Analysis: The Cavs, Magic and Rockets are off to surprise starts. Maybe that shouldn't be surprising

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Analysis: The Cavs, Magic and Rockets are off to surprise starts. Maybe that shouldn't be surprising
Paolo BancheroKen AtkinsonFranz Wagner
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For the first time in 36 seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers are atop the NBA at the 25-game mark. They’re 21-4, even after having come back to earth a bit following a 15-0 start. The Cavs are just one of the surprise stories that have emerged as the season nears the one-third-done mark.

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, right, speaks with referee Natalie Sago during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov 17, 2024. Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka yells to his players during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Chicago.

A sign of the respect the Rockets are getting: Oddsmakers at BetMGM Scorebook have made them a favorite in 17 of 24 games so far this season, after favoring them only 30 times in 82 games last season. Banchero’s injury after five games figured to doom Orlando for a while, and the Magic went 0-4 immediately after he tore his oblique. Entering Tuesday, they’re 14-3 since — and now have to regroup yet again. Franz Wagner stepped into the best-player-on-team role when Banchero got hurt, and now Wagner is going to miss several weeks with the exact same injury.

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