There was quite a bit of movement among the top five in this week’s power rankings.
Most notably, the Nuggets dropped two spots to No. 4 amid a three-game losing streak and the Kings inched up two spots to move to No. 5 thanks to its three-game win streak. Sacramento is creeping up on Denver in the Western Conference standings and the same goes for our rankings. The Celtics were the beneficiary of the Nuggets’ slide as they inched up to No. 2.
Elsewhere around the NBA, there were injuries to Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić, the Grizzlies managed to string together a few wins with Ja Morant still away from the team and in Los Angeles, the Lakers and Clippers both looked sharp.
