OffRtg: Points scored per 100 possessions (League Rank)ĭefRtg: Points allowed per 100 possessions (League Rank) They’ll host the Heat on Wednesday, before visiting the Bucks and Pacers.

Orlando - The fourth-place Magic may have been humbled a bit with an 0-2 trip to Boston over the weekend, but everybody loses in Boston, and Orlando has more big games this week.

High jumps of the week: LA Clippers (+8), New Orleans (+5), Utah (+3).

The West is 47-38 (.553) against the East in interconference games after going 11-3 last week.

Something Just Ain’t Right: Detroit (0-4) - This has gotta end at some point … right?.

Make It Last Forever: LA Clippers (4-0) - Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station.

Wrong Way: Cade Cunningham (DET) was a minus-76 in four games last week.

Right Way: Tyrese Maxey (PHI) was a plus-128 in four games last week.Note: Next week’s rankings will come on Tuesday, Dec. There are 25 of them in the next six days, plus another (Celtics-Lakers) on Christmas.

But since then, the West is 23-11 in interconference games.īecause of the In-Season Tournament, we’re only 19% through the interconference schedule (the overall schedule is 31% complete), and this will be the busiest week to date for interconference games. Through Week 4, the East was 27-24 against the West. The gap between the two conferences also continues to grow. We entered last week with only 11 teams with losing records, and those teams went 9-33 over the last seven days, with four of those wins coming against other teams with losing records. The gap between the good teams and the bad continues to grow. Protz has six points in 31 games, to go with 21 penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating.James Harden and the Clippers are finding their way and have won 7 straight entering Week 9. “I think it’s just going to fuel him even more and I’m excited to see what the second half holds for him, as well.”ĭefenceman Owen Protz, who received a W rating in October as a Player to Watch, is the other Wolves regular who hopes to hear his name called in his first year of draft eligibility. “Villy’s a hell of a player and he definitely deserved that shot,” Walton said. He was surprised to see Villeneuve left off the list of players announced on Tuesday.

Walton listed Villeneuve, along with Landon McCallum, as two of his favourite linemates in terms of on-ice chemistry. He has totals of seven goals and 14 assists in 30 games this season, with 38 penalty minutes. Villeneuve has eight points over a five-game streak and the hard-working Ottawa native has 11 points in his last 10 outings. Wolves forward Nathan Villeneuve, who was also listed as a B-rated prospect in October, was not named to the Top Prospects Game despite his strong play of late.

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