Basketball Intelligence For 12/14/25 -

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Wembanyama sparks Spurs previous Thunder, ending OKC’s 16-game win streak
Justin Martinez, The Oklahoman

Spurs-Thunder thrilling NBA Cup semifinal ending comes all the way down to whistles
Regulation Murray, The Athletic

NOTE: Far more of the Cup semis within the Group-Particular part of In the present day’s e-newsletter

NBA commerce candidates: Who can get traded on Dec. 15? Who has to attend? And who can’t be moved in any respect?
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports activities

Gamers Whose Outlier Stats Could Be the New Regular
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

each staff is over 20 video games into the season now, which implies that 1 / 4 of the NBA’s calendar 12 months is up. By this level, gamers who’ve really been taking part in (learn: not injured) may have settled into their roles, stabilized their stats, and, in some ways, regressed to the imply (each for higher and for worse).

Nonetheless, some gamers are nonetheless holding on to some outlier stats, starting from the nice (three-point share) to the unhealthy (fouls per sport). That might imply that some gamers have both turned the nook in a optimistic method or a unfavourable one, probably giving every of their groups new issues to consider.