NBA Power Rankings: Week 8
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Stats as of Feb. 15
1 UTAH JAZZ
Record: 22-5
Pace: 98.9 (24) OffRtg: 116.0 (4) DefRtg: 107.1 (2) NetRtg: +9.1 (1)
Week 9: vs. PHL, @ LAC, @ LAC
2 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Record: 21-7
Pace: 99.1 (22) OffRtg: 112.1 (10) DefRtg: 105.1 (1) NetRtg: +7 (4)
Week 9: @ MIN, vs. BKN, vs. MIA
3 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Record: 20-8
Pace: 98.1 (26) OffRtg: 117.9 (2) DefRtg: 110.1 (1) NetRtg: +7.8 (3)
Week 9: vs. MIA, vs. UTA, vs. UTA, vs. BKN
4 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Record: 18-9
Pace: 101.6 (7) OffRtg: 111.9 (13) DefRtg: 108.5 (6) NetRtg: +3.3 (7)
Week 9: @ UTA, vs. HOU, vs. CHI, @ TOR
5 PHOENIX SUNS
Record: 17-9
Pace: 97.4 (29) OffRtg: 111.8 (14) DefRtg: 108.4 (5) NetRtg: +3.4 (6)
Week 9: vs. BKN, @ NOP, @ MEM
6 BROOKLYN NETS
Record: 16-12
Pace: 102.4 (4) OffRtg: 116.8 (3) DefRtg: 113.5 (25) NetRtg: +3.3 (8)
Week 9: @ SAC, @ PHX, @ LAL, @ LAC
7 MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Record: 16-11
Pace: 101.8 (6) OffRtg: 118.8 (1) DefRtg: 110.4 (13) NetRtg: +8.4 (2)
Week 9: vs. TOR, vs. TOR, vs. OKC, vs. SAC
8 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Record: 16-10
Pace: 99.7 (17) OffRtg: 115.2 (6) DefRtg: 115.0 (29) NetRtg: +0.2 (15)
Week 9: @ OKC, @ NOP, vs, WAS
9 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Record: 16-11
Pace: 101.0 (10) OffRtg: 109.4 (21) DefRtg: 109.7 (9) NetRtg: -.3 (17)
Week 9: @ DET, @ CLE, @ NYK
10 DENVER NUGGETS
Record: 15-11
Pace: 98.0 (28) OffRtg: 115.5 (5) DefRtg: 110.9 (16) NetRtg: +4.6 (5)
Week 9: @ BOS, @ WAS, @ CHA, @ ATL
11 BOSTON CELTICS
Record: 13-13
Pace: 99.2 (20) OffRtg: 111.0 (17) DefRtg: 110.0 (10) NetRtg: +1.0 (11)
Week 9: vs. DEN, vs. ATL, vs. ATL, @ NOP
12 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Record: 14-13
Pace: 103.5 (2) OffRtg: 109.9 (20) DefRtg: 109.6 (8) NetRtg: +0.3 (12)
Week 9: vs. CLE, vs. MIA, @ ORL, @ CHA
13 INDIANA PACERS
Record: 14-13
Pace: 99.8 (16) OffRtg: 112.0 (11) DefRtg: 110.5 (15) NetRtg: +1.5 (10)
Week 9: vs. CHI, @ MIN, @ HOU
14 CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Record: 13-15
Pace: 100.1 (14) OffRtg: 110.7 (19) DefRtg: 111.1 (17) NetRtg: -0.4 (18)
Week 9: vs. CHI, vs. DEN, vs. GSW
15 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Record: 11-11
Pace: 100.0 (15) OffRtg: 110.7 (18) DefRtg: 110.4 (12) NetRtg: +0.3 (13)
Week 9: vs. NOP, vs. OKC, vs. DET, vs. PHX
16 NEW YORK KNICKS
Record: 13-15
Pace: 96.2 (30) OffRtg: 107.5 (24) DefRtg: 107.2 (3) NetRtg: -+0.3 (14)
Week 9: vs. ATL, @ ORL, vs. SAS, vs. MIN
17 DALLAS MAVERICKS
Record: 13-15
Pace: 99.6 (18) OffRtg: 112.9 (9) DefRtg: 114.6 (27) NetRtg: -1.6 (21)
Week9: vs. DET, @ HOU
18 SACRAMENTO KINGS
Record: 12-14
Pace: 100.9 (11) OffRtg: 111.9 (12) DefRtg: 117.1 (30) NetRtg: -5.2 (25)
Week 9: vs. BKN, vs. MIA, vs. CHI, @ MIL
19 MIAMI HEAT
Record: 11-15
Pace: 99.3 (19) OffRtg: 106.0 (26) DefRtg: 109.5 (7) NetRtg: -3.5 (23)
Week 9: @ LAC, @ GSW, @ SAC, @ LAL
20 TORONTO RAPTORS
Record: 12-15
Pace: 100.3 (13) OffRtg: 113.4 (9) DefRtg: 111.7 (19) NetRtg: +1.8 (9)
Week 9: @ MIL, @ MIL, @ MIN, vs. PHL
21 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Record: 11-15
Pace: 101.4 (8) OffRtg: 104.7 (29) DefRtg: 110.5 (14) NetRtg: -5.8 (26)
Week 9: vs. POR, @ MEM, @ MIL, @ CLE
22 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Record: 11-15
Pace: 98.9 (23) OffRtg: 113.7 (7) DefRtg: 115.0 (28) NetRtg: -1.3 (20)
Week 9: @ MEM, vs. POR, vs. PHX, vs. BOS
23 ATLANTA HAWKS
Record: 11-15
Pace: 100.4 (12) OffRtg: 111.3 (16) DefRtg: 111.3 (18) NetRtg: 0 (16)
Week9: @ NYK, @ BOS, @ BOS, vs. DEN
24 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Record: 11-15
Pace: 101.3 (9) OffRtg: 107.2 (25) DefRtg: 108.2 (4) NetRtg: -1.0 (19)
Week 9: @ WAS, @ PHL, vs, DAL, vs. PHL
25 CHICAGO BULLS
Record: 10-10
Pace: 102.4 (3) OffRtg: 111.3 (15) DefRtg: 113.1 (24) NetRtg: -1.8 (22)
Week 9: @ IND, @ CHA, @ PHL, vs. SAC
26 ORLANDO MAGIC
Record: 10-18
Pace: 99.2 (21) OffRtg: 105.3 (28) DefRtg: 112.3 (20) NetRtg: -7.0 (29)
Week 9: vs. NYK, vs. GSW, vs. DET
27 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Record: 10-18
Pace: 98.3 (25) OffRtg: 104.3 (30) DefRtg: 112.5 (22) NetRtg: -8.2 (30)
Week 9: @ GSW, vs. SAS, vs. OKC
28 WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Record: 7-17
Pace: 104.2 (1) OffRtg: 108.0 (23) DefRtg: 114.2 (26) NetRtg: -6.2 (27)
Week 9: vs. HOU, vs. DEN, @ POR
29 DETROIT PISTONS
Record: 8-19
Pace: 98.6 (27) OffRtg: 108.7 (22) DefRtg: 112.4 (21) NetRtg: -3.7 (24)
Week 9: @ DAL, @ MEM, @ ORL
30 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Record: 7-20
Pace: 101.9 (5) OffRtg: 106.0 (27) DefRtg: 112.9 (23) NetRtg: 6.9 (28)
Week 9: vs. LAL, vs. IND, vs. TOR, @ NYK