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In Week 4 of NBA Power Rankings for the 2018-19 campaign, the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder are getting back to their winning ways.
One month into our 2018-19 NBA Power Rankings, the recurring top four teams — the Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets — remain largely untouched at the top.
However, aside from the constant jostling in that top four among the one-loss teams, there’s quite a bit of movement up and down the board.
After going winless for four/five straight games, the previously undefeated Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans have taken a plunge. The Indiana Pacers and Portland Trail Blazers have built on seasons some believed to be flukes, while the Sacramento Kings continue to be a pleasant surprise.
This week, however, is about the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder starting to get back to their winning ways after brutal starts. Neither is out of the woods just yet, but with so many teams like the Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers collapsing into early turmoil, these rankings remain as volatile as ever on a week-to-week basis.
Bearing all that in mind, here’s how the latest NBA Power Rankings shake out.
trade block</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/loveke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kevin Love</a>‘s toe surgery coming with a re-evaluation date scheduled six weeks from now.
<p>Aside from his <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057482295282724867">26-point performance</a> against Atlanta, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hoodro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Rodney Hood</a> has underwhelmed. According to <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://theathletic.com/632249/2018/11/04/things-are-even-worse-on-the-cavaliers-than-they-seem-from-the-top-to-the-rookie-final-thoughts/">
The Athletic</em>‘s Joe Vardon</a>, there’s a divide in the locker room between the vets and youngsters, with the team not even sure if <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sextoco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Collin Sexton</a> knows how to play basketball. Just … yikes.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">30 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Cleveland Cavaliers <span class="score">1-8</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">30th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fcavaliers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers started off the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=drewla01,drewla02&search=Larry+Drew&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Larry Drew</a> era with a victory in their first win of the season, but things continued to spiral with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithjr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">J.R. Smith</a> plopping himself on the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25146296/jr-smith-wants-trade-cleveland-cavaliers">trade block</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/loveke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kevin Love</a>‘s toe surgery coming with a re-evaluation date scheduled six weeks from now.</p>
<p>Aside from his <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057482295282724867">26-point performance</a> against Atlanta, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hoodro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Rodney Hood</a> has underwhelmed. According to <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://theathletic.com/632249/2018/11/04/things-are-even-worse-on-the-cavaliers-than-they-seem-from-the-top-to-the-rookie-final-thoughts/">The Athletic</em>‘s Joe Vardon</a>, there’s a divide in the locker room between the vets and youngsters, with the team not even sure if <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sextoco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Collin Sexton</a> knows how to play basketball. Just … yikes.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="29" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Chicago Bulls" data-team-id="24" data-meta-a="2-8" data-meta-b="Previous: 24th" data-inner-content="<p>We can only judge the Chicago Bulls so harshly when they’re playing without <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/markkla01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Lauri Markkanen, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dunnkr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kris Dunn</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/portibo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Bobby Portis</a>, but considering this injury-battered team is what they have to work with at present, it’s only natural to drop them a few spots.
<p>The Bulls took a terrific Nuggets team to overtime, but were cruelly knocked off by <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Paul Millsap</a>‘s put-back just before the buzzer. They were similarly downed by a <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Darren Collison</a> jumper in a close loss to the Pacers. Chicago is competing, and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cartewe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Wendell Carter</a> Jr. just keeps getting more comfortable, but the losses are piling up fast and early for this bottom-five defense.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">29 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Chicago Bulls <span class="score">2-8</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-4</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">24th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fbulls.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>We can only judge the Chicago Bulls so harshly when they’re playing without <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/markkla01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Lauri Markkanen</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dunnkr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kris Dunn</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/portibo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Bobby Portis</a>, but considering this injury-battered team is what they have to work with at present, it’s only natural to drop them a few spots.</p>
<p>The Bulls took a terrific Nuggets team to overtime, but were cruelly knocked off by <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Paul Millsap</a>‘s put-back just before the buzzer. They were similarly downed by a <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Darren Collison</a> jumper in a close loss to the Pacers. Chicago is competing, and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cartewe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Wendell Carter</a> Jr. just keeps getting more comfortable, but the losses are piling up fast and early for this bottom-five defense.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="28" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Dallas Mavericks" data-team-id="79" data-meta-a="2-7" data-meta-b="Previous: 27th" data-inner-content="<p><a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Luka Doncic looks like the best rookie in the NBA right now, but even Wonder Boy hasn’t been able to stop the Dallas Mavericks’ current six-game slide.
<p>His career-high 31 points in an overtime loss to the Spurs was fun, especially when he and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/derozde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">DeMar DeRozan</a> started going back and forth down the stretch, but this team looks like a far cry from the playoff dark horse some — this writer included — were expecting.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">28 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Dallas Mavericks <span class="score">2-7</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-3</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">27th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fmavericks.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Luka Doncic</a> looks like the best rookie in the NBA right now, but even Wonder Boy hasn’t been able to stop the Dallas Mavericks’ current six-game slide.</p>
<p>His career-high 31 points in an overtime loss to the Spurs was fun, especially when he and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/derozde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">DeMar DeRozan</a> started going back and forth down the stretch, but this team looks like a far cry from the playoff dark horse some — this writer included — were expecting.</p> </div> </div>
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<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057138097962532864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 30, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="27" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Phoenix Suns" data-team-id="66" data-meta-a="2-7" data-meta-b="Previous: 29th" data-inner-content="<p>After seven straight losses, with only one being competitive, the Phoenix Suns desperately needed to get back in the win column. With <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=bookede01,bookede02&search=Devin+Booker&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Devin Booker back in the lineup, the Suns did just that Sunday night.
<p>Led by 14 fourth quarter points and a game-winner from Booker — not unlike the season opening win, when he went off in the final frame to carry Phoenix — the Suns ended the skid. Now the question is whether they can build on it with Book healthy, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bridgmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mikal Bridges</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holmeri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Richaun Holmes</a> set to receive more minutes and the corpse of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chandty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Tyson Chandler</a> being bought out.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">27 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Phoenix Suns <span class="score">2-7</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">29th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fsuns.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>After seven straight losses, with only one being competitive, the Phoenix Suns desperately needed to get back in the win column. With <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=bookede01,bookede02&search=Devin+Booker&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Devin Booker</a> back in the lineup, the Suns did just that Sunday night.</p>
<p>Led by 14 fourth quarter points and a game-winner from Booker — not unlike the season opening win, when he went off in the final frame to carry Phoenix — the Suns ended the skid. Now the question is whether they can build on it with Book healthy, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bridgmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mikal Bridges</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holmeri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Richaun Holmes</a> set to receive more minutes and the corpse of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chandty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Tyson Chandler</a> being bought out.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="26" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Atlanta Hawks" data-team-id="125" data-meta-a="3-6" data-meta-b="Previous: 26th" data-inner-content="<p>The roller coast ride that is <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/youngtr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Trae Young‘s rookie season continues, with the Atlanta Hawks’ cornerstone seemingly alternating between inefficient shooting nights and double-double, high-scoring outings.
<p>Following four straight losses, it was his 24-point, 15-assist performance that carried Atlanta to a surprising win over the Heat, and he even threw in five rebounds for good measure. The Hawks won’t be good this year, but on the nights when Young explodes, they’ll certainly be worth watching at least.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">26 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Atlanta Hawks <span class="score">3-6</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-3</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">26th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fhawks.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The roller coast ride that is <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/youngtr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Trae Young</a>‘s rookie season continues, with the Atlanta Hawks’ cornerstone seemingly alternating between inefficient shooting nights and double-double, high-scoring outings.</p>
<p>Following four straight losses, it was his 24-point, 15-assist performance that carried Atlanta to a surprising win over the Heat, and he even threw in five rebounds for good measure. The Hawks won’t be good this year, but on the nights when Young explodes, they’ll certainly be worth watching at least.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trae Young puts up 24 PTS & a career-high 15 AST to give the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/ATLHawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@ATLHawks the home victory! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueToAtlanta?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#TrueToAtlanta</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/EiqW0aKcqC">pic.twitter.com/EiqW0aKcqC
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058909195238563840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="25" data-rank-type="team" data-name="New York Knicks" data-team-id="27" data-meta-a="3-7" data-meta-b="Previous: 28th" data-inner-content="<p>The New York Knicks are a plucky bunch, and though the win-loss column isn’t pretty, what the youngsters are showing under David Fizdale is promising.</p>
<p>They snapped the five-game skid with a win over the rival Nets, <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vonleno01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Noah Vonleh submitted an early candidate for Dunk of the Year and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/trieral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Allonzo Trier</a> continues to look like an undrafted steal. With <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mitchell Robinson</a> starting and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kanteen01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Enes Kanter</a> putting up hefty numbers off the bench, this rebuild’s priorities are in the right place."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">25 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>New York Knicks <span class="score">3-7</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">28th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fknicks.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The New York Knicks are a plucky bunch, and though the win-loss column isn’t pretty, what the youngsters are showing under David Fizdale is promising.</p>
<p>They snapped the five-game skid with a win over the rival Nets, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vonleno01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Noah Vonleh</a> submitted an early candidate for Dunk of the Year and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/trieral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Allonzo Trier</a> continues to look like an undrafted steal. With <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mitchell Robinson</a> starting and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kanteen01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Enes Kanter</a> putting up hefty numbers off the bench, this rebuild’s priorities are in the right place.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="24" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Washington Wizards" data-team-id="142" data-meta-a="2-7" data-meta-b="Previous: 25th" data-inner-content="<p>The Washington Wizards finally snapped their five-game losing streak with a win, but don’t for one second think that signals the start of some drastic turnaround, or that <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howardw01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Dwight Howard‘s return to the lineup will prove to be the difference.
<p>While the Wiz clearly needed help on the boards and on the defensive end, their victory came at the expense of the Knicks — one of just five teams ranked lower than Washington in last week’s NBA Power Rankings — and they were down 79-50 at halftime against the Thunder just the game before. This group is nowhere near out of the woods yet.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">24 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Washington Wizards <span class="score">2-7</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">25th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fwizards.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Washington Wizards finally snapped their five-game losing streak with a win, but don’t for one second think that signals the start of some drastic turnaround, or that <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howardw01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Dwight Howard</a>‘s return to the lineup will prove to be the difference.</p>
<p>While the Wiz clearly needed help on the boards and on the defensive end, their victory came at the expense of the Knicks — one of just five teams ranked lower than Washington in last week’s NBA Power Rankings — and they were down 79-50 at halftime against the Thunder just the game before. This group is nowhere near out of the woods yet.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="23" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Orlando Magic" data-team-id="38" data-meta-a="3-6" data-meta-b="Previous: 21st" data-inner-content="<p>The Orlando Magic remain baffling. For every predictable loss (or three) they rack up, the Magic wind up responding with an unexpected win to restore faith that this rebuild isn’t just spinning its wheels in the mud.</p>
<p>First, there was the three-point win over Miami on opening night. Two losses later, Orlando randomly decided to beat the Celtics in Boston to get back to .500. After a string of four consecutive losses, they end the red-hot Spurs’ four-game win streak. Sure, Magic. Sure.</p>"> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">23 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Orlando Magic <span class="score">3-6</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">21st</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fmagic.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Orlando Magic remain baffling. For every predictable loss (or three) they rack up, the Magic wind up responding with an unexpected win to restore faith that this rebuild isn’t just spinning its wheels in the mud.</p>
<p>First, there was the three-point win over Miami on opening night. Two losses later, Orlando randomly decided to beat the Celtics in Boston to get back to .500. After a string of four consecutive losses, they end the red-hot Spurs’ four-game win streak. Sure, Magic. Sure.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="22" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Brooklyn Nets" data-team-id="147" data-meta-a="4-6" data-meta-b="Previous: 20th" data-inner-content="<p>The Brooklyn Nets keep alternating between wins meant to force everyone to take them seriously and losses reminding everyone they’re still the Brooklyn Nets.</p>
<p>An overtime win over the Pistons featuring <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dinwisp01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Spencer Dinwiddie‘s game-winner was great, but it would’ve been better if a 19-point loss to New York hadn’t preceded it. The same goes for a rousing win over the Sixers, which followed up a home loss to the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">James Harden</a>-less Rockets."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">22 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Brooklyn Nets <span class="score">4-6</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">20th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fnets.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Brooklyn Nets keep alternating between wins meant to force everyone to take them seriously and losses reminding everyone they’re still the Brooklyn Nets.</p>
<p>An overtime win over the Pistons featuring <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dinwisp01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Spencer Dinwiddie</a>‘s game-winner was great, but it would’ve been better if a 19-point loss to New York hadn’t preceded it. The same goes for a rousing win over the Sixers, which followed up a home loss to the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">James Harden</a>-less Rockets.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="21" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Minnesota Timberwolves" data-team-id="86" data-meta-a="4-6" data-meta-b="Previous: 22nd" data-inner-content="<p>No team had more of a roller coaster week than the Minnesota Timberwolves, whose fans have to be absolutely nauseous on this ride by now.</p>
<p>The bright side? <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/butleji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jimmy Butler‘s 32-point performance that included <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057260833867288576">15 fourth quarter points</a> in a win over the Lakers, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rosede01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Derrick Rose</a> randomly dropping a career-high 50 points that was <em>still</em> uncomfortable for everyone who remembers the appeal he’s facing off the court, and those GORGEOUS <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/HoopsHabit/status/1058118753894850560">Prince-inspired City Edition uniforms</a>. The bad? A 17-point loss to the Dubs, plus the Butler saga continues, with the team getting smashed by 30 as he rested Sunday."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">21 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Minnesota Timberwolves <span class="score">4-6</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">22nd</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Ftimberwolves.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>No team had more of a roller coaster week than the Minnesota Timberwolves, whose fans have to be absolutely nauseous on this ride by now.</p>
<p>The bright side? <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/butleji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jimmy Butler</a>‘s 32-point performance that included <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057260833867288576">15 fourth quarter points</a> in a win over the Lakers, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rosede01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Derrick Rose</a> randomly dropping a career-high 50 points that was <em>still</em> uncomfortable for everyone who remembers the appeal he’s facing off the court, and those GORGEOUS <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/HoopsHabit/status/1058118753894850560">Prince-inspired City Edition uniforms</a>. The bad? A 17-point loss to the Dubs, plus the Butler saga continues, with the team getting smashed by 30 as he rested Sunday.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="20" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Miami Heat" data-team-id="110" data-meta-a="3-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 14th" data-inner-content="<p>The Miami Heat have been run off the floor by fast-paced teams in their last three contests, and the Net Ratings for centers <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/whiteha01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Hassan Whiteside and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/olynyke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kelly Olynyk</a> sure weren’t pretty during that three-game skid.
<p>The season is still extremely young, but losing to the lowly Hawks despite 32 points from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/richajo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Josh Richardson</a> was one of those early panic moments where fans get understandably nervous about a team’s prospects for the upcoming campaign.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">20 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Miami Heat <span class="score">3-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-3</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">14th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fheat.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Miami Heat have been run off the floor by fast-paced teams in their last three contests, and the Net Ratings for centers <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/whiteha01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Hassan Whiteside</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/olynyke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kelly Olynyk</a> sure weren’t pretty during that three-game skid.</p>
<p>The season is still extremely young, but losing to the lowly Hawks despite 32 points from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/richajo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Josh Richardson</a> was one of those early panic moments where fans get understandably nervous about a team’s prospects for the upcoming campaign.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="19" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Los Angeles Lakers" data-team-id="20" data-meta-a="4-6" data-meta-b="Previous: 15th" data-inner-content="<p>What are the odds <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltolu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Luke Walton makes it past December? <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/1059266180689551360">Reports suggest he’ll last at least the rest of the season “unless something drastic happens,” but after the Los Angeles Lakers found themselves down by 31 in the first quarter Sunday night … well, that seems pretty drastic to us.
<p>And no, for those wondering, the corpse of Tyson Chandler — even one with adrenaline injected back into his 36-year-old body as he joins a franchise that actually has playoff aspirations this season — is not going to be what turns this increasingly worrisome situation around.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">19 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Los Angeles Lakers <span class="score">4-6</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">15th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Flakers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>What are the odds <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltolu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Luke Walton</a> makes it past December? <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/1059266180689551360">Reports suggest he’ll last at least the rest of the season “unless something drastic happens,” but after the Los Angeles Lakers found themselves down by 31 in the first quarter Sunday night … well, that seems pretty drastic to us.</p>
<p>And no, for those wondering, the corpse of Tyson Chandler — even one with adrenaline injected back into his 36-year-old body as he joins a franchise that actually has playoff aspirations this season — is not going to be what turns this increasingly worrisome situation around.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="18" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Detroit Pistons" data-team-id="64" data-meta-a="4-4" data-meta-b="Previous: 10th" data-inner-content="<p>Remember that 4-0 start where <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffbl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Blake Griffin looked like a legitimate MVP candidate and the Detroit Pistons seemed like Eastern Conference dark horses? A four-game win streak brought those dreams plummeting back down to earth pretty fast.
<p>The worst part is the Pistons have been a worse team with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drumman01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Andre Drummond</a> on the floor this season, and that trend was true <em>before </em><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/embiijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Joel Embiid</a> spent his Saturday stealing Drummond’s lunch money over and over again with 39 points and 17 boards.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">18 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Detroit Pistons <span class="score">4-4</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-3</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">10th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fpistons.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Remember that 4-0 start where <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffbl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Blake Griffin</a> looked like a legitimate MVP candidate and the Detroit Pistons seemed like Eastern Conference dark horses? A four-game win streak brought those dreams plummeting back down to earth pretty fast.</p>
<p>The worst part is the Pistons have been a worse team with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drumman01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Andre Drummond</a> on the floor this season, and that trend was true <em>before </em><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/embiijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Joel Embiid</a> spent his Saturday stealing Drummond’s lunch money over and over again with 39 points and 17 boards.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="17" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Charlotte Hornets" data-team-id="170" data-meta-a="5-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 18th" data-inner-content="<p>The second-most potent offense behind the mighty Warriors doesn’t reside in Toronto or Milwaukee out East, but rather in North Carolina, where the Charlotte Hornets are posting an impressive 115.1 points per 100 possessions under new head coach James Borrego.</p>
<p>So far it’s only led to a .500 record, but at least it looks like the Hornets’ new offense has enough pieces to put around the ever-dynamic <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkeke02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kemba Walker — especially with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parketo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Tony Parker</a> looking <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057474742876360705">so spry</a> off the bench."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">17 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Charlotte Hornets <span class="score">5-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">18th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fhornets.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The second-most potent offense behind the mighty Warriors doesn’t reside in Toronto or Milwaukee out East, but rather in North Carolina, where the Charlotte Hornets are posting an impressive 115.1 points per 100 possessions under new head coach James Borrego.</p>
<p>So far it’s only led to a .500 record, but at least it looks like the Hornets’ new offense has enough pieces to put around the ever-dynamic <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkeke02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kemba Walker</a> — especially with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parketo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Tony Parker</a> looking <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057474742876360705">so spry</a> off the bench.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="16" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Memphis Grizzlies" data-team-id="211" data-meta-a="5-3" data-meta-b="Previous: 17th" data-inner-content="<p>This week was perfectly illustrative of something that’s been true for the Memphis Grizzlies for years now: When <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/conlemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mike Conley and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gasolma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Marc Gasol</a> are on, this team can compete with most anyone.
<p>Against the Wizards, they got 19 and seven from Conley, plus a 19-6-5-5 stat line for Gasol. Against the Jazz, it was a 28-5-5 line from Conley and a 17-10-7-4 performance for Big Spain. Against the Suns, in a disappointing loss? They combined for just 19 points on 5-of-29 shooting.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">16 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Memphis Grizzlies <span class="score">5-3</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">17th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fgrizzlies.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>This week was perfectly illustrative of something that’s been true for the Memphis Grizzlies for years now: When <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/conlemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mike Conley</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gasolma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Marc Gasol</a> are on, this team can compete with most anyone.</p>
<p>Against the Wizards, they got 19 and seven from Conley, plus a 19-6-5-5 stat line for Gasol. Against the Jazz, it was a 28-5-5 line from Conley and a 17-10-7-4 performance for Big Spain. Against the Suns, in a disappointing loss? They combined for just 19 points on 5-of-29 shooting.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="15" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Sacramento Kings" data-team-id="84" data-meta-a="6-4" data-meta-b="Previous: 19th" data-inner-content="<p>That five-game win streak was bound to come to an end at some point, but not many were expecting it to come in the form of that open-handed, 35-point slap to the face from Milwaukee.</p>
<p>Still if you told Sacramento Kings fans before the season their team would start off 6-4 with one of the more entertaining offenses in the league and <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hieldbu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Buddy Hield, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">De’Aaron Fox</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caulewi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Willie Cauley-Stein</a> all looking like franchise pillars — and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bogdabo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Bogdan Bogdanovic</a> not even back yet — they would’ve taken that in a heartbeat."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">15 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Sacramento Kings <span class="score">6-4</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">19th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fkings.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>That five-game win streak was bound to come to an end at some point, but not many were expecting it to come in the form of that open-handed, 35-point slap to the face from Milwaukee.</p>
<p>Still if you told Sacramento Kings fans before the season their team would start off 6-4 with one of the more entertaining offenses in the league and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hieldbu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Buddy Hield</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">De’Aaron Fox</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caulewi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Willie Cauley-Stein</a> all looking like franchise pillars — and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bogdabo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Bogdan Bogdanovic</a> not even back yet — they would’ve taken that in a heartbeat.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="14" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Los Angeles Clippers" data-team-id="77" data-meta-a="5-4" data-meta-b="Previous: 11th" data-inner-content="<p>It was a bit of tough sledding for the Los Angeles Clippers this week, starting off 0-2 despite some high-scoring nights from <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gallida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Danilo Gallinari, who’s been reminding the world how delightful a basketball player he is when he’s actually healthy.
<p>Luckily, the Clips bounced back with a double-digit win over the Magic, led by 28 points — including 16 in the fourth to put it away — from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willilo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Lou Williams</a>. One thing to keep an eye on: <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gortama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Marcin Gortat</a> not playing in that game, with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/marjabo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Boban Marjanovic</a> starting and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harremo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Montrezl Harrell</a> eating up the backup minutes.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">14 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Los Angeles Clippers <span class="score">5-4</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">1-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">11th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fclippers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>It was a bit of tough sledding for the Los Angeles Clippers this week, starting off 0-2 despite some high-scoring nights from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gallida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Danilo Gallinari</a>, who’s been reminding the world how delightful a basketball player he is when he’s actually healthy.</p>
<p>Luckily, the Clips bounced back with a double-digit win over the Magic, led by 28 points — including 16 in the fourth to put it away — from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willilo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Lou Williams</a>. One thing to keep an eye on: <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gortama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Marcin Gortat</a> not playing in that game, with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/marjabo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Boban Marjanovic</a> starting and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harremo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Montrezl Harrell</a> eating up the backup minutes.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lou Williams records 16 PTS in the 4th (28 total) to propel the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/LAClippers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@LAClippers in Orlando! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClipperNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#ClipperNation</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/7JBxO2yGaN">pic.twitter.com/7JBxO2yGaN
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058566335251275776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="13" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Oklahoma City Thunder" data-team-id="149" data-meta-a="4-4" data-meta-b="Previous: 23rd" data-inner-content="<p>As it turns out, the Oklahoma City Thunder were right not to panic over their 0-4 start. That’s easy to say four consecutive wins later, but when two of those first four losses came without <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westbru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Russell Westbrook, it was only a matter of time before they bounced back.
<p>We’ve already seen a few big nights from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schrode01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Dennis Schroder</a> as he looks to correct a poor start, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abrinal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Alex Abrines</a> dropped a career-high 25 points off the bench against Charlotte and Russell Westbrook is back to <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058140494348337153">punishing poor and unsuspecting rims. OKC is back on the right track.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">13 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Oklahoma City Thunder <span class="score">4-4</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-0</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">23rd</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fthunder.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>As it turns out, the Oklahoma City Thunder were right not to panic over their 0-4 start. That’s easy to say four consecutive wins later, but when two of those first four losses came without <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westbru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Russell Westbrook</a>, it was only a matter of time before they bounced back.</p>
<p>We’ve already seen a few big nights from <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schrode01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Dennis Schroder</a> as he looks to correct a poor start, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abrinal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Alex Abrines</a> dropped a career-high 25 points off the bench against Charlotte and Russell Westbrook is back to <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058140494348337153">punishing poor and unsuspecting rims. OKC is back on the right track.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paul George (12r/4a) & Russell Westbrook (8a/4r) score 32 PTS apiece to lead the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/okcthunder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@okcthunder to the 128-110 W! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThunderUp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#ThunderUp</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/YNoxVliW2y">pic.twitter.com/YNoxVliW2y
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057478517917544449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 31, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="12" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Houston Rockets" data-team-id="169" data-meta-a="3-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 16th" data-inner-content="<p>With James Harden sidelined and the Houston Rockets in dire straits, <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Chris Paul had the kind of performance his team desperately needed in Brooklyn, putting up <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058548776196026373">32 points, 11 assists and seven boards</a> in a much-needed win.
<p>Harden’s return the following game was more than welcome, but perhaps the best sign of the week was the two-game stretch <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anthoca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Carmelo Anthony</a> put together. In two victories, he posted 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting and then 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Could Olympic Melo be making his long-awaited appearance?</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">12 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Houston Rockets <span class="score">3-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">16th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Frockets.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>With James Harden sidelined and the Houston Rockets in dire straits, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Chris Paul</a> had the kind of performance his team desperately needed in Brooklyn, putting up <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058548776196026373">32 points, 11 assists and seven boards</a> in a much-needed win.</p>
<p>Harden’s return the following game was more than welcome, but perhaps the best sign of the week was the two-game stretch <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anthoca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Carmelo Anthony</a> put together. In two victories, he posted 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting and then 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Could Olympic Melo be making his long-awaited appearance?</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Carmelo Anthony posts a season-high 28 PTS (6 3PM) in the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@HoustonRockets road win! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#Rockets</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/1eMgJI1U8K">pic.twitter.com/1eMgJI1U8K
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="11" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Utah Jazz" data-team-id="118" data-meta-a="4-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 5th" data-inner-content="<p>Not exactly a banner week for the Utah Jazz and their highly vaunted defense. First, they gave up 50 points to Derrick Rose, which is embarrassing enough as it is. Then, they got beat by the Grizzlies by double digits. Finally, they suffered a third straight loss against the Nuggets, with <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Donovan Mitchell needing to be helped off the court.
<p>He would return in that game and looked okay in the limited time he played the rest of the night, but there’s no question this team isn’t living up to preseason expectations just yet. At least <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crowdja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jae Crowder</a> is looking more comfortable off the bench?</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">11 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Utah Jazz <span class="score">4-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-3</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">5th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fjazz.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Not exactly a banner week for the Utah Jazz and their highly vaunted defense. First, they gave up 50 points to Derrick Rose, which is embarrassing enough as it is. Then, they got beat by the Grizzlies by double digits. Finally, they suffered a third straight loss against the Nuggets, with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Donovan Mitchell</a> needing to be helped off the court.</p>
<p>He would return in that game and looked okay in the limited time he played the rest of the night, but there’s no question this team isn’t living up to preseason expectations just yet. At least <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crowdja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jae Crowder</a> is looking more comfortable off the bench?</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="10" data-rank-type="team" data-name="New Orleans Pelicans" data-team-id="69" data-meta-a="4-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 6th" data-inner-content="<p>Like the Pistons, the New Orleans Pelicans started the year off 4-0 only to lose every game since. They’ve missed <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisan02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Anthony Davis for two of those ensuing five losses, and those two defeats came against high-quality teams in the Warriors and Spurs, but the straight downhill turn hasn’t been pleasant.
<p>Anthony Davis’ MVP case has been weakened and bolstered all at once. His team currently isn’t winning, but if that turns around again soon, all anyone will remember is how much needs to go right — even with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holidjr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jrue Holiday</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/randlju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Julius Randle</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mirotni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nikola Mirotic</a> all playing great basketball — for this team to be competitive on the nights where AD <em>doesn’t</em> look like a destroyer of worlds.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">10 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>New Orleans Pelicans <span class="score">4-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">0-4</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">6th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fpelicans.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Like the Pistons, the New Orleans Pelicans started the year off 4-0 only to lose every game since. They’ve missed <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisan02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Anthony Davis</a> for two of those ensuing five losses, and those two defeats came against high-quality teams in the Warriors and Spurs, but the straight downhill turn hasn’t been pleasant.</p>
<p>Anthony Davis’ MVP case has been weakened and bolstered all at once. His team currently isn’t winning, but if that turns around again soon, all anyone will remember is how much needs to go right — even with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holidjr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jrue Holiday</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/randlju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Julius Randle</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mirotni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nikola Mirotic</a> all playing great basketball — for this team to be competitive on the nights where AD <em>doesn’t</em> look like a destroyer of worlds.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="9" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Philadelphia 76ers" data-team-id="93" data-meta-a="6-5" data-meta-b="Previous: 8th" data-inner-content="<p>Joel Embiid has been an absolute flamethrower to start the season, raining down a season-high 41 points on the Clippers before following it up by tormenting his favorite plaything, Andre Drummond, for another 39 points and 17 boards.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, a lack of 3-point efficiency from the Philadelphia 76ers (outside of <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/redicjj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">J.J. Redick and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shamela01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Landry Shamet</a>) is seriously cramping the spacing of this offense, especially in the starting five. At what point do the middle-of-the-road Sixers return to the picture in the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga?"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">9 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Philadelphia 76ers <span class="score">6-5</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-2</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">8th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2F76ers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Joel Embiid has been an absolute flamethrower to start the season, raining down a season-high 41 points on the Clippers before following it up by tormenting his favorite plaything, Andre Drummond, for another 39 points and 17 boards.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, a lack of 3-point efficiency from the Philadelphia 76ers (outside of <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/redicjj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">J.J. Redick</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shamela01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Landry Shamet</a>) is seriously cramping the spacing of this offense, especially in the starting five. At what point do the middle-of-the-road Sixers return to the picture in the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga?</p> </div> </div>
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<p>Joel Embiid has been a force over his last two games for the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@sixers!#HereTheyCome</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/LNsI5hgo2j">pic.twitter.com/LNsI5hgo2j
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058822045818109953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="8" data-rank-type="team" data-name="San Antonio Spurs" data-team-id="29" data-meta-a="6-3" data-meta-b="Previous: 12th" data-inner-content="<p>Leave it to Gregg Popovich to combine the mid-range shooting of his two stars with a stunningly low turnover rate to somehow buck the trends of modern basketball. The San Antonio Spurs are a bottom-five team in both 3-point makes and attempts, but they’re somehow just chugging along as normal.</p>
<p>The individual brilliance of both DeMar DeRozan and <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aldrila01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">LaMarcus Aldridge should be commended, but it’s absurdly impressive how Pop is coaching this below-average defense with no 3-point onslaught to speak of. They’ve defied the odds and injuries to get off to another Spursian start, even with that weird loss to Orlando thrown in."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">8 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>San Antonio Spurs <span class="score">6-3</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">12th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fspurs.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Leave it to Gregg Popovich to combine the mid-range shooting of his two stars with a stunningly low turnover rate to somehow buck the trends of modern basketball. The San Antonio Spurs are a bottom-five team in both 3-point makes and attempts, but they’re somehow just chugging along as normal.</p>
<p>The individual brilliance of both DeMar DeRozan and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aldrila01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">LaMarcus Aldridge</a> should be commended, but it’s absurdly impressive how Pop is coaching this below-average defense with no 3-point onslaught to speak of. They’ve defied the odds and injuries to get off to another Spursian start, even with that weird loss to Orlando thrown in.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DeMar DeRozan records a game-high 34 PTS to lead the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@spurs over DAL in OT! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSpursGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#GoSpursGo</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/KiaTipOff18?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#KiaTipOff18</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/FevhtA2nhZ">pic.twitter.com/FevhtA2nhZ
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="7" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Indiana Pacers" data-team-id="100" data-meta-a="7-3" data-meta-b="Previous: 9th" data-inner-content="<p>We want to avoid overreacting to small sample sizes, but after an inauspicious 4-3 start, the Indiana Pacers looked a bit more impressive in three straight wins. Sure, two of them were close contests against bottom-feeders like New York and Chicago, but that statement win over the Celtics was an early resume-booster.</p>
<p>Plus, with <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sabondo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Domantas Sabonis racking up <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057871299769495552">30 points</a> on a perfect 12-of-12 shooting against the Knicks, Darren Collison hitting the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058542828421332992">go-ahead jumper</a> to lift Indiana over the Bulls, and then <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/oladivi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Victor Oladipo</a> supplying the game-winning 3 against Boston, this feel-good week was reminiscent of … well, all of last season."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">7 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Indiana Pacers <span class="score">7-3</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">9th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fpacers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>We want to avoid overreacting to small sample sizes, but after an inauspicious 4-3 start, the Indiana Pacers looked a bit more impressive in three straight wins. Sure, two of them were close contests against bottom-feeders like New York and Chicago, but that statement win over the Celtics was an early resume-booster.</p>
<p>Plus, with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sabondo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Domantas Sabonis</a> racking up <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057871299769495552">30 points</a> on a perfect 12-of-12 shooting against the Knicks, Darren Collison hitting the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058542828421332992">go-ahead jumper</a> to lift Indiana over the Bulls, and then <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/oladivi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Victor Oladipo</a> supplying the game-winning 3 against Boston, this feel-good week was reminiscent of … well, all of last season.</p> </div> </div>
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<p>Victor Oladipo's CLUTCH three-pointer wins it for the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/Pacers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@Pacers! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/J1nsaQ59Hd">pic.twitter.com/J1nsaQ59Hd
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="6" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Portland Trail Blazers" data-team-id="34" data-meta-a="7-3" data-meta-b="Previous: 13th" data-inner-content="<p>It sure doesn’t seem like the Portland Trail Blazers are heading for regression. For all the hell general manager Neil Olshey has been given over the faith he put in his own players during the summer of 2016, Rip City’s bench looks drastically improved from last year.</p>
<p>Second-year big man <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/colliza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Zach Collins looks like the real deal. <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stausni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nik Stauskas</a> is having a mid-career resurgence. <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/turneev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Evan Turner</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/swanica01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Caleb Swanigan</a> and even <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leoname01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Meyers Leonard</a> have produced in spurts. This team still runs through its Big 3, but an improved bench has been the key early on."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">6 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Portland Trail Blazers <span class="score">7-3</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">4-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">13th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Ftrailblazers.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>It sure doesn’t seem like the Portland Trail Blazers are heading for regression. For all the hell general manager Neil Olshey has been given over the faith he put in his own players during the summer of 2016, Rip City’s bench looks drastically improved from last year.</p>
<p>Second-year big man <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/colliza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Zach Collins</a> looks like the real deal. <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stausni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nik Stauskas</a> is having a mid-career resurgence. <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/turneev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Evan Turner</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/swanica01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Caleb Swanigan</a> and even <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leoname01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Meyers Leonard</a> have produced in spurts. This team still runs through its Big 3, but an improved bench has been the key early on.</p> </div> </div>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="5" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Boston Celtics" data-team-id="18" data-meta-a="6-3" data-meta-b="Previous: 7th" data-inner-content="<p>The Boston Celtics handed the Bucks their first loss of the season, but got a quick reminder of how crowded the top of the East might be thanks to Victor Oladipo’s game-winning 3 for the Pacers.</p>
<p>The good news is it’s starting to look like <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/irvinky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kyrie Irving is finding his offense again, with the star point guard going for a 31-5-5 stat line against the Pistons and then 28 more points against Milwaukee. When he’s scoring like that, the Celtics’ league-best offense can usually take care of the rest."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">5 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Boston Celtics <span class="score">6-3</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">7th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fceltics.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Boston Celtics handed the Bucks their first loss of the season, but got a quick reminder of how crowded the top of the East might be thanks to Victor Oladipo’s game-winning 3 for the Pacers.</p>
<p>The good news is it’s starting to look like <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/irvinky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kyrie Irving</a> is finding his offense again, with the star point guard going for a 31-5-5 stat line against the Pistons and then 28 more points against Milwaukee. When he’s scoring like that, the Celtics’ league-best offense can usually take care of the rest.</p> </div> </div>
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<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057655999488765953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 31, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="4" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Denver Nuggets" data-team-id="73" data-meta-a="8-1" data-meta-b="Previous: 4th" data-inner-content="<p>Soooo…it turns out the Denver Nuggets might be pretty damn good. Their defense continues to hold up, <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jokicni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nikola Jokic is a beast and this team doesn’t even have <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bartowi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Will Barton</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomais02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Isaiah Thomas</a> or <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/portemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Michael Porter</a> Jr. yet.
<p>The good news is guys like <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lylestr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Trey Lyles</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beaslma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Malik Beasley</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hernaju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Juan Hernangomez</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/plumlma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mason Plumlee</a> have all <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058201880130740224">been great</a> off the bench. Paul Millsap is finding his offense and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harriga01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Gary Harris</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/murraja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jamal Murray</a> both remain studs. Is this the second-best team in the West after all?</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">4 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Denver Nuggets <span class="score">8-1</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">4-0</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">4th</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fnuggets.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Soooo…it turns out the Denver Nuggets might be pretty damn good. Their defense continues to hold up, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jokicni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Nikola Jokic</a> is a beast and this team doesn’t even have <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bartowi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Will Barton</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomais02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Isaiah Thomas</a> or <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/portemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Michael Porter</a> Jr. yet.</p>
<p>The good news is guys like <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lylestr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Trey Lyles</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beaslma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Malik Beasley</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hernaju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Juan Hernangomez</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/plumlma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Mason Plumlee</a> have all <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058201880130740224">been great</a> off the bench. Paul Millsap is finding his offense and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harriga01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Gary Harris</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/murraja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Jamal Murray</a> both remain studs. Is this the second-best team in the West after all?</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paul Millsap with the clutch put-back for the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/chicagobulls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@chicagobulls! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/BullsNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#BullsNation</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/dBaH0kpBqA">pic.twitter.com/dBaH0kpBqA
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057823044012556288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>November 1, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="3" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Toronto Raptors" data-team-id="81" data-meta-a="9-1" data-meta-b="Previous: 1st" data-inner-content="<p>The Toronto Raptors may have suffered their first loss of the season in a highly anticipated matchup with the Bucks, but since <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kawhi Leonard (and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>) didn’t play, it’s hard to put any stock in that result.
<p>It is worth noting, however, the Raptors are still undefeated with a healthy Kawhi. They’re also fourth in offensive rating, eighth in defensive rating, fifth in Net Rating and have one of the deepest benches in the NBA. So yeah, this team is pretty good.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">3 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Toronto Raptors <span class="score">9-1</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">1st</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fraptors.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>The Toronto Raptors may have suffered their first loss of the season in a highly anticipated matchup with the Bucks, but since <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Kawhi Leonard</a> (and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>) didn’t play, it’s hard to put any stock in that result.</p>
<p>It is worth noting, however, the Raptors are still undefeated with a healthy Kawhi. They’re also fourth in offensive rating, eighth in defensive rating, fifth in Net Rating and have one of the deepest benches in the NBA. So yeah, this team is pretty good.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kawhi (31p/7r) & the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/Raptors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@Raptors continue their hot start, improving to 7-1 with the 129-112 victory! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheNorth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#WeTheNorth</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/NgaMvZKNnS">pic.twitter.com/NgaMvZKNnS
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057648393248538625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 31, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="2" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Milwaukee Bucks" data-team-id="89" data-meta-a="8-1" data-meta-b="Previous: 3rd" data-inner-content="<p>Even after suffering their first loss of the season against the Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks look like the class of the East. Their +15.8 point differential is tops in the league, and nearly double that of the next closest team in the conference.</p>
<p>Not having Giannis Antetokounmpo or Kawhi Leonard for that showdown against Toronto took the luster right out of the matchup, but the Greek Freak is back and racking up the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/" https:>jaw–<a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058211465532977152">dropping <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1059206152012083200">highlights at a record pace. Don’t be surprised if he’s holding up the Maurice Podoloff trophy by the end of the year."
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">2 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Milwaukee Bucks <span class="score">8-1</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">2-1</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">3rd</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fbucks.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Even after suffering their first loss of the season against the Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks look like the class of the East. Their +15.8 point differential is tops in the league, and nearly double that of the next closest team in the conference.</p>
<p>Not having Giannis Antetokounmpo or Kawhi Leonard for that showdown against Toronto took the luster right out of the matchup, but the Greek Freak is back and racking up the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1058152277444362240">jaw–dropping <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1059206152012083200">highlights at a record pace. Don’t be surprised if he’s holding up the Maurice Podoloff trophy by the end of the year.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Giannis (26 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST) records his 2nd triple-double of the season to lift the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@Bucks over SAC at home! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/FearTheDeer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#FearTheDeer</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/0lYSqzd76G">pic.twitter.com/0lYSqzd76G
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<div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Rank" data-rank="1" data-rank-type="team" data-name="Golden State Warriors" data-team-id="41" data-meta-a="9-1" data-meta-b="Previous: 2nd" data-inner-content="<p>Well that didn’t take long. After a two-week hiatus from the No. 1 spot, the Golden State Warriors have won seven straight games, are already back to the top of the NBA Power Rankings and <a rel=" nofollow noopener target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Stephen Curry looks like the early <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"http://bit.ly/2qjD5Dw">frontrunner for MVP</a>.
<p>However, the highlight of the week was unboubtedly <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompkl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Klay Thompson</a>‘s record-breaking night in Chicago, where he went <em>ballistic</em> for 52 points, and set NBA single-game record for made 3-pointers with 14. Any game that could make Curry’s <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057882050500485121">37 points</a> in the next game against Minnesota feel “meh” is a winner in our book, and it’s downright unfair how the Dubs are basically just taking turns going nuclear now.</p>"
> <div class="power-ranking remove-native-227"> <div class="order">1 </div> <div class="power-head"> <h3>Golden State Warriors <span class="score">9-1</span> </h3> <h4> <span class="last-week-title">Last week: </span><span class="last-week-info">3-0</span> <br> <span class="last-rank-title">Last rank: </span><span class="last-rank-info">2nd</span> </h4> </div> <div class="power-logo"> <img src=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fwarriors.png"> </div> <div class="power-content"> <hr><p>Well that didn’t take long. After a two-week hiatus from the No. 1 spot, the Golden State Warriors have won seven straight games, are already back to the top of the NBA Power Rankings and <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Stephen Curry</a> looks like the early <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"http://bit.ly/2qjD5Dw">frontrunner for MVP</a>.</p>
<p>However, the highlight of the week was unboubtedly <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompkl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Klay Thompson</a>‘s record-breaking night in Chicago, where he went <em>ballistic</em> for 52 points, and set NBA single-game record for made 3-pointers with 14. Any game that could make Curry’s <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057882050500485121">37 points</a> in the next game against Minnesota feel “meh” is a winner in our book, and it’s downright unfair how the Dubs are basically just taking turns going nuclear now.</p> </div> </div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Klay Thompson (52 PTS) ERUPTS for the <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/warriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>@warriors, knocking down an <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#NBA</a> RECORD 14 3-pointers! <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/DubNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#DubNation</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/KiaTipOff18?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#KiaTipOff18</a> <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://t.co/8ZWIVd8HBt">pic.twitter.com/8ZWIVd8HBt
<p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2018/11/05/2018-19-nba-power-rankings-week-4/"https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1057111741589581825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 30, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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