NBA Power Rankings 🏀
November 15, 2022
By: Carlos Alvarez
Bucks & Celtics Jockeying for NBA’s Top Spot After 1 Month
The Jazz have lost two straight after a hot start. The Celtics are winners of six in a row. The Bucks are still the best team, but the Suns are on the move. It’s a mosh pit in the middle with half the league hovering around .500, but it’s still early. Roughly 70 more games separate us between now and the playoffs, so we’re just getting started.
NBA Power Rankings
1. Celtics (11-3)
2. Bucks (10-3)
3. Nuggets (9-4)
4. Jazz (10-5)
5. Suns (8-5)
6. Cavaliers (8-5)
7. Blazers (9-4)
8. Grizzlies (9-5)
9. 76ers (7-7)
10. Mavericks (7-5)
11-20: 11. Hawks (9-5) | 12. Clippers (8-6) | 13. Wizards (8-6) | 14. Raptors (8-7) | 15. Pelicans (7-6) | 16. Bulls (6-8) | 17. Nets (6-8) | 18. Heat (7-7) | 19. Warriors (6-8) | 20. Timberwolves (6-8)
21-30: 21. Pacers (6-6) | 22. Knicks (6-7) | 23. Kings (6-6) | 24. Thunder (6-8) | 25. Spurs (6-8) | 26. Lakers (3-10) | 27. Magic (4-10) | 28. Hornets (4-11) | 29. Pistons (3-12) | 30. Rockets (2-12)
NBA Highlights
Celtics Win 7th Straight: Boston topped Oklahoma City (126-122) for their league-best seventh straight win thanks to 20-plus apiece from the trio of Jayson Tatum (27), Jaylen Brown (26), and Marcus Smart (22).
Stunner in Miami: The Heat held off the Suns (113-112) thanks to Jimmy Butler’s blocked shot on Devin Booker’s game-winner attempt in the final seconds. Bam Adebayo (30 points, 10 rebounds) had a monster night to lead Miami to their third straight victory.
Banton’s Big Night: Toronto’s backup point guard Dalano Banton exploded for a career-high 27 to lead the Raptors over the Pistons (115-111). Toronto snapped a two-game skid.
Additional Storylines
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