Starting November with another 10 Things:
1. Damian Lillard, wrecking you
This guy gets better every season. Lillard has rounded out his game on offense to the point that he is good at everything -- and realizes it. He can punish opponents in every conceivable way, from almost any spot inside the half court. He shifts entire defenses with one dribble, one shoulder fake, one glance at the rim. He knows every counter you have, and has two counters ready. He is operating with a stone-faced disdain that says, "Why are you even bothering?"
Even last season, Lillard didn't quite have this combination of ferocity and multidirectional acrobatics in his off-the-bounce game:
Against Houston on Tuesday, he embarrassed Clint Capela -- an accomplished switch defender -- until the Rockets stopped switching into that matchup.