Basketball Intelligence For 3/30/25
The day's best news and reporting
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Bury your monuments
Katie Hendl, Basketball Feelings
TEAM NEWS
BOS: 4 takeaways as Boston Celtics beat Spurs, get career night from reserve big
Souichi Terada, Mass Live
BOS: Jayson Tatum scores 29 points to lead the Celtics to their eighth straight win and the No. 2 playoff seed in East
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
BOS: Here’s where Celtics’ road dominance ranks among historic NBA seasons
Colin McCarthy, Boston.com
BOS: Luke Kornet just helped Jaylen Brown show off next step in superstar evolution
Jack Simone, Hardwood Houdini
Brown has been dealing with some lingering knee issues in recent weeks. “My body doesn’t feel 100%, but today was a good step in the right direction,” Brown said after the Celtics’ win in Phoenix, via Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog.
However, with Tatum sidelined, Boston’s games against the Kings and Suns still provided Brown with an opportunity to show off his improved playmaking. And even though they didn’t run the majority of the offense through him, there were a few flashes that stood out.
BKN: Timme Time: Brooklyn Nets end losing streak with late win over Washington Wizards, 115-112
Net Income, Nets Daily
BI: It seems only fitting that Timme would have a big moment come March.
CHI: Bulls HC praises Matas Buzelis: “Everything he’s gotten, he’s earned”
Will Gottlieb, All CHGO
CHI: With national spotlight turned up, Bulls wilt against Mavs
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times
DAL: 3 takeaways as Mavericks hang on to beat red-hot Bulls
Austin Veazey, SI.com
DAL: 3 thoughts as Dallas holds on in Chicago 120-119
David Trink, Mavs Moneyball
GSW: How did Warriors turn into a mediocre (or worse) 3-point shooting team?
Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle
GSW: Kuminga's Warriors importance on display in win vs. Pelicans
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports Bay Area
GSW: Preview: Warriors need the Kuminga dimension
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Warriors pull off victory in New Orleans, but mini-slump continues
Duncan, Dub Nation HQ
LAL: Lakers flash offensive ceiling as Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Austin Reaves answer call
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
LAL: Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic shine in Lakers' win over Memphis - Los Angeles Times
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
MEM: Memphis Grizzlies fired their coach, now where do they go from here?
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports
MEM: Zach Edey: 'It's been an up and down season for sure'
Sam Yip, Hoops Hype
MEM: Grizzlies show ‘no big changes’ in first game without Taylor Jenkins. But change must come
William Guillory, The Athletic
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