Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - Week #4

Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - Week #4 === Jose: [00:00:00] Week number four 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 it was a good one, and then highlight the marquee matchup for the week to come. When you 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 at the conclusion of week number four. The team coming in at number 10 did not have a great week. They finished one and two, but a win against a very good Knicks team gave them just enough points for the Indiana Pacers to crack the top 10. The team at number nine was one of five that went undefeated in the top ten in week number four. The Orlando Magic had [00:01:00] wins against the Wizards, Hornets, Pacers, and 76ers to claim the number nine spot. Now arguably the best player in the NBA wears a Denver Nuggets jersey. His team only played twice in week number four going one and one, but that was enough to land the number eight spot this week. The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics were three and one in week number four. No doubt a great week, but other teams did better. The Celtics come in at number seven, dropping two spots in week number four. The Houston Rockets were a perfect 4 0 in week number four, with wins against the Pistons, Wizards, and the Clippers twice. That was enough to catapult them from out of the top ten last week to the number six spot this week. Another team with a perfect week number four were the Los Angeles Lakers. They notched wins against the Raptors, the Grizzlies, the Spurs, and the Pelicans [00:02:00] with two of those wins on the road. More than enough to bring the Lakers in at number five this week. The Phoenix Suns had a rough week. After peaking at number one last week, they went one and three in week number four and dropped to the number four spot, hoping things get healthy quick for the Phoenix Suns. Staying at number three in week number four are the Oklahoma City Thunder. They dropped one game to the Golden State Warriors, but then won the rest, which was enough to keep them at the three spot. The team at number two was perfect, winning all three of their games this week. The Golden State Warriors had a rough week, being pitted against the Thunder, Mavericks and Grizzlies, but guess what? They won every game, and earned the number two spot overall. In what is now no surprise to anyone, the absolutely for real Cleveland Cavaliers come in at number one, after week number four. They were perfect, again. [00:03:00] Finishing 3 0 with wins against the Bulls, 76ers on the road and the Bulls again at home. They go into week number five, a perfect 14 0. That's the objective top 10 list for week number four. Again, if you want to see where all 30 teams land this week, please visit thePeachBasket.Net. You'll also find a overview of how we get to these rankings and why they're objective. But now let's shift our focus to the players. These are the best to do it by average in week number four of the 2024 25 NBA season. These are the best by average in shooting, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, points, and game score. The top scorer in week number four was Victor Wembenyama. with an average of 37. 3 points over his three games played. , special shout out here to De'Aaron Fox of Sacramento, who dropped 60 in one game and then 49 in the very next game. He obviously had two phenomenal gains, but his [00:04:00] overall average for the week was just under Wemby's. The leader in three point shots made was Donovan Mitchell of the perfect Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 6. 3, three point shots made in week number four. The NBA player who averaged the most total field goals made in week number four was Giannis Antetokounmpo. He played four games and averaged 14. 8 made field goals. The player who averaged the most rebounds in week number four was Nikola Jokic. Now, he only played in one game, but it still counts. That's how averages work. His 18 rebounds led the association. Jokic also pulled down eight offensive rebounds in one game. Played which led everyone, while Jalen Johnson averaged the most defensive rebounds at 10. 5. Incredibly, the Joker, a center, had 15 assists in that game that he played, which was enough to lead everyone in week number four. The top rim protector plays for the New York Knicks, and what has to be a welcome [00:05:00] sight for the team hurtin at that position, Ariel Huckporti had four blocks in one game. That's the only one he played, but again, that was enough to lead everyone this week. The top thief, again, is Dyson Daniels. He is absolutely dominating this category in the 2024 25 NBA season. In week number four, he played two games and averaged six steals. Yeah, that's six steals in both games, back to back. He's a disruptor. The top gamescore is, again, no surprise, Nikola Jokic. He only played in one game, as we've said, but that was enough for an incredible game score of 44. 8 to lead everyone. Now, as we look ahead to week number five, all eyes will be on the Boston Celtics as the defending champions take on the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have one more game before they travel to Boston, so they will either take on the Celtics at 14 [00:06:00] Or 15 and oh. Either way, do the Celtics remind the Cavaliers that they can't beat them or do the Cavaliers punch the Celtics on their home court. It's gonna be a great game. Make sure to remind yourself to watch it. Now finally, we're gonna end with a look ahead by asking the quick AI chat bot what it see as the key question or concern as we move into week number five. This week, it asked this question, Will the Raptors break their losing streak? Now, A, I certainly come a long way. That's a great question. Possibly lost in the shuffle of the Cleveland Cavaliers great start in the East is the struggles of the Toronto Raptors. This is a team that won it all not too long ago, and obviously it's a different team now, but they've been hurting. They had a rough year last year. We'll be right back. and a pretty rough start this year. After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, they've [00:07:00] now lost seven in a row. They're at home for both of their games in week number five against the Pacers and Timberwolves. Now, neither one of those teams are pushovers, right? They're both really good, but I don't see the Raptors losing both. So with that, I'm gonna go ahead and predict a one on one week for the Raptors and an end to the losing streak in week number five. That's it. Week number four of the 2024 25 NBA season is in the books. Join us again next week after week number five when we once again run it back.