NBA power rankings this week: Celtics and Mavericks rise, Pelicans fall

The NBA power rankings on 12 November 2026 have the San Antonio Spurs first with a score of 99.8 out of 100, a 10-2 record and a +11.2 net rating. The Boston Celtics are 2nd at 74.2 after a 4-0 week, and the Oklahoma City Thunder 3rd at 69.2 despite losing their last 2 games.

This piece looks at the 7 days from 5 to 11 November, when 49 games went final, and at the teams whose results moved most. The ranking itself, for all 30 teams, updates after every game on the Statz power rankings page. Records and margins here come from the NBA results through 11 November.

The San Antonio Spurs are number 1 in the Statz NBA power rankings this week, with a 99.8 power score and a 10-game winning streak. They went 4-0 from 5 to 11 November, all on the road, by an average of 17.0 points, and lead the league in net rating at +11.2.

San Antonio started 0-2 and has not lost since. The week ran through Sacramento (124-109), Portland (125-103), Phoenix (122-96) and Chicago, where the 124-119 win over the Bulls was the closest of the 4. Their offense scores 117.6 points per 100 possessions and their defense allows 106.4. The full run is on the Spurs schedule.

The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks moved up the most this week on results, going a combined 7-0 from 5 to 11 November. Boston won 4 road games by 21.5 points on average, the best margin of any team, and Dallas won 3 home games by 17.3.

Boston's week included a 119-80 win at Charlotte, a 117-97 win at Milwaukee and a 123-101 win at Philadelphia, before a closer 98-93 win at Toronto. That is 5 wins in a row and a 10-2 record level with the Spurs. The two teams share the best net rating in the league at +11.2.

Dallas went from 4-4 to 7-4, beating Utah 112-100, Brooklyn 130-93 and Indiana 125-122. The Mavericks still sit 18th with a 33.3 score, because the method also weighs market and title signals that rate them lower than their record. They play at the Minnesota Timberwolves, ranked 6th, tonight (12 Nov) in the Mavericks at Timberwolves preview.

The Golden State Warriors went 3-1 with a +17.8 margin, helped by a 138-87 win over New Orleans, the biggest margin of the week at 51 points. They lost 115-108 at Houston on 11 November. The Phoenix Suns went 3-1 to reach 4-6 after a 1-5 start, with home wins over Orlando, Houston (102-99) and the Clippers (133-110).

The New Orleans Pelicans dropped the most this week, going 0-4 from 5 to 11 November and losing by 26.8 points a game. They were 4-4 a week ago and are now 4-8, 21st in the power rankings with a 23.2 score and a -7.6 net rating.

Three of the 4 losses were by 16 or more: 139-123 at the Clippers, 138-87 at Golden State and a 145-111 home loss to Brooklyn. Their defense now allows 118.5 points per 100 possessions, 3rd worst in the league. The Washington Wizards took the same path from 4-4 to 4-8, losing all 4 road games by 17.5 on average, including 114-75 at Oklahoma City.

The Philadelphia 76ers are the fall among the top 10. They were 8-1 on 4 November and went 1-2 this week, losing 119-95 at Cleveland and 123-101 at home to Boston. Their +0.8 net rating is the lowest of any top-10 team, so the 9-3 record and the 7th place rest on close games. The Memphis Grizzlies went 1-2 and have lost 4 of their last 5.

The Los Angeles Lakers are 10th in the power rankings with an 11-2 record, the best win percentage in the NBA, because record counts for only 10% of the score. Their +7.7 net rating is 7th, and the 2 market-based inputs, worth 60% together, rate them lower.

On the court the Lakers went 4-0 this week by 8.0 points a game, with 3 road wins at Detroit, Atlanta and Milwaukee (123-112). That is 7 straight wins. They score 119.6 points per 100 possessions, the best offense in the league, but allow 111.9, which ranks 16th of 30. A defense near the top 10 would close most of the gap to the teams above them. How the four inputs are weighted is set out on the power rankings method.

The hottest NBA team is San Antonio, on a 10-game winning streak through 11 November, followed by the Lakers on 7 and the Celtics on 5. The coldest is the Utah Jazz, who have lost 10 in a row and sit 27th at 1-11.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls have each lost 8 straight. Milwaukee has the worst net rating in the league at -14.7, just behind Chicago at -14.6, and Chicago's defense allows 121.7 points per 100 possessions, the most of any team. The Sacramento Kings close the table in 30th at 1-10 with a 4.2 score, level with Chicago. Every team's place in the race is on the NBA standings, and the playoff bracket shows the seeds if the season ended today.

The Statz NBA power rankings combine 4 inputs into a score from 0 to 100: pace-adjusted net rating at 30%, market-implied win rate at 30%, championship market probability at 30% and win percentage at 10%. Each input is scaled across all 30 teams before weighting.

Net rating is points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions, with possessions estimated from field goal attempts, offensive rebounds, turnovers and free throws. It is the best guide to who is outplaying opponents, which is why the Timberwolves (+11.0) sit 6th at 8-3 while the 76ers (+0.8) sit 7th at 9-3. For player numbers behind each team, the NBA stats leaders and the stats matrix cover every player. Game-by-game projections are on the NBA game projections page.

4 games tonight, 12 November, touch this week's movers. Dallas (W3) visits Minnesota (W4), Philadelphia hosts Toronto, Washington (L5) hosts Detroit and Phoenix hosts Charlotte. Tip times and every matchup are on the NBA schedule, and fresh results feed the NBA power rankings after each game. Injury news that can move a team's week is on the NBA injury report.