Basketball Intelligence For 12/5/25, Part Two
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics’ resilient win over Knicks a sign that they have learned lessons from last postseason
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Josh Minott accepts how NBA officials might regard him, so the Celtics forward is careful not to run afoul of them
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: With Josh Minott set at the 5, the Celtics continued to lean into more smallball lineups against the Wizards
Robby Fletcher, Celtics Blog
BOS: Jordan Walsh is different — and Celtics win over Wizards showed why
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog
CLE: Donovan Mitchell is great, but don’t ask him to always be ‘Superman’
Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
CLE: Steve Kerr keeps telling us the Warriors can play defense. Let’s see it
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News
DEN: For first time in Nikola Jokic’s prime, Denver doesn’t look convincing in clutch
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
DET: Pistons rotation: Who is in and who is out?
Aaron Kellerstrass, Piston Powered
GSW: Pat Spencer has earned a bigger role. Can the Warriors give it to him?
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News
GSW: Spencer, Melton’s big nights not enough to hold off Sixers
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News
LAL: LeBron James says his assist was ‘the perfect way’ for scoring streak to end
Dan Woike, The Athletic