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Utah Jazz: The J-Notes’ west power rankings, Halloween edition

By Ryan Aston

PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 25: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz grabs the rebound against the Phoenix Suns on October 25, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 25: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz grabs the rebound against the Phoenix Suns on October 25, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Carmelo Anthony Oklahoma City Thunder
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 27: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 27, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images /

10) Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3)

Last month: 4

Clearly, it’s going to take some time for things to mesh in OKC, but the Thunder got a nice bump with their 101-69 win over the Bulls on Saturday.

Carmelo Anthony is, surprisingly, the team’s leading scorer at nearly 24 points per game. This likely wasn’t what head coach Billy Donovan envisioned for his team, but — credit where credit’s due — Melo definitely has a spring in his step.

The numbers are skewed a bit thanks to the Bulls game, but the Thunder are holding the opposition to less than 97 points/100 possessions and forcing nearly 20 turnovers per game; that’s some serious D. If they can keep that up and still become what we expected offensively, the NBA will be on notice.

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