I wasn't able to watch a whole lot of those first 20 games; I well exceeded my budgeted sports TV time during the MLB playoffs. However, every time I did watch, it appeared the players were shooting when they should have been driving, driving when they should have been passing, and passing when they should have been shooting. Yeah, they were missing shots, and some of that is random. But they never seemed to be in great position when taking those "open shots".
I was at the Dallas game, and it was the first time I saw the team simply click the entire game (again, I know there were earlier times, but I missed them). Hayward was everywhere, and, more importantly, he seemed to be dictating the flow of the offense. I know Tatum got some heat here for having zero assists, but few of his shots that night were what I would call ill-advised. The concern then was how the team would gel when Kyrie and Morris returned from injury. And now Tatum is passing the ball.
So it has been refreshing to see the team continue to click and dominate their opponents in the process. Now let's see them continue their progress with 3 straight on the road. Granted against sub-.500 teams, but they still count in the standings. They do have a tough schedule 2nd half of February into mid-March, so they need to take advantage of this current stretch and try to move up in the conference standings.