League Pulse

25-26 · what's hot and what's not · no games tonight
In review

Top Starting Fives most-started unit · actual vs projected

#1 Portland Trail Blazers 2-2 +9.0% vs projected
Toumani Camara · Deni Avdija · Donovan Clingan · Jrue Holiday · Scoot Henderson
369 pts115 reb83 ast665 minscore 751.5
#2 Milwaukee Bucks 1-3 +82.4% vs projected
Taurean Prince · Ousmane Dieng · AJ Green · Jericho Sims · Cormac Ryan
329 pts129 reb79 ast683 minscore 701.5
#3 Toronto Raptors 3-1 -15.7% vs projected
Brandon Ingram · Scottie Barnes · Jakob Poeltl · RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley
293 pts96 reb69 ast488 minscore 604.5
#4 Chicago Bulls 2-2 +46.4% vs projected
Leonard Miller · Collin Sexton · Tre Jones · Guerschon Yabusele · Patrick Williams
294 pts99 reb61 ast536 minscore 601.0
#5 Orlando Magic 3-1 -18.0% vs projected
Paolo Banchero · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Franz Wagner
291 pts85 reb75 ast511 minscore 596.5

Team of the Week

Deni Avdija 28.8p 5.0r 7.0a
Jeremiah Fears 37.3p 6.0r 5.7a
Brandon Ingram 25.5p 6.5r 4.5a
Paolo Banchero 22.0p 8.0r 6.8a
Bam Adebayo 19.0p 10.2r 5.5a

East Five

Brandon Ingram TOR 25.5p · 6.5r · 4.5a
Paolo Banchero ORL 22.0p · 8.0r · 6.8a
Bam Adebayo MIA 19.0p · 10.2r · 5.5a
Tyrese Maxey PHI 23.0p · 4.0r · 4.8a
LaMelo Ball CHA 27.3p · 5.7r · 6.7a

West Five

Deni Avdija POR 28.8p · 5.0r · 7.0a
Jeremiah Fears NOP 37.3p · 6.0r · 5.7a
Nikola Jokic DEN 24.0p · 12.7r · 8.0a
Derik Queen NOP 24.0p · 15.0r · 5.0a
Amen Thompson HOU 27.3p · 8.3r · 6.3a

Weekly Leaders

points

Deni Avdija 115 (28.8/g)
Jeremiah Fears 112 (37.3/g)
Brandon Ingram 102 (25.5/g)
Tyrese Maxey 92 (23.0/g)
Paolo Banchero 88 (22.0/g)

assists

Ryan Nembhard 44 (11.0/g)
Jahmai Mashack 32 (10.7/g)
Cade Cunningham 31 (10.3/g)
LeBron James 29 (9.7/g)
Nikola Topic 28 (9.3/g)

rebounds

Andre Drummond 46 (11.5/g)
Donovan Clingan 46 (11.5/g)
Oscar Tshiebwe 46 (15.3/g)
Derik Queen 45 (15.0/g)
Bam Adebayo 41 (10.2/g)

Prospect Risers up-and-comers of the window

Jeremiah Fears Year 2 41.0m · 37.3p · 6.0r · 5.7a
Derik Queen Year 2 39.0m · 24.0p · 15.0r · 5.0a
Cooper Flagg Year 2 27.0m · 19.8p · 7.5r · 3.5a
Cormac Ryan Year 2 32.8m · 20.0p · 5.0r · 2.2a
Bub Carrington Year 3 32.0m · 19.0p · 2.0r · 6.0a
VJ Edgecombe Year 2 38.0m · 14.8p · 7.5r · 6.8a

Performances of the Week

Nikola Jokic TRIPLE-DOUBLE 35 pts · 14 reb · 13 ast vs POR
Victor Wembanyama 40+ PTS 40 pts · 13 reb · 5 ast vs DAL
Amen Thompson 40+ PTS 41 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast vs MIN
Derik Queen 30 pts · 22 reb · 4 ast vs MIN
Brandon Ingram 38 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast vs MIA
Jeremiah Fears 40+ PTS 40 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast vs UTA

Heat Check

Denver Nuggets HOT 4-0 · +52
Toronto Raptors HOT 3-1 · +58
Houston Rockets HOT 3-1 · +52
Memphis Grizzlies COLD 0-4 · -110
Washington Wizards COLD 0-4 · -78
Brooklyn Nets COLD 1-3 · -75

Trending vs own season baseline

▲ 275.0% Rayan Rupert 18.5p was 5.2/2.9/1.1
▲ 141.9% Nae'Qwan Tomlin 13.3p was 5.8/2.9/0.8
▲ 139.1% Luka Garza 20.5p was 8.1/4.1/1.0
▲ 137.6% Jahmai Mashack 11.0p was 6.2/2.6/2.2
▲ 137.0% Jeremiah Fears 37.3p was 14.3/3.7/3.4
▼ -100.0% Caleb Love 0.0p was 10.4/2.3/2.5 · -18.7 min
▼ -82.4% Sidy Cissoko 1.0p was 5.1/2.2/1.5 · -13.6 min
▼ -81.3% Will Richard 0.0p was 6.4/2.5/1.3 · -8.5 min
▼ -58.5% Jalen Green 7.5p was 17.8/3.6/2.8 · -7.9 min
▼ -53.4% Landry Shamet 4.0p was 9.3/1.8/1.4 · -0.3 min

Milestone Watch estimated from per-game averages

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2 rebounds to 2500
Trae Young 8 assists to 5000
Thomas Bryant 10 rebounds to 2500
Quentin Grimes 12 points to 5000
Aaron Gordon 17 rebounds to 5000
Stephen Curry 21 rebounds to 5000