NBA Power Rankings: Week 3
Every week the What You Expect team will provide our weekly Power Ranking update!
We have already given our Way Too Soon MVP to Joel Embiid and now it’s time to give our rankings. I will say this, the Lakers are far ahead the rest of the NBA.
1 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Record: 8-3
Pace: 100.7 (17) OffRtg: 113.6 (4) DefRtg: 105.5 (3) NetRtg: +8.1 (2)
Week 4: @ HOU, @ OKC, vs. NOP
2 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Record: 7-3
Pace: 103.5 (5) OffRtg: 109.1 (17) DefRtg: 104.9 (2) NetRtg: +4.1 (6)
Week 4: @ ATL, vs. MIA, vs. MIA, @ MEM, @ OKC
3 BOSTON CELTICS
Record: 7-3
Pace: 100.6 (19) OffRtg: 112.4 (8) DefRtg: 110.4 (19) NetRtg: +2.0 (11)
Week 4: @ CHI, vs. ORL, vs. ORL, vs. NYK
4 PHOENIX SUNS
Record: 7-3
Pace: 97.4 (30) OffRtg: 112.5 (7) DefRtg: 106.4 (5) NetRtg: +7.0 (3)
Week 4: @ WAS, vs. ATL, vs. GSW, vs. IND
5 INDIANA PACERS
Record: 6-3
Pace: 100.6 (20) OffRtg: 113.1 (6) DefRtg: 108.0 (12) NetRtg: +5.1 (5)
Week 4: @ SAC, @ GSW, @ POR, @ PHX, @ LAC
6 LOS ANGLES CLIPPERS
Record: 7-4
Pace: 97.8 (27) OffRtg: 114.4 (3) DefRtg: 113.6 (26) NetRtg: +1.1 (12)
Week 4: vs. NOP, @ SAC, vs. IND
7 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Record: 6-4
Pace: 104.9 (2) OffRtg: 108.4 (19) DefRtg: 111.2 (22) NetRtg: -2.8 (22)
Week 4: vs. IND, @ DEN, @ PHX
8 MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Record: 6-4
Pace: 103.1 (6) OffRtg: 118.2 (1) DefRtg: 108.2 (14) NetRtg: +10.1 (1)
Week 4: @ ORL, @ DET, vs. DAL
9 UTAH JAZZ
Record: 6-4
Pace: 99.5 (23) OffRtg: 110.1 (14) DefRtg: 109.3 (16) NetRtg: +0.8 (13)
Week 4: @ CLE, @ WAS, vs. ATL, @ DEN
10 DALLAS MAVERICKS
Record: 5-4
Pace: 99.1 (24) OffRtg: 109.5 (15) DefRtg: 105.5 (4) NetRtg: +4.0 (7)
Week 4: vs. NOP, @ CHA, @ MIL, vs. CHI
11 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Record: 5-4
Pace: 102.7 (7) OffRtg: 113.6 (5) DefRtg: 111.6 (23) NetRtg: +2.0 (10)
Week 4: vs. TOR, @ SAC, vs. IND, vs. ATL
12 DENVER NUGGETS
Record: 5-5
Pace: 98.5 (26) OffRtg: 115.9 (2) DefRtg: 112.2 (25) NetRtg: +3.7 (8)
Week 4: @ BKN, vs. GSW, vs. UTA
13 MIAMI HEAT
Record: 4-4
Pace: 101.9 (10) OffRtg: 106.5 (23) DefRtg: 107.6 (9) NetRtg: -1.1 (17)
Week 4: @ PHI, @ PHI, vs. DET
14 ORLANDO MAGIC
Record: 6-4
Pace: 100.7 (16) OffRtg: 106.1 (25) DefRtg: 108.4 (15) NetRtg: -2.4 (21)
Week 4: vs. MIL, @ BOS, @ BOS, @ BKN
15 OKC THUNDER
Record: 5-4
Pace: 101.1 (15) OffRtg: 103.5 (29) DefRtg: 107.9 (11) NetRtg: -4.4 (26)
Week 4: vs. SAS, vs. LAL, vs. CHI, vs. PHI
16 NEW JERSEY NETS
Record: 5-6
Pace: 104.5 (4) OffRtg: 112.4 (9) DefRtg: 107.2 (7) NetRtg: +5.3 (4)
Week 4: vs. DEN, @ NYK, vs. ORL
17 CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Record: 5-5
Pace: 101.6 (13) OffRtg: 106.8 (22) DefRtg: 107.8 (10) NetRtg: -1.0 (16)
Week 4: vs. NYK, vs. DAL, @ TOR, @ TOR
18 NEW YORK KNICKS
Record: 5-5
Pace: 97.8 (29) OffRtg: 103.8 (28) DefRtg: 107.4 (8) NetRtg: -3.6 (24)
Week 4: @ CHA, vs. BKN, @ CLE, @ BOS
19 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Record: 5-5
Pace: 101.7 (12) OffRtg: 108.1 (20) DefRtg: 110.1 (18) NetRtg: -2.1 (20)
Week 4: @ OKC, vs. HOU, vs. HOU
20 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Record: 5-5
Pace: 97.8 (28) OffRtg: 101.2 (30) DefRtg: 103.1 (1) NetRtg: -1.9 (19)
Week 4: vs. MEM, vs. UTA, vs. NYK, @ WAS
21 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Record: 4-5
Pace: 98.9 (25) OffRtg: 106.9 (21) DefRtg: 106.7 (6) NetRtg: +0.2 (14)
Week 4: @ DAL, @ LAC, @ LAL, @ SAC
22 ATLANTA HAWKS
Record: 4-5
Pace: 101.5 (14) OffRtg: 112.4 (10) DefRtg: 109.6 (17) NetRtg: +2.7 (9)
Week 4: vs. PHI, @ PHX, @ UTA, @ POR
23 CHICAGO BULLS
Record: 4-7
Pace: 104.7 (3) OffRtg: 110.6 (13) DefRtg: 115.9 (29) NetRtg: -5.4 (27)
Week 4: vs. BOS, @ OKC, @ DAL
24 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Record: 3-5
Pace: 100.4 (21) OffRtg: 110.8 (12) DefRtg: 110.9 (21) NetRtg: -0.1 (15)
Week 4: vs. LAL, @ SAS, @ SAS
25 SACRAMENTO KINGS
Record: 4-6
Pace: 102.4 (8) OffRtg: 108.9 (18) DefRtg: 116.6 (30) NetRtg: -7.7 (29)
Week 4: vs. IND, vs. POR, vs. LAC, vs. NOP
26 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Record: 3-6
Pace: 100.7 (18) OffRtg: 103.8 (27) DefRtg: 108.1 (13) NetRtg: -4.3 (25)
Week 4: @ CLE, @ MIN, @ MIN, vs. PHI
27 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Record: 3-7
Pace: 102.2 (9) OffRtg: 105.5 (26) DefRtg: 114.8 (28) NetRtg: -9.3 (30)
Week 4: vs. MEM, vs. MEM
28 TORONTO (TAMPA BAY) RAPTORS
Record: 2-7
Pace: 101.8 (11) OffRtg: 109.3 (16) DefRtg: 110.5 (20) NetRtg: -1.2 (18)
Week 4: @ POR, vs. CHA, vs. CHA
29 WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Record: 2-8
Pace: 107.0 (1) OffRtg: 111.9 (11) DefRtg: 114.7 (27) NetRtg: -2.8 (23)
Week 4: vs. PHX, vs. UTA, @ DET, vs. CLE
30 DETROIT PISTONS
Record: 2-8
Pace: 99.5 (22) OffRtg: 106.4 (24) DefRtg: 112.0 (24) NetRtg: -5.7 (28)
Week 4: vs. MIL, vs. WAS, @ MIA