Basketball Intelligence For 3/29/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Dejounte Murray’s career-best 44 points lift Hawks over Celtics again
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: Cam Thomas has transformed into a playmaker with consistent ‘reps’
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BKN: Nets must turn to youth movement for final games of lost season
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Celtics lose again as Hawks find new aggressive identity without Trae Young
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: 4 takeaways as Celtics lose to Hawks in overtime thriller
Brian Robb, Mass Live
BOS: The Celtics arrived in Atlanta seeking two easy wins, but left with a pair of bitter losses
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Exploring Boston's inverted actions
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle
CHA: LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. So what now for the Charlotte Hornets’ star?
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CLE: Cavs’ frustration builds after ‘really bad loss’ against Hornets
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Luka Dončić’s Mavericks have committed to their new identity, and it’s paying off
Tim Cato, The Athletic
DAL: Unsung hero behind the Mavericks’ surge? When Markieff Morris spoke, teammates listened
Brad Townsend, Morning News
DAL: Why Mavericks’ defense changes everything in NBA’s wild West, and a look at chaos to come
Sam Amick, The Athletic
DAL: Podcast: Mavs-Kings review/preview with Brad Townsend
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast
DAL: How playing for maybe the world’s best coach in the world’s loudest arena prepared Dante Exum to be key in a playoff run
Mette Robertson, Mavs Moneyball
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