NBA Power Rankings: OKC Thunder and peers jockey for position

Russell Westbrook, OKC Thunder (Photos by Darren Carroll/NBAE via Getty Images)
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OKC Thunder, NBA Power Ranking week 20
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Cleveland Cavaliers. 28. team. 156. . 19-55. Previous: 29th

Three teams have yet to win 20 games this season including the Cleveland Cavaliers. The other two clubs are the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns. As such those three teams have cemented their tri-equal shot at landing the top draft pick.

I’ll dive into this a bit more next week, but seriously if the Cavaliers get the top draft pick I’ll be annoyed.

Schedule particulars:

Tankathon rank for schedule strength of remaining games: 7th

Games Remaining: 8 | Home: 3 | Road: 5

  • Versus top 10 offenses: five
  • Versus top 10 defenses: one
  • Games facing teams over .500: five
  • Last 10 games: 3-7
  • Streak: Lost two
  • Back to back sets: one

Key Stats:

Offensive Rating: 26th (106.7)
Defensive Rating: 30th (116.1 )
Net Differential: 30th (-9.4)

Record: 14th in EC eliminated from playoff opportunity
Home:  13-25 | Road: 6-30 | Back to back sets: 12
Versus the West: 4-20 | Versus the East: 15-35

Week 23, 2-2:  Won vs. Pistons, Bucks, Lost Clippers, @Bucks
On tap for week 24:  vs. Celtics, @Spurs, @Clippers