Chuck Hot 10: The 6-0 Grizzlies top the NBA as Wembanyama scores 43

The Memphis Grizzlies are No. 1 in the first NBA Chuck Hot 10. They are 6-0, the only unbeaten team left, and their +91 point differential is the best in the league. Oklahoma City is not on it after losing its last two games by 24 and 21 points.

This is the first edition, so movement starts next Monday. Every team below plays again on Monday night.

The Chuck Hot 10

1. Memphis Grizzlies (6-0). Cameron Boozer scored 27 in a 136-105 win over Sacramento after posting 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 124-103 win at Portland. New Orleans visits at 8 p.m. ET.
2. Houston Rockets (6-1). Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 in a 119-98 rout of the Thunder. The only loss is 116-111 at Dallas. Houston hosts Boston at 8:30 p.m.
3. Boston Celtics (5-1). Five straight wins. Jayson Tatum scored 32 in a 108-97 win at Orlando. Monday's game in Houston is the best matchup of the night.
4. Philadelphia 76ers (6-1). Three in a row, including Tyrese Maxey's 38 in a 109-104 win at Charlotte without LeBron James and Joel Embiid. (Recap)
5. Detroit Pistons (5-1). Already have wins over Boston and Philadelphia. Cade Cunningham scored 20 in a 110-94 win at Brooklyn.
6. San Antonio Spurs (4-2). Four straight wins after an 0-2 start, the last with Victor Wembanyama scoring 43 in a 121-111 win over Minnesota.
7. Golden State Warriors (4-3). Also four straight after losing their first three. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scored 37, the most by a Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry, in a 124-112 win over the Clippers with Curry and Draymond Green resting. (Recap)
8. Portland Trail Blazers (4-1). Deni Avdija scored 24 in a 112-90 win at Utah. Portland also won 136-129 at the Lakers, and the one loss came against Memphis.
9. Los Angeles Lakers (5-2). Luka Doncic had 45 points and 15 rebounds in a 131-125 win over Toronto. (Recap)

1. Dallas Mavericks (4-2). Three straight wins, including 120-96 over Oklahoma City and 116-111 over Houston behind Kyrie Irving's 35.

Just missed: Oklahoma City (4-2) and Cleveland (4-2).

What to watch

Celtics at Rockets puts the Nos. 2 and 3 teams on the same floor, and Memphis puts its perfect start on the line against New Orleans. A loss by either Boston or Houston opens the door for Philadelphia and Detroit next week.