I am sure these will bring criticism, but based on scores of the games (not win loss record) here are the latest NBA ratings. The Lakers have played an easy schedule, and have not played as well as people think. The Rockets have had a real difficult schedule.
| Rank | Team | Off | Def | Overall |
| 1 | New Orleans Hornets | -1.37 | -12.82 | 11.45 |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 4.48 | -4.38 | 8.86 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 8.91 | 0.62 | 8.29 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6.62 | -0.27 | 6.89 |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 10.06 | 3.63 | 6.43 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | -3.57 | -9.66 | 6.09 |
| 7 | Portland Trail Blazers | -2.51 | -7.88 | 5.37 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | -2.21 | -7.34 | 5.13 |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | 4.81 | 0.52 | 4.29 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 4.05 | -0.15 | 4.19 |
| 11 | Orlando Magic | -2.00 | -6.12 | 4.12 |
| 12 | Boston Celtics | -1.65 | -5.76 | 4.12 |
| 13 | Utah Jazz | 2.07 | -0.66 | 2.73 |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | 0.91 | -0.16 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 5.67 | 6.75 | -1.09 |
| 16 | Philadelphia 76ers | -0.59 | 0.82 | -1.41 |
| 17 | Golden State Warriors | 3.06 | 4.75 | -1.70 |
| 18 | Atlanta Hawks | -2.39 | -0.16 | -2.23 |
| 19 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4.39 | 6.75 | -2.36 |
| 20 | Charlotte Bobcats | -7.63 | -4.95 | -2.68 |
| 21 | New Jersey Nets | -7.39 | -3.33 | -4.06 |
| 22 | Memphis Grizzlies | 0.91 | 5.97 | -5.06 |
| 23 | New York Knickerbockers | 1.13 | 6.20 | -5.07 |
| 24 | Detroit Pistons | -4.51 | 0.75 | -5.26 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Clippers | -5.03 | 0.66 | -5.69 |
| 26 | Toronto Raptors | -0.80 | 5.03 | -5.83 |
| 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | -3.52 | 2.54 | -6.06 |
| 28 | Sacramento Kings | -1.48 | 5.77 | -7.25 |
| 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | -3.05 | 6.83 | -9.88 |
| 30 | Washington Wizards | -7.36 | 6.07 | -13.43 |