Basketball Intelligence For 12/19/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
Who’s winning and losing the possession game?
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
These teams have been the best (or the worst) at using turnovers and offensive rebounding work to add possessions this season.
Stephon Castle’s full-court pressure, Darius Garland’s flow and more NBA trends
Fred Katz, The Athletic
Lob Cities: Who’s throwing (and catching) alley-oops?
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
If the NBA chooses to expand, it must do what’s long overdue: go back to Seattle
David Aldridge, The Athletic
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks give up 24 3’s; Hornets spoil Young’s return, Johnson’s career night
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: Examining The Nets’ Porter Options
Steve Lichtenstein
BOS: How Jordan Walsh went from the end of the Celtics’ bench to shutting down some of the NBA’s best scorers
Jack Maloney, CBS Sports
BOS: Brad Stevens most happy to see how Celtics veterans have pushed the young players forward
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
CHA: GAMENOTES: Regular Season Game #27
Doug Branson, Every Hornets Box Score
CHA: Tidjane Salaün’s Recent Strides Are About More Than Just Shot-Making
Sam Perley, Hornets.com
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