The Knicks bounced back at home after a tough road trip. Their offence leaned heavily on three-pointers that hit them at one of the league’s best rates. With Mitchell Robinson back, the Knicks’ starting lineup looks strong and continues to outscore opponents.

TEAMS WITH THREE GAMES: Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz Without further ado, let’s examine some tougher start/sit decisions for Week 3:

Can the Thunder break the 2015-16 Warriors' 73-win record? OKC is on pace to do so, and they remain at the top of the NBA power rankings.

Three weeks into the NBA season, the picture is starting to take shape. Contenders are settling in, young stars are rising fast, and a few teams that entered the year with big expectations are already feeling the pressure.

Week 3 of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season is complete! We are now starting to get a decent sample size of basketball games to judge teams on, as most squads have played nine or ten contests already. This allows us to make initial judgments and predictions about which squads are headed towards title contention, the playoffs, or a disastrous season.

The 2025-26 NBA season has been making strides in the ratings, with the league boasting an increase in viewership on national television.

The Lakers fell in the latest USA TODAY Sports power rankings, moving from second to sixth in Week 3. The Lakers had previously started the season ranked 11th.

There's an abbreviated slate of NBA games on Thursday with just three on the schedule, including Raptors vs. Cavaliers (-7.5, 238.5) at 7 p.m. ET, and Pacers vs. Suns (-4.5, 232.5) and Hawks (-1.5, 233.5) vs. Jazz, both at 9 p.m. ET. Trae Young (knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (rest) are among those out for Atlanta.

The 2025-26 NBA schedule rolls on with three games on Thursday. Among the notable NBA odds include Raptors vs. Cavaliers (-7.5), Pacers vs. Suns

It's been a great start to the 2025-26 NBA season for this new rookie class, as top picks such as VJ Edgecombe, Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Kon Knueppel, Tre Johnson and others have already made big impacts on their teams.

Nets rookie Danny Wolf could receive his first extended NBA minutes this week amid an injury to Day'Ron Sharpe.