Points in The Paint: November 21

Paul George is shooting his way into the NBA's elite. (Flickr)

By Jeremy Conlin (@jeremy_conlin)

Here are some storylines from the last week of basketball:

The Atlantic Division Is A Dumpster Fire

On Wednesday night, the 5-7 Philadelphia 76ers squared off against the 4-7 Toronto Raptors. Toronto won the game and took over possession of first place in the division. At 5-7.

The Raptors win was the first win by any team in the division since last Friday (when Brooklyn beat Phoenix by two). Since then, teams in the division have lost seventeen straight games when not playing each other. I'm not quite sure how it's possible.

As a matter of fact...

The Eastern Conference Is A Dumpster Fire

Points In The Paint - November 14

Andrew Wiggins has moved on up to the college ranks, but he won't be there for long. (Flickr)

By Jeremy Conlin (@jeremy_conlin)

We've been playing NBA basketball for two and a half weeks now, so there's no time like the present to talk a stroll around the league and check in on a few happenings here and there. But before we get to the pros, let's take a quick look at the amateur ranks.

The Kids Are All Right

Freshman Phenoms Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Julius Randle introduced themselves to the nation at large on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic from Chicago. They did not disappoint.

Points In The Paint: Game 5 Recap

Danny Green is a mean lean three-shooting machine.

Here are five (mostly) unrelated observations from Game 5.

1. Danny Green Is Not Human and I Don’t Care What Your Evidence Says

Seriously, he’s shooting 25-for-38 from three in the series, which is just under 66 percent. It’s the most ridiculous display of unsustainable shooting I’ve ever seen.