Basketball Intelligence For 12/22/21
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- ATL: Q & A: Clint Capela (from Kelly Iko, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3028923/2021/12/21/clint-capela-talks-exclusively-about-post-rockets-career-and-playing-with-the-hawks-the-ikosystem/
- BKN: Blake Griffin: Stepping Up When The Nets Have Needed It (from Christian Arnold, The Brooklyn Game): https://thebrooklyngame.com/blake-griffin-stepping-up-for-nets-when-theyve-needed-it/
From Mark Sanchez, NY Post: https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/blake-griffin-finding-path-to-relevancy-with-nets-shorthanded/
- BKN: David Duke Finding His Niche (from Mark Sanchez, NY Post): https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/rookie-david-duke-jr-finding-his-nets-niche/
- BOS: Should The Celtics Trade Schroder? (from Jay King, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3030102/2021/12/22/should-the-celtics-trade-dennis-schroder-or-should-they-keep-him-if-they-can
- BOS: Udoka Playbook: Re-Screen Hammers (from Adam Spinella, Celtics Blog): https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/12/21/22813207/udoka-playbook-re-screen-hammers
- BOS: How Celtics Allowed Embiid To Get Hot (from Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog): https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/12/22/22848169/how-boston-cetics-defense-let-joel-embiid-hot-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-marcus-smart-enes-freedom
- CHI: DeRozan's Midrange Mastery Fuels Bulls In Crunch Time (from Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports); https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/demar-derozans-midrange-mastery-transforming-bulls-crunch-time
From Scott Rafferty, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/demar-derozan-bulls-fourth-quarter/ujvlfacdjp191koavrgup8lu7
- CHI Why Were The Bulls Underestimated? (from Adam Caparell, Complex): https://www.complex.com/sports/why-did-everybody-underestimate-the-bulls