Written By Michael Thomas
11/9/21 – Week 4 NBA Power Rankings
Is reality sinking in yet?
Through Sunday, teams have played an average of 9.7 games, not enough for a full evaluation of where they stand in the NBA hierarchy, but perhaps enough for some truths to have been told. Just ask the Boston Celtics, who seem to have had a let’s-just-put-it-out-there moment after getting outscored, 51-19, by the Chicago Bulls over the final 14-plus minutes on Monday.
Some truths probably haven’t been voiced out loud (and to the media), but there’s no erasing the 8-11 games that have played thus far. And within those 8-11 games, there are some clues as to where these teams will finish in the standings come April 10 and as to which players will contribute most (or least) to those results.
And that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Some teams have surpassed expectations thus far and are bound to remain on that path. The 7-3 Washington Wizards and 7-4 Cleveland Cavaliers are the two biggest surprises in the league, they rank sixth and seventh in this week’s rankings, and they’ll get to test themselves against each other when they meet in Cleveland on Wednesday.
NBA WEEK 4
1 Miami Heat
2 Golden State Warriors
3 Brooklyn Nets
4 Philadelphia 76ers
5 Utah Jazz
6 Washington Wizards
7 Cleveland Cavaliers
8 New York Knicks
9 Chicago Bulls
10 Phoenix Suns
11 Memphis Grizzlies
12 Denver Nuggets
13 Toronto Raptors
14 Portland Trail Blazers
15 Dallas Mavericks
16 Milwaukee Bucks
17 Los Angeles Lakers
18 LA Clippers
19 Boston Celtics
20 Atlanta Hawks
21 Charlotte Hornets
22 Indiana Pacers
23 Sacramento Kings
24 San Antonio Spurs
25 Minnesota Timberwolves
26 Orlando Magic
27 Oklahoma City Thunder
28 Detroit Pistons
29 New Orleans Pelicans
30 Houston Rockets