Five takeaways from the NBA week

THE WARRIORS ARE ON ANOTHER LEVEL

Behind a 46-point explosion from Steph Curry, the Warriors crushed the Timberwolves to move to a 10-0 start to the season, their best in franchise history and an improbable opening to a title defence.

Curry has been central to everything that is right with the Warriors, somehow expanding both his range and his ability to make his team better. Whilst his wild scoring has been unbelievable, it’s been the workman-like play of Draymond Green which tells the story of just how frightening this team really is.

Scoring a season-high 23 points on 8-for-10 shooting to go with a season-high 12 assists and seven rebounds, Green, who remarkably leads the Warriors in assists (6.6 per game) is playing the perfect sidekick to the superhero efforts of Steph Curry.

Setting beautiful screens, switching effortlessly on defence and working intelligently as Curry is double-teamed, it cannot be underestimated how much he is earning every cent of that $82 million contract.

THE MAVS ARE STILL SALTY ABOUT DEANDRE

Left at the free agency alter, the Dallas Mavericks just can't seem to get over DeAndre Jordan ditching them this off-season. However the Mavs did have the last laugh on Jordan's 'return' to Dallas for the first time this season, grabbing the 118-108 win.

With a steady stream of heckling from the stands, employing the Hack-a DeAndre strategy to perfection to send the big man to the bench in the fourth quarter and a cheeky post-game tweet, it looks like we're finally ready to move on from the league's most turbulent relationship that never was.

Just don't tell Mark Cuban,

PAUL GEORGE IS MOST CERTAINLY BACK

With the Pacers sitting at 5-4, Paul George's opening to the season has been a timely reminder that he is in fact every part the MVP calibre player we remember.

In his last five games, George is averaging 29.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals, whilst playing his trademark stifling perimeter defence.

THE LEGEND OF PORZINGIS

Time for your daily Kristaps Porzingis update. The Knicks rookie is still leading the league in awesome put-back dunks, but his ever expanding game is proving to be super-productive for New York.

Porzingis is second in the NBA in offensive rebounds, behind only Andre Drummond, averaging nine boards per game and putting in determined shifts on the defensive end every night.

This week's KP highlight belongs to the game-winner that never was. Trailing the Charlotte Hornets by two, with 0.6 seconds left, the Knicks inbounded to Porzingis for the game-winner which he buried, only for the shot to be waived off.

THE LAKERS ARE STILL THE LAKERS

I'm just going to leave this here.

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