The Milwaukee Bucks return to the top of our Top Ten NBA Power Rankings. The Bucks were on top of our list in the very early parts of the season. They hit a really bad patch after starting 9-0, however, they have returned to form -- and that makes them very dangerous in the league. They are up a full three spots relative to our rankings from a week ago.
Top Ten NBA Power Rankings: 16th Edition
You can check out last week's power rankings here: previous edition.
- Milwaukee Bucks: 36-17 (+3)
- Philadelphia 76ers: 34-18 (-1)
- Boston Celtics: 37-16 (-1)
- Denver Nuggets: 37-17 (-1)
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 33-22 (no change)
- Brooklyn Nets: 32-20 (+1)
- Memphis Grizzlies: 32-21 (-1)
- Sacramento Kings: 29-23 (no change)
- Phoenix Suns: 29-26 (new entrant)
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 29-27 (no change)
Milwaukee Bucks: 7-game win streak active
The Milwaukee Bucks are the hottest team within our top ten. The Bucks currently enjoy a 7-game winning streak heading into Monday. Unibet has Milwaukee at 6 to 1 to win the NBA title, behind Boston and tied with Denver.
Philadelphia drops a spot mainly because of one loss. The 76ers went 3-1 this week but they lost an early-week game to the Orlando Magic. Sometimes one loss is all it takes to drop from the top and this was one of those weeks. We debated keeping them at the top spot but Milwaukee has the better overall record and the better recent form.
The Memphis Grizzlies dropped a spot due to recent form. They have hit a very tough patch following the injury to Steven Adams, their center. Brooklyn inched up a spot due to slightly better form, however, there has still been nothing remarkable from the Nets in about a month. It would not be surprising to see them settle somewhere around 7th to 9th.
The Phoenix Suns are a re-addition to our top ten after a several-week hiatus. The team we dropped out was Miami after a week where they went just 1-2.
