Basketball Intelligence For 2/21/26
The day's best basketball news and analysis.
FEATURES OF THE DAY
Which NBA Statistical Categories Mean the Most?
Bob Bellotti
Sicko reasons to watch every* tanking team
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
TEAM NEWS
ATL: Hawks kick off homestand on wrong foot, fall to Heat
Lauren Williams, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BOS: Parquet Plays : Celtics Best Sets/Actions vs Golden State
Nik Laud, Celtics Blog
BOS: Warriors’ desperate comeback bid falls short in Porzingis’ GSW debut vs Celtics
Sam LaFrance, Hardwood Houdini
BKN: Nets’ comeback bid stalls in 105-86 road loss to Thunder
C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News
CHI: Matas Buzelis Q&A: ‘I don’t want to be anybody. I want to be myself’
Cyro Asseo, Hoops Hype
CLE: Game Night Observations: Superstar Stuff, Bench Depth and Jarrett Allen’s Big Night
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
DEN: Nikola Jokic didn’t wear tape on injured wrist in Portland, but not because the pain was gone
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post
GSW: Joe Lacob on Porzingis, trading Kuminga, and why the Warriors won’t tank
Tim Kawakami, The San Francisco Standard
GSW: Medical Expert Explains Stephen Curry’s MRI and What It Means for Warriors
Alder Almo, heavy.
GSW: Breaking down the good – and bad – of Kristaps Porzingis’ Warriors debut
Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News
