Basketball Intelligence For 12/7/25, Part One
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Jalen Johnson boosts Hawks over Wizards
Lauren Williams, AJC
ATL: How Hawks VP Tori Miller balances a growing family and a grueling NBA schedule
Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
BKN: The Nets And The Looming Cam Thomas Decision
Steve Lichtenstein
CHA: Hornets may have found their leader in Knueppel
Orel Dizon, Storm & Sting
CHI: Coby White’s development gives Bulls a question with no clear answer
Quinn Everts, Pippen Ain’t Easy
The Bulls’ guard keeps getting better. That might make things more confusing.
CLE: Cavs face a playoff decision at small forward — and Jaylon Tyson is forcing the conversation
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
CLE: Game Night Observations: Good Will, Bad Shooting and a Big Week
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Cavs’ stars failing to assert themselves against weaker opponents
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Donovan Mitchell’s alarming warning signals deep concern about Cavs’ championship mentality
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
DET: Pistons beat Bucks, continue success on second leg of back-to-backs
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
GSW: Pat Spencer, stepping up for Warriors, is showing that he is that … you know what
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
GSW: Pat Spencer steps up for short-handed Dubs to power win over Cavs
Anthony Slater, ESPN
GSW: Short-handed Warriors celebrate surprising win in style after knocking off Cavs
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
GSW: Al Horford opens up about early struggles: ‘I can be better’
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
MIA: Heat drops third straight in ugly home loss to Kings. Takeaways and postgame reaction
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: With opponents adjusting to slow uptempo attack, Heat searching for answers: ‘We’ll find a counter’
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald