Basketball Intelligence for 1/21/25, PART TWO
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics’ response to recent lackluster losses? A resounding beating of the Warriors
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Celtics Maul Warriors
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
CHA: Making sense of LaMelo Ball
Quinn Everts, FanSided
CHI: Rookie Matas Buzelis is the one youngster who can change narrative about Bulls’ future
Joe Cowley, Chicago SunTimes
DEN: Michael Malone agrees that Jokić has somehow found another gear
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
GSW: Time is not the Warriors’ ally
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News
After a 40 point loss, the Warriors need a shakeup at the trade deadline
GSW: Boston blowout sets up ‘make or break’ stretch for Warriors
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
GSW: Warriors' offense goes cold in loss to Celtics
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports
IND: Rick Carlisle Won't Guarantee Rotation Minutes For Anyone Moving Forward
Courtney Tate, Sports Illustrated
IND: What the flexibility of the closing lineup says about the Pacers
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LAC: Depleted Clippers see their win streak end against Bulls
Janis Carr, OC Register
LAL: Lakers’ roster construction comes into focus near midpoint of season
Khobi Price, OC Register
LeBron James says the roster makes for a razor-thin margin for error, and their negative point differential supports that. ‘We have to play close-to-perfect basketball,’
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