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Coast-to-Coast: Cavs remain sole unbeaten team; Warriors, Suns join Thunder atop of West

Published November 7, 2024, 5:38 PM ● Pao Ambat
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The Denver Nuggets also handed the OKC Thunder their first loss of the season, while top pick Zaccharie Risacher went off for a career night for the Atlanta Hawks.

Cleveland marched to a franchise best 9-0 start while the Warriors and the Suns joined the Thunder on top of the West. | Photos: Cavaliers, Warriors, Suns

After two weeks of play, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team left without a loss this season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder absorbed their first defeat after dropping a thrilling encounter in Denver. 

Their loss on top of a Warriors and Suns win meant there’s a three-team tie for the number one spot in the West. 

CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU

  •  Cleveland Cavaliers (9-0) def. New Orleans Pelicans (3-6), 131-122: Make it nine straight wins to open the season for the Cavaliers after sending the Pelicans to a third straight defeat. 

 

  • Something’s cooking in the Land: Donovan Mitchell garnered 29 points, while four other Cleveland players scored 15 points or more to set a new franchise best 9-0 start.

 

They surpassed the 1976-77 Cavaliers' 8-0 start that finished 43-39 under coach Bill Fitch.

With the win, Kenny Atkinson became the first coach in NBA history to open the season with a new team at 9-0. 

  • Mitchell on the Cavs’s unbeaten start: "We're playing the right way, I think that's the best part." 

WARRIORS, SUNS FORCE THREE-WAY TIE WITH THUNDER ON TOP OF THE WEST 

  • Denver Nuggets (5-3) def. OKC Thunder (7-1), 124-122: In a thrilling battle in Denver, the short-handed Nuggets overcame a 16-point deficit to stun the erstwhile unbeaten Thunder for a third straight win. 

 

  • No “I” in win... sorta: It was a total team effort for the Nuggets, who are missing two starters Aaron Gordon (strained calf) and Jamal Murray (concussion protocol). 
Nikola Jokic registered a league-leading fourth triple with an insane 23-20-16 statline, becoming just the third player in league history to record 20+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 15+ assists in a single game. 

 

Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun added 24 apiece.   

  • Not in my house, says Payton: Payton Watson made up for his missed free throws with a clutch block on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game-tying attempt, the second straight game the Nuggets pulled off an impressive defensive stop to win the game. 
  • Night, night Boston: Curry picked no better time to put up his season-high in points, scoring 27 including 10 in the final frame. 

Golden State squandered a 14-point lead, trailed by six points midway through the fourth before rallying in the last six minutes to chalk up their fifth straight dub.

The Warriors also improved to 4-0 on the road, their best start since their 73-9 season way back in 2016-17.

  • Kerr got the last laugh: In their first visit in Boston, head coach Steve Kerr was heavily booed by the crowd. 

It was worth remembering that Kerr benched Jayson Tatum in two games of Team USA’s gold medal run in the Paris Olympics, which the Celtics star did not took lightly.  

Kerr said in pre-game interview that he “didn’t enjoy not playing Jayson" but did not directly answer if he had any regrets whatsoever. 

Tatum responded with a 32-point night, including a 17-point third quarter outburst, and said that the treatment he had under Kerr “wasn’t on his mind” heading into the game. 

  • Phoenix Suns (7-1) def. Miami Heat (3-4), 115-112: Kevin Durant was once again clutch in guiding the Suns to their sixth-straight win after fending off the Heat.

 

  • Viva Los Valley: Durant scored the Sun’s last six points en route to finishing 32 markers, his second successive 30-point game.

 

Devin Booker added 22 points and nine dimes while Jusuf Nurkic posted a 20-point, 18-rebound outing.

The Suns are now at league-best 5-0 at home and tied their best start in franchise history at 7-1.

It was back in the 2009-2010 season that Phoenix won seven of their first eight games and they went all the way to the Western Conference Finals that season.

CLIPPERS SPOIL PAUL GEORGE’S LA RETURN; GRIZZLIES, MAVS, ROCKETS, KINGS, AND PACERS DOMINATE AT HOME

  • LA Clippers (4-4) def. Philadelphia 76ers (1-6), 110-98: Paul George’s homecoming ended on a sour note as the Clippers played spoiler with a second-straight win. 

[ALSO READ: Clippers spoil Paul George’s LA homecoming, send Sixers reeling to fourth straight loss]

  • A tale of night and day: Norman Powell led all scorers with 26 points, his league-leading seventh 20-point game of the season. 

 

Paul George had 18 points in his LA homecoming and the first time he played under the Clippers’ new Induit Dome. 

The boos started from pre-game all the way to the action as the fans also let their feelings be heard about George’s decision to leave the Clips and join the Sixers in the offseason. 

  • George on the boos he received from the Clippers’ crowd: “I mean it’s stupid. There were boos, I didn’t get it.”

 

  • Fireworks in the Grind City: Morant scored 20 markers and gave a “too small” gesture after scoring against the Lakers’ Gabe Vincent. 

 LeBron James then responded with his own after scoring on a post-up play on Morant.

  • King 🤝 Jaylen: Jaylen Wells also dropped 20, a career-high, with five threes and this wholesome moment with James after hitting a triple.
  • Like fine win(e): The 39-year-old James scored 39 points on top of seven rebounds, six assists, and six threes in his 1,500th career game in the NBA, the sixth most in league history.
  • Morant on playing the Lakers: "I don't like 'em."  

 

  • The Don in the Big D: Luka Doncic weaved his magic with a 27-point, 13-assist, and 7-rebound night as Dallas improved to 4-2 at home. 
  • Houston Rockets (5-3) def. San Antonio Spurs (3-5), 127-100: Seven Rockets scored in double figures, including all of their starters, in a wire-to-wire demolition of Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.

 

  • Painting a W in H-Town: Fred VanVleet recorded a 21-point, 10 assist double-double, Jalen Green also chipped in 21 including this tough lay over Wembanyama, who earlier denied Green’s poster dunk attempt.
  • Sacramento Kings (5-3) def. Toronto Raptors (2-7), 122-107: The Kings won fourth of their last five games behind a perfect night by Domantas Sabonis and a red-hot DeMar DeRozan.

 

  • Flawless Domas and surging DeeBow : Sabonis tallied 17 points, 13 assists, and 11 rebounds. He shot 6 for 6 from the field and 5 for 5 at the free-throw line with no turnovers.

Domantas Sabonis becomes the first player since 1977-78 with...

? a triple-double
? NO turnovers
? NO missed shots
? NO missed free throws

Flawless night from the Kings center!

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— NBA (@NBA) November 7, 2024

DeRozan topscored the Kings with 27 points, surpassing Chris Webber for the longest 20-point streak in franchise history with eight to open the season with Sacramento.

there's no one like him.

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— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) November 7, 2024

  • Indiana Pacers (4-4) def. Orlando Magic (3-4), 118-111: Streaking for the first time this season are the Pacers after sending the Magic to their third straight loss. 

 

CLUTCH BRANDON MILLER WINS AT THE HORN FOR HORNETS, TOP PICK ZACCHARIE RISACHER DROPS 30-PIECE 

  • Charlotte Hornets (3-5) def. Detroit Pistons (3-6), 108-107: Brandon Miller wins at the horn for the Hornets in a pulsating encounter against the Pistons. 

 

  • It’s Miller time: Miller capped off his 19-point night with a game-winning putback as time expired and Charlotte overcame Cade Cunningham’s triple-double outing. 

 

LaMelo Ball had 25 markers, six boards, and eight dimes while Miles Bridges fired a team-high 27 points to help the Hornets snapped a three-game skid. 

  • Atlanta Hawks (4-4) def. New York Knicks (3-4), 121-116: Top overall pick Zaccharie Risacher had his breakout game in leading the Hawks past the Knicks.

 

  • Zac has arrived: Risacher exploded for 33 points, and at just 19 years old, became the youngest player to drop a 30-point game in franchise history. 

 

Trae Young had 23 points and 10 dimes, tying Steve Nash with the most 20+ points and 10+ assists game with 162.

  • Young on Knicks fans in Atlanta: “I hope these New York fans find their way to the exit real real quick.” 
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