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The AllStar is proud to present The Daily Swish, a digest of what’s shaking and baking in your favorite basketball league. This is the place to help you start your day (or end it) with notable newsy nuggets from around the association. Boston attempt to get out of a rut…

Chris Paul moves up to third on the all-time assist list after dishing out 18 dimes against the Pelicans and Ben Simmons continues to frustrate the Sixers brass.

Jordan Nwora put up some impressive scoring displays in preseason but is he good enough to log major minutes?

The Chicago Bulls erased a 19 point deficit to overcome the Boston Celtics and the short-handed Sixers got the job done at home against Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers.

All home teams except Milwaukee registered wins on Halloween whilst Kevin Durant got tossed after getting tangled up with Pistons’ forward Kelly Olynyk.

Golden State and Chicago lose tight games to record their first losses of the season. The Grizzlies’ Ja Morant drops 30 on the Dubs.

It was a night all the title favorites would rather forget. We had a record come back from OKC, and the season’s first buzzer-beating finish.

The Los Angeles Lakers win their second straight game, while Golden State remains unbeaten. Some injury scares to keep us on our toes.

The Chicago Bulls won again and are off to their best season start in 25 years. Boston and Jason Tatum beat Charlotte. More dunks than NBA Jam.

It’s a legitimately overdone film trope. Still, the endearing self-help montages of old (off the bat, legends like Rocky Balboa and the Karate Kid come to mind) have always held a certain charm and gravitas for this writer. For some five minutes of screen time, we see our protagonists lifting…