Basketball Intelligence For 3/7/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
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BKN: Nets put to sleep by Steph Curry and Golden State Warriors
Lucas Kaplan, Nets Daily
The Brooklyn Nets played a fantastic, hard-nosed game against an elite opponent. But when Steph Curry plays like Steph Curry, you need to be perfect.
BKN: 3 Takeaways from Nets loss to Warriors
Collin Helwig, Nets Daily
BKN: What Happened To The Nets’ Defense?
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: How Nets G-Leaguer Terry Roberts escaped death and embraced a basketball rebirth
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Tatum’s fast start leads shorthanded Celtics in romp of 76ers
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
BOS: In a game with not much fanfare, rookie Baylor Scheierman stated his case for more minutes
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Tatum leads short-handed Celtics to easy win over banged-up Sixers: 7 takeaways
Tom Westerholm, Boston.com
CHA: KJ Simpson riding waves of rookie season in NBA
Tyler King, Denver Gazette
“The biggest thing that I have seen from him is that when he gets in the game, he’s changing the whole flow and the whole pace of the game with his aggressiveness defensively, picking up full court,” (Hornets Coach Charles) Lee said. “I think he’s doing a better job of understanding tendencies and where he needs to be and getting there early. Offensively, his pace has been really good, and when he plays with an aggression and doesn’t try to defer too much to the guys around him and just takes what the game gives him, he’s been really effective.
CLE: See what has Darius Garland smiling again
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
DAL: Injuries have derailed the Mavericks' season. Which one was the most devastating?
Mike Curtis, Morning News
DAL: Mavericks lose game with more players injured than active
Sean Keane, Yardbarker
DEN: JJ Redick Invented A New Way To Defend Nikola Jokic, And It’s Working
Patrick Redford, Defector
DET: Pistons’ loss to Clippers shows how teams might beat them in playoffs
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
DET: Jalen Duren is letting you know he’s not going anywhere
Sean Corp, Detroit Bad Boys
Duren is owning the paint on both ends of the floor and it is reshaping the Pistons ceiling
GSW: Steph Curry caps dominant trip with 40 points in Warriors’ win over Nets
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Warriors dig out of early hole to beat Nets
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
The Warriors followed up one of their most inspired wins of the season with an ugly one across the Brooklyn Bridge
LAL: Luka and LeBron lift Lakers to wild OT victory over Knicks
Dan Woike, LA Times
LAL: Jarred Vanderbilt is back and making a significant difference
Maxwell Ogden, Lake Show Life
LAL/NYK: Lakers survive Knicks in OT for eighth straight win; Jalen Brunson suffers ankle injury
Jovan Buha/James Edwards III, The Athletic
LAL: Lakers rally to beat Knicks in OT
Khobi Price, OC Register
MIL: How Bucks are building more time for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard to work together
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Jaden McDaniels’ blossoming offensive game is keying Timberwolves’ playoff push
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic