Kevin Broom, Bullets Forever