Basketball Intelligence For 12/22/23
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Mikal Bridges is charming New Yorkers with his low-key demeanor and next-level skill. Can he help Brooklyn reclaim New York hoops supremacy?
Matthew Roberson, GQ
BOS: How the Celtics are winning non-Jayson Tatum minutes
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Kings
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog
The Celtics bounced back from their loss to the Warriors by dismantling the Kings
BOS: The Derrick White All-Star campaign takes off with Celtics’ bounce back win over Kings
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: Derrick White’s ascension has helped round the Celtics into one of the NBA’s most dominant teams
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
CHI: Bulls use physicality to get the best of ‘Wemby’ and Spurs in Round 2
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
CHI: All It Took For The Bulls To Get Good Was Zach LaVine’s Injury
Patrick Redford, Defector
CLE: Cavs ‘Run Out Of Steam’ Vs. Pelicans, Finish Homestand 3-1
Spencer Davies, Sports Illustrated
CLE: Undermanned Cavs lose Sam Merrill, have winning streak snapped by Pelicans
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: ‘When it rains, it pours’: Are Cavs looking at another untimely absence to a key contributor?
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DET: Pistons news: Cade Cunningham hurting, fire the bench, sell the team
Aaron Kellerstrass, Piston Powered
GSW: ‘Hate the way it ended for Jordan’: Poole, Warriors reflect on Golden State tenure and its end
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Did Warriors embolden Draymond Green after Jordan Poole punch? Experts weigh in
Ron Kroichick, SF Chronicle
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