Basketball Intelligence For 3/7/25

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Mar 07, 2025

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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