18) Blake Griffin has a bounce-back season and Los Angeles finishes no. 2 in points per possession
19) Toronto finishes 30th in pace
20) Oklahoma City successfully defends their ORB% title
21) Rudy Gay's name ends up in trade talks with Oklahoma City
22) Curry, Durant, and Thompson comprise the top-three in true shooting percentage
23) Dwight Howard finishes with his best counting stats since 2013-2014
24) Atlanta drops several spots in points allowed per possession
25) D'Angelo Russell wins Most Improved Player
26) Denver tries and ultimately fails to trade Danilo Gallinari
27) New Orleans and Minnesota both finish with top-20 defensive ratings
28) Detroit fails to beat their Over/Under
29) Cristiano Felicio and Bobby Portis both overtake Taj Gibson in Chicago's rotation
30) Cleveland's lack of a backup point guard becomes a major issue
31) Orlando ditches "Aaron Gordon at the 3" and their optimal lineup includes Gordon and Serge Ibaka as the 4 and 5
32) Orlando heads into the offseason looking for another point guard
33) Washington – not Indiana, New York, Charlotte, Detroit, or Atlanta – is the East's no. 4 seed
34) Brooklyn surpasses their Over/Under
