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Monday, Oct. 27: Trail Blazers at Lakers ( 10:30 p.m. ET ): After erupting for a career-best 51 points on Sunday in Sacramento, what will Austin Reaves have for an encore when the Lakers host Portland less than 24 hours later — and in their second game of the season without Luka Dončić (finger, leg) and LeBron James (sciatica)?
Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the NBA MVP race after Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexnader had incredible weeks, while Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards got bit by the injury bug.
Cooper Flagg is favored to win Rookie of the Year, but after only a week, he has some stiff competition. See the latest odds.
Through multiple games, many top draft picks have made their debuts and then some. Here's what the Rookie of the Year race looks like:
TEAMS WITH THREE GAMES: Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards
Wembanyama missed nearly the entire second half of last season after unexpectedly suffering from deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot) in his shoulder. In three games, Wembanyama has posted scoring performances of 40,
Though it's extremely early in the season, the Suns' 111 points per game ranks bottom five in the NBA while they have the worst point differential in the league at -15.