Archive · as published November 14, 2026

NBA Power RankingsNovember 14, 2026

The season projection blended with results so far, weighted by games played. Early on the roster projection dominates; by mid-season the record carries most of the weight.

#	Team	Rating	Proj W	W-L	Pt diff/gm	L10
1	San Antonio SpursSA	+1.78	58.4	11-2	+13.2	100%
2	Boston CelticsBOS	+1.43	52.7	10-2	+11.2	90%
3	Los Angeles LakersLAL	+1.13	48.1	11-2	+7.9	80%
4	Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN	+1.12	48.4	9-3	+13.4	70%
5	Houston RocketsHOU	+1.09	50.3	10-3	+8.8	70%
6	Detroit PistonsDET	+1.04	50.9	8-3	+7.7	70%
7	Philadelphia 76ersPHI	+0.81	48.6	10-3	+1.8	70%
8	Portland Trail BlazersPOR	+0.75	43.4	9-3	+7.8	70%
9	Oklahoma City ThunderOKC	+0.75	53.5	8-5	+3.8	50%
10	New York KnicksNY	+0.61	49.2	6-6	+6.1	60%
11	Denver NuggetsDEN	+0.60	48.5	6-4	+1.2	60%
12	Golden State WarriorsGS	+0.47	40.5	8-5	+4.3	80%
13	Memphis GrizzliesMEM	+0.30	35.6	8-4	+8.1	60%
14	Atlanta HawksATL	+0.18	42.4	7-6	+1.3	50%
15	Dallas MavericksDAL	+0.09	37.9	7-5	+1.0	60%
16	Cleveland CavaliersCLE	+0.07	43.8	6-7	+1.0	40%
17	Miami HeatMIA	+0.07	42.3	6-6	-2.9	60%
18	Toronto RaptorsTOR	-0.12	40.7	5-7	+1.4	30%
19	Phoenix SunsPHX	-0.15	40.2	5-6	-4.4	50%
20	Orlando MagicORL	-0.19	40.5	5-7	-4.4	50%
21	Indiana PacersIND	-0.43	36.7	5-8	-2.1	30%
22	Charlotte HornetsCHA	-0.87	33.5	4-8	-11.0	30%
23	Washington WizardsWSH	-0.91	30.7	4-9	-5.8	20%
24	LA ClippersLAC	-0.92	31.0	3-8	-5.3	20%
25	Brooklyn NetsBKN	-1.04	27.3	3-8	-5.1	30%
26	New Orleans PelicansNO	-1.10	25.1	4-9	-9.2	40%
27	Chicago BullsCHI	-1.38	27.8	2-9	-13.4	20%
28	Utah JazzUTAH	-1.66	25.4	1-12	-11.2	0%
29	Milwaukee BucksMIL	-1.69	25.3	1-12	-14.1	10%
30	Sacramento KingsSAC	-1.79	21.6	1-11	-12.8	10%

The top five that week

San Antonio Spurs top the board at +1.78, 11-2 with a +13.2 points per game margin, and a projection of 58.4 wins. The gap to Boston Celtics is 0.35 rating points, close to a coin flip between the two.
Boston Celtics sit second at +1.43, 10-2 with a +11.2 points per game margin, and a projection of 52.7 wins.
Los Angeles Lakers sit third at +1.13, 11-2 with a +7.9 points per game margin, and a projection of 48.1 wins.
Minnesota Timberwolves sit fourth at +1.12, 9-3 with a +13.4 points per game margin, and a projection of 48.4 wins.
Houston Rockets sit fifth at +1.09, 10-3 with a +8.8 points per game margin, and a projection of 50.3 wins.

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