Instead of on-ball screens, Miami is relying on pace (first in the NBA), off-ball movement and drives to the hoop to score. And it has revived an offense that’s typically been one of the league’s most plodding.

The Pelicans are 26th in defensive rating and prove particularly weak at the point-of-attack and in pick-and-roll scenarios. Daniels, a former New Orleans pick, is going to have the ball in his hands, empowered to get downhill and distribute to several shooters in the Atlanta lineup.

However, Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem does not agree. "I understand the scheduling situation and that's something you can't control, " said Haslem on the NBA on Prime Video studio show. "But as players, and I've said this before, we always focus on the things that we can't control. What can we control? How we prepare for the season."

Minnesota had the game in the bag until two turnovers and a pair of missed free throws killed them in Phoenix.

The sweeping gambling indictment that has engulfed the NBA, bringing two separate scandals together, could soon be streamlined.

The whispers started years ago in Paris, long before the world had any real proof of existence. They were half rumor, half warning—about a seven-foot teenager who moved with the ease and fluidity of a guard,

The Toronto Raptors are off to a great start in the first month of the season because all of their players are clicking. The starters are building chemistry wit

Simons epitomized the reality in front of Boston for that Nets loss, and was not being offered as an excuse for how the Celtics played.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics NBA game from November 21, 2025 on ESPN.