nba week 14 power rankings

Rank	Team	Record	Prev. Rank	Last Week	SB Nation Blog
3	Los Angeles Clippers	33-13	1	W: POR, L: @GSW, OKC, @PHO, @POR	Clips Nation
The Clippers played another game-dense stretch without Chris Paul and, this time around, really fell off defensively (and, against Phoenix, shot as poorly as they have all year) and took a serious slide. It's been kinda fun, though, watching Blake Griffin and Lamar Odom ease into more creative rolls in Paul's absence.
2	Oklahoma City Thunder	34-11	2	W: @LAC, @SAC; L: @GSW	Welcome to Loud City
The Thunder defended well below league average for most of their six-game road trip (3-3), which they might've weathered a bit better if Russell Westbrook (and in a couple of those games, Kevin Durant) hadn't shot basketballs so poorly.
1	San Antonio Spurs	36-11	3	W: @ PHI, NO, @DAL, PHO	Pounding the Rock
They've been totally fine without Tim Duncan in uniform and fine without Gregg Popovich on the bench. The Spurs have now elected to stop wearing sneakers.
4	Miami Heat	28-13	4	W: TOR, DET; L: @BOS	Hot Hot Hoops
The Heat still seem pretty comfortable easing off the accelerator now and again, though I guess I'd also have been distracted in that Celtics game knowing I had a visit to the White House coming up. In other news, this .gif makes me very, very happy.
5	Denver Nuggets	27-18	5	W: @HOU, SAC	Denver Stiffs
Danilo Gallinari's been rolling for a while now and Wilson Chandler played perhaps his best two-way of the season in Houston. Shoutout to the Knicks of '09 or so.
6	Golden State Warriors		6		Golden State of Mind

7	New York Knicks		7		Posting and Toasting
Raymond Felton's back and Amar'e Stoudemire's really starting to produce for an offense that's still afloat but could use a little support for Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith. New York's got a relatively easy bit of schedule coming up, so it's time to figure some things out on defense, too.
8	Memphis Grizzlies		8		Straight Outta Vancouver

9	Indiana Pacers		9		Indy Cornrows

10	Brooklyn Nets		10		Nets Daily

11	Chicago Bulls		11		Blog a Bull

12	Houston Rockets		12		The Dream Shake

13	Milwaukee Bucks	23-19	13	W: PHI, GSW; L: @CLE	Brew Hoop
The Bucks are now 7-3 under Jim Boylan, with Ersan Ilyasova's recent excellence helping to buoy improvements in pretty much every offensive category.
14	Utah Jazz		14		SLC Dunk

15	Atlanta Hawks		15		Peachtree Hoops

16	Boston Celtics	21-23	16	W: MIA; L: @CLE, NYK, @ATL	Celtics Blog
Man, losing Rajon Rondo sucks, and I say this as someone who loathes the Celtics and roots for a team Rondo habitually torches. Injuries are the absolute worst. I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Celtics pull together a little run post-injury. Not because Rondo hurts them or anything, just because they strike me as the kind of team prone to rallying around a fallen friend.
17	Portland Trail Blazers		17		Blazer's Edge

18	Dallas Mavericks		18		Mavs Moneyball
Dallas has been playing decently, but they're still behind the rest of the league in terms of establishing a steady rotation. Rick Carlisle stays experimenting, particularly up front, where it seems like Elton Brand, Chris Kaman, Brandan Wright, and Bernard James (who started on Sunday) have reached pretty equal footing.
19	Los Angeles Lakers		19		Silver Screen and Roll
I don't know, the Kobe passing thing is cool and the win over Oklahoma City meant something, but it seems like the defense LA played against the Jazz really holds the key to them turning things around for good. Right? Haven't we all been saying "it's not the offense that's the problem, it's the defense"? I definitely heard that one from my local grocer.
20	Minnesota Timberwolves	17-24	20	L: @ATL, BRO, WAS, CHA	Canis Hoopus
Making the Wolves play basketball right now just isn't fair. Is there a rule against cryogenically freezing the healthy players until the unhealthy players have recovered? At least they've got Rick Adelman back now.
21	Detroit Pistons		21		Detroit Bad Boys

22	Philadelphia 76ers		22		Liberty Ballers

23	Toronto Raptors		23		Raptors HQ

24	New Orleans Hornets		24		At the Hive

25	Sacramento Kings		25		Sactown Royalty

26	Orlando Magic		26		Orlando Pinstriped Post

27	Washington Wizards		27		Bullets Forever

28	Phoenix Suns		28		Bright Side of the Sun

29	Cleveland Cavaliers		29		Fear the Sword

30	Charlotte Bobcats		30		Rufus on Fire

98	Juneau FrostDonkeys	0-0	98	--	None yet