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Through 15 games, they are averaging 128.8 points per game. If the season ended today, this would beat the regular season record by about 2 points. Can the Pacers keep up this pace for the rest of the regular season?

Also, does anyone know why Carlisle changed the offense so much from last year to basically be a run and gun team that doesn't play any defense?

Brook Lopez: 39 points, 5 rebounds

Damian Lillard: 31 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds

Giannis Antetokoumpo: 31 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists

Best big 3 in the league?

Zach Lavine put on a scoring showcase tonight with 36 points on 16-23 from the field despite the L against the Raptors. Which team will trade of Lavine's services?

This game is a must-win for the Suns, and they need to win big to increase their chances of qualifying to the next round. I understand this game is basically against the Grizzles G-leaguers, but resting him for a must-win in-season tournament game just goes to show that teams are not taking the tournament completely seriously.

For instance, the Suns are currently fighting for a wildcard spot. If they are blowing out the Grizzles by the third quarter (by 25+ points), would Vogel keep Booker/KD in to maximize their point differential, or still dump out the bench as in a normal NBA game?

1. Scott Foster continues the drama with Chris Paul and ejects him in the 2nd quarter.
2. Suns almost blow a 23-point lead to the Warriors 2nd unit.
3. Despite the Warriors making a near comeback with their bench, Steve Kerr decides to not sub in his two best shooters (Steph and Klay) back in??? I know Steph was very cold this game, but c'mon, he's the greatest shooter of all time. There's been plenty of games in the past when he's been able to hit clutch shots even being cold most of the game. Klay was also actually playing well today.
4. Vogel makes a very weird decision to take Durant around the 3-4 minute mark when the game was still very much in reach (Warriors were just trailing by 11 points and had the momentum). Then, he looks extremely foolish after, having to bring in KD and Book back in less than a minute later.

Remember just getting into basketball in 2010-11 and LeBron and KD vividly being the players I recognized as the best in basketball. Now, 12 years later, they’re still putting up insane numbers. The league is going to miss these two dearly.

Despite the loss, Jokic was still great tonight with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists on 62% shooting. Unfortunately, he didn't get much help from the rest of his team tonight in a loss to the Cavaliers.

Kyrie looks like he has rebounded from his slow start to the season. He had 39 points and 6 assists tonight and was hitting clutch buckets in the 4th.

Who are you putting as the best 2nd options in the league right now?

here's a potential list:

1. Kevin Durant
2. Anthony Davis
3. Damian Lillard
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Kyrie Irving
6. Jaylen Brown
7. Bam Adebayo
8. Jamal Murray
9. Tyrese Maxey

KD had a near-triple double with 38 points, 9 assists, and 9 rebounds tonight on 69/75/100 shooting.

Yea, I've been a bit critical of KD in the past, but can't really say anything bad about KD's performance tonight. He was spectacular and proved me wrong. Extremely efficient, took care of the basketball, was distributing, clutch, doing everything out there. 10th best player in the league.

It feels like going into the draft, Amen was consistently ranked over Ausar, but Ausar has had a better start to his rookie campaign to his brother. Who do you rate more highly, based on their performance now and potential?