NBA Power Rankings - Week 6

Week 6 Rankings:

*Record up to date as of posting

Due to time restraints, I am not going to have the opportunity to give comments to every team. Instead, I will give brief comments to the top 4 tiers only. Apologies.

Tier 1

1. San Antonio Spurs (2) 14-2: The new #1. Owners of the best record in the league, won 9 of 10.

2. Boston Celtics (4) 12-4: Steady.

3. Los Angeles Lakers (1) 13-4: Drop from #1 with 1-2 week. Play 9 of next 11 on the road.

4. Dallas Mavericks (5) 12-4: 5 game winning streak. Last three wins over OKC, San Antonio, and Miami.

5. Utah Jazz (6) 13-5: Also won 5 straight.

6. New Orleans Hornets (3) 12-4: Lost 3 of 4 facing teams in top half of Western Conference.

7. Chicago Bulls (9) 9-6: Tough. Finished Circus Trip with winning record.

Tier 3

8. Oklahoma City Thunder (7) 11-6: Injury having big effect on Durant? Only shooting 43% from field, 23% from 3 pt. line.

9. Orlando Magic (8) 12-4: Very unimpressive 12-4 record. Not buying them as true contender yet.

10. Denver Nuggets (13) 10-6: Came back strong after disappointing week. Won 4 straight.

Tier 4

11. Portland Trail Blazers (12) 8-8: Injuries, injuries, injuries.

12. Atlanta Hawks (11) 11-7: Streaky? 6 wins, 4 losses, 2 wins, 3 losses, 3 wins so far this season.

13. Indiana Pacers (17) 8-7: Sleeper team waking up. Looked great against the Lakers on the road, especially defensively.

14. Miami Heat (10) 9-8: Where do you start? Players (read: LeBron (and maybe Bosh) not getting along with coach. Big problem on offense is that both the players and the ball are not moving.

Tier 5

15. Phoenix Suns (16) 8-9:

16. Memphis Grizzlies (15) 7-10:

17. Golden State Warriors (14) 8-9:

Tier 6

18. Houston Rockets (22) 5-11:

19. New York Knicks (18) 9-9:

20. Cleveland Cavaliers (20) 7-9:

21. Milwaukee Bucks (19) 6-10:

22. Charlotte Bobcats (23) 6-11:

23. Detroit Pistons (27) 6-11:

Tier 7

24. Toronto Raptors (25) 6-11:

25. New Jersey Nets (24) 6-11:

26. Philadelphia 76ers (28) 4-13:

27. Los Angeles Clippers (30) 3-15:

28. Sacramento Kings (21) 4-11:

29. Washington Wizards (29) 5-10:

30. Minnesota Timberwolves (26) 4-13: