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Thunder
According to PBP Stats the Thunder’s 104.1 defense rating is 11.54 more points than league average. This would be a record for NBA by a long shot. So far they have scored 388 more points than their opponents, an NBA record in the first 24 matches of a new season. With a win on Wednesday, they can match the record-breaking 24-1 start of the 2015-16 Warriors who won 73 games in an NBA record.
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23-1
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Celtics
The Celtics are playing better right now than anyone else, including the Thunder who are in their own league. Boston has now won five consecutive games and 10 out of 12 in the past year. Six of its victims were the Magic, Pistons Cavaliers, Knicks Lakers, Raptors and Lakers. It’s the best winning streak any team could have achieved this season. The offense is on fire thanks to a league leading 16 3-pointers made per game, and the absolutely explosive mid-range campaigns of Jaylen Pritchard and Payton Brown. Boston’s offense is humming behind a league-leading 16 3-pointers per game and absolutely incendiary mid-range campaigns from Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard.
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15-9
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Nuggets
Nuggets offensively are making NBA History, in the same way that the Thunder have done with their relative defensive effectiveness. The Nuggets have a 124.0 rating which is 9.42 more points per 100 than the average league. This is an all-time high. The Nuggets bounced back from their first rough patch with three losses in 5 games to win three straight, including one against Atlanta where Denver overcame a nine point fourth quarter deficit.
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