The Early-Season Heat Check 🔥

11/04/2021

By: Jeff Yoder

Miami Heat, Utah Jazz & Golden State Warriors Lead Hot Starts

The early-season get-off in the Association has seen some jockeying as teams at the top are off to hot starts. Others — like the Knicks — have lost a few in a row to drop them from this week’s Sportsletter Power Rankings. Wednesday night saw the 76ers, Raptors, Nets and Grizzlies add to their win streaks while the Heat, Warriors and Jazz are the only one-loss teams left in the league. Here’s a look at our latest “heat check” after the first three weeks of the season.

 

The Sportsletter’s NBA Power Rankings

1. Heat (6-1) | W5

2. Warriors (6-1) | W2

3. Jazz (6-1) | W2

4. 76ers (6-2) | W4

5. Bulls (6-2) | L1

6. Lakers (5-3) | W3

7. Raptors (6-3) | W5

8. Nets (5-3) | W3

9. Grizzlies (5-3) | W2

10. Mavericks (5-3) | W1

 

Top Highlights

76ers def. Bulls (103-98)

Raptors def. Wizards (109-100)

Grizzlies def. Nuggets (108-106)

 

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