Since Duke lost to NC State:
- Orlando is 3-0 with wins of 10, 15, and 20 points;
- New Orleans is 3-0 with an important win over the Clippers (right ahead of them in the standings)
- Boston is 4-0 with an important win over Milwaukee by three tonight as well as a win over Phoenix
- Dallas is 2-1 with the loss being to OKC, but also with a win over Dallas on a Kyrie game-winner
Tatum, Kyrie, Zion, and Paolo have all played amazingly. Zion is peaking. Tatum had an awesome game tonight. Lively defended Luka as well as anyone has.
My biggest concern is that the cycle is too good and a big crash is coming tomorrow, carrying over into Friday.