Their last five losses are by a total of 13 points (that’s what keeps them higher in this ranking than their record would indicate). The Mavericks are 1-5 in clutch games this season (games within five points in the final five minutes) with a -31 net rating. Turn that around and ...
The league has averaged 113.2 points scored per 100 possessions and 99.6 possessions (per team) per 48 minutes this season. NBA.com’s Power Rankings, released every Monday during the season, are just one man’s opinion. If you have an issue with the rankings, or have a question or comme...
We determined that the most important category is a team's current roster and the future potential of those players. That category accounts for more than 50% of each NBA team's overall Future Power Rating, the 0-100 score each team receives to determine its overall ranking. At the same ti...
The Cavs are 2-4 since Mitchell returned. Last week, they faced the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers, losing to all three. A great chance for Cleveland to measure themselves against the best teams ahead of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Cavs weren't up to task. 1...
Previous ranking: 20 Next games: vs. GS (Jan. 17), vs, OKC (Jan. 18), @ HOU (Jan. 20), @ NO (Jan. 23 ) The Jazz have the best record in the NBA since Dec. 21, going 12-2 during that span. That includes an active six-game winning streak, the longest of se...
Maybe this is too low a ranking for a likely four-seed in the West, but it’s still hard to get behind these Clippers, considering their recent play. Yes, they rattled off three straight wins after Tyrone Lue called them soft, but with Tuesday’s loss to the Kings they are...
Previous Ranking:5 Last Week:W at Mystics 81-77 This Week:Monday vs. Mystics, Wednesday vs. Dream, Friday vs. Liberty Team Stats:OffRtg: 101.5 (7); DefRtg: 94.6 (4); NetRtg: 6.9 (4); eFG%: 47.3 (10) The biggest news around the league was Seattle signing free agent Gabby William...
Current Record: 47–22 Previous Ranking: 5 Memphis is far better than it was when it faced Utah in the first round of last year’s NBA playoffs. WhileJa Morant is the star, he knows it will take the help of his teammates for Memphis to make a deep run in the playoffs. The farthest...
The 2025 NBA Draft is full of high-level combo forwards, guys who can slot into both the three and four spots on the floor. But who are the best college power forward prospects as it relates to NBA upside? 1. Cooper Flagg | Freshman | Duke ...
Featuring some of the greatest NBA power forwards of all time, the best Knicks PFs include Ken Sears, Dave DeBusschere, and Amar'e Stoudemire. In the 2021-22 NBA season, the current New York Knicks starting PFs and backup PFs are Julius Randle, Obi Toppin, and Kevin Kno...