NBA Power Rankings: Battle for seeding priority of OKC Thunder and peers

OKC Thunder, NBA Power Rankings week 22 (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Domantas Sabonis #11 and Tyreke Evans OKC Thunder, NBA Power Rankings week 22 (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

team. 100. . 44-26. Previous: 13th. Indiana Pacers. 13

At season start many felt Tyreke Evans had a great shot of winning Sixth Man of the Year, but to date, he’s not delivered to the degree expected. Rather, the growth of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis combined with Bojan Bogdanovic’s perimeter game are what is keeping the Pacers afloat.

Schedule particulars:

Tankathon rank for schedule strength of remaining games: 6th

Games Remaining: 12 | Home: 5 | Road: 7

  • Versus top 10 offenses: six
  • Versus top 10 defenses: five
  • Games facing teams over .500: 10
  • Last 10 games: 4-6
  • Back to back sets: two

Key Stats:

Offensive Rating: 15th (109.4)
Defensive Rating: 2nd (105.2)
Net Differential: 6th (+4.1)

Record: 3rd in EC
Home: 25-9 | Road: 17-16 | Back to back sets:12
Versus the East: 29-15 | West: 13-10

Week 22, 1-2:  Wins vs. Knicks, Thunder, lost to @Nuggets
On tap for week 23: vs. @Blazers, @Clippers, @Warriors, @Nuggets