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Why Isn’t the ‘Southern Strategy’ Working?

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Good morning. There are long lines for coronavirus tests. Tech companies are pulling back from Hong Kong. And President Trump’s racial appeals don’t seem to be working.

The so-called Southern strategy — appealing to white voters by focusing on racial issues — has worked very well for the Republican Party. It has helped the party persuade many frustrated white working-class voters that the Democratic Party doesn’t care about them.

Richard Nixon’s campaign invented the strategy, and he won the presidency twice. Ronald Reagan praised “states’ rights” in a tiny Mississippi county known for a Ku Klux Klan triple murder. George H.W. Bush ran the notorious Willie Horton advertisement. The Southern strategy has been “the most successful strategy in the history of modern politics,” Cornell Belcher, a Democratic strategist, told me.

The basic bet has been that Republicans win when voters focus on race. Steve Bannon, who helped run President Trump’s campaign, described the flip side of the idea, in 2017: “The Democrats,” Bannon said, “I want them to talk about racism every day.”

Sure enough, Trump has put race at the center of his re-election message. He did so in two aggressive speeches over the weekend and defended the Confederate flag yesterday. “Almost every day in the last two weeks, Mr. Trump has sought to stoke white fear and resentment,” Maggie Haberman writes. (She’s also on today’s episode of The Daily.)

And yet this time seems different: The strategy isn’t working. Trump’s poll numbers are slumping, and some of his 2016 supporters cite racial issues as a reason they plan to vote for Joe Biden.

Why is the Southern strategy suddenly flailing? I count four main reasons:

The country is changing. It becomes more racially diverse each year. And most Americans under age 35 are quite liberal. The horror of the George Floyd video and the ensuing protest movement have also changed the minds of many Americans.

People are afraid. Historically, many white Americans didn’t see how racism hurt them, Belcher said. But he now hears white voters in focus groups say they’re worried that the country is coming apart. “They talk about, if we continue on this trajectory, it’s going to be dismal for our kids,” he said.

Trump has gone too far. Most white Americans remain moderate to conservative on immigration, affirmative action and more. But many also believe police departments are biased, and many don’t like symbols of slavery. Reagan offered an optimistic, patriotic message that let many voters downplay or overlook his racial appeals. Trump is practically forcing voters to take sides on racism, Terrance Woodbury, another Democratic strategist, told CNN’s Ron Brownstein.

Voters are simply too unhappy with Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. “As long as that’s true,” The Times’s Nate Cohn told me, “I don’t see how he has the freedom to employ wedge issues.”

Of course, the usual caveat applies: The campaign still has four months left.

For more: FiveThirtyEight’s Clare Malone has written a brief history of how the Republican Party “spent decades making itself white.” And The Times’s Emily Cochrane reports from Maine on Senator Susan Collins’s effort to win re-election despite Trump’s unpopularity there.

THREE MORE BIG STORIES

1. Testing troubles

As the United States nears three million coronavirus cases, many cities and states are still struggling with testing. Sites in New Orleans have run out of tests five minutes after doors open. In Phoenix, where temperatures have topped 100 degrees, residents have waited in cars for as long as eight hours to get tested.

While testing has increased considerably since April, it has not kept pace with the recent explosion of the virus. Some experts blame the lack of a federal system, which has led cities to compete for testing labs and supplies.

In other virus developments:

2. Plans for the fall semester

The fall semester is starting to take shape, with most colleges planning to open — but not with business as usual. Harvard will teach all courses remotely and no more than 40 percent of undergrads will live on campus. Georgia Tech plans to resume in-person classes without requiring face masks, leading more than 850 faculty members to sign a letter expressing concern.

One deterrent for going online-only: Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced yesterday that international students enrolled at universities without in-person classes would have to leave the country or transfer to another college. It’s part of the Trump administration’s continuing crackdown on immigration.

3. Unrest over Phoenix police shooting

Another video of a shooting by police — this time with officers in Phoenix fatally shooting a man in a parked car over the weekend — is leading to protests.

Police officials said the victim, James Porter Garcia, had pointed a handgun at one of the officers before he was shot. But a friend told local news media that Garcia was unarmed, and activists have demanded the release of body-camera footage from the officers who shot him.

IDEA OF THE DAY: Pop culture at the Supreme Court

In a unanimous Supreme Court decision yesterday — holding that members of the Electoral College cannot vote for whichever candidate they want — Justice Elena Kagan referred to both the musical “Hamilton” and to the television show “Veep.” We asked Adam Liptak, The Times’s Supreme Court reporter, for some context, and he replied:

The two best writers on the Supreme Court are generally thought to be Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Elena Kagan, and neither is a stranger to pop culture references.

In 2008, Chief Justice Roberts quoted (some say misquoted) Bob Dylan in explaining why the plaintiff lacked standing in a dispute between two phone companies. Instead of citing a case to back up a legal proposition, he cited a lyric: “When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.” (What Dylan actually sings, of course, is, “When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose.”)

The chief justice, 65, also drew on the classic rock canon at the argument of a copyright case in 2011. “What about Jimi Hendrix, right?” he asked. “He has a distinctive rendition of the national anthem.”

Justice Kagan, 60, has made her own contributions. In a 2013 case concerning signs on trucks, she gave a hypothetical example of one: “How am I driving? Call 213-867-5309.” That was a sly reference to “867-5309/Jenny,” Tommy Tutone’s indelible 1981 hit, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and will still get people of a certain age onto the dance floor at college reunions.

PLAY, WATCH, EAT, CHEER

Get baking

Maple-blueberry scones are “the perfect thing to bake when you’re looking to funnel some angst into something delicious,” writes the cookbook author Dorie Greenspan.

They are big and glazed and possess a unique texture — tender and flaky at the same time — thanks to a technique for mixing the butter with flour. Created by the chef Joanne Chang for her Flour Bakery + Cafe in Boston, you can find the recipe here.

Read a timely new memoir

“The Beauty in Breaking,” written by Michele Harper, chronicles her life as an emergency room physician through the lens of the patients she has treated. Each chapter highlights a different case, like a newborn baby who isn’t breathing. Along the way, Harper tells her own story — of experiencing abuse, divorce, racism and sexism, and of becoming a doctor. Elisabeth Egan, an editor at The Times Book Review, called the book a “riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring story.”

Baseball sets a date

Major League Baseball announced that its season would begin on July 23 with a game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. But will it actually happen? Some players and managers are skeptical.

At least four teams have canceled workouts this week because of virus-testing delays, and several players have already said they will sit out the season. “We haven’t done any of the things that other countries have done to bring sports back,” Sean Doolittle, the Nationals’ closer, told The Washington Post. “Sports are like the reward of a functioning society.”

Diversions

Games

Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: Guacamole ingredient (five letters).

You can find all of our puzzles here.

Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. — David

P.S. Dana Canedy, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and a former Times journalist, will run the namesake imprint at Simon & Schuster. It is one of the biggest jobs in book publishing, and she is the first Black person to hold it.

You can see today’s print front page here.

Today’s episode of “The Daily” is about Trump’s re-election campaign.

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Ian Prasad Philbrick and Sanam Yar contributed to The Morning. You can reach the team at [email protected].

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tyleroakley-obsessed · 6 years ago

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We’re closing out April with the biggest, busiest, most ridiculous weekend in Memphis ever. I know I’ve said that about a couple of weekends in the past – even ones recently – but this one truly takes the cake. In five years of making weekend guides, this may be the busiest one I have ever seen. Stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, take Lyfts, and post photos with #ilovememphis. It’s going to be awesome. This post has the five things you won’t want to miss, plus plenty of extras. But first, be sure you didn’t miss anything on the blog this week: Food Truck Festival this weekend, Memphis Movie Series in May, Dining Out For Life continues through Sunday, an interview with Beverly Roberston, new Chamber of Commerce CEO, plus we discuss what should go in the old Brooks/MCA building on last week’s Think Tank. Stay tuned: The Levitt Shell’s summer lineup will go live on this here blog at 9 a.m. on Friday (subscribe here so you don’t miss it). Here’s the monster list: 1. Overton Park Field Day, Overton Park, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly Overton Park Conservancy invites you to a day of sun, fun, and games on the Greensward. This event is free to enter and includes field day games, beer, food trucks including MEMPopS, Let’s Be Frank, and Firecracker Grille Foodtruck, live music, Overton Park merch for sale, and a raffle with prizes from local businesses. Plus, guided nature walks every hour on the hour ($10, kids under 12 are free). 2. East Buntyn Art Walk, Midland Avenue, Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., free, all ages Head to Midland Ave between Prescott Street and Reese Street for the 9th annual East Buntyn Art Walk, where residents will turn their front yards into galleries for local and regional artists. Mingle with the neighbors at this kid, people, and pet-friendly event. (Rain date is April 28 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.) 3. Mid-South Food Truck Festival, Liberty Bowl Stadium,Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. $8 adults/$3 kids at the gate, all ages/kid-friendly The Food Truck Festival at Tiger Lane features dozens of regional trucks (each are serving one $5 item plus their regular menu) and DeAngelo Williams Foundation’s ‘Throw-in for a Cure’” Cornhole Tournament. Tickets are just to get in/parking. You have to buy your food and drink. 4. Edge Motor Fest, 645 Marshall Avenue, Saturday, noon – 6 p.m, free, all ages/kid-friendly The new Edge Motor Museum opens on April 27 with a festival celebrating the neighborhood’s automotive history with tons of classic cars, live music, vendors, food trucks, and more. 5. 27th Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival, Wagner Place, Sunday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., free, all ages The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival is the city’s largest, at least by amount of crawfish: during the single day festival, they’ll serve 15,000 pounds. There will also be live music, a gumbo cooking contest, and all manner of crawfish-related activities. Bring a lawn chair and set up camp along the trolley tracks while you eat. Proceeds from the festival benefit Porter-Leath. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Edge Motor Fest (@edgemotorfest) on Apr 22, 2019 at 12:27pm PDT Plus many, many extras…it’s worth reading these! Lots of big events and too many to fit into the five. – Evolution (A Burlesque Story), Dru’s Place, Sunday, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., $12 general/$20 VIP, 21 and up Burlesque performer and producer Coco Rosie celebrates three years of burlesque shows in Memphis with a reunion show featuring some of her favorite performers, including Gidget Bardot, Stormy Knight, Maxie Fauna, and Flux Inqueeror. Support our city’s most diverse burlesque show and have a blast at Dru Place this Sunday night. – Riko’s Kickin Chicken Trap Brunch, 1329 Madison, Saturday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., prices vary, all ages Riko’s Kickin Chicken is open for the first ever Trap Brunch this Saturday, so you can enjoy their out-of-this-world chicken for brunch. They’ll have chicken and waffles, fish and grits, and other specials, and you can bring your own champagne for OJ they’ll have on hand. – Spirits & Soul Fest, South Main/Old Dominick, Friday – Saturday, $100, 21 and up Thirty distilleries from across Tennessee are heading to the South Main Historic Arts District in downtown Memphis for two days of rare spirits tastings, food, live music, and more. Friday night gets you liquor samples at Trolley Night and access to rare bottles for sale. Saturday is a Block Party at Old Dominick with cocktails, music, and food truck food for sale. Read more here. – Walk The Line Screening, Orpheum Theatre, Friday, 7 p.m., $8 adults, all ages (parental discretion advised) No summer movies this year. Instead, the Orpheum is doing random movies throughout the year and this week it’s time for Walk The Line starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. – Roar and Pour, Memphis Zoo, Friday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $125, 21+ This is an exclusive night of dining and drinking with Memphis’ best chefs and mixologists, plus live music. There’s a VIP option that includes hand-rolled Cuban cigars and select bourbons. – Dining Out For Life Week, Various Locations, through Sunday, Prices Vary, all ages Support Friends for Life by dining out at different local restaurants, when 25 percent of proceeds will be donated to their mission of supporting those affected by AIDS/HIV. There are 15 restaurants (and counting) including Beauty Shop, Gray Canary, Dru’s Place, Hog and Hominy, Iris, and more. You must check the schedule, though, it’s not every place very day. Fratelli’s Cafe inside the Botanic Gardens will donate 75 percent of proceeds every day, all week! – Grind City Flow Festival Showcase, Memphis Botanic Garden, Saturday, 6 p.m. – midnight., $10 adv./ $15 gate, all ages The Grind City Flow Festival Showcase is selection of performances with hula hoopers, acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, fire twirlers, dancing, and more, with food trucks, vendors, and live music for the whole family. After 10 p.m., the event becomes 18+. So take the kids home at 10 p.m. Earlier that day, Grind City Flow Fest will host workshops for 18+ in flow aerial, yoga, dance, and more. Those tickets are $75 and that starts at 9 a.m. – Down To Earth Festival, Shelby Farms Park,Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., $5 parking, all ages/kid-friendly Celebrate Earth Day at one of the country’s largest urban parks on Saturday, April 27. They’ll have live music, kids’ activities, crafts, eco-friendly vendors, artisans, and more. Rain date is April 28. – Epping Way Wolf River Greenway Opening, 2630 Epping Way Drive, 9 a.m. – noon, free, all ages/kid-friendly Another section of the Wolf River Greenway officially opens this weekend with a 5K (8 a.m.), ribbon cutting with the mayors (9 a.m.) and festivities including free food from 10 a.m. – noon. The Greenway is a paved walk/bike path along the Wolf River that will stretch across the city, it’s being completed section by section, and it’s wonderful. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Parking is at Jamesbridge Apartments. – Arlington In April, Depot Square in Arlington,Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly Vendors from around the Mid-South will display and sell handmade crafts and boutique items. They’ll have lots of activities, great music, and entertainment. – Cooper Young Saturday Shop Hop, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., free to attend, all ages/kid-friendly Local restaurants and shops in the neighborhood will offer discounts, giveaways, and refreshments all day in honor of Independent Bookstore Day. – Taste the Rarity, Wiseacre Brewing, Saturday, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., $65 + fees, 21 and up Taste rare craft beers from breweries around the country and celebrate the release of the annual Unicornicopia 2019, with music from the Mighty Souls Brass Band, Griz Line, circus acts, food, games, commemorative taster glass and more. Expect this one to sell out, so get your tix asap. Rain or shine, no dogs. – Lord T & Eloise Live Album Recording, Railgarten, Saturday, 8 p.m., $10, 21 and up Lord T & Eloise are landing their space ship in a giant bubble bath and recording their first and only live album at Railgarten on Saturday night. It’s gonna get weird. – Spillit Story Slam, Earnestine & Hazel’s, Saturday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $10 entry + there’s a cash bar, 21 and up Gather your courage and stand up in front of strangers to tell your five minute story. You can just watch if you want, too, but I bet you’ll be tempted to talk after a Soul Burger and a beer. The theme is “South Main Stories”, and the best storyteller wins. Spillit remains one of the most unique, compelling experiences in the city and I can’t recommend it enough. – Spring Maker’s Market, Muddy’s Midtown, Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., free to enter, all ages/kid-friendly A dozen local makers and vendors pop-up on the lovely lawn of Muddy’s Midtown to shop for gifts (Mother’s Day anyone?), enjoy food trucks, and plenty of coffee and cupcakes from Muddy’s. – Breakfast For Dinner, First Congo, Saturday, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., $20 adults/$10 kids, all ages/kid-friendly Enjoy a brenner feast at First Congo in Cooper Young – think pancakes, casseroles, cinnamon rolls, grits, pastries, and more – all while benefitting the Room In The Inn program. You can get brunchy cocktails and Memphis Made beer for an additional donation. Room In The Inn is a city-wide program where people experiencing homelessness can stay the night in local churches. It’s a very important cause, and a great way to feed the whole family on Saturday night! – Beale Street Caravan Blowout, Crosstown Arts (East Atrium), Saturday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., $75, 21 and up Support Beale Street Caravan’s public radio show – bringing Memphis music to the world – at this huge party with an open buffet provided by local chefs, silent DJ, live music (Black Cream with special guests Rev. John Wilkins) plus a silent auction full of incredible Memphis music memorabilia, private tours, house concerts, and more. Be sure to tag all your fun with #ilovememphis! Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout http://bit.ly/1B5z3Pc

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The Outlet Pass: Teodosic, The Bulls, IT Impressions, and Toronto's Defense

1. Reconsidering Aaron Gordon’s Offensive Strategy

We still don’t know Aaron Gordon’s ceiling. With the addition of a steady three-point shot to his repertoire, his potential is as limitless as his athleticism. He turned 22 in September and is averaging 19 points and eight boards with a True Shooting percentage that’s nearly at 60.0. He also has a pair of 40-point performances and zero games where he’s scored in single figures—maybe he’ll be an All-Star someday.

Maybe he’ll win Defensive Player of the Year. Maybe he’ll be a vanguard for true positionless basketball, a walking Extinction Level Event for traditional centers who can’t match up with him on either end.

Watch Gordon play and you quickly get a sense that he feels all this will eventually come true. He wants to accomplish everything at the same time. Shoot, dribble (a lot), drive, launch unnecessarily difficult shots and prove to himself, and everybody else watching, that no defender can stop him from doing what he wants to do. (I experience a similar feeling walking around my neighborhood’s Dekalb Market Hall during lunch. Let me have it all.)

When he’s in the half-court with the ball in his hands, Gordon experiences choice overload. It’s in this way he’s become his own worst enemy. His handle is nearly good enough to bring him wherever he wants, and, now that he’s at the four full-time, whoever’s guarding him probably can’t keep up. But sometimes less is more. Instead of potentially molding himself into a high-volume scorer, the Paul George 2.0 that Frank Vogel evoked when he first took the job in Orlando, Gordon should instead focus on being more of a reactive, energetic presence—someone who shoots, passes, cuts, and stays engaged off the ball.

This sounds blasphemous, but maybe pull-up threes and baseline turnarounds just aren’t for him. Perhaps a vast majority of his baskets should be assisted, and he can use his physical gifts to snatch lobs, intimidate five positions, rebound, elevate off screens to get his shot off over any defender’s contest, and attack closeouts with a supercharged first step few his size can keep up with. Whenever only one option sits on the table, Gordon usually makes good things happen.

Now that he’s making outside shots—a quarter of all his attempts are "wide open" threes and nearly half go in—and forcing bigs to close hard, Gordon can afford to subsist off action that’s generated by a teammate’s pass or penetration. He’s also a deadly screener who can test the defense by either popping or diving whenever he wants.

Unfortunately, some of Gordon’s shot chart looks the way it does because he plays for the most depressing team in the league, and if he doesn’t end a possession himself (even if it’s with an off-balance contested fadeaway) Mario Hezonja will probably just wind up head butting the ball out of bounds. The fat in his game is necessary for this reason, among others. But it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if Gordon ultimately became a more polished Shawn Marion (one might argue that, with the fifth-highest usage on his own team, he's already on that track).

That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be allowed to/can’t create for himself, or that he doesn’t project to be the second option on a good team. Just that it’s okay if how he’s ultimately utilized doesn’t line up with how we believe second options on good teams should serve.

I believe Gordon’s ceiling is that of a perennial All-Defensive team member who annually ranks as one of the five most efficient players in the league. That’s a damn good piece, and whichever team he’s on next year should do their best to plot the most intelligent course to get him there.

2. Harden Has Great Timing

James Harden's strained hamstring is a bummer that will test a Rockets organization that hasn't really experienced his absence for any extended time since he became James Harden. This also robs us of watching a brilliant tactician at the peak of his powers. That stinks. But I still want to highlight a play that illustrates why Harden is so freaking amazing, from Houston's collapse in Boston last Thursday night.

There are a handful of qualities that separate Harden from a majority of first and second options throughout the NBA, but it's his ability to hone in on the defense's second layer and anticipate what they'll do that places him above everyone not named LeBron James.

Watch above. Even before Boston switches Jayson Tatum onto Harden, Al Horford positions himself directly in the middle of the paint. Brad Stevens calls for his All-Star big to get out and avoid a three-second violation, and the exact second he starts to move towards Nene, Harden takes off. Without warning, Horford has to jump back to where he was and thwart the drive, leaving his man all alone for the dunk.

This is what happens when a Hall of Fame talent is complemented with unprecedented spacing. A serious Defensive Player of the Year candidate is rendered about as resistant as a scarecrow.

3. The Pistons Should Go Small

Detroit isn't the only team in the league that always has a big man on the floor who can't/won't shoot outside the paint, but they're one of very few. Andre Drummond, Eric Moreland, and Boban Marjanovic (who started against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night and was burned alive once Hassan Whiteside's foul trouble forced Erik Spoelstra to play Kelly Olynyk at the five) are Stan Van Gundy's centers and he's sticking to them.

This makes sense. Rim-running roll men who protect the paint, rebound, and set solid screens are a lynchpin of Van Gundy's basketball philosophy. And recent injuries to Avery Bradley and Stanley Johnson have forced him to go even bigger than normal, with Tobias Harris spending more time than he should at the three.

The Pistons have an average offense and the 10th-best defense in the league, and it's unlikely Van Gundy will try and downsize while Reggie Jackson is out. An Ish Smith-Avery Bradley backcourt is small enough as it is. They're okay now and will make the playoffs. But once everybody is healthy, there are intriguing lineups that can give the Pistons some punch, featuring Anthony Tolliver at the five. (Van Gundy closed with Tolliver at center against Miami, but that was mostly a failed attempt to match up against Olynyk.)

Van Gundy played Jon Leuer at the five a tiny bit last year, and once he's healthy a Leuer, Harris, Kennard, Bradley, Jackson lineup could be pretty damn fun. Leuer served as a decent stretch-five for the Phoenix Suns two years ago, and imagining him open driving lanes for Jackson, Harris, and Bradley should make a frustrated fanbase smile.

Drummond is obviously fine getting the 33 minutes he deserves, but it's that other 15 where the Pistons can do some really interesting things. Johnson is strong enough to guard most fours and that may ultimately be his best NBA position, while Harris is by far his best self when slower players try and guard him. Kennard and Bradley can shoot. Small ball would be a refreshing experiment in the Motor City.

4. Don’t Switch Out on Tyler Johnson

Seven years ago I started a blog called Shaky Ankles that allowed me to scribble random NBA-related thoughts in between clips of crossover-dribble-induced carnage. Good times. This hesitation move by Tyler Johnson that nearly disintegrated Maxi Kleber from the waist down is an ode to that once glorious site.

5. Who Would You Rather Have: Otto Porter or Andrew Wiggins?

This is a fun debate, for no other reason than we get to compare the value of a reliable tertiary option who’s grown comfortable developing in the backseat on a good team his first five years in the league, with a prodigious phenom whose responsibilities were abruptly ceded to an incoming three-time All-Star and pseudo-MVP candidate.

Comparing these two also calls into question what should be valued as desirable traits in a modern day wing, particularly one on a max contract. The contrast is clear.

Wiggins is way more athletic, superior at setting up his own shot with enough confidence to get it off over literally anyone on Earth; he possesses rare physical abilities that lift his ceiling, on both sides of the ball, much higher than Porter’s will ever be.

Against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, Wiggins zoomed coast to coast in crunch-time to create something out of nothing in a way very few players can. These sequences are gold stars on his resume and it’s hard to shake them from memory whenever anyone labels Wiggins as a disappointment.

But an iffy outside shot and the inability to consistently impact a game without the ball in his hands complicates Wiggins’ place on a great team. His usage is down dramatically this year, but so is his effective field goal percentage. That's...not supposed to happen. If he doesn’t make those around him better and isn’t efficient enough scoring the ball to rationalize placement as a go-to option, then, particularly within the context of Minnesota’s long-term hierarchy (assuming Jimmy Butler re-signs), what is he?

That question is probably too harsh. In NBA history, only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady have scored more points before their 23rd birthday. He is clearly a unique talent. He's played more minutes than anyone in the league this season; adjusting to life as the third wheel can’t be easy for someone who’s only been a headliner.

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A year ago, comparing him with Porter wouldn’t be taken very seriously, but the Wolves might agree to swap the two if Washington called with an offer tomorrow. That said, even though Porter is a more comfortable fit, moving on from Wiggins would probably be a mistake three or four years down the road, when Minnesota is actually ready to win a championship.

But Porter isn’t a finished product, either. He’s only 18 months older than Wiggins and, assuming his role doesn’t take on too much water, may have a 50-40-90 season in his back pocket. Three years ago he shot 33.7 percent from beyond the arc. Right now he’s at 46 percent on 2.7 more attempts per game. Unlike Wiggins, who plays unsure of when he should be aggressive and when he should placate his more skillful teammates, Porter already understands that Washington can’t be its best self unless he punishes the defense whenever it leans too hard towards John Wall and Bradley Beal.

The Wizards are a juggernaut when he plays power forward (a position Wiggins has never spent much time at) and his offensive repertoire has bled into different areas beyond just being a stationary catch-and-shoot threat. Last year 70.1 percent of his shots were launched without taking a dribble. This year that’s down to 54.5 percent. (Wiggins has never gone higher than the 36.6 percent he submitted as a rookie.)

Porter is a natural complement. He’s ketchup on a cheeseburger. Wiggins is...another cheeseburger. There’s nothing wrong with having two cheeseburgers, and ketchup by itself is disgusting, but which one of these players, outside the context of their current role, would you rather having knowing a roster had to be filled out around them? I’ve gone back and forth on it and, as lost as he looks sometimes, would still take Wiggins, with the hope that someday (he’s only 22!) he’ll figure out how to make the opponent worry about him on every single possession.

Wiggins doesn’t have to play with Russell Westbrook rage, just pick his spots, be quick to the ball, and unleash the All-NBA talent that simmers within. He’s ultimately a jewel too valuable to pass on. That said, it wouldn't shock me if a majority of his current contract was spent playing for a different team.

6. Milos Teodosic is Fearless

Blake Griffin is healthy, Lou Williams is really taking advantage of the brightest green light he’s ever seen, and the Los Angeles Clippers have spoiled themselves with a two-week stretch in which they played (and beat) the Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, and Los Angeles Lakers.

Bruce Bowen is singing “It ain’t no fun if Ralph can’t ha-a-a-a-a-a-ve none” to his 79-year-old broadcast partner during ad reads. Danilo Gallinari is on the mend from a partially-torn glute. Austin Rivers narrowly avoided a torn Achilles. Life is wonderful.

In the middle of it all is a 30-year-old rookie who lives in a parallel universe that exists 0.5 seconds ahead of the one everybody else knows. Milos Teodosic is responsible for half a dozen thrilling moments every night, and his borderline-belligerent shot selection deserves some credit as a catalyst for L.A.’s reversal. If you’re guarding him and go under on the screen, he’s firing away. There’s no hesitation. No time for questions. The second his man spins/dips/slides under a screen, that ball is getting flung towards the basket.

Sometimes he’ll shoot because everyone on the court expects him to pass. Leave him open at your own peril.

This is simultaneously a concern for Los Angeles—among all players who average at least 2.5 pull-up threes per game, only Tim Hardaway Jr. and D’Angelo Russell are less accurate than Teodosic—and the other team.

Even though he’s barely shooting over 30 percent from beyond the arc, there hasn’t been much downside to Teodosic believing he's Kyle Korver. Stats only matter so much when a guy rises up behind the three-point line without hesitation to nail one in your face.

The Clippers are basically the best team ever when he’s on the floor (though an unreasonably low opposing three-point percentage probably has much to say about that).

All that’s wonderful, but it’d be a crime to write anything about this man and not take a brief 300 words to gush about his passing. Teodosic has been a shaggy Santa Clause for years, and Clippers roll men are reaping the benefits, shooting over 70 percent when he slips them the ball (fourth highest among 93 players who’ve fed/tried to feed a roll man at least 30 times this season. That’s impressive, but doesn’t compare to the fact that he’s yet to turn the ball over in these situations, per Synergy Sports.)

No matter where on the floor they begin, his bounce passes are received like thoughtfully gift-wrapped cashmere sweaters.

Teodosic’s no-looks tend to be dressed down, so normal and effective that there isn't any room for elegance. Instead, they're just logical decisions, like, Deyonta Davis thinks I’m throwing one up to DJ so I’ll just stare at DJ! until the ball is suddenly on its way to Griffin as he plunges into the paint.

Teodosic’s anticipatory vision is a miracle. Relative to what he faced in the Euroleague, the NBA’s intensified athleticism is, so far, no match for it. And so long as he doesn't lose confidence in his jumper, Los Angeles' offense will be pandemonium whenever he's on the floor.

7. Chicago Has Reached a (Minor and Welcome) Fork in the Road

After their first 38 games, the Bulls are 13-25 with the fourth-lowest point differential in the league. They entered the season as the favorite to finish with more ping-pong balls than anyone else, which is what many people in the organization wanted.

There’s still a lot of basketball left to be played, but if the season ended today Chicago would only have a 15 percent chance at a top-three pick; six teams have a lower winning percentage and they’re within a game of passing three more. The Bulls aren’t good (too much of their surge has been reliant on piping hot mid-range accuracy) but they also aren’t Luka Doncic/Marvin Bagley III bad. This creates an obvious dilemma.

Last week, I tweeted that several parallels exist between these Bulls and the 2014-15 Boston Celtics, a team that was also 13-25 after their first 38 games. In reality, Chicago is somewhere between them and the 2013-14 Phoenix Suns, a 48-win Little Engine That Could (Not Make The Playoffs) that unexpectedly accelerated a rebuild that clearly needed more time.

Boston, after a few franchise-altering mid-season transactions were completed, finished with 40 wins and made the playoffs. Rajon Rondo was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a first-round pick, Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, and Brandan Wright (who was then dealt to the Phoenix Suns for two second-round picks—one which recently turned into Semi Ojeleye); Jeff Green was ludicrously swapped for a first-round pick from the Memphis Grizzlies; and Isaiah Thomas and Jonas Jerebko were scooped up in a three-team trade where the Celtics actually surrendered a first-round pick.

Not sure if anyone has ever told you this but at the time Boston owned 19 first-round picks via the Brooklyn Nets. For the purpose of comparing them to any other team going through a rebuild, those picks are essentially an asterisk that allowed Danny Ainge to add someone like Thomas with the hope of then flipping him for even more assets down the line, sacrificing Boston’s own draft position in the process. They didn’t have to tank. Two years later they made the Eastern Conference Finals and were good enough to lure a max free agent in back-to-back summers.

The Bulls do not have any draft picks from the Nets, but they still find themselves in a similar situation, with a head coach who was highly reputed from college basketball at the helm of a young, impressionable roster. Chicago also, unexpectedly, already has blue-chip prospects in Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn, with Zach LaVine’s return on the horizon.

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But Nikola Mirotic, who’s shooting 46.6 percent from deep on over six attempts per game, is the distinct difference between their pitiful early-season play and what's happened since his fractured face healed. Despite losing their last three games, since Mirotic’s return on December 8th, the Bulls have the seventh-best win percentage in the NBA. They rank fifth in defensive rating, second in pace, and second in assist-turnover ratio. They’re annihilating opponents when Mirotic is on the floor.

Again, though, Chicago doesn’t have any Nets picks. They can’t afford to draft Terry Rozier when someone like Myles Turner or Devin Booker is plucked a few spots ahead. Their hopeful underdog story is ultimately a mirage, and continuing to play as well as they are could have devastating long-term effects.

Trading Mirotic—he can’t actually be dealt until January 15th—makes sense. He isn’t good enough to push anybody over the edge into title contention, but could be useful for the right team, maybe one that isn't guaranteed a playoff spot right now. The Clippers could view Mirotic as Gallinari insurance, but dealing a first-round pick (the first they could surrender won’t yield until 2021 at the earliest) would be shortsighted for a franchise that can’t win it all and may be mired in their own rebuild by then.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, and possibly even the San Antonio Spurs would all enjoy having Mirotic in their rotation, especially knowing they’d hold a $12.5 million team option for his service in 2018-19. But of those teams that are even able to, would any surrender a lottery-protected first-round pick? Would Portland give up someone like Zach Collins? It feels unlikely, though not totally insane.

Now let’s go the other way for a second. What if the Bulls keep Mirotic, get LaVine back, and make a push for the eight seed, of which they’re currently six games back with four teams standing in their way (the Nets, Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Charlotte Hornets). This isn’t ideal but, assuming they make it, wouldn't single-handedly plunge their franchise into the dark ages, either.

Chicago is an attractive free agent market with a clean cap sheet two summers from now—even if they re-sign LaVine—when several interesting free agents, like Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, and Kevin Love, will enter the marketplace.

If the Bulls focus on developing their mainstays (this probably doesn’t include Mirotic) in a winning environment, actualize a promising culture, and turn organic momentum into a spear for free agent fishing, it’s not impossible to envision a scenario where they land a couple significant pieces and are able to maintain status as a competitive organization for the foreseeable future, at a rate much faster than anyone thought possible back on the day they traded Jimmy Butler.

I’m all for a good tank job, but self-sabotage for the sake of the seventh overall pick and a future asset that may not ever produce at the level Mirotic currently is probably isn’t worth it when a serious opportunity to make the playoffs presents itself. There’s no right answer here, though. Luck goes hand in hand with the consistently shrewd decisions Chicago’s front office will need to make, no matter what they choose to do.

But dealing Mirotic and/or any other helpful pieces on this team would be super depressing.

8. Mike Beasley’s Passing is the NBA’s Own Black Mirror Episode

Ever since he heroically wrapped Lucky the Leprechaun's neck in a noose on national television, faint cries of “M-V-P” have echoed across the upper bowel of Madison Square Garden whenever Michael Beasley does just about anything that looks kind of nice.

This is cool. Even though Beasley remains a master of the mid-range (the word “master” is probably a little strong but let’s just roll with it) and as inefficient as ever, his enthusiastic attitude towards ball movement—even when it won’t directly lead to an assist!—is fun. When, for whatever reason, the defense decides to trap Ron Baker or Frank Ntilikina 25 feet from the basket, Beasley will slip into the middle of the floor and show off the unselfishness he isn’t known for.

He occasionally senses which defenders are helping from where, and who he should pass the ball to.

In these moments he is still 3500 miles from being the MVP, or even one of the league’s top 100 players. At the end of the day, Beasley still feasts on faceups, one-on-one sequences that bog New York’s offense down and come dangerously close to memeifying Jeff Hornacek’s gameplan. But he also isn’t a punching bag, and sustained play above that label is a win for the oldest 28-year-old in the world.

9. WELCOME BACK, ISAIAH!!!

Isaiah Thomas is a national treasure, and if you don’t like watching him play basketball then we can’t be friends. In his debut with the Cavaliers, we witnessed a few call backs to last year’s MVP candidate who enjoyed one of the most effective individual offensive campaigns in NBA history. Thomas wasn’t shy pulling up off picks whenever his screener’s defender dropped back for fear of getting roasted off the bounce.

But Thomas also has yet to reveal the same burst that routinely torpedoed defenses a year ago—the hypnotic hesitation dribble and last second eruption as he nears the basket are an unstoppable combination. That’s A) expected, and B) fine so long as defenders let him shoot.

He was still slippery enough (against Damian Lillard, Shabazz Napier, and C.J. McCollum) to go middle when defenders tried to keep the ball on the sideline, a nice trait that opens up the floor for teammates who need him to tilt the opposition one way so they can gain an advantage.

This is what he did on his first touch as a Cavalier. It made Jae Crowder very happy.

There were defensive miscues in which he let Lillard pull up to his right a couple times off a screen, but for the most part Thomas dug in and held his own. He trailed ball-handlers around picks and fought in the way those who routinely watch him play are familiar with.

Apart from a few minutes in the first half, most of Thomas’ action was spent with the second unit, ostensibly allowing Ty Lue to lessen LeBron James’ load (the league’s minutes leader heading into Wednesday night logged his lowest total since November 28th in Thomas’ debut). We’ll see how that dynamic plays out as the season drags on; how Thomas’ presence impacts James’ workload, Dwyane Wade’s touches (Wade logged his fewest minutes since Veteran’s Day), etc.

We’ll see if IT is still able to scamper around traps—particularly useful when Tristan Thompson is the screener—and whether his body will consent to all the aggressive drives to the basket that elevated his efficiency to an All-NBA level last season.

Thomas’ motor is irrepressible, though. He’s a special player who can single-handedly turn the tide of any game and wrestle momentum away from any opponent. If he’s the same player he was before the hip injury, Cleveland will waltz into the NBA Finals.

10. Trevor Booker’s Twitter Profile

Entrepreneur, NBA, A taller TJ McConnell. Beautiful.

11. Is Toronto’s Defense For Real?

For all that’s made of Toronto’s ballyhooed ball movement, DeMar DeRozan’s sudden transformation into Reggie Miller, and a group of non-lottery pick youngsters (Jakob Poeltl notwithstanding) who function as tradable assets and helpful contributors, it’s the most impressive defense of Dwane Casey’s tenure—which ranked first in December and is up to sixth for the season—that should make people believe this team is overlooked as a legitimate championship contender.

Or...not? The Raptors have enjoyed an impossibly easy schedule since Thanksgiving, squaring off against several teams that range from basement dwellers to borderline playoff participants: The Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Philadelphia 76ers (each twice), plus the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Clippers (without Blake Griffin).

The Oklahoma City Thunder tore Toronto’s defense to shreds a couple days after Christmas and on Wednesday night they allowed Justin Holiday, Nikola Mirotic, and Lauri Markkanen to alone combine for 68 points. Are their defensive numbers a mirage or will they hold up against stiffer competition when games actually start to matter?

I’m cautiously leaning towards the latter. The bench units are a vice grip and most of the reason for their dominance on that end, but Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, and DeRozan are locking in at the right times and O.G. Anunoby has been a godsend.

Numbers are great, but watch their effort.

After struggling to stay in front of Dennis Smith Jr. all night, Dallas forces a switch to try and get Kyle Lowry on Harrison Barnes in his sweet spot near the nail. Lowry does a great job pushing Barnes a few feet further out, though, then boxes him for a few dribbles before DeRozan comes off Wes Matthews to help.

Normally this would end in disaster, but the Raptors rotate on a string. Fred VanVleet (Van Fleet forever in my heart) races off J.J. Barea in the corner to take that away. DeRozan then books it to Barea and runs him off the line, forcing Jonas Valanciunas to step up and Ibaka to drop down on Salah Mejri.

Everything up to this point deserves an A, but Toronto receives an A+ for what happens next. Knowing the shot clock is at three and that the ball will have to go up soon, Ibaka hustles out to smother Smith Jr. and force a drive right towards Valanciunas. The Mavericks then commit a 24-second shot-clock violation. This is perfection. The Raptors have all the right ingredients to make opponents sweat, and if they can continue to eliminate good three-point looks while making life hard at the rim, their offensive attack won’t be what people gush about during the playoffs.

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The Outlet Pass: Teodosic, The Bulls, IT Impressions, and Toronto’s Defense

1. Reconsidering Aaron Gordon’s Offensive Strategy

Now that he’s making outside shots—a quarter of all his attempts are “wide open” threes and nearly half go in—and forcing bigs to close hard, Gordon can afford to subsist off action that’s generated by a teammate’s pass or penetration. He’s also a deadly screener who can test the defense by either popping or diving whenever he wants.

2. Harden Has Great Timing

James Harden’s strained hamstring is a bummer that will test a Rockets organization that hasn’t really experienced his absence for any extended time since he became James Harden. This also robs us of watching a brilliant tactician at the peak of his powers. That stinks. But I still want to highlight a play that illustrates why Harden is so freaking amazing, from Houston’s collapse in Boston last Thursday night.

There are a handful of qualities that separate Harden from a majority of first and second options throughout the NBA, but it’s his ability to hone in on the defense’s second layer and anticipate what they’ll do that places him above everyone not named LeBron James.

This is what happens when a Hall of Fame talent is complemented with unprecedented spacing. A serious Defensive Player of the Year candidate is rendered about as resistant as a scarecrow.

3. The Pistons Should Go Small

Detroit isn’t the only team in the league that always has a big man on the floor who can’t/won’t shoot outside the paint, but they’re one of very few. Andre Drummond, Eric Moreland, and Boban Marjanovic (who started against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night and was burned alive once Hassan Whiteside’s foul trouble forced Erik Spoelstra to play Kelly Olynyk at the five) are Stan Van Gundy’s centers and he’s sticking to them.

This makes sense. Rim-running roll men who protect the paint, rebound, and set solid screens are a lynchpin of Van Gundy’s basketball philosophy. And recent injuries to Avery Bradley and Stanley Johnson have forced him to go even bigger than normal, with Tobias Harris spending more time than he should at the three.

The Pistons have an average offense and the 10th-best defense in the league, and it’s unlikely Van Gundy will try and downsize while Reggie Jackson is out. An Ish Smith-Avery Bradley backcourt is small enough as it is. They’re okay now and will make the playoffs. But once everybody is healthy, there are intriguing lineups that can give the Pistons some punch, featuring Anthony Tolliver at the five. (Van Gundy closed with Tolliver at center against Miami, but that was mostly a failed attempt to match up against Olynyk.)

Van Gundy played Jon Leuer at the five a tiny bit last year, and once he’s healthy a Leuer, Harris, Kennard, Bradley, Jackson lineup could be pretty damn fun. Leuer served as a decent stretch-five for the Phoenix Suns two years ago, and imagining him open driving lanes for Jackson, Harris, and Bradley should make a frustrated fanbase smile.

Drummond is obviously fine getting the 33 minutes he deserves, but it’s that other 15 where the Pistons can do some really interesting things. Johnson is strong enough to guard most fours and that may ultimately be his best NBA position, while Harris is by far his best self when slower players try and guard him. Kennard and Bradley can shoot. Small ball would be a refreshing experiment in the Motor City.

4. Don’t Switch Out on Tyler Johnson

5. Who Would You Rather Have: Otto Porter or Andrew Wiggins?

Comparing these two also calls into question what should be valued as desirable traits in a modern day wing, particularly one on a max contract. The contrast is clear.

But an iffy outside shot and the inability to consistently impact a game without the ball in his hands complicates Wiggins’ place on a great team. His usage is down dramatically this year, but so is his effective field goal percentage. That’s…not supposed to happen. If he doesn’t make those around him better and isn’t efficient enough scoring the ball to rationalize placement as a go-to option, then, particularly within the context of Minnesota’s long-term hierarchy (assuming Jimmy Butler re-signs), what is he?

That question is probably too harsh. In NBA history, only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady have scored more points before their 23rd birthday. He is clearly a unique talent. He’s played more minutes than anyone in the league this season; adjusting to life as the third wheel can’t be easy for someone who’s only been a headliner.

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Porter is a natural complement. He’s ketchup on a cheeseburger. Wiggins is…another cheeseburger. There’s nothing wrong with having two cheeseburgers, and ketchup by itself is disgusting, but which one of these players, outside the context of their current role, would you rather having knowing a roster had to be filled out around them? I’ve gone back and forth on it and, as lost as he looks sometimes, would still take Wiggins, with the hope that someday (he’s only 22!) he’ll figure out how to make the opponent worry about him on every single possession.

Wiggins doesn’t have to play with Russell Westbrook rage, just pick his spots, be quick to the ball, and unleash the All-NBA talent that simmers within. He’s ultimately a jewel too valuable to pass on. That said, it wouldn’t shock me if a majority of his current contract was spent playing for a different team.

6. Milos Teodosic is Fearless

Sometimes he’ll shoot because everyone on the court expects him to pass. Leave him open at your own peril.

Even though he’s barely shooting over 30 percent from beyond the arc, there hasn’t been much downside to Teodosic believing he’s Kyle Korver. Stats only matter so much when a guy rises up behind the three-point line without hesitation to nail one in your face.

The Clippers are basically the best team ever when he’s on the floor (though an unreasonably low opposing three-point percentage probably has much to say about that).

No matter where on the floor they begin, his bounce passes are received like thoughtfully gift-wrapped cashmere sweaters.

Teodosic’s no-looks tend to be dressed down, so normal and effective that there isn’t any room for elegance. Instead, they’re just logical decisions, like, Deyonta Davis thinks I’m throwing one up to DJ so I’ll just stare at DJ! until the ball is suddenly on its way to Griffin as he plunges into the paint.

Teodosic’s anticipatory vision is a miracle. Relative to what he faced in the Euroleague, the NBA’s intensified athleticism is, so far, no match for it. And so long as he doesn’t lose confidence in his jumper, Los Angeles’ offense will be pandemonium whenever he’s on the floor.

7. Chicago Has Reached a (Minor and Welcome) Fork in the Road

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But Nikola Mirotic, who’s shooting 46.6 percent from deep on over six attempts per game, is the distinct difference between their pitiful early-season play and what’s happened since his fractured face healed. Despite losing their last three games, since Mirotic’s return on December 8th, the Bulls have the seventh-best win percentage in the NBA. They rank fifth in defensive rating, second in pace, and second in assist-turnover ratio. They’re annihilating opponents when Mirotic is on the floor.

Trading Mirotic—he can’t actually be dealt until January 15th—makes sense. He isn’t good enough to push anybody over the edge into title contention, but could be useful for the right team, maybe one that isn’t guaranteed a playoff spot right now. The Clippers could view Mirotic as Gallinari insurance, but dealing a first-round pick (the first they could surrender won’t yield until 2021 at the earliest) would be shortsighted for a franchise that can’t win it all and may be mired in their own rebuild by then.

Now let’s go the other way for a second. What if the Bulls keep Mirotic, get LaVine back, and make a push for the eight seed, of which they’re currently six games back with four teams standing in their way (the Nets, Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Charlotte Hornets). This isn’t ideal but, assuming they make it, wouldn’t single-handedly plunge their franchise into the dark ages, either.

But dealing Mirotic and/or any other helpful pieces on this team would be super depressing.

8. Mike Beasley’s Passing is the NBA’s Own Black Mirror Episode

Ever since he heroically wrapped Lucky the Leprechaun’s neck in a noose on national television, faint cries of “M-V-P” have echoed across the upper bowel of Madison Square Garden whenever Michael Beasley does just about anything that looks kind of nice.

He occasionally senses which defenders are helping from where, and who he should pass the ball to.

9. WELCOME BACK, ISAIAH!!!

This is what he did on his first touch as a Cavalier. It made Jae Crowder very happy.

10. Trevor Booker’s Twitter Profile

Entrepreneur, NBA, A taller TJ McConnell. Beautiful.

11. Is Toronto’s Defense For Real?

Or…not? The Raptors have enjoyed an impossibly easy schedule since Thanksgiving, squaring off against several teams that range from basement dwellers to borderline playoff participants: The Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Philadelphia 76ers (each twice), plus the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Clippers (without Blake Griffin).

Numbers are great, but watch their effort.

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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams

And other beer news

The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.

We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.

November 16, 2017

JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.

MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.

MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”

YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.

November 9, 2017

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Stoked Pizza in Brookline

BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.

IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.

In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.

ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.

October 26, 2017

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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge

BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.

EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.

EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.

In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.

JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.

MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.

WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.

WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.

October 12, 2017

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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery

MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.

SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.

SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.

October 5, 2017

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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood

BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.

EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.

NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.

SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)

WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.

September 21, 2017

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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream

FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”

GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.

September 14, 2017

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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.

BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”

FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.

NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.

ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.

SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.

SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.

September 7, 2017

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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.

BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.

EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.

IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.

SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.

August 25, 2017

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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.

WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.

SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.

August 15, 2017

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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.

SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.

SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.

August 7, 2017

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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.

In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.

HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.

NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.

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Name: Jane Porter Year: 7th Blood Status: Muggleborn House: Ravenclaw Title(s): Member of the Magical Creature Champions, SPEW, Wand: English Oak wood with a Phoenix feather core 11" and Supple flexibility

A wand for good times and bad, this is a friend as loyal as the wizard who deserves it. Wands of English oak demand partners of strength, courage and fidelity. Less well-known is the propensity for owners of English oak wands to have powerful intuition, and, often, an affinity with the magic of the natural world, with the creatures and plants that are necessary to wizardkind for both magic and pleasure. The oak tree is called King of the Forest from the winter solstice up until the summer solstice, and its wood should only be collected during that time (holly becomes King as the days begin to shorten again, and so holly should only be gathered as the year wanes. This divide is believed to be the origin of the old superstition, “when his wand’s oak and hers is holly, then to marry would be folly,” a superstition that I have found baseless). It is said that Merlin’s wand was of English oak (though his grave has never been found, so this cannot be proven). This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike. Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won.

Patronus (5th plus): Robin

A symbol of spring, robin Patronuses often indicate a desire for renewal and rebirth within the wizard. They usually represent deep passion and a desire to enjoy life. Often, robin Patronuses occur in wizards who have experienced deep loss, as robins can be symbols of deceased loved ones returning.

Pet: Barn owl named Daisy Three Best/Three Worst Classes:

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Champion—Jane’s from a Muggle family and she believes that Muggles could benefit a lot from magic. Consciously, she’s aware that there would be an uphill struggle in uniting the two worlds, but in the end, she believes it’s for the best. People don’t deserve to be in the dark about what the world has to offer! If they chose to reject the other side, that’s on them, but they have the right to chose!

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It was a very tumultuous year. As Jane was shipped off to Hogwarts, she had to deal with the fact that her mum had Huntington’s Chorea and was likely not going to make it to age 50. Jane did her best to hold her head up high. She’d been told by the nice man who came from Hogwarts that she had magic and should be educated in it, and her parents, always proponents of education and expanding world horizons, encouraged her to go.

Jane loves Hogwarts. She loves exploring every facet of knowledge she can. The Sorting Hat promptly put her in Ravenclaw, though it briefly considered Gryffindor due to her thirst for adventure and determination. She believes that the best learning isn’t always done in a classroom, and enjoys her outdoor and hands on classes, like Care of Magical Creatures.

Now, when Jane was thirteen, she realized that because her mum had Huntington’s, she might as well. She did not bring this subject up to her parents, but she resolved to save her mother, and subsequently herself.

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Jane’s determined to seek this out. As her mother’s condition deteriorates, Jane grows more desperate, pushing herself to excel in her classes. But she does not let anyone know. She also does her best to explore every inch of the Wizarding World that she can, because if the cure isn’t in books or spells, then it just might be somewhere else.

At Hogwarts, Jane does well in all her classes, but excels particularly in classes that she’s really passionate about, particularly Carer of Magical Creatures and Arithmancy. She loves exploring the grounds and a big reason why she’s not prefect is because she’s gotten one too many detentions for trying to sneak into the forest.

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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams

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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.

We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.

November 16, 2017

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Stoked Pizza in Brookline

BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.

October 26, 2017

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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge

BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.

October 12, 2017

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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery

MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.

October 5, 2017

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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood

BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.

September 21, 2017

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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream

September 14, 2017

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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.

AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.

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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams

And other beer news

The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.

We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.

November 16, 2017

November 9, 2017

Katie Chudy for Eater

Stoked Pizza in Brookline

BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.

October 26, 2017

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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge

BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.

October 12, 2017

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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery

MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.

October 5, 2017

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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood

BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.

September 21, 2017

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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream

September 14, 2017

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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.

AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.

September 7, 2017

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Walden Woods Brewing hops

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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams

And other beer news

The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.

We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.

November 16, 2017

November 9, 2017

Katie Chudy for Eater

Stoked Pizza in Brookline

BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.

October 26, 2017

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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge

BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.

October 12, 2017

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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery

MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.

October 5, 2017

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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood

BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.

September 21, 2017

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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream

September 14, 2017

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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.

AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.

September 7, 2017

SoWa Boston

SoWa Power Station

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Walden Woods Brewing hops

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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams

And other beer news

The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.

We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.

November 16, 2017

November 9, 2017

Katie Chudy for Eater

Stoked Pizza in Brookline

BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.

STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.

October 26, 2017

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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge

BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.

October 12, 2017

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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery

MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.

October 5, 2017

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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood

BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.

September 21, 2017

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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream

September 14, 2017

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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.

AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.

September 7, 2017

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Walden Woods Brewing hops

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