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Cavaliers
It’s nice to follow up a hard-fought loss to the Celtics with games against the Pelicans and Raptors, and the Cavs showed just how far ahead of those teams they are right now. Early Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player candidate Ty Jerome averaged 27.5 points in 26 minutes in the two wins, knocking down 11 of his 20 3-point attempts.
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17-1
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Celtics
Adding Kristaps Porzingis to the 14-3 Celtics didn’t seem fair, and sure enough they’re now 15-3 after the big man posted 16 points and six rebounds in his season debut. Boston is third in offense, eighth in defense, and has won six games in a row.
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15-3
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Thunder
OKC got the ship headed back in the right direction thanks partly to the arrival of Isaiah Hartenstein, who’s averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds in his first two games with the Thunder on 56% shooting. It seems he’ll fill in admirably for Chet Holmgren, as Hartenstein is a team-best plus-34 during his two games so far.
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13-4
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Rockets
Despite Fred VanVleet nearly gouging out the eye of an official in Saturday’s loss to the Blazers, it was another great week for the…..
