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5-on-5: The NBA's biggest surprises and disappointments so far

Scoring is way up, the Lakers are winless and the standings look unpredictable.

Our NBA experts answer the big questions after the first week of basketball.

1. What's your biggest takeaway from the first week of games?

Jackie MacMullan, ESPN: Draymond Green is right. Defense is on life support at the moment in the NBA, partly because of a flurry of calls that allow no breathing room for the defender. Also, as Spurs coach Gregg Popovich explained before Monday night's game against the Lakers, teams have the ability to roll out lineups with five 3-point shooters on the floor.