Through games of Wednesday November 17 here are updated power rankings. The Lakers have playd a relatively easy schedule so their record is misleading. The Kings have plummeted to the bottom of the league. The Hornets keep rolling along due their great defense. The Wolves and Knicks are the worse defensive teams.
| Rank | Team | Off | Def | Overall |
| 1 | New Orleans Hornets | 2.02 | -10.16 | 12.18 |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 3.77 | -7.62 | 11.39 |
| 3 | San Antonio Spurs | 6.56 | -2.46 | 9.02 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 3.97 | -4.62 | 8.59 |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks | -2.04 | -8.07 | 6.04 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 8.48 | 2.53 | 5.96 |
| 7 | Denver Nuggets | 7.47 | 1.59 | 5.87 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | -5.41 | -8.62 | 3.21 |
| 9 | Orlando Magic | -5.37 | -8.23 | 2.86 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | -2.28 | -5.12 | 2.84 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 0.26 | -2.23 | 2.49 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | -0.28 | -0.59 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Houston Rockets | 1.82 | 1.91 | -0.10 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 6.43 | 6.67 | -0.25 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | -0.58 | -0.27 | -0.30 |
| 16 | Phoenix Suns | 5.13 | 6.00 | -0.87 |
| 17 | New Jersey Nets | -4.27 | -2.98 | -1.29 |
| 18 | Charlotte Bobcats | -5.37 | -3.07 | -2.30 |
| 19 | Memphis Grizzlies | 1.40 | 3.88 | -2.48 |
| 20 | Golden State Warriors | 0.26 | 2.86 | -2.60 |
| 21 | Indiana Pacers | -1.57 | 2.24 | -3.82 |
| 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | -3.12 | 0.97 | -4.09 |
| 23 | Detroit Pistons | -5.30 | -0.87 | -4.43 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Clippers | -2.62 | 1.93 | -4.55 |
| 25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | -3.46 | 1.13 | -4.59 |
| 26 | Toronto Raptors | -1.74 | 3.62 | -5.36 |
| 27 | New York Knickerbockers | 2.77 | 8.40 | -5.63 |
| 28 | Washington Wizards | -4.48 | 4.55 | -9.04 |
| 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1.67 | 10.75 | -9.07 |
| 30 | Sacramento Kings | -4.13 | 5.86 | -9.99 |
do these ratings normalize for:
1. pace of game
2. garbage time
?
Comment by John — November 19, 2010 @ 8:42 am
no. it does not
Comment by wwinston — November 19, 2010 @ 8:37 pm
what’s up with the rockets? we’re all trying to figure it out without any success.
Comment by Jesse — November 23, 2010 @ 1:33 am
Defense is bad without Yao. Kevin Martin has always been a poor defender and this has not changed
Comment by wwinston — November 23, 2010 @ 8:15 am
Hayes, Lee, and Yao kill offense and Martin kills the defense. Those are the problems. They do not score well with Yao in.
Comment by wwinston — November 24, 2010 @ 9:43 am