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Emerging Threat

In just his third season, Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams has become one of the league's emerging stars.

Williams looks to continue his outstanding play Wednesday night when the Jazz host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Spurs, Heat Battle in S.A.

The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat have won the last two NBA titles, but neither team is feeling like a champion right now.

San Antonio tries to shake off its first loss of the season and take advantage of a winless Heat team missing its biggest star as the clubs face each other Wednesday night.

Strugglers

Nearly six months after their surprising trip to the Western Conference semifinals, the Golden State Warriors are just looking for a win. With Utah off their schedule until February and a struggling Cleveland Cavaliers team coming to town Tuesday, that might now be a much easier task.

The Warriors (0-3) lost in five games to the Jazz in the semifinals last May, and two of their three defeats to open the 2007-08 season have come at the hands of Utah - both in blowout fashion.

Lewis Pick Up

Many around the NBA thought the Orlando Magic overpaid for Rashard Lewis when they signed him to a $118 million contract after acquiring him in the offseason. Through three games, though, Lewis has proven to be worth his team's substantial investment.

Lewis leads the Magic into Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team very familiar with Lewis' style of play.

Texas-Sized Battle

While both Tim Duncan and Tracy McGrady have helped their teams to quick starts, McGrady and the Houston Rockets still face a big challenge in front of them to get to the level of Duncan and the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.