LEAGUEWIDE STORIES
10 NBA takeaways after 10 video games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and moreRicky O’Donnell, SBNation
NBA gamers should cowl a lot more room now due to the three-point revolution. The times of ‘90s stars simply standing round on protection half the time when their man didn’t have the ball is over. Now, groups have to defend on a string and canopy the three-point line with as a lot consideration as they cowl the rim. All that sprinting takes an enormous toll on the physique throughout a brutal 82-game common season.
You won’t like “load administration” or how usually gamers get injured lately, however the actuality is the sport is a lot extra demanding on the physique on this period than it’s ever been earlier than.
Extra Early Season Observations! A Defensive Celebrity is Budding on the Most Attention-grabbing Staff within the LeagueAaron Runk,
Let’s discuss dunks, babyJared Dubin,
NBA Energy Rankings: Most necessary position participant for all 30 teamsStaff, ESPN
Rating the 30 NBA Cup 2024 court docket designs, from backside (Pelicans) to topJason Jones/Josh Robbins/Jay King, The Athletic
TEAM STORIES
ATL: Recreation winner lifts Hawks over Boston Celtics 117-116Joe Schmidt, Peachtree Hoops
BOS: 20/20 imaginative and prescient not nice for ‘careless’ Celtics in loss to HawksSam LaFrance, CelticsBlog
BOS: Celtics uncharacteristically outworked in first ‘dangerous’ lack of the seasonAdam Taylor,
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