Basketball Intelligence For 1/9/25
Cavs beat Thunder in a matchup of the league's elites, Pistons hitting on all cylinders, some serious mock drafts, and more...
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
PODCAST: "Balls of Confusion" interview with author Bob Kuska
Ray LeBov/Aaron Bollwinkel, The Unrestricted Area Presented By Basketball Intelligence
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Court Vision: Porzingis Shines As Celtics Down Nuggets
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Why Payton Pritchard Was Skeptical After Being Drafted By Celtics
Gio Rivera, NESN
CLE: What Makes the Cavaliers a Historically Great Team
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5
CLE: Cavaliers end Thunder's 15-game win streak, extend own to 11
Tim Bontemps, ESPN
CLE: ‘We belong here’: Cavs giving doubters no choice but to believe they are for real
Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com
DAL: Mavericks end 5-game skid without Luka, Kyrie; Quentin Grimes has another big game
Christian Clark, The Athletic
DET: Pistons are over .500 in January for first time since 2018: ‘We’re still hungry’
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
DET: Tobias Harris' Revitalization Fueling Pistons' Win Streak
Aaron Johnson, Palace Of Pistons
GSW: Preview: Stephen Curry is sad, because this Warriors team is so, so bad
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Fading Warriors, defeated and desperate, need a trade in the worst way
Marcus Thomson II, The Athletic
LAC: Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard opens up about his latest comeback, state of the NBA and more
Law Murray, The Athletic
LAL: Why Max Christie, Dorian Finney-Smith pairing bodes well for Lakers’ defense
David Yapkowitz, Clutch Points
MEM: How Grizzlies are still learning how to use Zach Edey's 'unique target' on offense
Chris Dodson, Clutch Points
MIL: Why the Bucks moved all-star Khris Middleton to the bench
Jim Owcarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MIN: Josh Minott Has Been A Bright Spot For the Inconsistent Timberwolves
Markos Tsegaye, Zone Coverage
MIN: Timberwolves coach Chris Finch keeping Julius Randle in starting lineup
Chris Hine, The Minnesoat Star Tribune
NYK: Knicks leader Jalen Brunson struggling through an uncharacteristic shooting slump on threes
Steve Popper, Newsday
NYK: Get Well Game
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
ROL: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's resolution to be more aggressive
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
PHI: 3 observations after Sixers blow late lead but survive to beat Wizards
Noah Levick, NBC Sports Philadelphia
PHX: 'I don't have any regret': Suns' Jusuf Nurkic on suspension, benching, trade talks
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
POR: Why the Trail Blazers' New Rip City Television Network is Still Not Available on YouTube TV
Sean Highkin, The Rose Garden Report
SAC: Celtics Preview With Jared Weiss (PODCAST)
Nick Agar-Johnson/Ray LeBov,
SAS: Victor Wembanyama’s Latest Game-Breaking Skill Is the Quiet Key to His Ascent
Michael Pina, The Ringer
SAS: Game 37: Bucks deliver 3rd straight loss to Spurs
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
SAS: Victor Wembanyama has grown into NBA’s best defender — and he’s still improving
Fred Katz, The Athletic
TOR: Raptors Takeaways: Another disappointing showing in NYC
Blake Murphy, Sportsnet