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)
It is time to throw away the American inferiority complex with its place in the sport, where many blindly claim that technique should come above all in choosing and developing the best prospects and that the U.S. is not an international power because it cares too much about athleticism.
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