Basketball Intelligence For 3/15/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
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BOS: Celtics clinch NBA’s first playoff spot after win vs. Suns
Jay King/Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: Jaylen Brown and Celtics Offense Overwhelm Suns with New Approach
Bobby Manning, CLNS
BOS: Kristaps Porziņģis is set to miss 20th game; which Celtics backup could be big in playoffs?
Jared Weiss,The Athletic
CHI: Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
CHI: Clippers' ‘Big Two' overwhelms Bulls
KC Johnson, NBC Sports
CHI: DeRozan can only play hero so many times this season
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
DeRozan tried to get his cape on in the fourth quarter against the Clippers on Thursday, but with Coby White injured and Paul George red-hot, it wasn’t meant to be
CLE: Bradley Beal says its surreal to see Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland’s growth
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword
DAL: Kyrie Irving surges, but tough luck dooms Mavericks in playoff-like battle with OKC
Brad Townsend, Morning News
DAL: What if the Mavericks took advantage of Dončić’s versatility and used him as a wing more
Mette Robertson, Mavs Moneyball
DAL: Dončić and the Mavericks are the NBA's mystery contender
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
DAL: Mavs learning how important Dereck Lively II is to their success
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
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