Lakers are surprising good, Curry out with abdominal strain.
November 6th through the 12th. First off, the Lakers. They’re setting the West ablaze at 11 and 2, behind Luka Dončić dropping nearly 39 a night. They won 7 straight. Spurs are right there too, 10 straight wins with Wemby averaging around 30 a game. Boston’s pacing the East, 10 and 2 as well. But the shocker, Milwaukee collapsing at 1 and 11 with 8 straight losses. Meanwhile, Portland’s surprising everyone at 8 and 3 after beating OKC on back-to-back nights. Big question, are the Lakers and Spurs really the top two out West?
What’s going on in Cleveland?
They’re 6 and 6 this week, sitting sixth in the East. In the last few games, they beat the Sixers, lost to the Knicks, lost to Charlotte, then bounced back against New York. My take, they’re too inconsistent right now to be called true contenders.
Steph Curry is out for 2 weeks.
The Warriors took a major hit this week. Steph Curry is out at least two weeks with a strained oblique, suffered in the first quarter against Houston. He’d been averaging 28 points a night and pulling defenders all over the floor. With Golden State sitting at 8 and 4, they’ll lean on Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton, and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. Question shifts now, can they stay in the West’s top tier without him?
-MUKI HAWKINS
