The top spot in this week’s power rankings still belongs to the Bucks even after their winning streak was spoiled over the weekend.
The only change among the top five was the Nuggets swapping places with the Celtics, who have now dropped in consecutive weeks after spending many uninterrupted weeks ranked No. 1. Banging on the door of the top tier is the Knicks, winners of nine in a row, two of which came at Boston’s expense.
The Suns also moved up after an undefeated week with Kevin Durant, who made his long-awaited debut in a Phoenix uniform, and the Warriors welcomed back Stephen Curry after a month without their star. The biggest fallers this week were the Grizzlies, who will be without Ja Morant for the next few games amid a league investigation into a recent social media post.
