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Basketball Intelligence For 2/25/23

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Basketball Intelligence For 2/25/23

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence
Feb 25, 2023
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

ATL: Hawks’ 49-point second quarter sparks solid win
Lauren Williams, AJC

BKN: Nets suffer second 40-point blowout loss of month
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic

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BOS: Jayson Tatum: turning a slow start into a masterpiece in Indiana
Trevor Hass, Celtics Blog

BOS: Hauser will likely never be labeled a stopper, but he’s stopping slander directed at his defensive game
Steve Bulpett, Heavy.com

CHI: Beverley makes Bulls debut in largest win of season
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

CHI: Beverley and the Bulls burst out of the gate with blowout win
Will Gottlieb, All CHGO

CLE: Cavs won’t excuse lopsided loss against Hawks, want more urgency with playoff push underway
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

CLE: Cavs’ top-ranked defense shredded by Hawks in blowout loss
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com

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DAL: How Josh Green is filling a key role in Dallas, alongside Dončić and Irving
Ayush G, The Pick And Roll

DEN: From Prague to Denver, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic's friendship has led to success on the court
Kendra Andrews, ESPN

GSW: Warriors rookie Patrick Baldwin Jr. ‘has star potential’
Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News

GSW: Thompson hits 12 threes to down the Rockets
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ

GSW: Film Breakdown: Klay Thompson, Patrick Baldwin Jr., and the great three-point-volume debate
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind

GSW: Klay Thompson put the Dubs on his back in must-win game
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News

HOU: TyTy Washington Jr., Josh Christopher get opportunities amid Rockets' guard shortage
Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle

HOU: Warriors' 3-pointers sink Rockets, again
Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle

IND: Pacers got special night from Turner, but lost in OT
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files

IND: This isn’t the same Aaron Nesmith
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog

LAC: Clippers score team-record 175 points but still lose
Andrew Greif, LA Times

LAC: Westbrook’s debut was part fit, part folly
Helene Elliott, LA Times

LAC: Westbrook makes an (almost) successful Clippers debut
Jim Alexander, OC Register

LAC: Clippers fall to Kings in second-highest scoring game in NBA history
Janis Carr, OC Register

MIA: Details and takeaways: Heat dominated by Bucks, loses third in row
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

MIL: Assessing Jae Crowder’s Bucks debut
Dalton Sell, Behind The Buck Pass

MIL: Brook Lopez’s Remarkable Mid-Career Development Has Been Vital To The Bucks
Robby Kalland, DIME

MIL: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury, Bobby Portis’ return and Jae Crowder’s debut
Eric Nehm, The Athletic

MIL: Bucks win 13th in a row but Giannis leaves with knee injury
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

MIL: Antetokounmpo's one-of-a-kind game is as tough on officials as it is on opponents
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

MIN: What, exactly, are the Timberwolves waiting for?
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic

MIN: If There Was a Honeymoon Phase, It’s Over
Andrew Carlson, Canis Hoopus

MIN: Timberwolves insist on playing down to competition
Bret Stuter, Dunking With Wolves

MIN: Wolves lose to another cellar dweller
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press

NYK: Hart addresses Hart the Knicks' weaknesses, while also making them better at their strengths
Aman Shah, Sportskeeda

NYK: Randle is in a good place mentally, and he put the Wizards in the dumpster
Leo Escobedo, Posting And Toasting

OKC: Observations from loss to Suns
Nick Gallo/Paris Lawson, OKCThunder.com

OKC: Isaiah Joe’s Resurgence in Large Part to Better Role in OKC
Chris Becker, Sports Illustrated

PHO: Suns’ depth steps up, produces in win over Thunder
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports

PHO: 5 takeaways as Suns top Thunder
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

PHO: The screams, puke, life lessons and tears behind Wainright earning his new contract
Gerald Bourguet, Go PHNX

SAC: Fox, Monk lift Kings over Clippers in second-highest scoring game in NBA history
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

SAC: Kings spoil Russell Westbrook's debut with Clippers
Mark Medina, NBA.com

SAC: Fox, Monk torch Clippers in Kings' historic double OT win
Jarrod Castillo, NBC Sports

SAS: Blake Wesley gives Spurs fans glimpse into his immense upside
Noah Magaro-George, Air Alamo

TOR: As Raptors continue playoff push, Dowtin Jr. getting opportunity to showcase skills
Michael Grange, Sportsnet

UTA: Player development remains the primary focus for the Jazz in the tight WC landscape
Andy Larsen/Tim Reynolds, Salt Lake Tribune

WAS: Wizards’ defense falters down the stretch in loss to Knicks
Ava Wallace, Washington Post

WAS: Wizards having issues protecting large leads
Chase Hughes, NBC Sports


LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

6 teams lurking for a playoff run, and how it can happen
Keith Smith, SBNation

Stretch run X-factors: Five players who could swing the championship picture
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports


VYING FOR VICTOR

Wembanyama’s potential fit with the Spurs
Gary Quan, Pounding The Rock


THE DRAFT

Jarace Walker seems like a perfect fit for the Thunder
Rylan Stiles, Thunderous Intentions

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

Game notes for 2/24
Justin Kubatko, Statitudes

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives

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Monterrio Moore
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Great insight! You have a new reader following your professional work now👍🏿

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