No NBA games last night (something else was happening yesterday) but don’t fret! We still have Monday night’s full 15-game slate to break down.

Today’s Lineup

🎉 Happy birthday to Lamar Odom and Day’Ron Sharpe and Enjoyers Aidan, Kyle, Andrew, and Chris! 🎉

Monday Madness

Cavs improve to 8-0 with 116-114 win over Milwaukee

The Cavs. Cannot. Stop. Winning! Despite 36 PTS from Damian Lillard, the Cavaliers prevailed over the Bucks after a back-and-fourth fourth quarter. Darius Garland (39 PTS, 8 AST) had an explosive scoring night, Jarrett Allen (14 PTS, 15 REB) dominated the glass while still moving up and down the court like a guard, and Evan Mobley (17 PTS) wowwed on the defensive end with three blocks. Will the Cavs ever lose?

Clippers come back from down big, beat Spurs 113-104

If you were on an NBA squad and your team went down by 26 in the first quarter, would you just give up? We might have. But the Clippers didn’t.

The Spurs ended the first quarter up 40-14 on the Clippers, but that would end up being their biggest lead of the night. In fact, the Clippers slowly but surely stormed all the way back to grab a nine-point win over San Antonio, their first in the new Intuit Dome. Ivica Zubac (17 PTS, 13 REB) continued his explosive start to the season and Norman Powell (23 PTS) led the Clips in scoring. If you know, you know:

Elsewhere around the NBA…

• Cade Cunningham (17 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST) had a triple-double and Jaden Ivey (26 PTS) led the Pistons in scoring in their 115-103 win over the Lakers.

• After trailing for almost the entire game, the Nuggets grabbed a 121-119 home win against Toronto thanks to a late surge led by Nikola Jokic (28 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST).

• Oh nothing, just a casual 30 PTS and 11 REB from Myles Turner to lead the Pacers to a 134-127 win over Luka (34 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB) and the Mavs.

• A game-winner from Domantas Sabonis (16 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST) and a well-rounded Sacramento offensive attack powered the Kings over Miami 111-110.

• Kevin Durant (35 PTS) took charge as the Suns rallied to a 118-116 win over Philly, spoiling Paul George’s (15 PTS) 76ers debut.

• Keyonte George (33 PTS) led the way in Utah’s first win of the season, a 135-126 victory over Chicago.

Around the League

Sixers’ Joel Embiid suspended for three games after locker room altercation with columnist

After reports came out that 2023 MVP Joel Embiid shoved a columnist who mentioned his son and late brother in a column questioning Embiid’s conditioning and effort, the NBA announced that Embiid would be serving a three-game suspension due to the altercation. The suspension will come into effect for the first three games after Embiid returns from injury and is eligible to play.

Spurs’ HC Popovich sidelined indefinitely for medical issue

Reports surfaced over the weekend that San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich would be out indefinitely after suffering a health emergency, with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting that there is a “great level of concern” around Popovich’s health at this time.

Love and prayers go out to Pop and his family today. ❤️🙏

Top Five Friday

We’re two weeks into the NBA season, so now is as good of a time as ever to evaluate each team’s start to the year! Here are our top five surprisingly Enjoy-able team starts this season:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (8-0)

You already knew Cleveland was gonna be here, didn’t you! Donovan Mitchell has led the Cavs to an incredible start, averaging 23.1 PPG and making an early dark-horse case for MVP. Don’t count out Darius Garland, either—the man hasn’t missed a free throw yet this season.

2. Brooklyn Nets (4-4)

The Nets are only .500, but after an offseason where they traded Mikal Bridges and subsequently saw themselves with the first-overall pick atop numerous mock drafts, a 4-4 start is notable. 25 PPG from Cam Thomas, 20 PPG from Dennis Schroeder, and 16 PPG from Cam Johnson—the vibes in Brooklyn are fun.

3. Golden State Warriors (6-1)

Shout-out to the Dubs! Trading Klay Thompson was a risk, but Buddy Hield has plugged into the Warriors’ system perfectly and Golden State looks as good as ever. Hield currently leads the Warriors in scoring at 21.9 PPG, but don’t count out Steph Curry (19.8 PPG) to overtake Buddy over the next couple weeks.

4. Houston Rockets (4-3)

These young Rockets are fun. Jalen Green has been leading the pack, averaging 22.9 PTS in a team-high 34.1 minutes per game, but Alperen Sengun is right behind him as the team’s second-highest scorer with 16.4 PPG and 12.3 RPG. The Rockets have beaten Wemby, Luka, and the all-powerful New York Knicks so far this season—look out for Houston.

5. Chicago Bulls (3-4)

You might be wondering why the Bulls are on this list with an under-.500 record. But before you doubt us, consider two things: that there are only two teams with over-.500 records in the Eastern Conference right now (Boston and Cleveland) and that two of the Bulls’ wins have been against pretty good Memphis and Orlando squads. Maybe this won’t be the dreadful season that Bulls fans were expecting…

Three in the Key

Enjoy BBall videos are back, and we couldn’t be more pumped. If you’re a fan of game shows or anything to do with the NBA (of course you are!), you should check out Kenny and the boys’ NBA Family Feud competition—you don’t wanna miss this action.

Signing Off

Thank for sticking with us this Wednesday, Enjoyers. We know this might be a stressful time for many of you, so listen up. Take a deep breath. Talk to the people around you. You got this! See you Friday. 🙏

-Austin Zeglis