However, they have dealt with several injuries of late and have proven a tough team to play when fully assembled. They have been hot and cold and are 1-3 since winning seven straight earlier this month. The Hawks continue to be hard to gauge this season. A winning record on that trek would be very promising for the group moving forward. They have gone 2-1 on their seven-game road trip that will conclude with four games this week.
We also learned Anthony Edwards still uses a flip phone, which served as one highlight of the week.ĭespite playing very short-handed of late, the Nuggets managed a 2-1 record last week. The team still looks to be playing its best basketball of the season and could continue to solidify its place in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves went 1-2 last week, coming up just short versus the Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets. The team may be looking to move on from Kemba Walker and making other lineup changes. New York continues its downward descent in the standings after dropping its last three games. The defense looks to be turning around, a good sign moving forward. The Raptors are riding a two-game winning streak after beating the Milwaukee Bucks (without Giannis Antetokounmpo) and Washington Wizards. Sacramento is 4-3 under interim head coach Alvin Gentry and could be turning things around with a new voice leading the way. The Kings posted back-to-back wins over the Clippers and now have a few days off before hosting the Magic on Wednesday. The team received huge contributions from Lonnie Walker, Dejounte Murray and Derrick White in that win as the trio combined for 69 points.
The suddenly hot Spurs reeled off an impressive win over the Warriors on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. The team is struggling and there doesn’t look to be any immediate fix. On the court, the Trail Blazers‘ only win over their last six games is against the Pistons. Neil Olshey was fired, Chauncey Billups has called out his team’s effort, and Damian Lillard is reportedly growing frustrated with the direction of the team. Remember when there were rumors surrounding Stephen Silas’ job security? Those rumors are seemingly gone.įor more coverage on the Rockets, visit Rockets Wire 6, and the Rockets are 7-16 with the longest winning streak in the NBA at six games. 22, the Rockets had the worst record in the league (1-16) and had lost 15 games in a row. Despite the losses, the team still has a positive plus/minus, perhaps an indication it can still turn things around. Indiana has lost four consecutive games and appears to be in a real funk. The team remains confident he’ll be able to return soon enough, something they desperately need considering his impact on the court. 1 pick suffered a setback with a sore foot. Just when the Pelicans looked to be catching a break with Zion Williamson progressing toward a return, the former No.
We’ll see what this young group is made of soon enough. After the Warriors are the Sacramento Kings and the two Los Angeles teams. It continues a five-game road trip on Monday with Golden State, a matchup the Warriors are heavily favored in. Orlando posted a win over the Denver Nuggets last week, and narrowly lost to the Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets. Oddly enough, it still may make for a good watch on NBA TV. The Pistons are tied with the Thunder for the longest losing streak in the NBA, but with a matchup on Monday between the two teams, one will find itself with a rare win. Do we really have to say anything else about the Thunder?įor more coverage on the Thunder, visit Thunder Wire The Thunder have lost eight in a row, including an NBA record 73-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. We will come back each week and provide our latest assessment on the best teams and those that are rising. To further make sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA and ranked each team from worst to first. Teams are seemingly beginning to figure things out and that should set up another strong week of action. Phoenix projected to have a difficult time taking both games but look to present a problem for Golden State moving forward.Įlsewhere, the Houston Rockets continued their surprising winning streak while some other teams in the Eastern Conference continue to rise in the standings. The Suns took the first contest as they extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 18 games before losing to the Warriors on Friday. The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors split a pair of highly entertaining battles. The NBA’s two top teams matched up against each other last week.