Oklahoma City, Detroit and San Antonio continue to lead the way in my rankings. Denver and Boston round out my top 5. The Knicks and Lakers are both slumping as the Knicks fall to my number 9 spot and the Lakers fall to the number 10 spot.

Denver, Utah, Miami, Oklahoma City and Cleveland are the top 5 offenses this week. Brooklyn remains the worst ranked offense in the league.

Oklahoma City, Boston, Detroit, Houston and Phoenix remain the top 5 defenses this week. Utah continues to have the worst defense in the league.

Top 10:

Rank Team W L PF PA Rating SoS
1 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 35 8 5206 4646 103.957 99.826
2 DETROIT PISTONS 30 10 4707 4410 102.648 99.530
3 SAN ANTONIO SPURS 29 14 5062 4859 102.304 100.167
4 DENVER NUGGETS 29 14 5234 5032 101.582 99.492
5 BOSTON CELTICS 26 15 4799 4515 101.513 99.800
6 HOUSTON ROCKETS 25 15 4684 4426 101.450 99.868
7 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 27 16 5162 4933 101.449 99.834
8 PHOENIX SUNS 25 17 4804 4693 101.305 100.152
9 NEW YORK KNICKS 26 17 5096 4939 101.195 99.904
10 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 25 16 4769 4785 101.116 99.910

Top 10 Offense:

Rank Team Offense
1 Denver Nuggets 5.146
2 Utah Jazz 4.641
3 Miami Heat 4.534
4 Oklahoma City Thunder 4.195
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 4.132
6 Minnesota Timberwolves 3.256
7 New York Knicks 2.408
8 Atlanta Hawks 1.890
9 San Antonio Spurs 1.590
10 Philadelphia 76ers 1.249

Top 10 Defense:

Rank Team Defense
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 8.047
2 Boston Celtics 5.683
3 Detroit Pistons 5.468
4 Houston Rockets 5.147
5 Phoenix Suns 4.849
6 San Antonio Spurs 3.661
7 Toronto Raptors 3.547
8 Los Angeles Clippers 3.299
9 Golden State Warriors 2.848
10 Brooklyn Nets 2.278

Complete rankings

NBA 2026 Power Ratings

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Offense

NBA 2026 Adjusted Scoring Defense