NBN Power Rankings: Week 115 Wrap-Up

The latest slate delivered one 34-point demolition, one ridiculous overtime-level escape and several lessons in why sample size should never be mistaken for a trend. These are the week-by-week NBN rankings, using the five games provided as the weekly record; clubs without a listed game sit at 0-0. Movement calls reflect recent form and season production.

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Championship Contenders

  1. San Antonio Spurs — Week: 2-1. Rising. The Spurs took down the Cavaliers, then absorbed a 34-point beatdown from the Grizzlies. One rough night does not erase their status as the most proven club in this sample.
  2. Memphis Grizzlies — Week: 2-0. Rising. Their 120-86 demolition of San Antonio was the week’s loudest statement. No team can punt on style after scoring 120, and Memphis has earned the second slot through sheer velocity.
  3. Brooklyn Nets — Week: 1-0. Rising. Brooklyn crushed Miami by 27 points, while Shawn Marion anchors a top-five scoring attack with 29.4 PPG and a league-leading 12.3 RPG.
  4. Phoenix Suns — Week: 1-1. Steady. The Suns survived a 133-131 thriller against Milwaukee. It was closer than a leather shoe at a midnight discount, but surviving narrow defeats is championship-optional behavior.
  5. Atlanta Hawks — Week: 0-0. Steady. Carmelo Anthony supplies 30.0 PPG and 8.3 RPG, while Chris Paul commands 10.5 APG. That combination is dangerously polished.
  6. Oklahoma City Thunder — Week: 0-0. Rising. OKC owns the deepest interior advantage here, with Nate Thurmond at 15.2 RPG and Jack Sikma at 14.3. Lester Conner also joins the scoring elite at 29.1 PPG.

Playoff Hopefuls

  1. Dallas Mavericks — Week: 0-0. Steady. Ron Mercer is scoring at a sizzling 30.1 PPG with a .590 TS%. Add Bill Russell’s 15.0 RPG, and Dallas has a serious two-way identity.
  2. Denver Nuggets — Week: 0-0. Rising. Zoran Radovic leads the league in assists at 10.0 APG, with Jermaine O’Neal posting 14.4 RPG for the Nugs.
  3. Sacramento Kings — Week: 0-0. Rising. The scoring crown belongs to Nate “Tiny” Archibald, who averages 31.5 PPG and 9.1 APG. Sacramento’s engine is loud, fast and apparently impossible to switch off.
  4. Utah Jazz — Week: 0-0. Falling. Utah lost a three-point nail-biter to Cleveland, but Mikel Brown Jr. remains a major fantasy asset with 25.5 PPG and 9.9 APG.
  5. Milwaukee Bucks — Week: 0-1. Falling. The 133-131 loss to Phoenix was a heartbreaker, although not quite a defensive masterpiece. The margin was two ← All Articles