TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- ATL: Huerter's Toughest NBA Moment & The Performance That Followed (from Chris Kirschner, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3049661/2022/01/06/inside-kevin-huerters-toughest-moment-in-his-nba-career-and-the-needed-performance-that-followed/
- BKN: Irving Was Made For Part-Time Work (from Rob Mahoney, The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/1/6/22869957/kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-debut-indiana-pacers
From Yaron Weitzman, Fox Sports: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/kyrie-irving-makes-the-nets-whole-but-only-part-of-the-time
From Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2022/01/06/kyrie-irving-nets-return-covid-19-unvaccinated
From Moke Hamilton, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/maybe-half-of-kyrie-irving-could-get-nets-where-they-want-to-go
From Joe Vardon, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3054102/2022/01/06/kyrie-irvings-awesome-strange-nba-career-takes-another-turn-with-latest-debut-nothing-comes-close-to-this-one/
From Alex Schiffer, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3054117/2022/01/06/kyrie-irving-keys-late-rally-as-nets-get-past-pacers-in-long-awaited-season-debut/
From Sopan Deb, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/sports/basketball/kyrie-irving-nets.html
- BKN: The Nets Need Claxton (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back): https://fansided.com/2022/01/06/nic-claxton-nets-jalen-brunson-mavs
- CHI: In His 13th Season, DeRozan Is Hitting His Peak (from Jared Dubin, FiveThirtyEight): https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/demar-derozan-is-calling-game
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- CHI: Bulls Ready To Crash NBA's Title Contender Party (from Stephen Noh, Sporting News): https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/the-bulls-are-ready-to-crash-the-nbas-title-contender-party/i6hh7xfeicd41hd0bj2pxyv0d
- DAL: Brunson Helps Lead The Mavs (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back): https://fansided.com/2022/01/06/nic-claxton-nets-jalen-brunson-mavs
- DAL: Q & A: Mavs GM Nico Harrison (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefetaed): https://theundefeated.com/features/nico-harrison-on-the-mavs-general-manager-job-life-at-nike-kobe-bryant-luka-doncic-and-more/
- DEN: Jokic Isn't Cracking Under Undue Burden (from Mike Singer, Denver Post): https://www.denverpost.com/2022/01/06/nikola-jokic-nuggets-burden-jazz-loss/
- GSW: Steph Doesn't Plan To Change Amid Career-Worst Shooting Slump (from Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle): https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/Why-Warriors-Steph-Curry-doesn-t-plan-to-16753310.php
From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3053781/2022/01/06/steph-currys-shooting-struggles-worsen-during-warriors-loss-in-dallas/
- GSW: Answering Key Questions About Klay's Return (from Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle): https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/Klay-Thompson-s-return-to-Warriors-Answering-16752309.php#photo-21887780
- IND: Kiefer Sykes' Fairytale Moment (from Roy Ward, Sydney Morning Herald): https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/it-s-easier-to-score-in-the-nba-than-the-nbl-ex-phoenix-player-s-fairytale-moment-20220106-p59ma4.html
- LAC: Reggie Jackson: Make PG13 An All-Star (from Mirjam Swanson, OC Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/05/clippers-reggie-jackson-make-paul-george-an-all-star/
- LAC: Lue Is Back & Ready To Help Clips Weather The Storm (from Andrew Greif, LA Times): https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2022-01-05/clippers-coach-tyronn-lue-to-return-to-sidelines-against-suns
- LAL: Westbrook’s Zero-Turnover Game Offer A Glimpse Of The Possible (from Kyle Goon, OC Register): https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/05/russell-westbrooks-0-turnover-game-offers-lakers-a-glimpse-of-the-possible/
- LAL: Small-Ball Lineups A Part Of Lakers' Developing Identity (from Jovan Buha, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3052210/2022/01/05/lakers-small-ball-lineups-a-part-of-developing-identity-you-use-your-gut-you-use-your-instincts/
- LAL: How The Monk-LBJ Two-Man Game Guided The Lakers Past The Kings (from Jacob Rude, Silver Screen And Roll): https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2022/1/5/22869288/malik-monk-lebron-james-lakers-kings-fourth-quarter-highlights-video
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