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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...

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*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

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