TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
BKN: Nets credit turnaround with keeping it 'about basketball'
Nick Friedell, ESPN
BKN: Nets Transformation Unleashing Dynamism Few Teams Can Match
Steve Lichtenstein
BOS: Danny Ainge on Wyc Grousbeck’s warning about poaching Joe Mazzulla, and other Celtics nuggets
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
BOS: What did Celtics learn about Joe Mazzulla during skid?
Jay King, The Athletic
CHI: Bulls’ so-called ‘Big 3’ has reached its expiration as a failed experiment
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
CLE: What Kevin Durant saw in Cavs star Evan Mobley this summer
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic
DEN: Nikola Jokic on Aaron Gordon: “He’s the soul of the team.”
Mike Singer, Denver Post
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MIA: Gabe Vincent looking to put knee injury behind him to help struggling Heat bench
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIN: Where have you gone, Rudy Gobert?
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NYK: Back to Reality?
Jonathan Macri, Kings Film School
OKC: How is OKC Thunder's rebuild going?
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman
OKC: SGA has taken his game to the next level this season
Ross Lovelace, Sports Illustrated
ORL: Being paint bullies is working for the Magic
Luke Duffy, Orlando Magic Daily
PHI: Melton’s emergence creates a good problem for the Sixers once Maxey returns
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
POR: To get the most out of Nurkić, Billups uses some bark and some bite
Jason Quick, The Athletic
SAC: Sabonis diagnosed with avulsion fracture in right thumb
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
SAC: UNDERSTANDING SABONIS’ THUMB AVULSION INJURY
Jeff Stotts, In Street Clothes
SAC: Week in review: Bad home losses, Sabonis injury have Kings reeling
James Ham, The Kings Beat
TOR: Siakam taking another step in his game and attitude
Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun
WAS: How Porzingis' game is informed by analytics
Chase Hughes, NBC Sports
WAS: A mostly healthy roster should help the Wizards find their form on defense
Ava Wallace, Washington Post
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
Strength-4: Why the Position is Vital to NBA Success
Adam Spinella, The Box And One
X's & O's & Sets from all NBA Christmas games
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
Holiday X’s &O’s: Days 1 through 5
Connor Harr
Power Rankings, Week 11
John Schumann, NBA.com
THE DRAFT
New Names on the NBA Draft Radar
Adam Finkelstein, 247 Sports
2023 NBA mock draft -- Will Scoot Henderson play for the Ignite again?
Jonathan Givony, ESPN
Q & A: Scoot Henderson
Michael Scotto, Hoops Hype
Prospect Overview: Walter Clayton Jr; plus: Jarace Walker, Leonard Miller, Reece Beekman, and more
Maxwell Baumbach, No Ceilings
FANTASY HOOPS
Five things to watch
Andre Snellings, ESPN
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
BKN 125, CLE 117
Nets win ninth-straight
Matthew Brooks, Nets Daily
Irving, Durant too much for Cavs
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
HOU 133, CHI 118
7 takeaways from the Bulls’ loss to the Rockets, including a 3rd-quarter implosion
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune
Rockets end 5-game skid
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
Ball movement proves to be the key
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
Bulls lose urgency, win streak in defensive collapse
KC Johnson, NBC Sports
10 Observations
Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports
LAC 142, DET 131 (OT)
Where do Pistons go from here after epic collapse against Clippers
James Edwards III, The Athletic
MIA 113, MIN 110
Heat overcome absences of Butler, Adebayo
Ira Winderman, SunSentinel
Wasted Opportunity in Miami
Mike O’Hagan, Canis Hoopus
How the Heat managed to get past Wolves without Adebayo and Butler, and other takeaways
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
Five Takeaways from Heat’s Win Over Wolves
Brady Hawk, Five Reasons Sports
NOP 113, IND 93
4 Observations
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
Naji Marshall leads shorthanded Pelicans to third straight win
Christian Clark, The Advocate
SAS 126, UTA 122
Spurs narrowly avoid late-game collapse
Jesus Gomez, Pounding The Rock
3 Takeaways
Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews
3 Thoughts
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
POR 124, CHA 113
Big Men Help Blazers Overcome Pesky Hornets
Joe Moore, Blazer’s Edge