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Power Ranking - Suns jump to No. 1 in Power Ranking

Jun, 11 (Week 15) - Some of the statements about win/loss trends may be off a game or two because some games happened while I was writing this (Kings/T-Wolves game still going on as I write). But you aren't reading this part anyway so it doesn't matter. [JWalk]

	Rank	Rating	Team		Record	Comment
	1 (4)	117	Pho		11-1 Pho 113, OKC 103 W Pho 128, Por 80 W Bos 106, Pho 133 W Pho 126, Min 88 W LAC 112, Pho 83 L NY 112, Pho 120 W Mia 82, Pho 133 W SA 94, Pho 117 W Utah 93, Pho 132 W Pho 134, Dal 91 W Pho 124, Det 84 W Hou 91, Pho 123 W	Phoenix is tied for the longest active winning streak and have won 15 of 16 dating back to Week 12. There some worry about beating top tier teams since among their last four losses were games against the Clippers, Hornets, Bucks (Mavs were the other), but the Suns did beat the Thunder and Nets so there's hope.
	2 (2)	115	Mil		10-1 Mil 141, NY 79 W Mil 134, Bos 103 W Mil 113, Min 90 W GS 69, Mil 139 W Mem 114, Mil 128 W Mil 157, Bkn 107 W Hou 107, Mil 119 W Mil 159, Cha 93 W Mil 126, Orl 64 W NO 104, Mil 125 W Bos 138, Mil 131 L	Bucks took a surprising loss to current 8 seed Boston, but Milwaukee still owns the league's best record by three games. They have three losses since the start of Week 6 back on March 3.
	3 (3)	89	Phi		8-2 Det 97, Phi 127 W Phi 148, Den 89 W Ind 141, Phi 139 L Hou 119, Phi 134 W Utah 72, Phi 129 W Cha 105, Phi 123 W Phi 110, LAL 77 W Phi 144, Bkn 157 L Mia 96, Phi 131 W Phi 116, Min 82 W	The last few weeks have not been as kind to the 76ers. They have three losses since the start of May and have thus slipped back in the league standings. Nevertheless, they have the starpower to overcome this..can you call is a slump if you lose just three times in 11 games?
	4 (15)	82	OKC		8-3 OKC 113, Sac 99 W Pho 113, OKC 103 L OKC 112, Den 120 L OKC 113, Det 76 W OKC 120, Was 125 L OKC 115, Cle 90 W OKC 120, NY 110 W NY 77, OKC 124 W Mem 86, OKC 133 W Den 103, OKC 115 W Was 100, OKC 135 W	The entire Western Conference is beset by the ever-oncoming roar of Thunder. Since the start of Week 14, when LeBron and Kawhi were finally both healthy, OKC has lost just one game (to Washington surprisingly enough). Right now it's a diet of weaker teams but Milwaukee and Charlotte are both up in the near future to test the Thunder for real.
	5 (1)	77	Cha		8-2 Cha 103, Orl 72 W Was 78, Cha 104 W LAC 98, Cha 115 W Cle 90, Cha 102 W Mem 97, Cha 111 W Cha 105, Phi 123 L Den 91, Cha 139 W Mil 159, Cha 93 L Utah 83, Cha 145 W Det 100, Cha 103 W	Charlotte were on a 9-game winning streak spanning a month from late April to late May. They're 6-3 in the ensuing nine games but those three losses (76ers, Bucks, and Pacers) were to the teams the Hornets want to be equal to or better than come playoff time.
	6 (10)	73	LAC		8-2 LAC 108, Utah 102 W LAC 116, Dal 119 L LAC 98, Cha 115 L LAC 112, Pho 83 W LAC 118, Min 96 W Ind 112, LAC 128 W LAC 122, Sac 69 W LAC 126, LAL 108 W Atl 110, LAC 120 W LAC 124, Was 113 W	The Clippers are a bit down thanks to injuries, but they still own the second-best record in the league.
	7 (7)	71	Was		8-4 Utah 76, Was 107 W Was 103, LAL 77 W Was 78, Cha 104 L Tor 84, Was 122 W OKC 120, Was 125 W Ind 121, Was 132 W Was 121, Bos 128 L Det 107, Was 114 W Chi 71, Was 102 W Was 100, OKC 135 L LAC 124, Was 113 L Was 118, Mem 114 W	Washington has had a couple of surprising wins, one over the Thunder and another against the rising Pacers. But they've dropped the last three games they've had against contenders so not everything's been perfect.
	8 (6)	68	Hou		7-4 Mia 94, Hou 133 W LAL 107, Hou 115 W NO 111, Hou 126 W Hou 119, Phi 134 L Chi 87, Hou 134 W Hou 107, Mil 119 L Utah 88, Hou 123 W LAL 112, Hou 134 W Hou 87, Mem 112 L Hou 91, Pho 123 L Hou 116, Mia 74 W	Nikola Jokic remains one of the league's best bigs (probably THE best) but the supporting cast hasn't made the most of his dominance.
	9 (8)	61	Bkn		7-3 Bkn 126, GS 110 W SA 116, Bkn 110 L Sac 104, Bkn 100 L Mil 157, Bkn 107 L Tor 117, Bkn 145 W Dal 130, Bkn 141 W GS 122, Bkn 127 W Mia 112, Bkn 131 W Phi 144, Bkn 157 W Atl 115, Bkn 139 W	Brooklyn owns the East's longest active winning streak at 6 games. Steph Curry is doing Steph Curry things and averaging 46.7 points in said streak. He's also had seven straight 40-point games with three 50-point outings mixed in.
	10 (5)	60	Ind		7-4 Ind 123, Utah 106 W Ind 141, Phi 139 W Ind 127, SA 105 W Mia 97, Ind 121 W Ind 124, Tor 131 L Ind 99, Orl 76 W Ind 121, Was 132 L Ind 112, LAC 128 L Ind 146, Dal 131 W Det 157, Ind 142 L Chi 88, Ind 112 W	The Pacers had been sneaking up on the top teams in the conference. But losses to Toronto, Washington, the Clippers, and Detroit have halted the momentum they had from an 11-game win streak not too long ago.
	11 (12)	59	Bos		7-4 Mil 134, Bos 103 L Bos 134, Atl 94 W Det 122, Bos 101 L Bos 106, Pho 133 L Bos 122, Cle 105 W NO 92, Bos 113 W Was 121, Bos 128 W Bos 127, Det 132 L Bos 138, Mil 131 W Bos 128, Tor 109 W Min 103, Bos 137 W	Boston is fending off the Knicks with all they've got. A 4-game win streak is helping that effort.
	12 (14)	59	Dal		6-4 Dal 118, NO 66 W LAC 116, Dal 119 W Det 116, Dal 131 W Chi 96, Dal 120 W Mem 106, Dal 139 W Dal 130, Bkn 141 L Atl 134, Dal 130 L Ind 146, Dal 131 L Pho 134, Dal 91 L Dal 140, NO 80 W	Dallas has been a bit up-and-down. They won 5 straight, lost 4 straight and are now on a 2-game win streak.
	13 (11)	59	NY		7-5 Mil 141, NY 79 L Mia 100, NY 111 W Chi 77, NY 124 W Mem 93, NY 113 W NY 97, Orl 75 W NY 112, Pho 120 L GS 79, NY 111 W OKC 120, NY 110 L NY 77, OKC 124 L NY 134, Orl 92 W NY 109, SA 126 L NY 134, Tor 113 W	New York pulled out all the stops heading up to the trade deadline. The upcoming weeks will see if that's worth it. The early returns from the D'Angelo Russell trade have been mixed.
	14 (17)	55	SA		7-4 SA 101, Cle 85 W SA 116, Bkn 110 W SA 119, Min 112 W Ind 127, SA 105 L Por 80, SA 99 W Cle 86, SA 101 W SA 94, Pho 117 L SA 105, NO 111 L NY 109, SA 126 W SA 107, Chi 103 W SA 112, Mem 122 L	Davis' return is on the cusp of putting the Spurs back over .500 for good this season.
	15 (9)	54	Den		7-4 Phi 148, Den 89 L Mem 124, Den 103 L Den 124, Por 103 W OKC 112, Den 120 W Den 110, LAL 102 W Utah 105, Den 107 W Mia 84, Den 101 W Den 91, Cha 139 L Den 103, OKC 115 L Den 119, Min 68 W LAL 83, Den 116 W	Denver bought Brogdon at the deadline. We'll see if that pushes them up further in the standings.
	16 (26)	49	Cle		6-6 SA 101, Cle 85 L Chi 81, Cle 119 W Cle 106, Orl 97 W Sac 111, Cle 89 L Cle 90, Cha 102 L Bos 122, Cle 105 L OKC 115, Cle 90 L Cle 86, SA 101 L Cle 118, NO 79 W Tor 120, Cle 128 W Cle 106, Atl 70 W GS 99, Cle 107 W	Cleveland is 7.0 games behind the Hawks for the play-in. Will trading for KAT push them there?
	17 (16)	44	Por		6-5 LAL 125, Por 75 L NO 107, Por 90 L Pho 128, Por 80 L Den 124, Por 103 L Por 109, Chi 93 W Por 80, SA 99 L GS 102, Por 103 W Sac 91, Por 104 W Chi 107, Por 115 W Tor 78, Por 143 W Por 111, Sac 94 W	Portland finally sold off Andrew Wiggins after trying to do so all season. It hasn't made a difference in their recent winning ways though. They've won 7 straight and 8 of 9.
	18 (21)	41	Det		6-6 Det 112, Mem 105 W Det 97, Phi 127 L Det 116, Dal 131 L Det 122, Bos 101 W OKC 113, Det 76 L Chi 93, Det 131 W Det 113, Atl 105 W Det 107, Was 114 L Bos 127, Det 132 W Det 157, Ind 142 W Det 100, Cha 103 L Pho 124, Det 84 L	Detroit was starting to put it together with 5 wins in 7 games spanning Weeks 13 to 15. But now they're on a 4-game losing streak.
	19 (18)	38	Mem		5-7 Det 112, Mem 105 L Mem 124, Den 103 W LAL 77, Mem 118 W Mem 93, NY 113 L Mem 110, Min 77 W Mem 114, Mil 128 L Mem 97, Cha 111 L Mem 106, Dal 139 L Mem 86, OKC 133 L Hou 87, Mem 112 W SA 112, Mem 122 W Was 118, Mem 114 L	The Grizzlies were trending down even before the deadline. Now that they sold a couple of major pieces, their loss total is going to increase quite a bit.
	20 (13)	28	Tor		5-7 Orl 100, Tor 115 W Atl 102, Tor 115 W Tor 84, Was 122 L GS 121, Tor 106 L Tor 119, Mia 89 W Ind 124, Tor 131 W Tor 117, Bkn 145 L Chi 97, Tor 104 W Tor 78, Por 143 L Bos 128, Tor 109 L Tor 120, Cle 128 L NY 134, Tor 113 L	Toronto has entered complete free-fall with an 8-game losing streak. Bradley Beal hasn't been enough to keep them afloat and they've now dropped from the play-in.
	21 (19)	18	LAL		4-8 LAL 125, Por 75 W LAL 107, Hou 115 L Was 103, LAL 77 L LAL 77, Mem 118 L LAL 109, Min 102 W Sac 111, LAL 118 W Den 110, LAL 102 L Phi 110, LAL 77 L LAL 98, Utah 93 W LAL 112, Hou 134 L LAC 126, LAL 108 L LAL 83, Den 116 L	Lakers fighting with New Orleans for the right to get into the play-in in the West. They haven't been great lately in that fight though with 6 losses in their last 8 games.
	22 (25)	8	Sac		3-8 OKC 113, Sac 99 L Atl 97, Sac 100 W Sac 104, Bkn 100 W Sac 111, Cle 89 W Orl 98, Sac 76 L Sac 111, LAL 118 L Sac 91, Por 104 L Utah 117, Sac 91 L Sac 74, GS 102 L Por 111, Sac 94 L LAC 122, Sac 69 L	The Kings are getting back to their losing ways with 9 straight losses, but a 3-game winning streak in Week 13 has provided just enough of a boost to keep the Kings near top 20 in the last few weeks.
	23 (20)	6	Atl		2-7 Atl 97, Sac 100 L Bos 134, Atl 94 L Atl 102, Tor 115 L NO 64, Atl 98 W Det 113, Atl 105 L Atl 134, Dal 130 W Cle 106, Atl 70 L Atl 115, Bkn 139 L Atl 110, LAC 120 L	Atlanta is another Eastern Conference team in free-fall. They have three separate 4-game losing streaks (two of them were of the 5-game variety) since late April and have lost 15 of their last 20.
	24 (27)	5	GS		2-7 Bkn 126, GS 110 L GS 69, Mil 139 L GS 121, Tor 106 W GS 102, Por 103 L GS 79, NY 111 L GS 122, Bkn 127 L Sac 74, GS 102 W Orl 122, GS 103 L GS 99, Cle 107 L	The Warriors are on a 6-game losing streak, but they aren't even close to Minnesota and Sacramento in the tanking race.
	25 (23)	0	NO		3-8 Dal 118, NO 66 L NO 107, Por 90 W NO 111, Hou 126 L Mia 95, NO 72 L NO 64, Atl 98 L NO 92, Bos 113 L Utah 86, NO 94 W NO 104, Mil 125 L SA 105, NO 111 W Cle 118, NO 79 L Dal 140, NO 80 L	The Pelicans did some major re-arranging of the top end of their roster at the trade deadline. Time will tell if that will keep them in the play-in. They had lost 7 of 9 prior to Week 16 but have now won 2 of 3 games in the current week.
	26 (28)	-2	Orl		2-8 Cha 103, Orl 72 L Orl 100, Tor 115 L Cle 106, Orl 97 L NY 97, Orl 75 L Orl 98, Sac 76 W Ind 99, Orl 76 L Mil 126, Orl 64 L NY 134, Orl 92 L Orl 88, Mia 97 L Orl 122, GS 103 W	They have fewer losses than the teams below them in recent weeks. That's just about all there is to say about the Magic.
	27 (24)	-6	Min		2-9 Chi 80, Min 106 W Mil 113, Min 90 L SA 119, Min 112 L Pho 126, Min 88 L Mem 110, Min 77 L LAL 109, Min 102 L LAC 118, Min 96 L Min 102, Mia 99 W Min 103, Bos 137 L Phi 116, Min 82 L Den 119, Min 68 L	The T-Wolves are just about right there with the Kings in the standings, but just not quite bad enough.
	28 (22)	-8	Mia		2-10 Mia 94, Hou 133 L Mia 100, NY 111 L Mia 95, NO 72 W Mia 97, Ind 121 L Tor 119, Mia 89 L Mia 82, Pho 133 L Mia 84, Den 101 L Min 102, Mia 99 L Mia 112, Bkn 131 L Mia 96, Phi 131 L Orl 88, Mia 97 W Hou 116, Mia 74 L	The Heat are the gap in the Eastern Conference between the two major tankers, Chicago and Orlando, and the rest of the conference. But Miami has tried to close the gap (in the wrong direction) with a 7-game losing streak in the recent past and 8 losses in the last 10 games.
	29 (29)	-15	Utah		1-10 LAC 108, Utah 102 L Utah 76, Was 107 L Ind 123, Utah 106 L Utah 72, Phi 129 L Utah 105, Den 107 L Utah 88, Hou 123 L Utah 86, NO 94 L LAL 98, Utah 93 L Utah 117, Sac 91 W Utah 83, Cha 145 L Utah 93, Pho 132 L	The losing run that put Utah this low began before he blew up his roster, but recent trades are fairly likely to make sure the losses will keep on coming (though maybe not quite in the same volume, they still have Booker on the team).
	30 (30)	-30	Chi		0-12 Chi 80, Min 106 L Chi 81, Cle 119 L Chi 96, Dal 120 L Chi 77, NY 124 L Por 109, Chi 93 L Chi 87, Hou 134 L Chi 93, Det 131 L Chi 97, Tor 104 L Chi 107, Por 115 L Chi 71, Was 102 L Chi 88, Ind 112 L SA 107, Chi 103 L	The L's just keep coming for Chicago. Really putting in the work for those lottery odds.

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