Oklahoma City reclaims the number 1 spot in my rankings. This team is on pace to be one of the greatest NBA teams in history. They are followed by Houston, Detroit, LA Lakers and Denver.

Miami, Denver, Houston, Portland and Oklahoma City are the top 5 offenses this week. Brooklyn is the lowest rated offense.

Oklahoma City, Houston, Boston, New York and Golden State 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 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 20 1 2566 2241 105.026 98.786
2 HOUSTON ROCKETS 13 4 2067 1868 103.647 100.156
3 DETROIT PISTONS 16 4 2395 2279 103.237 99.477
4 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 15 4 2273 2192 102.919 99.398
5 DENVER NUGGETS 14 5 2371 2186 102.516 99.446
6 MIAMI HEAT 13 7 2471 2364 102.319 100.410
7 SAN ANTONIO SPURS 13 6 2258 2158 102.249 99.906
8 NEW YORK KNICKS 13 6 2288 2146 102.037 99.588
9 ORLANDO MAGIC 12 8 2385 2291 101.667 100.337
10 TORONTO RAPTORS 14 7 2469 2371 101.241 99.180

Top 10 Offense:

Rank Team Offense
1 Miami Heat 7.573
2 Denver Nuggets 7.537
3 Houston Rockets 5.742
4 Portland Trail Blazers 3.464
5 Oklahoma City Thunder 3.234
6 Orlando Magic 3.007
7 New York Knicks 2.804
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 2.576
9 Detroit Pistons 2.135
10 San Antonio Spurs 2.107

Top 10 Defense:

Rank Team Defense
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 8.688
2 Houston Rockets 7.122
3 Boston Celtics 6.091
4 New York Knicks 4.075
5 Golden State Warriors 3.699
6 San Antonio Spurs 2.986
7 Orlando Magic 2.906
8 Toronto Raptors 2.807
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 2.414
10 Detroit Pistons 2.393

Complete rankings

NBA 2026 Power Ratings

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Offense

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Defense