Basketball Intelligence For 3/17/26
Today Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Alexander-Walker’s career-high 41 points lead Hawks to 10th straight win
Lauren Williams, AJC
ATL: Hawks’ 10-game win streak marks longest in over a decade as postseason push continues
John Hollinger, The Athletic
BOS: The transition hasn’t been seamless, but Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are quickly regaining their chemistry
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
DAL: Even in loss, Naji Marshall continues to be bright spot for Mavericks
Nate Sanchez, Morning News
DAL: Mavericks undrafted two-way John Poulakidas provides spark off bench with scoring flurry
Mike Curtis, Morning News
GSW: A player-by-player evaluation of Warriors in limbo
Tim Kawakami, SF Standard
HOU: Kevin Durant, shut down by Lakers’ double-teams, takes blame for Rockets loss
William Guillory, The Athletic
LAC: Kawhi-less Clippers can’t catch Spurs down the stretch
Janis Carr, OCRegister
LAL: Lakers surge past Rockets late for 6th straight win
Benjamin Royer, OCRegister
LAL: JJ Redick defines LeBron James’ role heading into 6-game trip
Benjamin Royer, OC Register
LAL: Lakers beat the Rockets at their own game
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
LAL: Lakers surge late and defeat Rockets for their sixth consecutive win
Broderick Turner, LA Times
MIA: How Miami Heat’s official scorer documented Bam Adebayo’s big night
Fred Katz, The Athletic
MIA: Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis continues to impress coaches and teammates
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIN: Even Anthony Edwards Can’t Figure Out the Timberwolves
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
MIN: Unfortunate blip or sobering reality check? What to make of Timberwolves’ latest sorry stretch of basketball
Britt Robson, MINNPOST
NYK: Could Mike Brown actually change the starting five? If the Knicks want to win a title, history says he may not have a choice.
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
OKC: Shai Is Upgrading the Three-Point Era, Two Points at a Time
Daily Thunder
ORL: The Magic struggled to find their energy in their streak-busting loss to the Hawks. Why was clear from two stats.
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
TOR: Poeltl’s turning point is the beacon Raptors need in this final countdown
Amos Caesar Mina, Raptors Rapture
THE DRAFT
2026 NBA Draft Prospects With The Most To Gain/Lose in March Madness
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
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