Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - Week #24

Untitled project from SquadCast === jose_1_04-08-2025_195640: [00:00:00] Week 24, the 20 24, 25 NBA season is over, which means it's time to run it back. This is run it back NBA week in review. I'm Jose Salviati Editor at thePeachBasket.net, and this is the show where we recap the week it was in the NBA and then highlight the marquee matchup for the week. We start with the only objective overall, top 10 NBA power rankings anywhere. You can read more about how we get to these rankings and see the entire list at thePeachBasket.net. Let's take a look at the top 10, the conclusion of week number 24. Now, this week there was a lot of movement in the top 10. That's because a lot of teams are bunched up after the top two or three teams. Actually after the top three, actually the top four across both conferences, there's a lot of movement because they're all really close. From number five on down. And there's a legitimate gripe on behalf of the Indiana Pacers. We'll get to that in a minute, but first, let's call it the one team that dropped out of the top 10 this week. That would be the Denver [00:01:00] Nuggets. They would oh and three in week number 24, and it cost them, they dropped from number five last week, all the way to number 11, which goes to show you how bunched up things are in the middle of a pack. The number 10. Team after week number 24 are the Indiana Pacers. We said they've got a gripe, and this is why they dropped two spots to number 10 after a perfect three and a week. How is that possible? Now, remember, our scores are objective. All that matters is wins and losses, and where you won are lost, and who you won. Or against, or you lost against the paces were at home, which means less possible points, and they'd beat bad teams in the kings, the hornets and the jazz, they just didn't generate enough points to move up and that's how it works. The Minnesota Timberwolves did though they were 4.0 in week number 24, and moved up from number 11 last week to number nine this week. Number eight belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers. They were two in, one in the week. They dropped one [00:02:00] spot from number seven last week. The LA Clippers leaped over the Lakers and a few other teams after a four in one week. They moved all the way from number 13 to number seven this week. Like I said, a lot of movement in the bottom half of the top 10. The number 16 after a week number 24 are the suddenly hot golden State warriors. They were perfect in week 24 going forward. No, that saw them jump up four spots from number 10 Last week, the New York Knicks were three in one and moved up one spot to take over the number five spot. Coming in at number four and wholly steady for the third week in a row are the Houston Rockets. They were three and one in week 24, and this is where things start to settle down a little bit for the the top four teams. The top three, in fact haven't changed since week number 16. I. And chances are pretty good that the 20 24, 25 NBA champion will be one of these three teams. The Boston Celtics are number three. After going two and one, the Cleveland Cavaliers seem to have righted the ship after a few bumpy weeks. They [00:03:00] went three and oh. In week 24, I. And hold down the number two spot, the Oklahoma City Thunderbird, two in, one in the week to stay at the top spot. A spot they likely will not be giving up. They're the number one team after week number 24 of the 20 24 25 NBA season.~ In the peach basket.net basketball objective, ~ in the peach basket dot net's. Objective NBA power rankings. That's the objective top down list for week number 24. If you want to see where all 30 teams land this week, please visit the peach basket.net. Now let's shift our focus to the players. These are the best to do it by average. And week number 22 of the 20 24, 25 NBA season. These are the best by average and shooting rebounds, assists blocks, steals points, and game score. Nicola Jokic is going crazy in Denver. He's putting them numbers we haven't seen before in the NBA, which is incredible. He led everyone scoring 47 points per game over his two games. Played this week hasn't helped his team much, but he's having an incredible end of the season. The best sniper was Stephan [00:04:00] Curry. He averaged 6.3, made three point shots over his four games, played the best shot maker was Yoic. Whoever, 15.5 made field goals to lead everyone. The best rebounder was Rudy Gobert. The Timberwolves Center led everyone by pulling down 18.5 rebounds per game Over his four games played, in fact, Gobert pulled off the rebounding trifecta. He led an offensive rebounds at seven. And defensive rebounds at 11.5. Great week on the board for gobert. The top assist man in the NBA this season is the overall leader, Trey Young. He handed out 13.8 assists over his four games play to lead everyone. In week number 24 miles Turner was the top rim protector this week. His four blocks per game over his two games played led the association. The top thief in week number 24 was the Golden State Warriors, Jimmy Butler. He appears to be having an impact in San Francisco. He averaged 3.8 steals over his four games, played in week 24. The top game [00:05:00] score for week 24 belongs to no surprise. Nicole Yoic. Anything over 40 is considered to be outstanding Yoic. Was outstanding this week. His team lost every game, but his game score of 42.5 let everyone looking ahead to week number 25, the final full week of action in the 20 24 25 NBA season. There are a couple of good games in both conferences in the East. The New York Knicks need to prove to themselves and everyone else that they can beat a good team that will have that chance on Tuesday when they host the Boston Celtics. In the West, the OKC Thunder have their number one seed secured, but they want to go into the playoffs with momentum. A win against the Los Angeles Lakers also on Tuesday will help in that regard. For the Lakers, this will be a test to see how they match up against the best team in the west. Now let's end our show with a segment we call Full Court press. I ask AI for its thoughts on viral trending NBA news as we head into the final week of the season, and this is what it came up with. [00:06:00] The MVP race. Jay Gil gis Alexander versus Nick Yogi. We talked about that last week. John Moran's controversial celebration Amid NBA warning I think is much ado about nothing. Giannis sat cubo. Historic triple double. Now I gotta admit I didn't even know about this. Giannis apparently had the first ever 30 15, 20. 30 point 15 rebound 26 game in NBA history during a matchup against the Miami Heat. Pretty incredible. The last topic here is the one where we want to elaborate on a little bit, and that's Zion Williams', future Williamson's Rather Future in New Orleans. Summer Showdown ahead. So let's focus on Zion. He came into the association as a 19-year-old phenom. Then he made an immediate impact in New Orleans. I. In that season 19 and 20 20 19, 20 20, he played 24 games and averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds. He was a star in the making. The following season, he played 61 games [00:07:00] in a NBA shortened 72 game season, so pretty much a full season and averaged 27 points to 7.2 rebounds, improving on his rookie season and making his first All-Star game. Things were going great until they weren't. He sat out 20, 21, 22 with an injury and played only 29 games in the ~22, 20 20, 20~ 20, 22, 23 season. He was admittedly great then averaging 26 points to seven rebounds and made a second all-star game in 2324. He played a career high. 70 games, and his number is dipped to 22.9 points, and four, pardon me, 5.8 rebounds. This season he's played in 30 games and he's averaging 24.6 and 7.2. But this is what's most telling are his team's wins during his seasons. Now we're gonna focus just on. The seasons. He was healthy, most healthy, played the most games, 20 at 2021 and 2324. In 2021, his team went 36 and 46. Made the playoffs somehow, but [00:08:00] lost in the first round 23, 24. They went 49 and 33 and lost in the first round. In other words, the only two times the pelicans made the playoffs in the twenties are when they had a healthy Zion. Williamson took us to show you his impact. Now he's under contract through the 20 27, 28 season, but as always, there are rumors. His five year $197 million contract will not make it easy, but we have been shocked already this NBA season multiple times, there's no denying his trade value. He's a 24-year-old veteran who's proven he can lead his team to the playoffs win healthy. What he has yet to prove is can he stay healthy? That's the key and the primary discussion the Pelicans have to have with their store this off season. If they don't get the answer they want or don't feel like he's doing all they can to stay healthy, then the pelicans may make a move. My hope is that Scion stays healthy and stays in New Orleans, but it's the uncertainty of things that keeps us watching sports in the first place, isn't [00:09:00] it? Let's see how it all plays out in the big easy. That's it. Week number 24 of the 20 24, 25 NBA season is in the books. Join us again next week after the final week of the NBA regular season when we once again run it back.