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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29-44. Previous: 27th. Dallas Mavericks. 26. team. 79.

Donnie Nelson has money to spend and could potentially trade or lure a top free agent to Dallas. The team may have sputtered this season but closing out their final nine games there is nothing but optimism on the horizon.

Schedule particulars:

Tankathon rank for schedule strength of remaining games: 21st

Games Remaining: 9 | Home: 5 | Road: 4

Versus top 10 offenses: two
Versus top 10 defenses: four
Games facing teams over .500: three
Last 10 games: 2-8
Streak: Won one
Back to back sets: two

Key Stats:

Offensive Rating: 21st (108.3)
Defensive Rating: 19th (110.0)
Net Differential: 22nd (-1.7)

Record: 14th in WC eliminated from playoff opportunity
Home: 22-14 | Road: 7-30| Back to back sets: 12
Versus the West: 15-30 |Versus the East: 14-14

Week 23, 1-3:  Won @Warriors, Lost vs. Pelicans, @Blazers, @Kings
On tap for week 24:  vs. Kings, @Heat, @Thunder