Dillon Brooks has played a big role in Phoenix staying competitive out West. Zhizhao Wu / Album of the Week: “thank u, next”, Ariana Grande (2019) We have reached the end of November! And it is the end of normalcy.

As the Hawks have improved to 9-4 in the absence of Trae Young, knocking on the door of a top-10 defense, Kristaps Porziņģis relayed, "Overall, I can see this group is trying, and we’re working hard, and we want to be a great team ." Great is a stretch, but good in Young's absence is an interesting development.

A lot of focus on the NBA Cup this week, including the big game between the Clippers and Lakers on NBC and Peacock.

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