Basketball Intelligence For 1/4/25

The Butler did it, again, Celtics scuttle the Rockets, every day is a good Shai, and more

*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
The Heat are already Tyler Herro's team
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

WNBA

Rashard Hall's WNBA Mock Draft 3.0
Andrew Haubner, No Cap Space WBB

NBA DRAFT

NBA Draft Report: Cooper Flagg Of Duke
Zachary Cohen, Real GM

Five Players That Have My Attention (And Should Have Yours)
Evan Miyakawa, EvanMiya

TEAM NEWS

BOS: Six Takeaways from Celtics Road Win over the Rockets
Bobby Manning, CLNS

BOS: Celtics Run Defensive Masterclass on Anthony Edwards to Beat Wolves
Bobby Manning, CLNS

BOS: Karalis: On Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, and the maturity necessary to be a winner
John Karalis, Boston Sports Journal

BOS: Celtics go big and bold to defuse Rockets offense: ‘Defensively, it was good stuff’
Jay King, The Athletic

BOS: Stifling defense and hot shooting carries Celtics to blowout win in Houston
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe

BOS: Celtics Playbook: Three Impressive Plays vs. Timberwolves
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle

CLE: ‘He’s taking us over the top’: Cavs’ Evan Mobley continues to make All-Star case
Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com

CHI: Bulls announce that Derrick Rose will have his No. 1 jersey retired
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times

DAL: Illness, injury, suspension-ridden Mavericks outclassed by NBA’s premier Cavaliers
Brad Townsend, The Dallas Morning News

DEN: Recap: Denver Nuggets let it slip away and lose 113-110 against San Antonio Spurs
Zach Mikash, Denver Stiffs

DEN: Nikola Jokic is basketball's king, but Victor Wembanyama is going to steal his crown
Mark Kiszla, Denver Gazette

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