The champs are 7-0, with the point differential (despite a couple of close calls) of a team that would finish with 71 wins.<\/p>\n
Not a bad start, though not a shock.<\/p>\n
But the Bulls and Sixers are tied for first place in the East?<\/p>\n
Plus-Minus Players of the Week<\/p>\n
Teams of the Week<\/p>\n
Make It Last Forever: Portland (3-0) \u2014 The Blazers have wins over the Warriors, Lakers and Nuggets.
\nSomething Just Ain\u2019t Right: New Orleans (0-4) \u2014 The Pelicans got absolutely clobbered in three of their four losses.<\/p>\n
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East vs. West<\/p>\n
The West is 16-10<\/a> (.615) against the East in interconference games after going 10-7<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Movement in the Rankings<\/p>\n High jumps of the week: Portland (+8), Houston (+7), Milwaukee (+7) * * *<\/p>\n Week 3 Team to Watch<\/p>\n Chicago<\/a> \u2014 The Bulls are one of five East teams with winning records, and they\u2019ll face three of the other four (Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Cleveland) this week.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Previously\u2026<\/p>\n OffRtg<\/a>: Points scored per 100 possessions (League Rank) The league has averaged 114.6 points scored per 100 possessions and 101.6 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: 7-0<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.3 (7) DefRtg: 104.2 (1) NetRtg: +13.1 (1) Pace: 98.8 (26)<\/p>\n Jalen Williams is going to miss some extra time<\/a>\u00a0because he had to have a screw removed from his surgically repaired right wrist. But that\u2019s no big deal for the Thunder, who are now 20-0 without Williams since the start of last season.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Williams hasn\u2019t been the only starter out. The Thunder have been without Chet Holmgren (back) for the last three games and were also missing Lu Dort (illness) on Sunday afternoon. The absences could challenge their depth, but they\u2019ve still outscored their opponents by 11.3 points per 100 possessions<\/a> (allowing just 92.4 per 100) in 104 total minutes with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander off the floor this season.<\/p>\n The champs were 6-0 despite ranking last<\/a> in 3-point percentage (29.6%) through Saturday. They\u2019ve been a little better (10-for-29, 34%<\/a>) on clutch 3s, with Alex Caruso and Gilgeous-Alexander hitting big ones in the final minute of their win over the Kings on Tuesday. And they busted out offensively over the weekend, shooting 20-for-48 (42%) from deep (getting at least two 3s from six guys) in their 31-point win<\/a> over New Orleans.<\/p>\n The Thunder have seen the league\u2019s second-biggest drop in pace from last season, and that\u2019s mostly about their transition offense. According to Synergy tracking, only 13.5% of their possessions have been in transition. That\u2019s the lowest rate in the league<\/a> and down from 19.3% (11th<\/a>) last season.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Thunder\u2019s perfect record should be challenged on the back-to-back that tips off a four-game trip. They\u2019ll have a rest advantage when they visit the Clippers on Tuesday, but will be at a disadvantage the following night in Portland. The game against the Blazers will be a matchup of the teams that rank first (Portland) and second in turnover differential.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ LAC, @ POR, @ SAC*, @ MEM<\/p>\n #2<\/p>\n Record: 3-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 121.1 (3) DefRtg: 109.6 (4) NetRtg: +11.5 (3) Pace: 100.1 (21)<\/p>\n The Nuggets are the only team<\/a> that ranks in the top five on both ends of the floor, but they\u2019re just 3-2, having dropped a pair of nail-biters after blowing fourth-quarter leads.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Nuggets have allowed 40 points on just 24 clutch defensive possessions (167 per 100<\/a>), with their opponents having shot an amazing 7-for-8 on clutch 3-pointers<\/a>. Those opponents are also 9-for-10 on clutch free throws, with Jerami Grant hitting the game-winners (one unintentionally) after Aaron Gordon got caught with a bad foul<\/a> on what would have been a very difficult shot with one second left on Friday.<\/p>\n After recording triple-doubles in each of the Nuggets\u2019 first four games, Nikola Joki\u0107 came one assist short of No. 5 on Friday. (Christian Braun missed an open 3<\/a> with 35 seconds left that would have given Joki\u0107 the triple-double and probably sealed the win for Denver.) Joki\u0107\u2019s usage rate of 22.0% (which doesn\u2019t take assists into account) is down from 28.5% last season and would be his lowest rate<\/a> since his rookie year.<\/p>\n As was the case in the preseason, the Nuggets have seen a big increase in their use of zone defense. According to Synergy tracking, they\u2019ve played at least 10 possessions of zone in three of their five games. Overall, they\u2019ve been the league\u2019s second-most-improved defensive team, having allowed 5.5 fewer per 100 possessions<\/a> than they did last season.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Nuggets are home all week, with a chance to avenge their opening-night, overtime loss (in which they were outscored, 61-37, in the restricted area or on free throws) when they host the Warriors on Friday.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. SAC, vs. MIA, vs. GSW*, vs. IND<\/p>\n #3<\/p>\n Record: 5-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.1 (8) DefRtg: 115.4 (17) NetRtg: +1.7 (12) Pace: 101.6 (16)<\/p>\n The Lakers went 2-1 without Luka Don\u010di\u0107, who returned over the weekend, led them to two more wins, and is averaging 41.3 points per game<\/a>.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Lakers were the only team that hadn\u2019t outscored an opponent from 3-point range \u2026 until Sunday, when they were a plus-18 from beyond the arc in their wire-to-wire win over the Heat. Don\u010di\u0107 shot just 1-for-11 from deep, but he assisted on six 3s and is now an amazing 34-for-41<\/a> (83%) in the paint for the season, despite having just one dunk.<\/p>\n Who is number 12?<\/a> It\u2019s Jake LaRavia, who scored 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting in the Lakers\u2019 win in Minnesota on Wednesday, and then had 25 on 10-for-13 against the Heat. The only two other times in his career (143 total games) that LaRavia had at least 10 buckets in a game were at the very end of the Grizzlies\u2019 ugly, 2023-24 season. He also ranks fifth<\/a> in the league with 28 total deflections.<\/p>\n His dad remains on the shelf, but Bronny James got some rotation minutes on Sunday and was on the floor with Don\u010di\u0107, LaRavia and Austin Reaves as the Lakers closed out the win over the Heat. James finished with assists and three steals, also throwing down a dunk<\/a> on a fast-break lob from Reaves.<\/p>\n Coming up: For the second straight Monday, the Lakers will be playing the second half of a back-to-back against the Blazers (who will be rested this time). They return home to get their first taste of the new Spurs before heading out on a five-game trip.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ POR, vs. SAS, @ ATL<\/p>\n #4<\/p>\n Record: 3-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 126.5 (1) DefRtg: 113.5 (12) NetRtg: +13.0 (2) Pace: 96.8 (28)<\/p>\n After losing their first two games by a total of five points, the Rockets have won their last three by a total of 73<\/a>, overwhelming opponents with the league\u2019s No. 1 offense.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Rockets\u2019 wins over the Nets and Raptors last week came with two of the three most efficient offensive performances<\/a> for any team this season, and their 137 points on 92 possessions against Brooklyn is tied for the 15th most efficient performance in the 30 years for which we have play-by-play data. That was with a 0-for-6 performance from mid-range.<\/p>\n Some of this offense is obviously unsustainable, with the Rockets currently shooting an NBA-record 45.4% from 3-point range. Tari Eason, Alperen Sengun and Josh Okogie are a combined 30-for-55<\/a> (54.5%) from beyond the arc, having shot a combined 30.4% over their careers before this season. Of course, few teams rely on 3-point shots less than the Rockets, who rank 28th<\/a> in 3-point rate (35.4% of their field goal attempts).<\/p>\n Okogie replaced Steven Adams in the starting lineup last week, when the new group outscored opponents by 22 points<\/a> in 39 minutes, taking only 19 (30%) of its 63 shots from beyond the arc. Sengun has still played more than half of his minutes alongside Adams or Clint Capela, with the Rockets outscoring opponents by 29 points per 100 possessions in those double-big minutes.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Rockets\u2019 frontline will have a very intriguing weekend when they complete a three-game trip with games in San Antonio and Milwaukee. They\u2019ve won eight of their last 10 games against the Spurs, holding them to just 105.1 points per 100 possessions<\/a> over four meetings last season.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. DAL, @ MEM, @ SAS*, @ MIL<\/p>\n #5<\/p>\n Record: 4-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 120.8 (4) DefRtg: 115.4 (18) NetRtg: +5.4 (7) Pace: 102.4 (12)<\/p>\n The Bucks picked up impressive wins over the Knicks and Warriors last week, the latter coming without Giannis Antetokounmpo. But they couldn\u2019t get stops against the Kings on Saturday, coming up short when the rim got in the way<\/a> of Antetokounmpo\u2019s pass to Myles Turner.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Kevin Porter Jr. suffered a knee injury on his way back from an ankle injury (suffered in the first quarter of Game 1), is out another month, and has probably lost his starting job already. Ryan Rollins has been a revelation, averaging 18.2 points, 5.5 assists and 2.3 steals<\/a>, scoring a career-high 25 points against the Knicks and then topping that with 32 against the Warriors. He knows how to use his 6-10 wingspan on defense (5.6 deflections per 36 minutes<\/a>) and on offense, where he\u2019ll turn a drive through traffic into an unexpected dunk. His 27-for-36 (75%) shooting in the paint ranks seventh among 134 players with at least 25 attempts.<\/p>\n The Bucks rank in the bottom six in shooting-opportunity differential for the fourth straight season, having averaged 4.2 fewer than their opponents. They had nine fewer than the Kings on Sunday.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Bucks are one of three teams with a league-low six rest-disadvantage games this season, with their first coming Tuesday in Toronto. Their first stretch of five games in seven days begins five days later with a visit from the Rockets.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ IND, @ TOR, vs. CHI*, vs. HOU<\/p>\n #6<\/p>\n Record: 4-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 114.8 (17) DefRtg: 112.7 (9) NetRtg: +2.1 (11) Pace: 101.1 (19)<\/p>\n After an impressive 4-1 start in which all four wins came against last season\u2019s Western Conference playoff teams, the Warriors traveled East and took a step backward. They lost to the Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo and the depleted Pacers, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Warriors scored just 106.8 points per 100 possessions over the two losses and are back in the bottom 10 (26th<\/a>) in turnover rate for what would be the fifth time in the last six seasons after a reprieve (14th) last season. Stephen Curry had 10 turnovers<\/a> (with just six assists) over the two losses, also shooting just 4-for-16 from 3-point range in Indiana on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Indiana loss was the best game of the season for the Warriors\u2019 23rd-ranked<\/a> bench. They took a double-digit lead with a 24-8 run<\/a> spanning the third and fourth quarters, with Curry on the bench the entire time. But, with their starters back on the floor, they faltered down the stretch, shooting 0-for-6 on clutch 3-pointers<\/a> and 1-for-3 on clutch free throws.<\/p>\n For what would be the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, the Warriors have been at their best<\/a> in the third quarter. The third quarter score in their wins over the Grizzlies and Clippers early last week was Warriors 68, opponents 38<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming up: Their losses in Milwaukee and Indiana began a stretch where the Warriors are playing 10 of 12 games on the road, and their biggest game in that stretch could be their visit to Denver (their NBA Emirates Cup opener) on Friday. They got 42 points from Curry as they came back from 14 points down to beat the Nuggets<\/a> in Week 1.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. PHX, @ SAC, @ DEN*, vs. IND<\/p>\n #7<\/p>\n Record: 3-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.2 (11) DefRtg: 115.3 (16) NetRtg: +0.9 (14) Pace: 99.9 (23)<\/p>\n After a 0-3 road trip, the Knicks returned home and got some revenge on the Bulls, remaining one of two teams (the 3-2 Clippers are the other) that are undefeated at home and winless on the road.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n There have been a lot more 3s in New York games this season. The Knicks themselves have seen the biggest jump in 3-point rate by a wide margin, from 38.2% (28th<\/a>) last season to 48.5% (fourth<\/a>) this season. They were 20-for-42 (48%) from deep in their win over the Bulls on Sunday, with six Knicks making at least two 3s.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve also seen the second-biggest jump in opponent 3-point rate, with 46.7% of their opponents\u2019 shots (fifth-highest) coming from beyond the arc. That\u2019s been a little bit of an issue with their opponents having shot better than 40% from deep in four of their six games<\/a>. Overall, the Knicks and their opponents have combined to make 32 3-pointers per game, the league\u2019s highest combined mark and up from 25.6 (seventh-lowest) last season.<\/p>\n Mitchell Robinson made his season debut on Friday and started each of the Knicks\u2019 two weekend games, though he played just 12 total minutes alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. The Knicks have outscored their opponents by 11.9 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in 109 minutes with their four full-time starters on the floor together, an improvement on their numbers from last season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming up: Last season, the Knicks had the league\u2019s second-biggest differential between their record with rest (45-22, .672, fifth-best) and their record in the second games of back-to-backs (6-9, .400, 18th). Game 2 of their seven-game homestand (Monday vs. Washington) is also the second game of their first back-to-back this season.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. WAS, vs. MIN, vs. BKN<\/p>\n #8<\/p>\n Record: 4-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 111.3 (26) DefRtg: 111.0 (6) NetRtg: +0.3 (16) Pace: 102.6 (11)<\/p>\n Before they could get Darius Garland or Max Strus back, the Cavs\u2019 injury list got longer. Jarrett Allen (finger) and Sam Merrill (hip) both missed multiple games last week, and Donovan Mitchell (hamstring) sat out their loss to the Raptors on Friday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Mitchell returned from a one-game absence to score 37 points<\/a> (shooting 8-for-15 from 3-point range) in an important win over the Hawks on Sunday. The Cavs still scored fewer than 110 points per 100 possessions for the fourth time<\/a> this season. They scored fewer than 100 per 100 just eight times all of last season (zero times before Thanksgiving), and one of those was their season finale, when they rested most of their rotation. Overall, they\u2019ve seen the league\u2019s biggest drop in points scored per 100 possessions.<\/p>\n Injuries to the starters hurt the depth, and the Cavs\u2019 bench ranks 25th<\/a> (it ranked third<\/a> last season). Larry Nance Jr. has shot just 12-for-39<\/a> (including 1-for-9 in a start on Sunday) and his minutes haven\u2019t been good, especially for the Cleveland offense.<\/p>\n The Cavs will give up some corner 3-pointers, and their opponents have shot an amazing 30-for-54<\/a> (56%) from the corners this season. But after giving up a couple of in-rhythm<\/a>, weak-side<\/a> looks to Duncan Robinson early in their game in Detroit on Monday, the Cavs locked down and ultimately held the Pistons to just 95 points on 106 possessions, one of the worst offensive performances<\/a> for any team this season.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Cavs are one of four teams with three stretches of five games in seven days. Their first begins with an NBA Emirates Cup game in Washington on Friday, with the Cavs having won 12 straight games against the Wizards.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. PHI, @ WAS*, vs. CHI<\/p>\n #9<\/p>\n Record: 5-1<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.0 (9) DefRtg: 108.2 (2) NetRtg: +8.8 (4) Pace: 98.8 (27)<\/p>\n The Spurs got off to the first 5-0 start in franchise history, but the party came to an end on Sunday, when they trailed by as many as 31 points in Phoenix.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n They\u2019ve also outscored their opponents by more than 20 points in the restricted area in four of their six games. That includes their game in Phoenix on Sunday, when the score at the basket couldn\u2019t make up for the difference on the perimeter. The Suns shot 19-for-33 (58%) from 3-point range, outscoring the Spurs by 27 points from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n De\u2019Aaron Fox should be getting close to his season debut, but the Spurs lost Dylan Harper to a calf injury on Sunday. Fox\u2019s eventual return should have the biggest effect on Stephon Castle, who ranks 12th in the league<\/a> in time of possession at 6.3 minutes per game. The reigning Rookie of the Year has shot much better both inside the arc and from beyond, while also registering a free-throw rate of 62.2 attempts per 100 shots from the field, fifth highest among 137 players with at least 50 field goal attempts and up from 34.8 per 100 last season.<\/p>\n Coming up: After visiting the Lakers on Wednesday, the Spurs will play seven of their next eight games at home. They\u2019ll open NBA Emirates Cup action with a huge matchup against the Rockets on Friday, having scored just 105.1 points per 100 possessions (their second-worst mark vs. any opponent<\/a>) against Houston last season.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ LAL, vs. HOU, vs. NOP<\/p>\n #10<\/p>\n Record: 3-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.3 (14) DefRtg: 116.9 (23) NetRtg: -1.6 (20) Pace: 100.0 (22)<\/p>\n The Wolves lost their first two (full) games without Anthony Edwards (hamstring strain), getting beaten by Austin Reaves at the buzzer on Wednesday. But they won in Charlotte thanks to 30 points from Julius Randle over the weekend.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Mike Conley has replaced Edwards in the starting lineup, led the Wolves in time of possession<\/a>, and registered an assist-turnover ratio of 16\/3<\/a> over the three games without their star. The Conley lineup has outscored opponents by 15 points<\/a> (14.2 per 100 possessions<\/a>) in its 53 total minutes.<\/p>\n The difference between the Wolves\u2019 wins (107.9 points allowed per 100 possessions<\/a>) and losses (126.2 allowed per 100) has been defense. As is often the case with a Rudy-Gobert-anchored team, it\u2019s about how the opponents shoot on 2-pointers outside the restricted area. In the three losses and including Reaves\u2019 game-winner, the Lakers (x2) and Nuggets have shot 57-for-92<\/a> (62%) on those non-restricted-area 2s.<\/p>\n Randle is off to an efficient start to the season, ranking third<\/a> in true shooting percentage (68.7%) among 44 players with a usage rate of at least 25%. He\u2019s 16-for-34<\/a> (47%) from 3-point range, while also registering career-best marks in the paint (63.5%) and at the line (82.5%<\/a>).<\/p>\n Coming up: Randle scored just eight points in his return to Madison Square Garden last season, but the Wolves won by 17. They\u2019ll finish a three-game trip there on Wednesday before making their way West, with a brief stop at home for their NBA Emirates Cup opener.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ BKN, @ NYK, vs. UTA*, @ SAC<\/p>\n #11<\/p>\n Record: 3-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.1 (16) DefRtg: 115.9 (20) NetRtg: -0.8 (18) Pace: 96.6 (30)<\/p>\n The Clippers have had a pair of ugly losses (by 21 and 19 points) on the road, but they\u2019re 3-0 at home after surviving a scare against the winless Pelicans on Friday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Clippers were the only team that hadn\u2019t played a clutch game before Friday, when they blew a 17-point, second-half lead to New Orleans and escaped with a win on Kawhi Leonard\u2019s pull-up jumper<\/a> at the buzzer. That (34 points on 11-for-16 shooting, five assists) was Leonard\u2019s best offensive game of the season, and he added six steals on the other end of the floor. He\u2019s one of two players<\/a> averaging at least 20 points on 50\/40\/90 shooting splits.<\/p>\n The Clippers\u2019 two losses have been very different. On opening night, they allowed the Jazz to score more efficiently (129 points on 95 possessions) than they did in any game last season. At Golden State on Tuesday (when they had a rest advantage), the Clippers themselves scored just 79 on 89, the second-worst offensive performance<\/a> for any team this season. That included only 17 points on 29 possessions with Chris Paul on the floor, and thoughts of a dominant second unit have not yet come to fruition, with the Clips struggling to score<\/a> with the 21-year vet running the show.<\/p>\n The Clippers were 9 points per 100 possessions<\/a> better at home than on the road last season \u2014 the league\u2019s biggest differential. New season, same story so far.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Clippers\u2019 win over New Orleans was the start of a stretch where they\u2019re playing six of seven games at home. But this week brings their first back-to-back, and they\u2019ll be at a rest disadvantage against the Thunder on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. MIA, vs. OKC, @ PHX, vs. PHX<\/p>\n #12<\/p>\n Record: 4-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 114.3 (18) DefRtg: 111.3 (7) NetRtg: +3.0 (10) Pace: 101.8 (15)<\/p>\n Since their opening-night loss in Chicago, the Pistons have won four of their last five games, with the only defeat coming in a rest-disadvantage game against the Cavs.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n In that loss to the Cavs, the Pistons committed 26 turnovers, the most for any team<\/a> in a game this season. They followed that with wins over the Magic and Mavs, committing just 22 turnovers total<\/a>. Cade Cunningham had zero turnovers (for just the seventh time in his career) against Orlando and just one (with a career-high 18 assists) against Dallas. He hasn\u2019t shot well (career-low effective field goal percentage of 44.6%), but Cunningham has been making plays.<\/p>\n Double-bigs are a thing now, so the Pistons have brought back the combination of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, who played just eight total minutes<\/a> together last season. They\u2019ve played 23 minutes together<\/a> this year, with the Pistons allowing just 50 points on 51 defensive possessions in those minutes. There was also an offensive possession against the Cavs on Monday where Duren handled the ball in a pick-and-roll, with his drive eventually leading to a catch-and-shoot 3 for Stewart<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even with one big man on the floor, the Pistons are dominating inside. They\u2019ve outscored their opponents by 16.3 points per game, the league\u2019s second biggest differential, in the restricted area. Restricted-area points in Mexico City on Saturday were Pistons 52, Mavs 14<\/a>, with Duren (10-for-11<\/a>) outscoring Dallas at the basket by himself.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Pistons have a good opportunity to keep rolling. They\u2019ll have rest advantages in Memphis and Philadelphia this week, with games against the Jazz and Nets in between.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ MEM, vs. UTA, @ BKN*, @ PHI<\/p>\n #13<\/p>\n Record: 5-1<\/p>\n OffRtg: 118.3 (5) DefRtg: 112.9 (11) NetRtg: +5.4 (8) Pace: 102.9 (9)<\/p>\n The Bulls had their first 5-0 start in 29 years (since the middle of the second three-peat) before losing at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Bulls\u2019 improvement from last season has been a little more about offense than defense, but the offensive success feels a little more real, with their opponents having shot just 28-for-108 (26%) from 3-point range over their first four games. They did limit attempts in those games (just 30% of their opponents\u2019 total shots), but couldn\u2019t continue to do so in their home-and-home set with the Knicks. New York made 10 more 3-pointers over the two weekend games (38-for-87) than those first four opponents did total.<\/p>\n With his 23 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists on Sunday, Josh Giddey has as many career triple-doubles at Madison Square Garden (four) as LeBron James, with only Josh Hart (11) and Julius Randle (five) having more among active players. Giddey, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Nikola Joki\u0107 are the only players<\/a> averaging at least 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Giddey has been, by a huge margin, the best 3-point shooter (40.7%) of the three.<\/p>\n Coming up: After hosting the Sixers on Tuesday, the Bulls will play 10 of their next 13 games on the road. That includes a visit to Cleveland on Saturday (the second game of a back-to-back for both teams), with the Bulls having lost 11 of their last 12 meetings with the Cavs.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. PHI, @ MIL*, @ CLE<\/p>\n #14<\/p>\n Record: 4-2<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.4 (13) DefRtg: 110.1 (5) NetRtg: +5.3 (9) Pace: 105.5 (3)<\/p>\n The Blazers have won three straight games, coming back from 10 points down in the fourth quarter against the Nuggets on Friday. They\u2019ve seemingly picked up where they left off last season, when they had a top-five defense<\/a> over their last 41 games.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Blazers continue to turn teams over at a remarkable rate. They rank fifth defensively, despite being the only team that ranks in the bottom 10 in three of the four factors on that end of the floor. They\u2019ve committed at least three fewer turnovers than their opponents in all six of their games (30 fewer over the last five), having forced 21.1 per 100. The Nuggets had four turnovers<\/a> on 11 clutch possessions on Friday, with the last one (a 24-second violation) coming after Toumani Camara tied up Nikola Joki\u0107 with the score tied in the closing seconds.<\/p>\n They\u2019re also one of three teams that rank in the top 10 in both 3-point rate (45%, ninth<\/a>) and (lowest) opponent 3-point rate (37.6%, fourth), and they\u2019ve outscored their opponents by 66 points from beyond the arc over the three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n Jrue Holiday has been providing some offense, scoring 51 points<\/a> over wins in L.A. and Utah, then dishing out 13 assists against the Nuggets. He leads the Blazers<\/a> in time of possession (4.7 minutes per game) and his usage rate (21.7%) is, unsurprisingly, much higher than it was in his two seasons in Boston (16.1% and 15.6%<\/a>).<\/p>\n Coming up: The Blazers will now play four straight rest-advantage games (the longest such streak for any team this season), where they\u2019re rested and facing a team on the second night of a back-to-back. But it\u2019s a tough stretch in regard to the opponents \u2014 the Lakers, Thunder, Heat and Magic \u2014 and L.A. should have Luka Don\u010di\u0107, who was absent in the Blazers\u2019 win last week.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. LAL, vs. OKC, @ MIA<\/p>\n #15<\/p>\n Record: 5-1<\/p>\n OffRtg: 123.0 (2) DefRtg: 115.8 (19) NetRtg: +7.2 (6) Pace: 100.3 (20)<\/p>\n The Sixers won\u2019t be going 82-0, as their comeback from 24 points against the Celtics on Friday came up short. They\u2019re one of four teams with fewer than two losses, and their offense remains afire.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Three of the Sixers\u2019 first four wins came after they trailed by double-digits in the fourth quarter. They were 0-46 when trailing by at least 10 points in the fourth quarter last season and are almost halfway to the record for the most such wins (seven) in the 30 seasons for which we have play-by-play data. They\u2019re offense has been pretty anemic (93.3 scored per 100<\/a>) in third quarters, but they\u2019ve shot 26-for-50<\/a> (52%) on fourth-quarter 3-pointers, with Quentin Grimes 8-for-11.<\/p>\n Overall, the Sixers\u2019 shooting hasn\u2019t been lights out; They rank 12th<\/a> in effective field goal percentage. But they have outperformed their shot quality (which ranks 28th, according to tracking data) and rank in the top 10 in each of the other four factors<\/a> on offense.<\/p>\n All those comebacks require the Sixers\u2019 scorers to play to the wire, and Tyrese Maxey (42.4), VJ Edgecombe (38.9) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (38.1) rank first, second and fourth<\/a> in minutes per game. The Sixers have scored 19.7 more points per 100 possessions<\/a> with Maxey on the floor (124.2) than they have with him on the bench (104.5).<\/p>\n Coming up: The Sixers\u2019 Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back in Chicago and Cleveland is suddenly kind of big. They\u2019ll then have two days off and play 10 of their next 13 games at home.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ CHI, @ CLE, vs. TOR, vs. DET<\/p>\n #16<\/p>\n Record: 3-3<\/p>\n OffRtg: 116.4 (10) DefRtg: 108.9 (3) NetRtg: +7.5 (5) Pace: 107.1 (1)<\/p>\n The Heat were making some noise with a new offense and a three-game winning streak. But they\u2019ve been playing without Norman Powell (in addition to Tyler Herro) and have dropped the first two games of a four-game trip.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n After coming off the bench in the season opener, Kel\u2019el Ware has started the last five games. But his minutes have not been good, and he was on the bench at the start of the second half in L.A. on Sunday. The Heat have been outscored by nearly 29 points per 100 possessions (allowing 133 per 100<\/a>) in 48 minutes with Ware and Bam Adebayo on the floor together, but are a plus-24 per 100 (allowing just 98.3 per 100) in Adebayo\u2019s 157 minutes as the lone big.<\/p>\n Their loss in San Antonio on Thursday was the Heat\u2019s slowest-paced<\/a> and worst offensive game of the season. They registered just 19 transition points after averaging 35.8 through their first three games. They got back on the run (41 transition points) in L.A. on Sunday, but couldn\u2019t get stops.<\/p>\n Their defense still ranks third, though it\u2019s yielded a lot of corner 3s. The percentage of their opponents\u2019 shots that have come from 3-point range and the percentage of their opponents\u2019 3-point attempts that have come from the corners are both top-five rates. It\u2019s a pace-aided number to an extent, but the 13 corner 3-point attempts per game<\/a> that the Heat have allowed would be the most for any team in the 30 seasons for which we have shot-location data.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Heat\u2019s loss to the Lakers on Sunday<\/a> was the start of their first stretch of five games in seven days, which will take them from coast to coast. They\u2019ll be at a rest disadvantage at the Intuit Dome on Monday night and again against the Blazers over the weekend.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ LAC, @ DEN, vs. CHA*, vs. POR<\/p>\n #17<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.2 (15) DefRtg: 114.2 (13) NetRtg: +1.0 (13) Pace: 96.7 (29)<\/p>\n The Celtics responded to their 0-3 start with three straight wins<\/a>, knocking off the Cavs and (previously-undefeated) Sixers before getting clobbered by the Rockets on Saturday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Celtics\u2019 starting lineup wasn\u2019t the problem over the first three games of the season, but they made a change (Josh Minott in, Sam Hauser out) last week. The new group outscored opponents by 25 points<\/a> in 37 minutes over the winning streak, despite shooting just 9-for-32 from 3-point range. The overall numbers aren\u2019t as good as those of the original lineup, but the Celtics have rebounded much better<\/a> with Minott on the floor than they have otherwise.<\/p>\n As was the case in the preseason, the Celtics have seen the league\u2019s biggest jump in average pick-up distance on defense. With that has comes a big jump in opponent turnover rate, and they\u2019re one of the two teams<\/a> (the Thunder are the other) that rank in the top five in turnover rate on both ends of the floor. Payton Pritchard and Derrick White have a combined assist-turnover ratio of 67\/16<\/a> (4.47).<\/p>\n But Pritchard (9-for-50, 18%) and White (17-for-68, 25%) have been the two worst shooters<\/a> from 3-point range among 58 players with at least 35 attempts. The percentage of Pritchard\u2019s attempts that have been wide open<\/a> (48%) has seen a small dip from last season (51%), though the percentage that have been off the catch (70%) is actually up (from 63%).<\/p>\n Coming up: The Celtics have a good opportunity to climb above .500, hosting the Jazz and Wizards early this week, currently holding winning streaks of five and eight games against those opponents, respectively. The schedule will get tougher after that.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. UTA, vs. WAS, @ ORL*, @ ORL<\/p>\n #18<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 111.9 (25) DefRtg: 114.9 (15) NetRtg: -2.9 (22) Pace: 102.9 (10)<\/p>\n Trae Young is out for at least a month<\/a> after suffering a right knee injury in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The Hawks were able to beat the Nets and Pacers without him, but came up short in Cleveland on Sunday.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Through their first four games, the Hawks had scored an anemic 91.1 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in Young\u2019s 60 minutes off the floor. But their offense picked up after losing Young late in the first period on Wednesday. In those first seven quarters after his injury, they scored 123 per 100, with pretty balanced scoring<\/a> over the wins in Brooklyn and Indiana. The time of possession has also been pretty balanced, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels all averaging between 3.9 and 4.4 minutes of possession<\/a> over the last three games.<\/p>\n The Hawks might be able to survive Young\u2019s absence with defense. Additionally, with Alexander-Walker in Young\u2019s place, they have what could be a terrific lineup on that end of the floor. But they\u2019ve allowed almost 122 points per 100 possessions<\/a> in 106 minutes with Alexander-Walker, Daniels and Johnson on the floor together.<\/p>\n The Hawks are one of two teams \u2013 the Sixers are the other \u2013 with three wins in games they\u2019ve trailed by double-digits, but they need to get off to better starts. In the last three games of their four-game trip, they trailed 12-0 in Brooklyn, 18-6 in Indiana and 16-2 in Cleveland. They\u2019ve had double-digit, first-quarter deficits in five of their seven games overall.<\/p>\n Coming up: Having spent last week on the road, the Hawks are back in Atlanta for a three-game homestand. They\u2019ll have two days off after hosting the Magic on Tuesday, but will then begin a stretch of five games in seven days with another visit from the Raptors. They trailed by as many as 29 points in their opening-night loss to Toronto.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. ORL, vs. TOR*, vs. LAL<\/p>\n #19<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 113.0 (22) DefRtg: 112.7 (10) NetRtg: +0.2 (17) Pace: 103.3 (6)<\/p>\n A four-game losing streak had the Magic topping most of the \u201cmost disappointing teams\u201d lists last week. But they got some schedule relief and have won two straight, taking care of business in Charlotte and Washington.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n After scoring just 102.5 points per 100 possessions over their first three games (all at home), the Magic have scored 121.4 per 100<\/a> over their last four (all on the road). After a slow start, Paolo Banchero has averaged 26 points<\/a> on 56% shooting over the road trip. He was 5-for-10 from 3-point range<\/a> over the two wins, but the bigger improvement has come in the paint, where he\u2019s shot 25-for-33 (76%) over the last four, up from 13-for-31 (42%) through the first three.<\/p>\n In total, Banchero has taken 56% of his shots in the paint, up from 46% last season. He\u2019s seen a bigger jump in free-throw rate, with his 60.5 attempts per 100 shots from the field ranking eighth among 137 players with at least 50 field goal attempts.<\/p>\n Coming up: The Magic had just 13 deflections<\/a> when they lost to the Hawks in Week 1, though that loss was more about the other end of the floor. They\u2019ll close their five-game trip in Atlanta on Tuesday, and then play seven of their next nine games at home.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ ATL, vs. BOS*, vs. BOS<\/p>\n #20<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 115.8 (12) DefRtg: 117.1 (24) NetRtg: -1.3 (19) Pace: 103.1 (8)<\/p>\n After losing four straight games, the Raptors got weekend wins over the shorthanded Cavs and Grizzlies. They\u2019re one of five 3-4 teams in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Raptors\u2019 feast-or-famine defense allowed almost 126 points per 100 possessions<\/a> over their four-game losing streak, forcing turnovers, but also yielding too many layups, free throws and offensive rebounds. Then they got to play the Cavs without Donovan Mitchell and the Grizzlies without Ja Morant, and they allowed just 106 per 100<\/a> over the two wins. We could see if the improvement is real when they face two top-five offenses (those of the Bucks and Sixers) this week.<\/p>\n The Raptors certainly wouldn\u2019t have been the favorite to be the first team<\/a> to shoot better than 50% on at least 30 3-point attempts this season. But they did that on Wednesday \u2026 and lost by 18, getting clobbered on the glass and outscored by 32 points (54-22<\/a>) in the restricted area by the Rockets. They\u2019ve been an improved defensive rebounding team, but their total rebounding percentage on Wednesday (30.5%<\/a>) was the lowest for any team in any game in the last 19 seasons.<\/p>\n They didn\u2019t shoot 50% from deep in Cleveland on Friday, but Jamison Battle was 6-for-6 from beyond the arc, with all 20 of his points coming in the second half (because he didn\u2019t play before halftime). Battle is basically the Raptors\u2019 12th man and played two minutes two nights later against Memphis. It\u2019s unlikely that he\u2019ll ever shoot 6-for-6 from deep again, but the Raptors may just need Battle to be a more regular part of the rotation to help with their spacing and 3-point rate (which ranks 25th<\/a>).<\/p>\n Coming up: Having played four of their last five games against the Western Conference, the Raptors will now play 14 straight within the East. The start of a five-game road trip (Friday) is a return to Atlanta, where they won by 20 on opening night.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. MIL, @ ATL*, @ PHI<\/p>\n #21<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 112.4 (24) DefRtg: 116.8 (22) NetRtg: -4.4 (25) Pace: 103.9 (4)<\/p>\n It\u2019s not good when, less than two weeks into the season, your best player is showing lackluster effort and openly calling out the coaching staff. The Grizzlies suspended Ja Morant<\/a> for their loss in Toronto on Sunday and have now dropped three of their last four games.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n Of course, Morant\u2019s minutes have been limited with both Scotty Pippen Jr. and Ty Jerome having been unavailable all season. The other options at point guard are Cam Spencer (who isn\u2019t really a point guard) and two-way rookie Javon Small.<\/p>\n Morant did have the game-winning bucket<\/a> with 7.3 seconds left in Phoenix on Wednesday, when Cedric Coward also hit a big 3<\/a> down the stretch. The Grizzlies have been at their best (plus-8.9 per 100 possessions<\/a>) with the rookie on the floor. Coward is the only NBA player this season who has shot 65% or better on at least 30 2-point attempts, 45% or better on at least 20 3-point attempts and 90% or better from the free throw line.<\/p>\n Coming up: A tough, four-game homestand begins with a rest-disadvantage game against the Pistons on Monday and includes visits from the Rockets and Thunder. Memphis had the worst record (6-19) in games played between the eight Western Conference playoff teams last season and, including a four-game sweep in the first round, has lost 13 straight games to Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: vs. DET, vs. HOU, vs. DAL*, vs. OKC<\/p>\n #22<\/p>\n Record: 2-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 104.2 (30) DefRtg: 112.0 (8) NetRtg: -7.8 (26) Pace: 103.9 (5)<\/p>\n Daniel Gafford made his season debut on Saturday, but not before Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis were lost to injuries<\/a>. The Mavs\u2019 big lineups haven\u2019t been so big, and their only wins have come against Toronto and Indiana.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n With the other centers out, Dwight Powell was called upon against the Pacers on Wednesday and his 29 minutes were the most he\u2019s played in a game since the start of last season. He came through, totaling 18 points, six rebounds and two blocks, and the Pacers shot just 11-for-36<\/a> (31%) in the paint with Powell on the floor. The Mavs have outscored their opponents by 19 points<\/a> (allowing 102.8 per 100) in 126 total minutes with one of their three true centers (Gafford, Lively or Powell) on the floor, but have been outscored by 69 points (allowing 119.9 per 100) in 162 minutes otherwise.<\/p>\n The team that was supposed to dominate inside has ranked last<\/a> in offensive rebounding percentage and been outscored by 12.3 points per game (the league\u2019s biggest discrepancy) in the restricted area. The two biggest restricted-area differentials in any game this season are Spurs-Mavs (50-12) in Week 1 and Pistons-Mavs (52-14) on Saturday.<\/p>\n The injuries to the bigs have allowed the Mavs to add some shooting to their starting lineup. Max Christie has started the last three games and is now 16-for-32 (50%) from beyond the arc, ranking second<\/a> with 11 corner 3-pointers. The Mavs have scored 22.4 more points per 100 possessions<\/a> with Christie on the floor (111.1) than they have with him on the bench (88.7).<\/p>\n Coming up: The Mavs will be without Davis for at least one more game, and the next one (their first true road game of the season) is against the big Rockets on Monday. They got absolutely clobbered on the glass<\/a> (without Davis, Gafford or Lively) in the final meeting (a 37-point loss<\/a>) last season.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ HOU, vs. NOP, @ MEM*, @ WAS<\/p>\n #23<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 113.7 (20) DefRtg: 116.1 (21) NetRtg: -2.4 (21) Pace: 102.4 (13)<\/p>\n The Suns have suddenly won two straight games, handing the Spurs their first loss of the season in a game that Phoenix led by as many as 31 points.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n The Suns lead the league in 3-point differential, having outscored their opponents by 12 points per game from beyond the arc. They hit nine more 3-pointers than the Spurs on Sunday, and they\u2019re one of two teams \u2013 the Bucks are the other \u2013 that haven\u2019t been outscored from 3-point range this season. They\u2019ve seen both a big jump in their own 3-point rate and a big drop in their opponents\u2019 rate.<\/p>\n With the departures of Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant, Devin Booker has seen only small jumps in time of possession (4.9<\/a> to 5.1<\/a> minutes per game) and usage rate (28.5% to 30.1%<\/a>) from last season. He scored 28 points and dished out 13 assists against San Antonio and is registering career-best marks in both effective field goal percentage (58.9%<\/a>) and free throw rate (45.2 attempts per 100 shots from the field).<\/p>\n Mark Williams had already been closing games, and he replaced Oso Ighodaro in the starting lineup on Wednesday. Regarding box score numbers, Williams had a relatively quiet weekend<\/a> after totaling 45 points over his previous two games. But he\u2019s got a Joki\u0107-esque on-off differential, with the Suns having been 26.9 points per 100 possessions<\/a> better with Williams on the floor (plus-11.3) than they\u2019ve been with him off the floor (minus-15.6).<\/p>\n Coming up: In Week 1, the Suns allowed the Clippers to score 129 points on just 97 possessions, easily LA\u2019s most efficient offensive performance<\/a> thus far. They\u2019ll face the Clippers two more times this week, a home-and-home set on Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n Week 3<\/a>: @ GSW, vs. LAC, @ LAC<\/p>\n #24<\/p>\n Record: 3-4<\/p>\n OffRtg: 117.7 (6) DefRtg: 117.2 (25) NetRtg: +0.6 (15) Pace: 103.3 (6)<\/p>\n The Hornets have been without Brandon Miller for five games and were also missing LaMelo Ball on Sunday. But they ended a three-game losing streak with an efficient offensive performance against the league\u2019s 26th-ranked defense.<\/p>\n Three takeaways<\/p>\n League-wide, 10 rookies have started at least one game this season. Three of the 10 are Hornets, with Sion James joining Kon Knueppel and Ryan Kalkbrenner in the starting lineup for two of their last three games. The Hornets have outscored their opponents by 19 points<\/a> in 45 total minutes with all three rookies on the floor, though that differential is aided by the opponents\u2019 shooting just 7-for-33<\/a> (21%) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
\nFree falls of the week: New Orleans (-6), Orlando (-6)<\/p>\n
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