2018 NBA Power Rankings: Week Five
The Milwaukee Bucks find themselves atop this week's standings, after weeks of toiling near the bottom despite an excellent record. The Grizzlies (a team I said to watch out for), are enjoying the #2 spot, as well as leading the Western Conference in the standings thus far. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, teams that occupied the #1 and #2 spot in the first rankings, respectively, have dropped far down in the rankings, at #25 and #26. The only constants week-to-week seem to be the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks - teams that, more often than not, are among the bottom five teams in the rankings.
Here are the current NBA Power Rankings, as determined by Ric Flair's legendary quote,:"To be the man, you gotta beat the man" :
1. Milwaukee Bucks +22
(13-4)
2. Memphis Grizzlies +15
(12-6)
3. Washington Wizards -2
(6-11)
4. Houston Rockets
(9-7)
5. Dallas Mavericks -3
(8-9)
6. Sacramento Kings
(10-8)
7. Los Angeles Lakers
(10-7)
8. Los Angeles Clippers -5
(12-6)
9. Charlotte Hornets +13
(9-8)
10. Toronto Raptors +4
(15-4)
11. Detroit Pistons
(8-7)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder +4
(11-6)
13. Indiana Pacers +15
(11-7)
14. Orlando Magic -4
(9-9)
15. Philadelphia 76ers +10
(13-7)
16. New Orleans Pelicans -1
(10-8)
17. Denver Nuggets +4
(11-7)
18. Chicago Bulls
(5-13)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers
(2-14)
20. New York Knicks
(5-14)
21. Portland Trail Blazers -13
(12-6)
22. Phoenix Suns -10
(3-14)
23. Minnesota Timberwolves -18
(8-11)
24. San Antonio Spurs +2
(8-9)
25. Boston Celtics -12
(9-9)
26. Golden State Warriors -2
(12-7)
27. Brooklyn Nets -3
(8-12)
28. Utah Jazz -19
(8-10)
29. Atlanta Hawks
(3-15)
30. Miami Heat -3
(6-11)
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