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Brunson’s figuring it out. Dare we say, he’s excelling. 

AP CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 132-121 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.  1. The big story here is that Darius Garland made his season debut. And the Cavs’ offense hummed more than at any other time this early season. 2. Garland is one of five or six guards in the NBA

The Knicks and Timberwolves had nearly identical seasons last year, both losing in the conference finals. But there was a tangible gap between the two sides Wednesday night, as the Knicks won 137-114 at Madison Square Garden to improve to 5-3 — and a perfect 5-0 at home — on the season.

The Nets juggled their lineup to shore up their league-worst defense, and the result was a come-from-behind 112-103 victory against decimated Indiana in front of 16,103 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of leading scorer Cam Thomas to claim their first victory of the season in a 112-103 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Porter made 10 of 20 shots, including four three-pointers, as the Nets

Getty Lakers Austin Reaves has looked like a go-to guy. He’s averaged 31.1 points with 9.3 assists in his past seven games. LeBron James is still out with sciatica, so someone had to grab the wheel. Reaves has done that, and the Lakers are 2-1 in games where he’s been the clear No. 1 option.

The NBA gave us buzzer-beaters in Week 2, more OT games, and another season where the Oklahoma City Thunder start 7-0. Only one team dropped out of my top 10 and one team entered, but there was a ton of movement! All Championship odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Vaughn Dalzell’s Week 3 NBA Power Rankings

Getty Suns Devin Booker isn’t going anywhere. Not if he has a say in it. The Suns star told Nick Friedell of The Athletic he wants to be a one–city guy — much like Stephen Curry with the Warriors. Phoenix drafted Booker at 18. He got embraced early. He got booed early. He got to

Red Panda was sidelined for four months after sustaining a wrist fracture in July.ASSOCIATED PRESS Red Panda is back.  The iconic NBA halftime performer, whose given name is Rong Niu, returned from a fractured wrist for a scheduled performance at halftime of Tuesday’s Bulls-76ers game in Chicago. She did so with fitting showmanship — while

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube We’re bouncing around the league again! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones “Roam the Baseline” with a few Western Conference shoutouts — and a hat tip to a hot start out East. Then, it’s time for an identity check for a few teams looking to find