Basketball Intelligence For 3/14/23, PART ONE

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

Basketball Intelligence

Mar 14

TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

BKN: Dinwiddie ‘invaluable’ to surprising Nets in encore
Brian Lewis, NY Post

BKN: Nets victory over Nuggets sees reunion with familiar faces from their recent past
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic

BOS: For struggling Celtics, Damon Stoudamire’s departure just one more question mark
Jay King, The Athletic

BOS: Another bad loss: 10 Takeaways from Celtics-Rockets
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog

CHI: Bulls fate will be decided by adjustments in season’s final stretch
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic

DET: Omoruyi finding comfort in the uncomfortable
James Edwards, The Athletic

GSW: Stephen Curry at 35
Marc J. Spears, Andscape

GSW: Klay Thompson finally reminds Suns what he and Warriors are capable of
Anthony Slater, The Athletic

HOU: How Jabari Smith Jr. fits next to Alperen Sengun
Mat Issa, SBNation

HOU: Rockets, Jabari Smith Jr. show promise in huge win over Celtics
Kelly Iko, The Athletic

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IND: How Haliburton's play could lead to free agents finally saying 'yes' to Pacers
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files

LAL: The New-Look Lakers Guards Are Balling
Esfandiar Baraheni, SPDN

LAL: Checking in on a Trio of Rotation Players
Cooper Halpern, Silver Screen And Roll

MEM: How Grizzlies are coping with Morant’s absence, and what they are hearing from him
Joe Vardon, The Athletic

MIL: Brook Lopez ejected for standing up for Giannis Antetokounmpo after Trey Lyles' shove
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

MIL: Giannis scores 46, Middleton takes over late in Bucks' victory over Kings
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel

MIL: Building a Defensive Ecosystem and Milwaukee's Backcourt of Terror
Greg Brueck-Cassoli, High Off The Glass

Somewhat lost in the shadow cast by Lopez’s individual brilliance is the effectiveness of the defensive pieces that surround him, particularly the pair of pit bulls the Bucks employ on the perimeter in Jrue Holiday and Jevon Carter. Holiday is as good as it gets on the ball.
In years past, opponents had a brief respite from Holiday’s relentless pressure whenever he hit the bench. Those days ended with the arrival of Jevon Carter, who while less impressive of an athlete when compared to Holiday, is equally dogged on the defensive end. He’s absolutely relentless and provides nearly identical coverage for Lopez to hang back in a drop.

NYK: How Knicks are excelling on offense without Jalen Brunson
Fred Katz, The Athletic

NYK: Immanuel Quickley's growth from the midrange
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School

SAC: Tempers flare as Giannis scores 46 in Kings’ loss to Bucks
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

TOR: Jack Armstrong: the life of the party on the Raptors’ sidelines
Danny Chau, The Ringer

TOR: Will Barton pop quiz
Eric Koreen, The Athletic

UTA: Ochai Agbaji has found confidence in crunchtime
Tony Jones, The Athletic