Basketball Intelligence For 12/6/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting and Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
ATL: Film Finding: Trae Young Is Finding All The Angles
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
ATL: The Hawks are exactly where we expected but look nothing like we thought
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
BOS: How Jaylen Brown has evolved as a playmaker
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports
CHI: Inside Lonzo Ball's unprecedented 1,000-day return to the NBA
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
CLE: The small forward puzzle: How Dean Wade has become the Cavs’ ideal plug-and-play solution
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
CLE: Cavaliers’ dream season a straight shot: ‘It’s starting to get real’
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
CLE: How the Cavs have become the NBA’s best 3-point shooting team
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Nuggets’ ‘biggest fear’ concerning Nikola Jokic highlights the Cavs’ greatest strength
Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
CLE: Jaylon Tyson is making a strong case to join the rotation
Caleb Crowley, King James Gospel
DAL: Dončić and Irving Guide Mavericks to Decisive Victory Over Wizards for Sixth Consecutive Win
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
DAL: Mavericks’ Biggest Offensive Shift in the Dončić Era
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
How Dallas is adapting to the modern NBA pace and spacing
DEN: Christian Braun is Emerging as an Elite Role Player
Tyler Metcalf, No Ceilings
After losing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency, there were a lot of concerns about who would complement Nikola Jokic. Christian Braun has seamlessly filled the void
GSW: Film Breakdown: On Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins grounding and pounding the Rockets into submission
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind
GSW: Kuminga makes claim as crunch-time option in Warriors’ win over Rockets
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Without Steph or Draymond, Warriors snap five-game losing streak
Evan Webeck, Mercury News
GSW: The Warriors' biggest strength and weakness are 'almost the same thing
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN'
HOU: Tari Eason and Amen Thompson: Terror Twins
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
HOU: Rockets' loss to Warriors was 'one of our softest games,' coach Ime Udoka says
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
IND: Pacers stay on struggle bus from Brooklyn to Chicago
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
The Pacers are 0-3 on their current road trip after dropping another one to the Nets for their fourth consecutive loss.
LAC: James Harden is still a system
Christopher Kline, Fansided
LAC: Q&A: Norman Powell
Michael Scotto, Hoops Hype
LAL: LeBron James is the problem
Henry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop
MEM: The Grizzlies second-round draft pick was an ultimate heat check, and now he's winning awards
Joseph Kallan, Fansided
From second-round draft pick to Rookie of the Month — the Memphis Grizzlies struck gold with Jaylen Wells.
MIA: Tyler Herro has made gains on the Shot Chart Diet
Above The Break
MIA: Why Kel’el Ware’s G League assignment can prepare him for Miami’s rotation
James Jackson, The Athletic
MIL: Return of Khris Middleton could make Bucks a contender again
Michael Saenz, Sir Charles In Charge
MIL: Giannis wants to be MVP again
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo Sports
MIN: Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves defense are re-emerging
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NOP: Can the Pelicans Break the NBA’s Worst Curse?
Michael Pina, The Ringer
Is a drastic rebuild necessary? Or is there still a future with Zion Williamson?
NOP: Pelicans get healthier and finally look like themselves in win over Suns
William Guillory, The Athletic
NOP: Herb Jones’ brilliant return
Rod Walker, NOLA.com
NYK: A quarter into 2024-25 season, Knicks own best offense in NBA
Ian Begley, SNY
OKC: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder show Raptors fans why they're must-see TV
Michael Grange, Sportsnet
SAC: Kings fall to Memphis despite Ja Morant’s off night, ejection. Monk stays in starting lineup
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee
SAC: Kings vs. Spurs gameday: Will Victor Wembanyama be out due to injury? 3 things to watch
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
TOR: How the Raptors used a summer getaway to stay united
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
TOR: Thunder show Raptors how a rebuild can be worth the trouble
Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic
TOR: Raptors rebuild is about more than just tanking and NBA Draft position
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
TOR: How Jakob Poeltl’s decisions dictate the Raptors’ offence
Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic
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