Basketball Intelligence For 1/23/25
Yesterday was a great Shai, The Rockets ground the Cavs, Golden State gets silver in their contest against Sacramento, and more...
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The Legendarium: The Longest Flight
Andrew Haubner, No Cap Space WBB
TEAM NEWS
ATL: Hawks’ shooting is as cold as Atlanta temperatures in loss to Pistons
Lauren Williams, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BOS: Joe Mazzulla wasn’t afraid to bruise some egos to avoid an embarrassing loss against the shorthanded Clippers
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
Springer, who had yet to gain traction in Mazzulla’s rotation after nearly a full year in Boston, changed the game with his defense and perhaps offered the coach another game-changing defensive option in the second half of the season. Springer held Porter scoreless in the fourth period and then added a key 3-pointer in overtime to ensure the Celtics would prevail, 117-113 in overtime, on a night they didn’t play well.
BOS: ‘Go out there, lock up, and cause havoc.’ How Jaden Springer saved the Celtics against the Clippers.
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe
BOS: Shorthanded Celtics outlast shorthanded Clippers in overtime thriller, Boston wins 117-113
Ian Inangelo, Celtics Blog
BOS: Five takeaways as unlikely hero helps Celtics to overtime win over Clippers
Zack Cox, Boston Herald
BOS: Substitution changes will allow Jayson Tatum to play the entire fourth quarter if needed
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe
CLE: Game Night Observations: Garland's Free Throws, Sengun's Shove, and a "Good" Loss
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Cavs drop rare game vs. Western Conference foe as Darius Garland misses potential game-winning FTs
Kelly Iko/Mike Prada, The Athletic
DAL: How Do the Mavericks Pivot After Lively's Latest Injury Blow?
Iztok Franco, Diggin Basketball
DAL: Beat-up Mavericks need more firepower than Kyrie Irving, PJ Washington in loss to T-Wolves
Mike Curtis, The Dallas Morning News
DEN: Aaron Gordon's gesture of unselfishness may have saved the Nuggets' season
Ben Handler, Nugg Love
DET: Trajan Langdon ditches stubborn strategies of the past Pistons regime
Tyler Dutton, Pistons Powered
GSW: Warriors have an offensive weapon under their nose that they need to sign
Peter O’Keefe, Blue Man Hoop
GSW: Warriors fade in tale of two halves loss to Kings
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News
Kerr moved some puzzle pieces around, removing Dennis Schroder and Trayce Jackson-Davis from the starting lineup and replacing them with Buddy Hield and Kevon Looney. He made the changes to “jumpstart” Golden State’s offense that ranks 26th since December.
Not only did Kerr shake up the starting lineup, he dug deep into his bench. Rookie Quinten Post started the second quarter to add spacing and Gui Santos checked in shortly after him as the 11th Warrior to touch the court. The plan all along was to play Post for his floor-spacing element, even before Looney was ruled out for the second half with an illness.
GSW: Warriors blow big lead, lose thriller to Kings
Brady Klopfer, Golden State Of Mind
IND: How the Pacers teamed up with Netflix's 'The Night Agent' to upgrade a fan's seats
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files With Scott Agness
LAL: Lakers newsletter: Jarred Vanderbilt is back, but will he help?
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
MIA: To climb the East standings, the Heat must start taking care of schedule’s soft spots
James Jackson, The Athletic
MIN: Rob Dillingham believes he’s ready for NBA spotlight, but do Timberwolves agree?
Jon Krawczynski, The Ahtletic
Dillingham knew he was coming to an experienced team that had just made the Western Conference finals, and that he would have to earn his playing time. But he did not expect to be averaging fewer than 10 minutes per game and only playing in 19 of the first 44 of the season.
So even someone of Edwards’ stature, the face of the franchise and one of the brightest young stars in the league, isn’t enough to quell the ambition of youth. That is what got him this far. That is what caused him to look Edwards in the eye and hit him with the question.
“Do you think I’m gonna hurt y’all if I get out there on the court,” Dillingham asked Edwards, repeating himself for effect. “You think I’m gonna hurt y’all?”
NOP: Zion Williamson’s first five years in the NBA were full of highs, lows and drama. What’s next?
Christian Clark/William Guillory, The Ahtletic
NYK: 10K Mailbag, Part I
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
OKC: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 54 points in OKC Thunder's win over Utah Jazz
Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman
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