Detroit suprisingly overtakes Oklahoma City for the top spot in my latest rankings. Both of them are head and shoulders above everyone else right now. Houston, Lakers and Denver round out my top 5.

Miami, Houston, Denver, Portland and Toronto are the top 5 offenses this week. Dallas is the lowest rated offense.

Oklahoma City, Boston, Houston, Detroit and San Antonio are the top 5 defenses this week. Washington continues to have the worst defense in the league so far.

Top 10:

Rank Team W L PF PA Rating SoS
1 DETROIT PISTONS 14 2 1912 1798 104.449 99.544
2 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 17 1 2207 1902 104.431 98.231
3 HOUSTON ROCKETS 10 4 1720 1575 103.231 100.311
4 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 12 4 1876 1834 102.623 99.699
5 DENVER NUGGETS 12 4 1980 1820 102.451 99.156
6 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 12 6 2158 2070 102.427 100.213
7 MIAMI HEAT 11 6 2124 2021 102.389 100.526
8 SAN ANTONIO SPURS 11 5 1892 1795 102.195 99.695
9 TORONTO RAPTORS 12 5 2057 1943 101.981 99.332
10 CHICAGO BULLS 9 7 1932 1969 101.620 100.922

Top 10 Offense:

Rank Team Offense
1 Miami Heat 8.618
2 Houston Rockets 7.396
3 Denver Nuggets 5.038
4 Portland Trail Blazers 4.490
5 Toronto Raptors 3.477
6 Chicago Bulls 3.198
7 New York Knicks 2.691
8 Oklahoma City Thunder 2.538
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 2.444
10 Utah Jazz 2.210

Top 10 Defense:

Rank Team Defense
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 9.110
2 Boston Celtics 6.642
3 Houston Rockets 4.897
4 Detroit Pistons 4.224
5 San Antonio Spurs 3.799
6 Los Angeles Lakers 3.093
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 2.803
8 Atlanta Hawks 2.563
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 2.359
10 Golden State Warriors 2.297

Complete rankings

NBA 2026 Power Ratings

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Offense

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Defense