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NBA Power Rankings – Week 17

 

  1. Golden State Warriors

Golden State beat Utah but lost to Portland last week. The Warriors play Sacramento and Houston next week.

  1. Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee beat Chicago and Indiana last week. The Bucks take on Boston and Minnesota next week.

  1. Toronto Raptors

Toronto beat Brooklyn and Washington last week. The Raptors play San Antonio and Orlando next week.

  1. Denver Nuggets

Denver beat Miami and Sacramento last week. The Nuggets take on Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers next week.

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City beat Portland but lost to New Orleans last week. The Thunder play Utah and Sacramento next week.

  1. Boston Celtics

Boston beat Philadelphia and Detroit last week. The Celtics take on Milwaukee and Chicago next week.

  1. Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia lost to Boston last week before beating New York. The 76ers play Miami and Portland next week.

  1. Houston Rockets

Houston beat Dallas and lost to Minnesota last week. The Rockets take on the Lakers and Warriors next week.

  1. Indiana Pacers

Indiana beat Charlotte and lost to Milwaukee last week. The Pacers play New Orleans and Washington next week.

  1. Portland Trail Blazers

Portland beat Golden State but lost to Oklahoma City last week. The Blazers play Brooklyn and Philadelphia next week.

  1. Utah Jazz

Utah lost its only game last week to Golden State. The Jazz take on Oklahoma City and Dallas next week.

  1. Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn lost to Toronto last week before beating Cleveland. The Nets play Portland and Charlotte next week.

  1. San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio beat Memphis in its only game last week. The Spurs play Toronto and New York next week.

  1. Sacramento Kings

Sacramento lost to Denver in its only game last week. The Kings take on Golden State and Oklahoma City next week.

  1. Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles lost to Minnesota last week before beating Phoenix. The Clippers take on Memphis and Denver next week.

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota had a strong week beating the Clippers and Rockets. The Timberwolves play New York and Milwaukee next week.

  1. Orlando Magic

Orlando had a solid week with wins over New Orleans and Charlotte. The Magic take on Chicago and Toronto next week.

  1. Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles had a bad loss to Atlanta last week in its only game of the week. The Lakers play Houston and New Orleans next week.

  1. Detroit Pistons

Detroit beat Washington and lost to Boston last week. The Pistons take on Atlanta and Miami next week.

  1. Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte lost both games it played last week to Indiana and Orlando. The Hornets play Washington and Brooklyn next week.

  1. Dallas Mavericks

Dallas lost to Houston and Miami last week. The Mavericks take on Denver and Utah next week.

  1. New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans lost to Orlando before beating Oklahoma City last week. The Pelicans play Indiana and the Los Angeles Lakers next week.

  1. Miami Heat

Miami lost to Denver last week before defeating Dallas. The Heat take on Philadelphia and Detroit next week.

  1. Washington Wizards

Washington lost both its games last week to Detroit and Toronto. The Wizards take on Charlotte and Indiana next week.

  1. Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta beat the Lakers last week before losing to the Knicks. The Hawks play Detroit and Phoenix next week.

  1. Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis lost to San Antonio and Chicago last week. The Grizzlies take on the Clippers and Cavaliers next week.

  1. Chicago Bulls

Chicago lost to Milwaukee before beating Memphis last week. The Bulls play Orlando and Boston next week.

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland beat New York last week before losing to Brooklyn. The Cavaliers take on Phoenix and Memphis next week.

  1. Phoenix Suns

Phoenix lost to the Clippers last week. The Suns play Cleveland and Atlanta next week.

  1. New York Knicks

New York had the league’s busiest schedule last week and lost to Cleveland and Philadelphia but beat Atlanta. The Knicks take on Minnesota and Cleveland next week.