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Basketball Intelligence For 12/1/22

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Basketball Intelligence For 12/1/22

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Dec 1, 2022
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

BKN: FILM STUDY: What to expect from T.J. Warren
Matthew Brooks, Nets Daily

BOS: The Celtics Have Found a New Way to Be Better Than Everyone Else
Scott Cacciola, NY Times

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BOS: His Celtics role lessened, Payton Pritchard is controlling what he can control
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

BOS: How Celtics built a “crazy” offense that’s statistically the greatest ever
Bobby Manning, Celtics Blog

BOS: Tatum has become a more efficient scorer by mastering the game mentally
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

CHI: It’s time the Bulls play Dalen Terry and for the old Zach LaVine to emerge
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

CLE: Evan Mobley is starting to ramp up his already mammoth potential
Evan Dammarell, Right Down Euclid

DAL: Film Breakdown: How Luka Dončić exploited the Warriors’ ‘Luka Rules’
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind

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DEN: Q & A: Ish Smith
Harrison Wind, DNVR

DET: Alec Burks, a man of few words and many buckets
James Edwards III, The Athletic

DET: Lessons Learned without Cade
Joe Truck

GSW: How Wiseman could be impacted by Warriors' second-unit rise
Monte Poole, NBC Sports

GSW: Warriors’ bench developing identity with help from Draymond
Madeline Kenney, Mercury News

GSW: A less-is-more approach earned Jonathan Kuminga trust and playing time
Shayna Rubin, Mercury News

IND: Tyrese Haliburton, the NBA’s interception king
Ian Levy, The Step Back

IND: Mathurin used NBA Academy to launch promising career
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today

MIA: Bam Adebayo Is Everything the Heat Need Him to Be
Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated

MIA: Heat needed growth from within to compete for a title. How that’s going for each player?
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

MIA: How has Heat defense jumped into top 10 despite early season issues?
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald

MIN: Despite size advantage, Wolves still playing small
Will Eudy, Dunking With Wolves

NOP: Zion Williamson Throwback Scouting Report
Adam Spinella, The Box And One

NYK: The Knicks are playing with pace
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball

NYK: Mitchell Robinson thinks practicing ‘moves’ is unnecessary in his Knicks role
Stefan Bondy, Daily News

NYK: The Misutilization of Obi Toppin
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap

OKC: Jalen Williams is the surprise star of his NBA rookie class
Jackson Frank, SBNation

ORL: R.J. Hampton embraces uncertainty
Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel

ORL: Fultz and Anthony work to fit in with Orlando Magic
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily

PHI: Milton Is Cementing His Role In The Sixers' Rotation
Bryan Toporek, Forbes

PHO: Q & A: Devin Booker
Sam Amick, The Athletic

PHO: DeAndre Ayton Figured It Out, This Month At Least
Mark Deeks, Forbes

SAC: Fox, Sabonis working to build a brighter Kings future
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports

UTA: ‘Progress is not a straight line’: What’s next for Sexton, Horton-Tucker and Alexander-Walker?
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

Jared Greenberg Took Leap of Faith With NBA on TNT
Derek Futterman, Barrett Sports Media

Defining stat for each team at the quarter mark
The Score

Weekly Rookie Power Rankings
Cody Taylor, USA Today

Rookie Ladder: 2022 Class continues to shine
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com

The best teams & true championship contenders are beginning to separate themselves
Ian Levy, The Step Back

VYING FOR VICTOR

The great tank race for Wembanyama is coming into focus
Keith Smith, SBNation

THE DRAFT

Draft intel from a busy Thanksgiving week
Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated

The Future Is Scoot
Mirin Fader, The Ringer

Mock draft: Brandon Miller, Anthony Black and other rising college prospects
Jonathan Givony, ESPN

10 returning NCAA players who’ve caught my eye for the NBA Draft
John Hollinger, The Athletic

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

BKN 113, WAS 107

Wizards have no answers for Kevin Durant
Kareem Copeland, Washington Post

BOS 134, TOR 121

Jayson Tatum holds court with 49 points to beat the Heat
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

10 Takeaways
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog

CLE 113, PHI 85

Sixers destroyed by dominant Cavaliers shooting effort
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice

Cavs neutralize Embiid, crush 76ers
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

Cavs throttle Sixers behind incredible 3-point display
Derek Bodner, The Daily Six

Evan Mobley accepts challenge against Joel Embiid, shows continued evolution
Chis Fedor, cleveland.com

Doc Rivers lists reasons Sixers were blown out
Ky Carlin, USA Today

LAL 128, POR 109

LeBron James, Austin Reaves power Lakers over Trail Blazers
Dan Woike, LA Times

Lakers finish off Blazers in efficient win
Kyle Goon, OC Register

MIL 109, NYK 103

Knicks lose a tough one to the Bucks but shouldn't hang their heads
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School

Despite huge night from Mitchell Robinson, the Knicks come up short in back-and-forth battle against the Bucks

Quentin Haynes, The Knicks Wall

Antetokounmpo got his points, but Grayson Allen had the key three
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

3 Takeaways
Tyler Schickert, Behind The Buck Pass

MIN 109, MEM 101

Turnovers, missed free throws haunt Grizzlies in loss
Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal

NOP 126, TOR 108

Too much Zion dooms Raptors vs Pels
Jamar Hinds, Raptors Republic

OKC 119, SAS 111

3 Takeaways
Jeff McDonald, Express News

5 Takeaways
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman

PHO 132, CHI 113

9 observations
Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports

Bulls defense has no answer for Devin Booker
KC Johnson, NBC Sports

5 Takeaways
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

6 Takeaways
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune

SAC 137, IND 114

Pacers pummeled by Kings in worst loss of season
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star

Hield, Haliburton feel ‘different energy’ in Sacramento as Kings stomp Pacers
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

UTA 125, LAC 112

Short-handed Clippers erase double-digit deficit but fall to Jazz
Andrew Greif, LA Times

Heavy minutes for starters helps end Jazz losing streak
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

Clarkson leads the Jazz to a win over the Clippers
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune


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