5 wasn’t quite redemption from last season’s victimisation at the hands of Deandre Jordan, however, Brandon Knight finished a smooth Milwaukee Bucks move as Ramon Sessions set him up with a touchdown pass.

4 Terrence Ross’ speed was too much for the Brooklyn defence as the Raptor grabbed the rebound before cutting through the crowd and soaring to finish at the rim.

3 In a night of seven blocked shots against the Lakers for Serge Ibaka, the one that stood out was a chase-down swot out of bounds as he kept pace with his fellow big-man Pau Gasol before rejecting his shot with authority.

2 Russell Westbrook went coast-to-coast against the Rockets this week, taking Patrick Beverley off the dribble in the half-court set before hanging and finishing the silky lay-up around James Harden.

1 With the game hanging in the balance against the Warriors, Blake Griffin came out of nowhere (or more specifically, sprinted in from the half-way line), to rise up, hang, and slam home a huge put-back dunk off Danny Granger’s three-point attempt.