Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - Week #3

Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - Week #3 === Jose: [00:00:00] Week number three of the 2024 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 that was in the NBA and then highlight the marquee matchup for the week to come. We start like we always do 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 at thepeachbasket. net. Let's take a look at the top 10 at the conclusion of week number three. And spoiler alert, there are going to be some questions after this objective list, and I get it. I understand it. Starting us off at number 10 are the New York Knicks. They didn't have a great week overall, going only one and two, but they did enough to get back into the top 10. The Clippers were perfect in week [00:01:00] number 3. They were 3 0, which brings them back into the top 10 at number 9. The Houston Rockets had a nice week going 2 1. They are 5 4 overall. That was enough to propel them up into the top 10 at number 8. The Minnesota Timberwolves were also perfect joining the Clippers. They were 3 0 in week number 3. That was good enough to move them up to number 7. The number 16, again, also perfect, a 3 0. And they employ a re motivated Nikola Jokic. The Denver Nuggets are the number 16, after week number 3. Now this may not sit well with everybody, and I get it, but coming in at number 5 are the Boston Celtics. They had a 2 1 week in week number 3, or 8 2 overall, and sit at number 5 after week number 3. Keep in mind, these rankings are objective. It only matters who you beat and where. It looks like [00:02:00] Boston is winning games, sure, but they're not winning against really good teams. At least not as good as the four above them. Who are those four? Let's take a look. The number four team, after week number three, are the Golden State Warriors. They had a 2 1 week and are 7 2 overall. Dropping one spot to number three after 2 1 week in week number two, pardon me, week number three, are the Oklahoma City Thunder. Number two, this is weird too, and I get it, are the perfect 4 0 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are the only NBA team with that loss at 11 0. Which begs the question, who's number one and why? The number one team after week number three are the Phoenix Suns. They had a perfect 3 0 week, are 8 1 overall, and jumped ahead of the Cavaliers primarily on the strength of a road win against the Mavericks. Remember, these rankings, again, are objective. The only criteria is who you beat and [00:03:00] where. Phoenix Suns. Little stronger strength of schedule propelled them above the perfect Cleveland Cavaliers in week three. Now with KD Hurt, we will likely see some changes there as the weeks go on. But that's it, the objective top 10 list for week number three. If you want to see where all 30 teams land this week, please visit thePeachBasket.net. Now let's shift our focus to the players. These are the best to do it by average in week number three of the 2024 25 NBA season. The best by average in shooting, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, points, and game score. The top scorer in week number three was Anthony Davis. He played two games and averaged 34 points per game to lead the Lakers and the Association, and he has looked great in the games that he has played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Anthony Edwards led everyone in three point shots made per game. In his three games, he averaged [00:04:00] six ad averaged the most field goals made with 12 in week number three. Now the top rebounder plays his basketball in New York. Carl Anthony Towns led everyone with 15.3 rebounds per game over his three games. Played the top offensive rebounder was also Kat coming in at 5.7 offensive boards on average. The top defensive rebounder, averaging 11. 7, was Yusef Nurkic. The top assist man in the association for week number three was not a tiny guard, but a large center, because that's the NBA today. Nikola Jokic averaged 14. 3 assists over his three games played to lead everybody. Victor Wembenyama was the top rim protector after week number three, averaging 5. 5 blocks per game. Dyson Daniels was the top thief. He averaged 3. 8 assists to lead everyone for the second time [00:05:00] in the first three weeks of the NBA season. The top game scorer in week number three went to Nikola Jokic at an impressive 30. 3. Now looking ahead to week number four, our focus is on the perfect Cleveland Cavaliers. They travel to Chicago, then Philadelphia, and finish the week with a game at home against the Bulls. Do you think they're gonna go 14 0 after week number four? It's possible. Yeah, it's possible. I wonder how long it's going to be before the Cavs fans really trust this team, and how long it'll be before the Cavs lose a game. Let's see. That's it. Week number three of the 2024 25 NBA season is in the books. Join us next week after week number four when we once again run it back.