Basketball Intelligence For 12/1/24

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Dyson Daniels has been earning huge plaudits for his defensive prowess
James Dampney, Fox Sports

ATL: De’Andre Hunter has found his groove
Joshua Buckhalter, Soaring Down South

ATL: Hawks hold off Hornets to pick up third straight win
Lauren Williams, AJC

BOS: The Bulls have increased their three-point shooting to match the Celtics output, but it takes a little more than that to embrace Mazzulla Ball
Bill Sy, Celtics Blog

BOS: Against the Bulls, the Celtics put their full rotation on the court for the first time this season
Daniel Poarch, Celtics Blog

BOS: How this year’s Celtics team stacks up to last season’s team through the first month of play
Conor Roche, Boston.com

BOS: Payton Pritchard's 6MOY candidacy
Adam Taylor, Yardbarker

DAL: Stats With Context: 20-Game Check: Key storylines from the Mavs turnaround in the second 10-game slate
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball

DAL: Irving Leads Mavericks Past Jazz
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal

DAL: Mavericks get redemption over Jazz thanks to a Kyrie Irving 3-point barrage
Mike Curtis, Morning News

DEN: Michael Porter Jr. is obsessive about training because he has to be
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

DET: Without Cade Cunningham, Pistons blown out by 76ers
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

DET: After an NBA Cup win, ‘exhausted’ Pistons lose to 76ers in second of back-to-backs
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic

DET: NBA Cup success gives Detroit Pistons urgency in rebuild
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

DET: Cade Cunningham’s playmaking keeps Pistons unbeaten in NBA Cup with win over Pacers
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic

GSW: What changes are needed to the Warriors’ suddenly struggling 13-man rotation?
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

IND: On Obi Toppin and being mired in the present
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote

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