Basketball Intelligence For 1/9/24, PART 2

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

TEAM-SPECIFIC

BOS: Horrible 3rd quarter, rough late calls, cost the Celtics
John Karalis, Boston Sports Journal

DAL: How a fearless Derrick Jones Jr. has helped improve the Mavericks’ defensive identity
Shawn McFarland, Morning News

DAL: Mavs Envision Major Potential Amid Dramatic Defensive Turnaround
Grant Afseth, Sports Illustrated

HOU: Rockets get 'outsmarted' in loss to Heat
Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle

LAC: Zubac continues to play a big role in the Clippers’ surging success
Andrew Greif, LA Times

LAC: Clippers bounce back, beat Suns for 2nd time in 5 days
Janis Carr, OC Register

LAL: Should the Lakers fire Darvin Ham? No, that’s just dumb
Bill Plaschke, LA Times