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Power Ranking - 11-1 over 11-0?

May, 28 (Week 13) - Hope you enjoy, it was fun to talk about the teams, some are looking to the future some are looking to the present. [Shams]

	Rank	Rating	Team		Record	Comment
	1 (1)	118	Mil		11-1 Mil 108, Mia 101 W Mil 104, GS 71 W Mil 133, Pho 53 W Mil 107, Mem 77 W Min 95, Mil 115 W Mil 110, Was 106 W Mil 116, Cle 78 W NY 119, Mil 106 L Mil 141, NY 79 W Mil 134, Bos 103 W Mil 113, Min 90 W GS 69, Mil 139 W	How is an 11-1 team above a team that went 11-0 the past few weeks? Milwaukee is very good though I will not take away from the dominance they've had. They are the youngest team in the league while also being the best, how is that allowed? This team will be great for years to come.
	2 (5)	108	Ind		11-0 Bkn 100, Ind 129 W Ind 123, Det 116 W LAL 101, Ind 120 W Ind 136, GS 112 W NY 85, Ind 121 W OKC 101, Ind 128 W Min 97, Ind 132 W Ind 123, Utah 106 W Ind 141, Phi 139 W Ind 127, SA 105 W Mia 97, Ind 121 W	Indiana is perhaps the hottest team in the NLL, going 11-0 the past 4 weeks while also having Gordon Hayward dealing with injuries. Luka has put his name into the MVP race with crazy weeks where he has averaged well over double digit apg. This team could make a splash with everyone healthy.
	3 (4)	95	Cha		9-1 Cha 110, Was 99 W Cha 107, Orl 98 W Cha 98, Det 112 L Cha 124, Mem 76 W Cha 110, Pho 74 W Sac 64, Cha 138 W Cha 128, LAL 81 W Cha 103, Orl 72 W Was 78, Cha 104 W LAC 98, Cha 115 W	The top 6 on this team is something else, Murray being injured hurts their chances this season, but the team is still great. They have some good rotation players that can fill in while the starters can still be dominant. It will be interesting to see how they do come playoff time.
	4 (3)	91	Phi		9-2 Phi 119, Por 111 W Tor 72, Phi 126 W Phi 109, Sac 88 W Phi 104, SA 97 W Orl 75, Phi 108 W LAC 117, Phi 122 W Phi 114, Bos 121 L Det 97, Phi 127 W Phi 148, Den 89 W Ind 141, Phi 139 L Hou 119, Phi 134 W	Injuries are the only reason this team has fallen in the rankings. Williamson's absence last week led to a 2 point loss, and Harden and Lillard's absences led to a loss the week before. The loss the week before that Lillard was out, so the 76ers getting healthy for the playoffs are the biggest need right now.
	5 (8)	77	Dal		9-3 LAL 89, Dal 117 W Dal 120, Min 107 W Dal 113, NY 89 W Dal 105, Pho 102 W Dal 109, Chi 82 W LAC 139, Dal 72 L NO 109, Dal 101 L Tor 122, Dal 99 L Dal 118, NO 66 W LAC 116, Dal 119 W Det 116, Dal 131 W Chi 96, Dal 120 W	Good news for Dallas with Wendell Carter and Marvin Bagley coming back this next week. With the main guys healthy they are really a good team and although I do not think they would make the Finals with their current team, there's a good chance they can make some noise and beating this team will not be easy.
	6 (7)	75	Pho		9-3 Pho 109, GS 77 W Pho 82, Min 73 W Mil 133, Pho 53 L Dal 105, Pho 102 L Hou 104, Pho 117 W Cha 110, Pho 74 L Pho 127, Atl 106 W Pho 144, Bkn 136 W Pho 113, OKC 103 W Pho 128, Por 80 W Bos 106, Pho 133 W Pho 126, Min 88 W	Everyone is healthy now, this is weird. They've dealt with injuries the whole season, but we now get to see the Suns at 100%. The Big 3 are surrounded by lots of talent and some quality youth too. Markkanen and Trent Jr will be paid this offseason, but Kyle Lowry is a free agent too. The future is bright, but the present is also bright.
	7 (2)	72	LAC		7-3 Bos 129, LAC 132 W Mem 52, LAC 113 W LAC 118, NY 84 W LAC 109, Atl 88 W Utah 86, LAC 104 W LAC 139, Dal 72 W LAC 117, Phi 122 L LAC 108, Utah 102 W LAC 116, Dal 119 L LAC 98, Cha 115 L	The injuries have really hurt the Clippers with Brown, Oladipo, and Anunoby out. Oladipo and Brown are both out for the season too. This team could make it to the finals this year, but I wouldn't count on it with the injuries. Hopefully they can get a GM to stick with them too.
	8 (6)	68	Hou		7-3 OKC 118, Hou 124 W Tor 93, Hou 123 W Hou 112, Was 123 L Hou 104, Pho 117 L SA 96, Hou 119 W Hou 116, Det 86 W Mia 94, Hou 133 W LAL 107, Hou 115 W NO 111, Hou 126 W Hou 119, Phi 134 L	The Rockets have been a solid team this year, I feel like if they could get Jokic more involved with playmaking they could be better than they are right now. Jerami Grant will debut next week too, Tyler Herro not taking the next step into stardom has held the team back a little, but it is still early.
	9 (10)	61	Was		6-4 Cha 110, Was 99 L NY 96, Was 120 W Hou 112, Was 123 W Bkn 135, Was 120 L Mil 110, Was 106 L Sac 69, Was 118 W Utah 76, Was 107 W Was 103, LAL 77 W Was 78, Cha 104 L Tor 84, Was 122 W	Washington is now tied for the 6th seed in the East with the Pistons, after passing the Hawks this past week. This is big with the new play-in game rules, if they can lock into the 6th seed they will not have to worry about winning those games.
	10 (12)	53	Bos		7-5 Bos 129, LAC 132 L Bos 119, Den 116 W Bos 123, Atl 97 W Bos 113, Min 102 W Bos 111, Mia 116 L Bos 121, Tor 108 W Bos 121, NY 113 W Phi 114, Bos 121 W Mil 134, Bos 103 L Bos 134, Atl 94 W Det 122, Bos 101 L Bos 106, Pho 133 L	Boston had Valaciunas out, but he's back now and is one of the most valuable players. The addition of Paul Millsap is huge as the team has lacked a good player at forward position. They are in the playoff picture with the new play-in game this year, so staying there with everyone healthy is the goal.
	11 (13)	47	Den		6-4 Bos 119, Den 116 L Den 93, Cle 108 L Den 111, Atl 81 W Den 101, Min 94 W Cle 82, Den 111 W Mem 101, Den 111 W Phi 148, Den 89 L Mem 124, Den 103 L Den 124, Por 103 W OKC 112, Den 120 W	Denver has been a surprise this season after starting off bad. It looked like they would be just another bottom feeder, but have since entered the playoff picture as the 8th seed as of now. We have seen career years from Conley and Thompson as well as breakout years from Bridges and Quickley. The mix of youth and leadership has blended well.
	12 (11)	45	Por		6-6 Phi 119, Por 111 L Sac 60, Por 108 W SA 84, Por 97 W Por 100, Bkn 84 W OKC 78, Por 73 L Por 125, LAL 86 W Por 117, GS 107 W Por 117, Tor 102 W LAL 125, Por 75 L NO 107, Por 90 L Pho 128, Por 80 L Den 124, Por 103 L	Portland is trying to make the playoffs this year with a recent acquisition of Goran Dragic. Ayton and Wiggins have been amazing and their ROTY candidate should be back soon. This is a team that has a bright future, and will rely heavily on the growth of their young guys with having very few picks.
	13 (16)	45	SA		6-6 Sac 87, SA 96 W SA 84, Por 97 L Bkn 85, SA 110 W SA 97, GS 89 W SA 91, OKC 93 L Phi 104, SA 97 L Mem 103, SA 100 L SA 96, Hou 119 L SA 101, Cle 85 W SA 116, Bkn 110 W SA 119, Min 112 W Ind 127, SA 105 L	Anthony Davis is back! This is massive as now VanVleet and Ross are the only players out now. They can possibly rise in the standings with Ball back too. This could be a season that is salvaged with a good playoff run. The recoveries for Davis and Ball were essential for this team to have a chance at the championship again.
	14 (9)	44	Det		6-6 Atl 91, Det 116 W Ind 123, Det 116 L Min 70, Det 107 W Cha 98, Det 112 W Det 81, Tor 103 L Det 99, Orl 78 W Bkn 129, Det 88 L Hou 116, Det 86 L Det 112, Mem 105 W Det 97, Phi 127 L Det 116, Dal 131 L Det 122, Bos 101 W	Tough news for Detroit as Ja Morant missed the plane for the road trip and will also miss the next few due to this. The Pistons should make the playoffs even with this happening this week. The team definitely has a bright future, but also have a great team right now with Vuc and Harris in the frontcourt.
	15 (15)	42	OKC		5-4 Bkn 106, OKC 125 W OKC 118, Hou 124 L OKC 117, Chi 73 W SA 91, OKC 93 W OKC 78, Por 73 W OKC 101, Ind 128 L OKC 113, Sac 99 W Pho 113, OKC 103 L OKC 112, Den 120 L	OKC has went through tough times as of late, but finally Lebron is back and ready to go. His injury dropped them down in the standings, but the seeding is not a big deal being in the West. The team is built around 2 superstars, so as long as they are healthy for playoffs it will be fine.
	16 (19)	38	NY		6-6 NY 105, Utah 95 W Dal 113, NY 89 L NY 96, Was 120 L LAC 118, NY 84 L NY 85, Ind 121 L Bos 121, NY 113 L NY 102, Chi 89 W NY 119, Mil 106 W Mil 141, NY 79 L Mia 100, NY 111 W Chi 77, NY 124 W Mem 93, NY 113 W	New York has been hot since things have started clicking with Russell. Randle, Drummond, Mitchell, and Russell should all be back and playing together soon. It will be fun to see the end of the year as the vie for the playoffs.
	17 (23)	33	Mem		5-6 NO 79, Mem 103 W Mem 52, LAC 113 L Mil 107, Mem 77 L Cha 124, Mem 76 L Mem 103, SA 100 W Orl 75, Mem 98 W Mem 101, Den 111 L Det 112, Mem 105 L Mem 124, Den 103 W LAL 77, Mem 118 W Mem 93, NY 113 L	Memphis is now 3 games ahead of the 8th seed for a little breathing room, but what they want is to be out of the play-in game so they do not have to rely on 2 games for their whole season. The additions this season have been very good, and the Aaron Gordon trade, which received lots of backlash, could be a big reason they make the playoffs.
	18 (24)	32	Cle		5-6 Den 93, Cle 108 W Cle 125, GS 91 W Mia 100, Cle 103 W Cle 82, Den 111 L Cle 81, LAL 120 L Utah 110, Cle 90 L Mil 116, Cle 78 L SA 101, Cle 85 L Chi 81, Cle 119 W Cle 106, Orl 97 W Sac 111, Cle 89 L	Jaren Jackson has returned recently, so the front office must be happy. The last 10 games have resulted in a 2-8 record. Oubre being injured is not good, hopefully they are able to resign him this offseason. The roster is solid and are looking to more of the future than right now.
	19 (22)	31	Mia		5-7 Mia 99, Orl 102 L Mil 108, Mia 101 L Utah 116, Mia 75 L Mia 100, Cle 103 L Bos 111, Mia 116 W Mia 93, GS 88 W Atl 98, Mia 113 W Mia 98, Chi 90 W Mia 94, Hou 133 L Mia 100, NY 111 L Mia 95, NO 72 W Mia 97, Ind 121 L	Jarrett Allen has been great for the Heat. He has been the big difference maker adding great defense, rebounding and some offense even. Al Horford, Harrison Barnes and Malik Beasley will be back this next week, so the success should continue soon.
	20 (17)	31	Tor		5-6 Tor 72, Phi 126 L Tor 101, LAL 90 W Tor 93, Hou 123 L Det 81, Tor 103 W Tor 122, Dal 99 W Bos 121, Tor 108 L Por 117, Tor 102 L Orl 100, Tor 115 W Atl 102, Tor 115 W Tor 84, Was 122 L GS 121, Tor 106 L	The retirement of Aldridge has been a setback for this team, but they are still sprinting towards the finish line to get in the playoffs. Beal is back as well as Schroder. The addition of Portis has paid off and they have a likely lottery pick for this year, so with a little bit of luck they could get a top player in the draft.
	21 (14)	30	Bkn		4-7 Bkn 106, OKC 125 L Bkn 100, Ind 129 L Bkn 85, SA 110 L Por 100, Bkn 84 L Bkn 135, Was 120 W Utah 89, Bkn 132 W Bkn 129, Det 88 W Pho 144, Bkn 136 L Bkn 126, GS 110 W SA 116, Bkn 110 L Sac 104, Bkn 100 L	The Nets have had to make some changes to help with their money problems and this has hurt the quality of the team. Adams was downgraded to Thad Young and Bjelica was downgraded to Mykhailiuk. The Nets are only going to pay 70 gm points as of right now which before it was over 200.
	22 (18)	16	Utah		3-8 NY 105, Utah 95 L Utah 116, Mia 75 W Chi 105, Utah 88 L NO 81, Utah 97 W Utah 96, Min 103 L Utah 86, LAC 104 L Utah 110, Cle 90 W Utah 89, Bkn 132 L LAC 108, Utah 102 L Utah 76, Was 107 L Ind 123, Utah 106 L	Utah has a new GM in town. Things are about to change with everybody but Booker being made available. The season has been rough with injuries happening left and right, hopefully Siakam can come back soon too. The front office has made it known they are rebuilding though.
	23 (26)	12	LAL		3-8 LAL 89, Dal 117 L Tor 101, LAL 90 L LAL 101, Ind 120 L Por 125, LAL 86 L Cle 81, LAL 120 W LAL 114, GS 94 W Cha 128, LAL 81 L LAL 125, Por 75 W LAL 107, Hou 115 L Was 103, LAL 77 L LAL 77, Mem 118 L	The Lakers looked like they could make the playoffs until the injury issue for the bigs happened. Wiseman and Wood should be great long term, but this season was tough. The team looks good with a future of Wood, Garland, Wiseman, Rozier, and a few of the young guys who have not yet developed.
	24 (25)	11	NO		3-8 NO 76, Sac 90 L NO 79, Mem 103 L NO 81, Utah 97 L Atl 109, NO 92 L Chi 97, NO 76 L Sac 70, NO 108 W NO 109, Dal 101 W Dal 118, NO 66 L NO 107, Por 90 W NO 111, Hou 126 L Mia 95, NO 72 L	The Pelicans look to be looking to the next season with the moves they've made, getting Klay Thompson and having a lot of great young players. John Wall is hurt, but will be back next week. The team is still right outside of the playoffs and one spot out of the play-in game.
	25 (30)	10	Sac		4-7 Sac 87, SA 96 L NO 76, Sac 90 W Sac 60, Por 108 L Phi 109, Sac 88 L Sac 70, NO 108 L Sac 69, Was 118 L Sac 64, Cha 138 L OKC 113, Sac 99 L Atl 97, Sac 100 W Sac 104, Bkn 100 W Sac 111, Cle 89 W	Sacramento had a crazy week last week, winning doubling their win total to 6. The front office has given the coach directions to keep this from happening again, so the #1 odds are not lost. The team has a bright future, but this season does not matter, just their pick.
	26 (28)	3	Orl		2-8 Mia 99, Orl 102 W Cha 107, Orl 98 L Chi 72, Orl 90 W Atl 106, Orl 86 L Det 99, Orl 78 L Orl 75, Mem 98 L Orl 75, Phi 108 L Cha 103, Orl 72 L Orl 100, Tor 115 L Cle 106, Orl 97 L	The draft is going to be big for Orlando this offseason. They could get their potential franchise star, after trading one away. Deandre Hunter has looked pretty good for them, but is not good enough to be the #1 option. The roster is solid though with Bryant, White, Hunter, Brown, and Claxton all being good young players.
	27 (21)	0	Atl		2-9 Atl 91, Det 116 L Bos 123, Atl 97 L Den 111, Atl 81 L LAC 109, Atl 88 L Atl 109, NO 92 W Atl 106, Orl 86 W Atl 98, Mia 113 L Pho 127, Atl 106 L Atl 97, Sac 100 L Bos 134, Atl 94 L Atl 102, Tor 115 L	Atlanta is still in the playoffs even with this rough stretch. Myles Turner's injury has really hurt them. Nathan Knight, an undrafted free agent, has been a big help in filling in with his absence. The Hawks will hope to stay in the play in game and get some of their players back from injury too make the playoffs.
	28 (29)	0	Min		2-10 Pho 82, Min 73 L Dal 120, Min 107 L Min 70, Det 107 L Bos 113, Min 102 L Utah 96, Min 103 W Den 101, Min 94 L Min 95, Mil 115 L Min 97, Ind 132 L Chi 80, Min 106 W Mil 113, Min 90 L SA 119, Min 112 L Pho 126, Min 88 L	Love and Okeke will be back next week. Nance is out for the year, at least for Minnesota since he will not be able to return until playoffs. Minnesota hopes for a top pick in this year's draft, and they have a solid team with lots of young players. They will need to pay Devonte Graham this offseason, but do not have any cap issues.
	29 (27)	-6	Chi		2-9 Chi 105, Utah 88 W OKC 117, Chi 73 L Chi 72, Orl 90 L Dal 109, Chi 82 L Chi 97, NO 76 W NY 102, Chi 89 L Mia 98, Chi 90 L Chi 80, Min 106 L Chi 81, Cle 119 L Chi 96, Dal 120 L Chi 77, NY 124 L	Chicago is not good right now, with all of the injuries going on, at least they have a lot of picks and a good young core. The recent trade with the Blazers is more for the future of the team. The draft will be big with the lottery deciding if they will get a star or not.
	30 (20)	-16	GS		1-10 Pho 109, GS 77 L Mil 104, GS 71 L Cle 125, GS 91 L SA 97, GS 89 L Ind 136, GS 112 L Mia 93, GS 88 L Por 117, GS 107 L LAL 114, GS 94 L Bkn 126, GS 110 L GS 69, Mil 139 L GS 121, Tor 106 W	I did not think the Warriors would be #30 with the recent trade, yeah they were more for the long term, but the players they got were good quality, and injuries are not as big of a problem now. It may be the gameplan, but this team should be a lot better than this.

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