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Stephen Curry and the Warriors are surging after a 2-game sweep in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
After four weeks and with 16% of the season complete,\u00a0five teams<\/a> have\u00a0won less than 25% of their games and seven<\/a> rank in the bottom 10 on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n Both of those would be the highest number of teams in the 22 years for which the league has had 30 teams total, though the latter number (seven teams in the bottom 10 on both ends) would be tied with the 2007-08 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some of these teams are built for this, some are poorly constructed, one (Indiana) has been completely decimated by injuries and one (the Clippers) is hopefully just struggling out of the gate. But all these teams have provided the other 23 with opportunities to pick up wins and pad their stats.<\/p>\n While the Eastern Conference is still weaker than the West, there are eight East teams with winning records and another three that can get there by winning their next game. Those top 11 teams in the East are a combined 22-1 against the bottom four.<\/p>\n It\u2019s still early and some of these bottom dwellers will improve as the season goes on, perhaps challenging for a SoFi Play-In Tournament spot or playing spoiler in the months to come. This current disparity between the top and the bottom of the league, though, is pretty remarkable.<\/p>\n Plus-Minus Players of the Week<\/p>\n Teams of the Week<\/p>\n Make It Last Forever: Toronto (3-0) \u2014 The Raptors are 5-4 against other teams that currently have winning records, including 2-0 in Cleveland. * * *<\/p>\n East vs. West<\/p>\n The West is 33-26<\/a> (.559) against the East in interconference games, though the East was 10-9<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n Schedule strength through Week 4<\/p>\n Toughest: 1. Sacramento, 2. Chicago, 3. Memphis * * *<\/p>\n Movement in the Rankings<\/p>\n High jumps of the week: Atlanta (+5), Toronto (+4) * * *<\/p>\n Week 5 Team to Watch<\/p>\n Houston<\/a> \u2014 The Rockets have won nine of their last 10 games and will face two big tests this week. They\u2019ll visit the Cavs on Wednesday and host the Nuggets in a huge Emirates NBA Cup game on Friday.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Previously\u2026<\/p>\n OffRtg<\/a>: Points scored per 100 possessions (League Rank) The league has averaged 114.7 points scored per 100 possessions and 101.3 possessions (per team) per 48 minutes this season.<\/p>\n * Emirates NBA Cup game<\/p>\n NBA.com\u2019s Power Rankings, released every Monday during the season, are just one man\u2019s opinion. If you have an issue with the rankings, or have a question or comment for John Schuhmann, contact him via Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n #1<\/p>\n Record: 13-1<\/p>\n OffRtg: 118.2 (5) DefRtg: 102.8 (1) NetRtg: +15.4 (1) Pace: 100.1 (25)<\/p>\n The Thunder still aren\u2019t whole, but they continue to roll, with the five wins on their current streak<\/a> having come by an average of 22.2 points. Their season-long point differential (plus-15.4 per game<\/a>) is the third best in NBA history for a team\u2019s first 14 games, trailing only those of the 1996-97 Bulls (plus-16.4<\/a>) and 1969-70 Knicks (plus-16.3).<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n A back-to-back against the Warriors and Lakers last week was, seemingly, a good test for the champs. But they clobbered them both, allowing just 94.6 points per 100 possessions<\/a> (without Lu Dort) and leading both games by more than 35 points. The Thunder have led 10 of their 14 games (including their lone loss) by at least 20, with there currently being four teams that haven\u2019t led any games by 20 or more.<\/p>\n Last season, the Thunder allowed 2.5 fewer points per 100 possessions<\/a> than any other team, the second widest margin between the top two defenses in 29 seasons of play-by-play data. And through Sunday, they\u2019ve been the league\u2019s fifth most improved defensive team, having allowed 3.8 fewer per 100<\/a> than they did last season. With it just being 14 games, the Thunder\u2019s defense has affected where their opponents rank offensively, but it should be noted that 12 of the 14 games have come against teams that currently rank in the bottom half of the league in offensive efficiency (nine of those against bottom-10 offenses).<\/p>\n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played in all 14 games and has been more efficient than ever, with both his scoring and his playmaking. Thanks to improvement in the paint, his true shooting percentage is a career-best 65.2%<\/a>. And his assist\/turnover ratio of 4.04 would be the best mark in his eight seasons by a wide margin. He\u2019s got 33 assists and just five turnovers (6.60) over his last four games<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Thunder\u2019s next three games come against teams that rank in the bottom eight on both ends of the floor, and they\u2019ve already beaten the Pelicans and Kings by more than 30 points. They\u2019ll get a chance to avenge their only loss when they host the Blazers on Sunday, the first of two meetings in the span of eight days.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ NOP, vs. SAC, @ UTA*, vs. POR<\/p>\n #2<\/p>\n Record: 10-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 122.4 (2) DefRtg: 109.4 (2) NetRtg: +13.0 (2) Pace: 100.8 (18)<\/p>\n The Nuggets are keeping pace with the Thunder, who they\u2019re not scheduled to meet until February. They\u2019ve won seven straight games<\/a> and continue to rank near the top of the league on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Nuggets lost Christian Braun (out at least six weeks) and Cam Johnson to injuries on Wednesday, but Nikola Joki\u0107 didn\u2019t need much help that night, scoring 55 points on an amazing 18-for-23 shooting. There have been 548 50-point games in NBA history (including playoffs), and four of the 13 highest marks for effective field goal percentage in that group of performances belong to Aaron Gordon (highest \u2013 opening night at Golden State), Jamal Murray (third and 12th highest) and Joki\u0107 (13th highest).<\/p>\n Tim Hardaway Jr. and Peyton Watson replaced Braun and Johnson in the starting lineup and the new group outscored the Wolves by 15 points<\/a> in 16 1\/2 minutes on Saturday. But the Nuggets also took back control of the game with an 8-0, fourth-quarter run with Joki\u0107 off the floor. They\u2019ve outscored their opponents by 10.1 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in 76 minutes with the three-time MVP on the bench over the last five games.<\/p>\n The Nuggets held the Wolves\u2019 fourth-ranked offense to just 112 points on 102 possessions, but Denver continues to benefit from their opponents\u2019 shooting poorly (league-low 31.5%<\/a>) from 3-point range. The percentage of their opponents\u2019 3-point attempts that have been wide open (54%) is up from last season (51%), but the opponents have shot just 32% on those wide-open 3s<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming up: If the Nuggets can win their Emirates NBA Cup game in Houston on Friday, we\u2019ll have a decent shot of getting a Denver-OKC game before February. All five teams<\/a> in the stacked West Group C are 1-1, but Denver (+23) and Houston (+13) have the best point differentials.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. CHI, @ NOP, @ HOU*, vs. SAC<\/p>\n #3<\/p>\n Record: 9-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 123.1 (1) DefRtg: 111.9 (8) NetRtg: +11.5 (3) Pace: 98.6 (27)<\/p>\n The Rockets are 9-1 since their 0-2 start, and they were able to grind out a comeback win over Orlando<\/a> when their top-ranked offense wasn\u2019t clicking on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Kevin Durant came to Houston to help the Rockets close games, and he hit two of the biggest shots in their overtime win over the Magic on Sunday, when the Rockets scored 30 points on 20 clutch offensive possessions. But Durant has a clutch usage rate of just 19.4%, third on the team<\/a> behind Alperen Sengun (who sent the game to OT with a tough jump hook<\/a> over Wendell Carter Jr.) and Amen Thompson.<\/p>\n Durant logged more than 45 minutes on Sunday, when the Rockets played just eight guys, because Tari Eason (who\u2019s 21-for-32 on wide-open 3s) was out with an oblique strain. Josh Okogie has started the last 10 games, but Reed Sheppard and Steven Adams were on the floor more<\/a> in clutch time. Desmond Bane blew by Sheppard<\/a> on a big play in the final minute of regulation and Okogie was on the floor for the biggest defensive possessions after that. The Okogie lineup has outscored opponents by 14.5 points per 100 possessions in its 128 total minutes, the second-best mark<\/a> among the eight lineups that have played at least 100 minutes this season.<\/p>\n The top three teams in the Western Conference are the only three teams that haven\u2019t lost a game that wasn\u2019t within five points in the last five minutes. The Rockets are 3-3 in the clutch after Sunday and 6-0 otherwise.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Rockets have a couple of days off before playing a pair of marquee matchups, their first meetings with both the Cavs and the Nuggets. The road team won all three of its meetings<\/a> against Denver last season.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ CLE, vs. DEN*<\/p>\n #4<\/p>\n Record: 8-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 121.6 (3) DefRtg: 114.3 (16) NetRtg: +7.3 (4) Pace: 100.6 (20)<\/p>\n The Knicks went 6-1 on their seven-game homestand, recovering from their first loss at Madison Square Garden by beating the Heat without Jalen Brunson on Friday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Knicks\u2019 loss to Orlando on Wednesday was a rest-disadvantage game and the only time this season that the Knicks lost the possession battle. They committed one fewer turnover than the Magic, but it was their worst rebounding game<\/a> on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n They still lead the league in shooting-opportunity differential by a wide margin, having averaged 8.5 more than their opponents, including an amazing 17.6 more shooting opportunities per 48 minutes than their opponents with Mitchell Robinson on the floor. They rank in the top 12<\/a> in each of the four possessions-related factors of efficiency (turnover rate and rebounding percentage) on either end of the floor, with no other team in the top 17 in all four.<\/p>\n Miles McBride started in place of Brunson on Friday, when Landry Shamet scored a career-high 36 points off the bench and the Knicks handed the Heat their worst defensive game<\/a> of the season by a wide margin. New York has now scored a super-efficient 125.7 points per 100 possessions in McBride\u2019s 125 minutes on the floor without Brunson.<\/p>\n Coming up: Having completed their longest homestand of the season, the Knicks now head out on a five-game trip, still looking for their first road win. They went 4-0 in Florida last season, but lost in Miami (their worst offensive game thus far<\/a>) in Week 1.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ MIA, @ DAL, @ ORL<\/p>\n #5<\/p>\n Record: 11-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.7 (15) DefRtg: 109.5 (3) NetRtg: +6.1 (5) Pace: 101.5 (13)<\/p>\n The Pistons have been shorthanded, missing at least five rotation players in each of their last three games (including Cade Cunningham for the last two games). But they\u2019ve run their winning streak<\/a> to nine games with impressive wins over the Bulls and Sixers.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Before Wednesday, the Pistons had scored just 100.7 points per 100 possessions with Cunningham off the floor. But they had two better-than-average offensive games without their star against the Bulls and Sixers. Daniss Jenkins hit the game-tying 3-pointer<\/a> (even though he didn\u2019t look ready for Cunningham\u2019s pass when it was thrown) against Washington last Monday and then totaled 37 points and 20 assists<\/a> over two games as the starter in Cunningham\u2019s place.<\/p>\n Paul Reed is the team\u2019s third center, but the Pistons have been at their best (plus-12.4 points per 100 possessions<\/a>) with him on the floor. He had 28 points on 11-for-13 shooting in the win over Chicago, totaled six steals and four blocks over his two starts last week, and has averaged 8.2 deflections per 36 minutes, most<\/a> among 302 players who\u2019ve played at least 100 total minutes this season.<\/p>\n With their comebacks against the Wizards and Sixers last week, the Pistons are now 7-2 in games they trailed by double-digits, having been 10.9 points per 100 possessions better after halftime (plus-11.6) than they\u2019ve been in first halves (plus-0.7<\/a>). They had just eight wins (they were 8-33) after trailing by double-digits last season.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Pistons are five games into a stretch of 14 straight within the Eastern Conference, and this week will bring their first meetings with the Pacers, Hawks and Bucks. They will be at a rest disadvantage in Atlanta on Tuesday, but will then have three days off before visiting the Bucks, to whom they\u2019ve lost 13 straight.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. IND, @ ATL, @ MIL<\/p>\n #6<\/p>\n Record: 9-5<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.7 (11) DefRtg: 112.5 (9) NetRtg: +4.2 (10) Pace: 103.1 (5)<\/p>\n In just his third game of the season, Darius Garland reinjured the same toe<\/a> that he had surgery on in the summer. He\u2019s not expected to be out long and the Cavs remain in the top four in the East, but they still haven\u2019t found their stride.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The bigger drop-off from last season has been on offense, but the bigger difference between the Cavs\u2019 wins (107.4 points allowed per 100 possessions) and losses (122 allowed per 100) has been on defense. Their overtime game in Miami last Monday wasn\u2019t their worst defensive game of the season, but it was lost when Sam Merrill failed to switch Davion Mitchell\u2019s back-screen, providing Andrew Wiggins a clear path to the game-winning dunk<\/a>. Three nights later (and at a rest disadvantage), the Cavs allowed Toronto to score 126 on just 97 possessions.<\/p>\n The Cavs\u2019 65 3-point attempts in the overtime loss in Miami were the third-highest single-game total for any team in the 47 years of the 3-point line. The Cavs ranked fourth<\/a> in 3-point rate (45.7% of their shots) last season and have still seen the league\u2019s fourth biggest jump, ranking second<\/a> at 49.4%. Donovan Mitchell has taken more than half of his shots (51.9%) from beyond the arc for what would be the first time in his career<\/a>, but has also registered the highest free-throw rate of his nine seasons (37 attempts per 100 shots from the field).<\/p>\n With Garland having played in just three games, Mitchell is averaging 33.9 minutes per game. That\u2019s not a huge number, but it is 2.5 more mpg<\/a> than he averaged last season (31.4). The Cavs have been 18.1 points per 100 possessions<\/a> better with Mitchell on the floor (plus-11.5 per 100) than they\u2019ve been with him off the floor (minus-6.6 per 100).<\/p>\n Coming up: The Cavs have four games remaining on their longest homestand of the season (six games over 11 days) and will host the Bucks for the second time on Monday. They had 11 more shooting opportunities than Milwaukee when they won the first meeting<\/a> by five.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. MIL, vs. HOU, vs. IND*, vs. LAC<\/p>\n #7<\/p>\n Record: 10-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.4 (16) DefRtg: 113.7 (14) NetRtg: +1.7 (16) Pace: 100.7 (19)<\/p>\n The Lakers got clobbered in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, when they had a rest advantage against the champs. But they did the clobbering over the weekend, winning first halves in New Orleans and Milwaukee by a combined score of 130-86<\/a>.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Lakers haven\u2019t had much consistency offensively, but they held both weekend opponents<\/a> under a point per possession, with the Pelicans and Bucks combining to shoot just 41-for-84<\/a> (49%) in the paint. The Lakers still rank in the bottom half of the league in both opponent field goal percentage in the paint (20th) and opponent effective field goal percentage on shots from outside the paint (18th).<\/p>\n Luka Don\u010di\u0107 had a quiet night in Oklahoma City, but with his 41 against the Bucks, he\u2019s scored more than 40 points in four of his 10 games<\/a>. He had just four games of 40-plus<\/a> last season and is leading the league<\/a> in usage rate (35.9%) for what would be (somewhat surprisingly) the first time in his career.<\/p>\n While every other team has outscored their opponent from 3-point range in at least three games, the Lakers have done it just once (Nov. 2 vs. Miami). But they lead the league in both field goal percentage in the paint (63.2%) and mid-range field goal percentage<\/a> (52.4%). Rui Hachimura (18-for-28, 64%) and Don\u010di\u0107 (21-for-39, 54%) rank first (tied) and fifth<\/a> in mid-range field goal percentage among 38 players with at least 25 attempts.<\/p>\n Coming up: Having played nine of their last 12 games on the road, the Lakers have an opportunity for a refresh (and some practices), playing just two games (both against the Jazz) over the next eight days.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. UTA, @ UTA<\/p>\n #8<\/p>\n Record: 9-6<\/p>\n OffRtg: 113.6 (22) DefRtg: 111.7 (7) NetRtg: +1.9 (15) Pace: 101.2 (14)<\/p>\n The Warriors got blown out in Oklahoma City in Stephen Curry\u2019s return from a three-game absence on Tuesday, but they may have rediscovered their mojo with a two-game sweep in San Antonio and a comfortable win in New Orleans.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Curry scored 95 points<\/a> over the two games in San Antonio. Not only was he 14-for-33 (42%) from 3-point range, 6-for-8<\/a> from mid-range and 23-for-24 from the free throw line, but he was also 9-for-10 in the paint against the team (led by the 7-foot-4 guy) that ranks third in paint defense. Curry\u2019s ability to finish inside remains underrated, and his 62.3% in the paint this season (at the age of 37!) would be the best mark of his career if you discount the season in which he only played five games.<\/p>\n The Warriors still rank in the bottom 10 offensively \u2014 despite Curry\u2019s brilliance and despite ranking third in shot quality \u2014 according to tracking data. They\u2019ve seen the league\u2019s third-biggest jump in turnover rate and its third-biggest drop in offensive rebounding percentage from last season.<\/p>\n After starting the first 12 games (and seemingly playing well through the first nine), Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench on Wednesday, when his night was over before halftime. He\u2019s missed the last 2 1\/2 games with a knee issue and the Warriors have now been 11.4 points per 100 possessions<\/a> better with him off the floor (plus-6.8) than they\u2019ve been with him on the floor (minus-4.6). The new starting lineup (with Moses Moody and Will Richard) has played just 28 total minutes<\/a> over the Warriors\u2019 three-game winning streak, but has outscored opponents by 16 points in those minutes.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Warriors\u2019 six-game trip comes to a close with a back-to-back in Florida, after which they will have played 12 of their 17 games on the road. They\u2019ll begin a five-game homestand with a visit from the Blazers, to whom they lost (with a rest disadvantage in Portland) in Week 1.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ ORL, @ MIA, vs. POR*<\/p>\n #9<\/p>\n Record: 9-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.1 (10) DefRtg: 111.3 (5) NetRtg: +5.8 (6) Pace: 100.3 (23)<\/p>\n The Spurs doubled their loss total last week, getting torched by Stephen Curry as they got swept in a two-game series with the Warriors. But they remain in the top five in the West, picking up a win without Victor Wembanyama on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n With Wembanyama (calf tightness) out for the first time this season, De\u2019Aaron Fox picked up the slack, scoring 28 points and dishing out 11 assists in the Spurs\u2019 win over the Kings on Sunday. Fox missed three big jumpers (including a step-back for the win) down the stretch of the Spurs\u2019 loss to the Warriors two nights earlier, but he\u2019s shot 28-for-43<\/a> (65%) in the paint and 12-for-13 at the line. Before Sunday, he had played 123<\/a> (90%) of his 136 minutes alongside Wembanyama.<\/p>\n Fox\u2019s offense was even more necessary on Sunday, because Stephon Castle was lost to a hip injury in the first half. Castle is just 12-for-50<\/a> (24%) from 3-point range and 59-for-85 (69%) from the free throw line, but he\u2019s playing at a high level in every other regard. In the Spurs\u2019 win in Chicago last Monday, he had some great<\/a> reads<\/a> in the pick-and-roll and some wicked<\/a> moves<\/a> in transition.<\/p>\n Before the two-game series with Golden State, the Spurs had outscored their opponents by 14 points<\/a> (allowing just 50 on 56 defensive possessions) in 27 minutes with Wembanyama and Luke Kornet on the floor together. But the double-big lineups struggled against the Warriors, getting outscored by nine points<\/a> (scoring just 35 on 38 offensive possessions) as the Spurs lost the two-game series by just six points total.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Spurs will complete their five-game homestand with their first meetings with the Grizzlies and Hawks. A trip to Phoenix (the site of their worst defensive game<\/a> of the season) is the start of a stretch where they\u2019re playing seven of eight on the road.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. MEM, vs. ATL, @ PHX<\/p>\n #10<\/p>\n Record: 8-6<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.3 (14) DefRtg: 116.5 (22) NetRtg: -0.2 (19) Pace: 101.2 (15)<\/p>\n The Bucks had a close call against the Hornets on Friday, but remain undefeated all-time (12-0) in Emirates NBA Cup games played outside of Las Vegas. Overall, they\u2019ve alternated wins and losses for their last 10 games.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Kyle Kuzma was on the floor down the stretch of the Bucks\u2019 two-point win in Dallas on Monday, got his first start of the season when Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks\u2019 loss in Charlotte two nights later, and remained in the starting lineup (with Gary Trent Jr. going to the bench) upon Antetokounmpo\u2019s return for the Bucks\u2019 weekend back-to-back. Kuzma\u2019s 29 points against the Hornets on Friday were his high in 51 career games with Milwaukee, and the Bucks\u2019 effective field goal percentage of 76.5%<\/a> in the Cup win was the 13th highest single-game mark in NBA history.<\/p>\n Kuzma shot 0-for-6 the following night, when the Bucks lost big to the Lakers, finishing 2-3 on their first stretch of five games in seven days. They\u2019ve still outscored their opponents by 29.2 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in 76 minutes with Kuzma, Antetokounmpo and Myles Turner on the floor together.<\/p>\n Though they lost by 24 on Saturday, the Bucks outscored the Lakers from 3-point range and have now outscored their opponents from beyond the arc in a league-high 12 games. They rank second<\/a> in 3-point percentage (41.1%) and are also one of three teams that rank in the top 10 in both opponent 3-point percentage (seventh<\/a>) and (lowest) percentage of their opponents\u2019 shots that have come from 3-point range (eighth)<\/p>\n Coming up: The Bucks have won 29 of their last 30 (including 13 straight) games against the first-place Pistons, who they\u2019ll host on Saturday. That\u2019s the first of three meetings over a stretch of 15 days.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ CLE, vs. PHI, vs. DET<\/p>\n #11<\/p>\n Record: 8-5<\/p>\n OffRtg: 119.1 (4) DefRtg: 114.7 (17) NetRtg: +4.4 (9) Pace: 101.2 (16)<\/p>\n The Wolves have been taking care of business against the bottom of the league, but fell to 0-2 against the Nuggets with a loss at home on Saturday, getting beaten from beyond the arc and at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n With their wins over the Jazz and Kings last week, the Wolves are one of three undefeated teams (they\u2019re 8-0) against the 14 teams<\/a> that are currently at or below .500. And with their loss to Denver, they\u2019re one of four winless teams (they\u2019re 0-5) against the 16 teams<\/a> that currently have winning records. They\u2019re the only team in both groups.<\/p>\n In an 11-point loss on Saturday, the Wolves were outscored by 11 points at the free-throw line. They ranked 10th<\/a> in opponent free-throw rate last season, but ranked no higher than 20th in the five seasons before that and are back down at 24th<\/a> this season, with their opponents having averaged 31 free throw attempts per 100 shots from the field. That rate has been an amazing 45 per 100<\/a> in Rudy Gobert\u2019s 214 minutes off the floor.<\/p>\n Both losses to Denver were rest-disadvantage games for the Wolves. The loss on Saturday was tied with less than 10 minutes left, but then quickly got away and became the Wolves\u2019 eighth straight game that wasn\u2019t within five points in the last five minutes. So they haven\u2019t had much opportunity to exorcise their clutch demons, having gone 20-26<\/a> in games that were within five in the last five last season. No team played more clutch games in 2024-25, but only the Nuggets<\/a> have played fewer this year.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Minnesota defense has seen the league\u2019s sixth biggest jump in points allowed per 100 possessions, despite the Wolves having played six of their 13 games against teams that currently rank in the bottom 10 offensively. They\u2019ll close their four-game homestand with visits from the league\u2019s 29th and 28th-ranked offenses (those of the Mavs and Wizards) before beginning a three-game trip with an intriguing Emirates NBA Cup game in Phoenix.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. DAL, vs. WAS, @ PHX*<\/p>\n #12<\/p>\n Record: 8-5<\/p>\n OffRtg: 118.2 (6) DefRtg: 113.4 (13) NetRtg: +4.8 (7) Pace: 102.0 (12)<\/p>\n The Raptors have won seven of their last eight games<\/a> and are 2-0 in Cleveland after winning a rest-advantage game there (with their best offensive performance<\/a> of the season) on Thursday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Raptors have had some slow starts, trailing by at least nine points in the first quarter of all three of their games last week, including two against the Nets and Pacers. Overall, their starting lineup has been outscored by 1.3 points per 100 possessions (second worst<\/a> among the eight lineups that have played at least 100 minutes), having allowed 121 points on 92 first-quarter possessions (132 per 100<\/a>).<\/p>\n But they have the league\u2019s second-ranked bench<\/a>, with players like Sandro Mamukelashvili and Jamal Shead providing good minutes. The Raptors have been outscored<\/a> in 282 total minutes with both Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes on the floor, but are plus-15 per 100 in 289 minutes with one on the floor without the other. The defense has allowed just 96.7 per 100 in Barnes\u2019 140 minutes without Ingram.<\/p>\n Immanuel Quickley had three straight games<\/a> of scoring more than 20 points, shooting 20-for-30 over the Raptors\u2019 wins in Brooklyn and Cleveland. He continues to take more than half of his shots<\/a> from 3-point range, but is also shooting a career-best 60% in the paint.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Raptors have a great opportunity to build on this 8-5 start, with five of their next seven games coming against the bottom four teams in the East (the Hornets, Wizards, Nets and Pacers). Their one loss in this 7-1 stretch was in Philadelphia, and they\u2019ll be back there on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. CHA, @ PHI, vs. WAS*, vs. BKN<\/p>\n #13<\/p>\n Record: 7-6<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.7 (12) DefRtg: 114.2 (15) NetRtg: +2.5 (14) Pace: 106.3 (1)<\/p>\n The Heat are 1-2 on a stretch of seven straight games against teams that are currently at or above .500, having split two games with the Cavs and lost in New York on Friday night.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Bam Adebayo has now missed the last five games and, unsurprisingly, the Heat\u2019s defense has suffered. Miami ranked fifth<\/a> defensively a week ago, but allowed 126.3 points per 100 possessions<\/a> over the three games against Cleveland and New York. The opponents didn\u2019t shoot remarkably better last week, but they committed just 31 total turnovers<\/a> (9.6 per 100 possessions) over the three games and retained almost 40% of their misses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Losing the possession game is nothing new for the Heat, who\u2019ve averaged 6.2 fewer shooting opportunities (field goal attempts or trips to the line) than their opponents. That\u2019s the league\u2019s second-worst discrepancy, with the Heat having had fewer opportunities than their opponents in 11 of their 13 (including each of their last nine) games.<\/p>\n They overcame a huge discrepancy in their first of two games against the Cavs, an overtime victory in which Nikola Jovi\u0107 fed Andrew Wiggins on the game-winning lob<\/a>. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 11 of the Heat\u2019s 25 clutch points, with huge isolation buckets for the tie<\/a> in regulation and for a three-point lead<\/a> late in overtime. Jaquez has averaged 12.3 isolations per 100 possessions, 13th most in the league and up from 4.6 per 100 over his first two seasons.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Heat\u2019s schedule remains tough for the next couple of weeks, with a second straight meeting against the Knicks on Monday. The 272 points that the two teams combined to score on Friday night were 17 more than they had scored in any other game in the history of the rivalry (177 total games).<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. NYK, vs. GSW, @ CHI*, @ PHI<\/p>\n #14<\/p>\n Record: 9-5<\/p>\n OffRtg: 114.9 (18) DefRtg: 111.6 (6) NetRtg: +3.3 (12) Pace: 102.3 (11)<\/p>\n The Hawks have suddenly won five straight<\/a>\u00a0to climb into the top four in the East. They capped a 4-0 trip out West with a ridiculous 22-point comeback<\/a>\u00a0in the fourth quarter in Phoenix on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Hawks had lost their previous 135 games (a streak dating back to April of 2017) that they trailed by at least 20 points in the fourth quarter. But they somehow outscored the Suns, 38-15, over the final 8 1\/2 minutes<\/a> on Sunday. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (continuing to start in place of Trae Young) actually outscored Phoenix (16-15) by himself over that closing stretch and had the go-ahead bucket<\/a> on a drive with a little less than a minute to go.<\/p>\n Alexander-Walker\u2019s usage rate (24.7%) has taken a huge jump from his 2 1\/2 seasons in Minnesota (no higher than 16.7%), but his scoring efficiency is down just a tick from the last two years. He missed the first two games of the winning streak, but Atlanta has outscored its opponents by 81 points<\/a> (40.8 per 100 possessions<\/a>) in his 87 minutes over the last three.<\/p>\n Fast-break points over the five-game winning streak: 117-44<\/a> in favor of the Hawks.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Hawks will face the first-place Pistons twice in the next 15 days, with the first of those meetings coming on Tuesday, when the Hawks will have a rest advantage. Atlanta is 0-3 against the seven other East teams<\/a> with winning records through Sunday.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. DET, @ SAS, @ NOP, vs. CHA<\/p>\n #15<\/p>\n Record: 7-5<\/p>\n OffRtg: 118.0 (7) DefRtg: 115.2 (18) NetRtg: +2.7 (13) Pace: 100.3 (24)<\/p>\n Joel Embiid is on the shelf and the Sixers have lost four of their last six games<\/a>, blowing a double-digit, second-half lead to the shorthanded Pistons on Friday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n After scoring a season-high 29 points (in less than 26 minutes) in the Sixers\u2019 win over Toronto nine days ago, Embiid has missed the last three games, dealing with knee soreness. He wasn\u2019t making much of a defensive impact this season, but Philly has scored just 107.5 points per 100 possessions<\/a> over these last three games, down from 121.3 per 100 through their first nine.<\/p>\n The Sixers\u2019 shooting has also returned to Earth. They continue to rank last in shot quality, with Tyrese Maxey ranking 195th among 204 players who\u2019ve attempted at least 75 shots. He can certainly make some difficult ones, but Maxey has an effective field goal percentage of just 43.9% over the last three games<\/a>, down from 57% through the first nine.<\/p>\n The Sixers won another close game against the Celtics on Tuesday, when Justin Edwards went off from 3-point range and Kelly Oubre Jr. had the game-winning tip-in<\/a> with less than 10 seconds left. Ten of their 12 games have been within five points in the last five minutes<\/a>, and they\u2019ve allowed just 61 points on 73 clutch defensive possessions (84 per 100<\/a>). The Sixers rank fourth<\/a> in opponent free-throw rate overall (25.6 attempts per 100 shots from the field), with their opponents having a rate of just 14.5 per 100<\/a> (10\/69) when the score has been within five in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or OT.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Sixers are the only team that hasn\u2019t played a game against the opposite conference, but they\u2019ll host the Clippers on Monday, with some big games within the East\u2019s top eight coming after that.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. LAC, vs. TOR, @ MIL, vs. MIA<\/p>\n #16<\/p>\n Record: 8-6<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.3 (9) DefRtg: 113.2 (12) NetRtg: +4.1 (11) Pace: 100.4 (21)<\/p>\n After taking advantage of a soft stretch of schedule to win five straight games, the Suns were looking legit with a 22-point, fourth-quarter lead against the similarly streaking Hawks on Sunday. But that lead quickly disappeared and the Suns\u2019 streak came to a resounding end.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Suns\u2019 schedule has been relatively soft overall, as Phoenix and Oklahoma City are tied with the most games (10) against the 14 teams currently at or below .500. But there\u2019s value in taking care of business against the bottom half of the league. At this point last season, the Suns had just one win by double-digits (they finished with 10<\/a>). They\u2019ve got six double-digit wins<\/a> this season, having handled the Pelicans and Pacers pretty easily last week.<\/p>\n The Suns rank higher on offense, but the much bigger improvement from last season (especially when you take the league average into account) has been on defense, where they\u2019ve seen the league\u2019s third biggest drop in points allowed per 100 possessions. But they have been tested much on that end of the floor, with 11 of their 14 games having come against teams that rank in the bottom 10 offensively.<\/p>\n The Suns are pressuring the ball much more than they did last season, having seen the league\u2019s second-biggest jump in average pick-up distance, per tracking data. That has helped them see the biggest jump in opponent turnover rate, from just 12.3 per 100 possessions (28th<\/a>) last season to 16.3 per 100 (seventh<\/a>) this season. They\u2019ve still committed more turnovers than their opponent in seven of their 14 games.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Suns will visit the 6-7 Blazers on Tuesday and then play eight of their next nine games against teams with winning records (seven of the nine against top-10 offenses). Going back to a first-round sweep in the 2024 playoffs, they\u2019ve lost eight straight games to the Wolves, who will be in Phoenix for an Emirates NBA Cup game on Friday.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ POR, vs. MIN*, vs. SAS<\/p>\n #17<\/p>\n Record: 7-7<\/p>\n OffRtg: 114.1 (20) DefRtg: 112.9 (10) NetRtg: +1.2 (17) Pace: 100.4 (22)<\/p>\n The Magic handed the Knicks their first loss at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, but they lost Paolo Banchero<\/a> to a groin injury in the second quarter. They climbed over .500 with a three-game winning streak, but then blew a double-digit, fourth-quarter lead in Houston on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Before their overtime loss in Houston, the Magic needed an 11-0, closing run to beat the Nets on Friday. But they\u2019ve been pretty good (plus-9.1 points per 100 possessions) in 117 minutes with Desmond Bane and Franz Wagner on the floor without Banchero. Tristan da Silva started the two games in Banchero\u2019s place and totaled 35 points<\/a> (shooting 7-for-15 from 3-point range), 15 rebounds, three steals and two blocks over the two.<\/p>\n Wendell Carter Jr. did a terrific job of (after switching ball-screens) containing Jalen Brunson and staying down on his pump fakes in the Magic\u2019s win in New York. Carter has switched a lower percentage of ball-screens than he did last season, but also helped keep Karl-Anthony Towns in check on Wednesday, when the Knicks scored just 107 points on 101 possessions, their worst offensive performance<\/a> since Week 1.<\/p>\n That was also a terrific offensive game for the Magic, and they\u2019ve seen the league\u2019s sixth biggest jump in points scored per 100 possessions from last season. But that end of the floor remains an issue at times. They\u2019re one of only three teams<\/a> \u2013 the Pacers and Wizards are the others \u2013 that the Nets have held under 115 points per 100 possessions, and the Houston game started to slip away when they went scoreless on six straight trips in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Magic\u2019s home-heavy stretch of schedule (seven at nine at the Kia Center) comes to a close with a three-game homestand this week. They got a big win in New York on Wednesday and will face the Knicks two more times in the next three weeks.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. GSW, vs. LAC, vs. NYK, @ BOS<\/p>\n #18<\/p>\n Record: 7-7<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.9 (8) DefRtg: 113.2 (11) NetRtg: +4.7 (8) Pace: 96.5 (30)<\/p>\n The Celtics are back at .500, having returned from a 1-2 trip to beat the Grizzlies and Clippers<\/a> with two of their best offensive performances of the season.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Before Sunday, the Celtics were one of five teams<\/a> that ranked in the top 10 on both ends of the floor. But, while the other four teams were no worse than 8-4, they were 6-7, with four of the six wins<\/a> having come by 20 points or more. They were 2-5 in games that were within five points in the last five minutes, having allowed 68 points on 52 clutch defensive possessions (131 per 100). The clutch defense wasn\u2019t any better on Sunday, because James Harden caught fire in the final 30 seconds, but Harden\u2019s final 3-point attempt<\/a> (at the buzzer and for the tie) was short and the Celtics escaped with their third clutch win.<\/p>\n Having allowed 118 points on just 94 defensive possessions overall on Sunday, the Celtics dropped out of the top spot on defense. But Payton Pritchard and Derrick White may have each found their shot. They were shooting a combined 26.9% from 3-point range before Wednesday, but were 20-for-37<\/a> (54.1%) from beyond the arc in the wins over Memphis and LA. White is still just 26-for-65 (40%) in the paint, the third-worst mark among 140 players with at least 50 field goal attempts in the paint.<\/p>\n Sam Hauser started the Celtics\u2019 first two games, Hugo Gonzalez started Game 3, and Josh Minott started the next nine. Now it\u2019s Jordan Walsh\u2019s turn, and the third-year wing was tasked with guarding Tyrese Maxey, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Harden last week. Overall, the Celtics have outscored their opponents by 21.4 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in 202 total minutes with their four full-time starters on the floor, but have been outscored by 2.7 per 100 (which is much worse defensive numbers) in 470 minutes with at least one of the four on the bench.<\/p>\n Coming up: A home-and-home set with the Nets allows the Celtics to climb above .500 for the first time this season. The schedule will get tougher after that, with the Celtics\u2019 third meeting with the Magic coming on Sunday.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ BKN, vs. BKN*, vs. ORL<\/p>\n #19<\/p>\n Record: 6-6<\/p>\n OffRtg: 114.8 (19) DefRtg: 115.6 (19) NetRtg: -0.8 (20) Pace: 103.5 (4)<\/p>\n The Bulls have gone from 6-1 to 6-6, with four of their five consecutive losses having been within five points in the last five minutes. The good news is that Coby White made his season debut on Sunday<\/a>, scoring 27 points (going 14-for-14 from the free throw line) and dishing out eight assists in a little more than 30 minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n White blew past his minutes restriction on Sunday and the ball was in his hands down the stretch of the Bulls\u2019 double-overtime loss in Utah. He tied the game in the final seconds of both overtimes (with a drive<\/a> and then two free throws), but the Bulls couldn\u2019t get the final stop they needed to extend the game even more. The Bulls have allowed 67 points on 51 clutch defensive possessions (131 per 100) over the losing streak.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to imagine that White will play in Denver on Monday, but he could be in the starting lineup soon, because the Bulls have been getting off to some slow starts. They\u2019ve trailed by at least eight points in the first quarter in seven of their last eight games, including each of the last four. Over those last four games, they\u2019ve scored just 100.9 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in the first quarter and 141.3 per 100 in the second.<\/p>\n Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 was bound to cool off, and he has an effective field goal percentage of just 42.3% over the last four games, down from 66.2% before that. Both his 3-point rate (34.4% of his shots<\/a>) and his 3-point percentage (43.4%<\/a>) are still the highest marks of his career.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Bulls\u2019 double-overtime loss in Utah on Sunday was the start of their first stretch of five games in seven days. They\u2019re one of three teams with a league-low six rest-disadvantage games this season, with the first of their six coming Monday night in Denver.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ DEN, @ POR, vs. MIA*, vs. WAS<\/p>\n #20<\/p>\n Record: 6-7<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.3 (13) DefRtg: 116.3 (21) NetRtg: +0.0 (18) Pace: 103.9 (2)<\/p>\n The Blazers hit the road and slid down the standings, going 1-4<\/a> on a five-game trip through the South that took them fifth to ninth place in the West.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The road trip was the Blazers\u2019 best stretch of offense this season, even though they shot just 32.4% from 3-point range over the five games. Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe both averaged more than 28 points<\/a> on better than 51% shooting from the field, and the Blazers retained 36% of available offensive rebounds<\/a>. Donovan Clingan totaled 23 offensive boards on the trip and ranks third<\/a> in offensive rebounding percentage (15.2%) among 225 players who\u2019ve averaged at least 20 minutes per game.<\/p>\n For the season, the Blazers have seen the league\u2019s fifth biggest jump in points scored per 100 possessions (+5.3<\/a>) from last season. Per tracking data, they lead the league in shot quality, having ranked 25th last year. A league-high 79% of their shots have come from the restricted area or 3-point range.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Blazers are one of four teams with three stretches of five games in seven days this season. The first begins with a visit from the Suns on Tuesday, and who would have thought that Phoenix-Portland would be a big, early-season game in the Western Conference?<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: vs. PHX, vs. CHI, @ GSW*, @ OKC<\/p>\n #21<\/p>\n Record: 4-9<\/p>\n OffRtg: 113.9 (21) DefRtg: 118.7 (25) NetRtg: -4.8 (23) Pace: 96.8 (29)<\/p>\n Injuries have made a disappointing start to the Clippers\u2019 season even worse. Bradley Beal is done for the season<\/a>\u00a0with a fractured hip, Derrick Jones Jr. went down with a knee injury in Boston on Sunday afternoon, and Kawhi Leonard has now missed the last seven games.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Clippers did put an end to their six-game losing streak on Friday, escaping with a double-overtime victory in Dallas after blowing a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead. James Harden recorded his 82nd career triple-double and scored 12 of his team\u2019s 25 clutch points<\/a>. The 36-year-old is averaging 36.1 minutes and registering his highest true shooting percentage (64.5%) in the last 14 seasons<\/a> (since he played for the Thunder). He almost erased a big, fourth-quarter deficit by himself in Boston on Sunday, but came up short on his game-tying, 3-point attempt<\/a> at the buzzer.<\/p>\n In a three-point loss, the Clippers had 16 fewer shooting opportunities than the Celtics, with Boston committing just six turnovers and grabbing 20 offensive boards. The Clippers rank 28th in shooting opportunity differential for the season (last in turnover rate on offense<\/a>) and have had fewer opportunities than their opponent in six of their last seven games.<\/p>\n Despite the injuries, Chris Paul has been DNP\u2019d in five straight games, with young wings Jordan Miller and Kobe Sanders (both on two-way contracts) joining the rotation. Miller scored a career-high 22 points against Denver on Wednesday, while Sanders had 11 points and four offensive rebounds in less than 23 minutes in Boston.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Clippers are 0-3 against the Eastern Conference<\/a>, with four games left on the East portion of their seven-game trip. They\u2019ve won 14 straight games against the Hornets, who they\u2019ll visit on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n Week 5<\/a>: @ PHI, @ ORL, @ CHA, @ CLE<\/p>\n #22<\/p>\n Record: 4-10<\/p>\n OffRtg: 105.8 (29) DefRtg: 110.9 (4) NetRtg: -5.1 (24) Pace: 103.0 (8)<\/p>\n The Mavs listened to their fans and fired Nico Harrison<\/a> a little more than nine months after he traded Luka Don\u010di\u0107 to the Lakers. The vibes are better and so was the basketball over the weekend, with the Mavs splitting a pair of overtime games against the Clippers and Blazers.<\/p>\n
\nSomething Just Ain\u2019t Right: Washington (0-3) \u2014 The Wizards lost the battle for 13th place by 23 points on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\nEasiest: 1. Oklahoma City, 2. Phoenix, 3. Denver
\nSchedule strength = cumulative opponent record in games played thus far.<\/p>\n
\nFree falls of the week: Chicago (-6), Portland (-6)<\/p>\n
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