NBA Communications: Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 2 of the 2024-25 season (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3).
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“In a game, it’s like, ‘hey, they’re blitzing me.’ The Clippers were blitzing Kevin (Durant) right away. So he was like ‘just got out so I can have a pass or outlet.”
Suns big Mason Plumlee on the importance of screening as he praised Devin Booker for his screening. #Suns pic.x.com/Zrd2IjuedP – 2:23 PM
“In a game, it’s like, ‘hey, they’re blitzing me.’ The Clippers were blitzing Kevin (Durant) right away. So he was like ‘just got out so I can have a pass or outlet.”
Suns big Mason Plumlee on the importance of screening as he praised Devin Booker for his screening. #Suns pic.x.com/Zrd2IjuedP – 2:23 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Grayson Allen FTs at morning shootaround. #Suns pic.x.com/CXsvFv1Qi2 – 1:05 PM
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Grayson Allen FTs at morning shootaround. #Suns pic.x.com/CXsvFv1Qi2 – 1:05 PM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s game-winner last night you can get one year of The Inside Shot for $45 (25% off) by signing up before midnight.
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Thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s game-winner last night you can get one year of The Inside Shot for $45 (25% off) by signing up before midnight.
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Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker on the Suns having Bradley Beal back: “Brad’s the heart of this team, so to have him out there, have his energy out there, it’s always needed. He’s still vocal when he’s on the bench, but it’s a different dynamic when he’s out on the court with us” pic.x.com/lMqKxjtyes – 12:05 PM
Devin Booker on the Suns having Bradley Beal back: “Brad’s the heart of this team, so to have him out there, have his energy out there, it’s always needed. He’s still vocal when he’s on the bench, but it’s a different dynamic when he’s out on the court with us” pic.x.com/lMqKxjtyes – 12:05 PM
Cleveland Plain Dealer @PDcavsinsider
ICYMI: Donovan Mitchell hit a last-second shot last night in Milwaukee to give Cleveland its seventh straight win to start the season. cleveland.com/cavs/2024/11/d… – 11:01 AM
ICYMI: Donovan Mitchell hit a last-second shot last night in Milwaukee to give Cleveland its seventh straight win to start the season. cleveland.com/cavs/2024/11/d… – 11:01 AM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Milwaukee got 75 points from Dame and Giannis and hit 46% of their 3s. They don’t lose games when those happen.
Except they did last night thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s buzzer-beater.
Latest at The Inside Shot: open.substack.com/pub/theinsides… pic.x.com/QmQ4qhr61I – 7:52 AM
Milwaukee got 75 points from Dame and Giannis and hit 46% of their 3s. They don’t lose games when those happen.
Except they did last night thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s buzzer-beater.
Latest at The Inside Shot: open.substack.com/pub/theinsides… pic.x.com/QmQ4qhr61I – 7:52 AM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
It’s time for a Sunday edition of Locked On Cavs!
🏀 Donovan Mitchell’s buzzer-beater
🏀 Kenny Atkinson’s coaching adjustments
🏀 Most impressive win so far?
Premiering now on YouTube! youtu.be/L-VJhSmQ95M pic.x.com/vmsWtIe9JS – 7:15 AM
It’s time for a Sunday edition of Locked On Cavs!
🏀 Donovan Mitchell’s buzzer-beater
🏀 Kenny Atkinson’s coaching adjustments
🏀 Most impressive win so far?
Premiering now on YouTube! youtu.be/L-VJhSmQ95M pic.x.com/vmsWtIe9JS – 7:15 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker on near triple double as he’d never had one in regular season: “Don’t know if it’ll ever happen. I’ll take them in the playoffs.”
Finished with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in Suns win over Blazers. #Suns pic.x.com/P3hDJusxNn – 1:18 AM
Devin Booker on near triple double as he’d never had one in regular season: “Don’t know if it’ll ever happen. I’ll take them in the playoffs.”
Finished with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in Suns win over Blazers. #Suns pic.x.com/P3hDJusxNn – 1:18 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker on whether he was paying attention to falling short of his first career triple-double in the regular season (1 rebound and 1 assist short): “Nah, I’ve been close before, man. I don’t know if it’ll ever happen. I’ll take ‘em in the playoffs.” pic.x.com/hYyh1Kw5pg – 1:17 AM
Devin Booker on whether he was paying attention to falling short of his first career triple-double in the regular season (1 rebound and 1 assist short): “Nah, I’ve been close before, man. I don’t know if it’ll ever happen. I’ll take ‘em in the playoffs.” pic.x.com/hYyh1Kw5pg – 1:17 AM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
1. Joel Embiid altercation with reporter in locker room
2. Drake blasts DeRozan on broadcast
3. Donovan Mitchell game-winner sends Cavs to 7-0
4. Vince Carter jersey retirement ceremony
5. Rockets 31-point comeback to force OT
6. Grant Williams/Celtics
like a WWE PPV tonight. – 12:28 AM
1. Joel Embiid altercation with reporter in locker room
2. Drake blasts DeRozan on broadcast
3. Donovan Mitchell game-winner sends Cavs to 7-0
4. Vince Carter jersey retirement ceremony
5. Rockets 31-point comeback to force OT
6. Grant Williams/Celtics
like a WWE PPV tonight. – 12:28 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns 103, Blazers 97 Final.
Wow.
Devin Booker accounted for 87.5% of Phoenix’s points in the 4th (10 points, 2 assists, 4 points created from assists).
Suns led by as many as 26 points with 10:22 left in the 4th before Portland cut that down to 2 with 1:04 left.
Wow. #Suns – 12:23 AM
Suns 103, Blazers 97 Final.
Wow.
Devin Booker accounted for 87.5% of Phoenix’s points in the 4th (10 points, 2 assists, 4 points created from assists).
Suns led by as many as 26 points with 10:22 left in the 4th before Portland cut that down to 2 with 1:04 left.
Wow. #Suns – 12:23 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
D-Book tonight:
28 PTS
9 REB
9 AST (1 TOV)
Tied for the second best record in the West. pic.x.com/7aKUTHen3W – 12:18 AM
D-Book tonight:
28 PTS
9 REB
9 AST (1 TOV)
Tied for the second best record in the West. pic.x.com/7aKUTHen3W – 12:18 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final: PHX 103, POR 97
Booker: 28 Pts, 9 Ast, 9 Reb, 9-23 FG, 8-9 FT
Durant: 21 Pts, 9 Reb, 7-16 FG, 4-5 FT
Allen: 18 Pts, 3 Blk, 7-12 FG, 4-7 3P
Beal: 15-7-4, 5-13 FG
Simons: 20-8-6, 8-25 FG
Suns improve to 5-1 despite scoring 22, 21 and 16 points in 3 of their 4 quarters – 12:18 AM
Final: PHX 103, POR 97
Booker: 28 Pts, 9 Ast, 9 Reb, 9-23 FG, 8-9 FT
Durant: 21 Pts, 9 Reb, 7-16 FG, 4-5 FT
Allen: 18 Pts, 3 Blk, 7-12 FG, 4-7 3P
Beal: 15-7-4, 5-13 FG
Simons: 20-8-6, 8-25 FG
Suns improve to 5-1 despite scoring 22, 21 and 16 points in 3 of their 4 quarters – 12:18 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Ant’s three is off, Booker gets the rebound, Deni gets the steal but misses the layup. Booker gets THAT rebound, is fouled, makes two free throws and the Blazers now trail 103-97 with 4.3 seconds to play. – 12:16 AM
Ant’s three is off, Booker gets the rebound, Deni gets the steal but misses the layup. Booker gets THAT rebound, is fouled, makes two free throws and the Blazers now trail 103-97 with 4.3 seconds to play. – 12:16 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker really put quite a nice finishing touch on that 3Q with a two-handed dunk over Toumani Camara
pic.x.com/o9OcE02vyO – 11:49 PM
Devin Booker really put quite a nice finishing touch on that 3Q with a two-handed dunk over Toumani Camara
pic.x.com/o9OcE02vyO – 11:49 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 3Q: PHX 87, POR 65
Durant: 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-13 FG, 3-7 3P
Booker: 18 Pts, 7 Ast, 6 Reb, 5-15 FG, 6-7 FT
Allen: 16 Pts, 3 Blk, 6-9 FG
Beal: 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 3-7 3P
Jones: 13 Pts, 6 Ast, 5 Reb, 5-8 FG
Grant: 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 6-18 FG
PHX outscored POR 44-18 in the 3Q – 11:44 PM
End of 3Q: PHX 87, POR 65
Durant: 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-13 FG, 3-7 3P
Booker: 18 Pts, 7 Ast, 6 Reb, 5-15 FG, 6-7 FT
Allen: 16 Pts, 3 Blk, 6-9 FG
Beal: 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 3-7 3P
Jones: 13 Pts, 6 Ast, 5 Reb, 5-8 FG
Grant: 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 6-18 FG
PHX outscored POR 44-18 in the 3Q – 11:44 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Suns pouring it on now. Bradley Beal found Devin Booker for a layup on a great cut, then Book snags an offensive rebound and feeds him for a 3 in the corner. Suns up 13 – 11:31 PM
Suns pouring it on now. Bradley Beal found Devin Booker for a layup on a great cut, then Book snags an offensive rebound and feeds him for a 3 in the corner. Suns up 13 – 11:31 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Second game in a row with no headband for Devin Booker, for the people who are tracking that sort of thing
(It’s me, I’m people.) – 10:11 PM
Second game in a row with no headband for Devin Booker, for the people who are tracking that sort of thing
(It’s me, I’m people.) – 10:11 PM
David Locke @DLocke09
Keyonte George is shooting 28% from field and 20% from three. Other players who have started a season at sub 30% and sub 25% frm 3 after 5 games (min 50 atts)
– Steve Nash
– James Harden
– Cade Cunningham
– Jamal Murray
– Jeff Teague
– Joe Johnson
– Donovan Mitchell – 12:25 PM
Keyonte George is shooting 28% from field and 20% from three. Other players who have started a season at sub 30% and sub 25% frm 3 after 5 games (min 50 atts)
– Steve Nash
– James Harden
– Cade Cunningham
– Jamal Murray
– Jeff Teague
– Joe Johnson
– Donovan Mitchell – 12:25 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Which was funnier/more entertaining:
Devin Booker vs. Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro after Phoenix Suns won opener at Los Angeles Clippers last week in OT.
OR Kevin Durant vs. Dunn after Suns defeated Clippers again Thursday.
Blazers vs. Suns Saturday at Footprint Center. #Suns pic.x.com/Fv3ujecm7r – 11:04 PM
Which was funnier/more entertaining:
Devin Booker vs. Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro after Phoenix Suns won opener at Los Angeles Clippers last week in OT.
OR Kevin Durant vs. Dunn after Suns defeated Clippers again Thursday.
Blazers vs. Suns Saturday at Footprint Center. #Suns pic.x.com/Fv3ujecm7r – 11:04 PM
More on this storyline
Duane Rankin: “You can’t get comfortable. That could’ve been a game we sat the 2nd half of the 4th quarter and got some rest, but we were put in a learning experience.” Devin Booker on 4th quarter of Suns win over Blazers in which they led by 26 before seeing that dwindle to two late. #Suns pic.x.com/Oi6prcVRzd -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / November 3, 2024
Duane Rankin: “The competitive side of you, you want to stay in the game, but when have so many guys coming in, I can’t be mad if Book is coming in to check in for me.” Bradley Beal on Mike Budenholzer rotations as guys have played 5-minute spurts and check out even if they’re cooking. #Suns pic.x.com/ZVr0OFyKaR -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / November 2, 2024
“I think he steadies them, and I think their offense is better with Tyus,” said Powell, who was in the same 2015 draft class as Jones. “It was a good pickup for them offensively. You got guys that can score: D. Book and KD. Some of the best scorers in the game, one of the best scorers ever. I mean, their offense is the same, but I think Tyus really helps them steady down, especially down the stretch of their games.” -via New York Times / November 1, 2024
StatMuse: Donovan Mitchell tonight: 30 PTS 4 3P Iced the game. pic.x.com/ZleErZqFXb -via Twitter @statmuse / November 2, 2024
Last season, Cleveland’s second-best pairing was Donovan Mitchell playing with Jarrett Allen. You could cite a whole bunch of advanced data points to back this up, but all you need to know is then-coach J.B. Bickerstaff played these two together more than any other Cavs combo. But when Kenny Atkinson took over as coach going into this season, one of the first things he did was break them up. Early in the season, the Cavs’ most-used duo is Mitchell and Evan Mobley. This change has nothing to do with Allen, team sources said, and everything to do with Mobley. -via ESPN / November 2, 2024
Spencer Davies: “Honestly, I’m a bit surprised… still a work in progress, but it feels like we’re headed in the right direction.” Kenny Atkinson, Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell react to the #Cavs hot start offensively and winning their first five games of the season. -via x.com / November 1, 2024
