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2025-26 Week 14 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 14 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Golden State Warriors, up 6 spots. The biggest drop: Toronto Raptors, down 5 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 13

50 games were played in Week 13. Top-10 teams lost 15 times. 8 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Indiana Pacers upset No. 4 Boston Celtics, 98-96 at home. Pascal Siakam led Indiana Pacers with 21 pts. In these rankings, Indiana Pacers rises from No. 30 to No. 29 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 4.
Miami Heat upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 122-120 at home. Bam Adebayo led Miami Heat with 30 pts. In these rankings, Miami Heat rises from No. 15 to No. 13 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Sacramento Kings upset No. 6 New York Knicks, 112-101 at home. DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento Kings with 27 pts. In these rankings, Sacramento Kings rises from No. 28 to No. 26 and New York Knicks falls from No. 6 to No. 9.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 5 Denver Nuggets, 110-87 on the road. Brandon Miller led Charlotte Hornets with 23 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets stays at No. 23 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 5 to No. 6.
Sacramento Kings upset No. 10 Los Angeles Lakers, 124-112 at home. DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento Kings with 32 pts. In these rankings, Sacramento Kings rises from No. 28 to No. 26 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 10 to No. 11.
Golden State Warriors upset No. 6 New York Knicks, 126-113 at home. Jimmy Butler III led Golden State Warriors with 32 pts. In these rankings, Golden State Warriors rises from No. 16 to No. 10 and New York Knicks falls from No. 6 to No. 9.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 10 Los Angeles Lakers, 135-117 on the road. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte Hornets with 30 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets stays at No. 23 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 10 to No. 11.
Portland Trail Blazers upset No. 10 Los Angeles Lakers, 132-116 at home. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland Trail Blazers with 25 pts. In these rankings, Portland Trail Blazers rises from No. 18 to No. 17 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 10 to No. 11.

Week 13 recap reel

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 14 ranking uses only games played before Week 14, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference	35-8	L 120-122 @ MIA	@ #12 CLE	76.4O 54.0 · D 57.4	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	30-10	W 121-78 vs IND	vs #4 BOS	66.8O 50.7 · D 55.0	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	29-13	W 126-123 vs MIN	vs #25 UTAH	65.6O 51.5 · D 53.5	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	26-15	W 132-106 @ ATL	@ #2 DET	61.3O 50.4 · D 55.2	–
5	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	25-15	W 119-110 vs NO	vs #3 SA	60.8O 50.7 · D 54.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
6	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	29-14	L 87-110 vs CHA	vs #11 LAL	60.5O 54.8 · D 48.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	27-16	L 123-126 @ SA	@ #25 UTAH	60.1O 53.0 · D 51.2	–
8	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	25-17	W 106-99 @ NY	@ BKN	58.3O 48.2 · D 54.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	New York KnicksEastern Conference	25-17	L 99-106 vs PHX	vs #24 DAL	57.1O 52.0 · D 51.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
10	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	24-19	W 136-116 vs CHA	vs #13 MIA	55.6O 50.1 · D 52.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
11	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	25-16	W 110-93 vs TOR	@ #6 DEN	55.5O 50.0 · D 49.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	24-19	W 117-115 @ PHI	vs #1 OKC	54.8O 53.6 · D 48.7	–
13	Miami HeatEastern Conference	22-20	W 122-120 vs OKC	@ #10 GS	54.6O 54.0 · D 48.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	23-19	L 109-126 vs MEM	vs #23 CHA	53.1O 49.7 · D 51.1	–
15	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	22-18	L 115-117 vs CLE	vs IND	52.9O 51.0 · D 49.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
16	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	25-19	L 93-110 @ LAL	@ #10 GS	52.8O 47.4 · D 53.2	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
17	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	22-22	W 117-110 @ SAC	vs #13 MIA	51.5O 50.9 · D 48.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	18-23	W 121-117 @ TOR	@ WSH	47.7O 47.0 · D 52.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
19	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	20-24	L 106-132 vs BOS	vs #22 MIL	47.7O 51.6 · D 47.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
20	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	18-23	W 126-109 vs ORL	vs #19 ATL	46.7O 49.4 · D 49.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	20-22	W 124-102 vs BKN	vs #18 LAC	44.2O 50.6 · D 46.1	–
22	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	17-24	L 101-119 @ SA	@ #19 ATL	41.6O 46.6 · D 49.9	–
23	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	16-27	W 110-87 @ DEN	vs #12 CLE	41.4O 49.9 · D 49.6	–
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	17-26	W 138-120 vs UTAH	@ #9 NY	40.9O 47.5 · D 49.4	–
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	14-28	L 120-138 @ DAL	@ #3 SA	37.1O 54.2 · D 39.3	–
26	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	12-31	L 110-117 vs POR	vs #13 MIA	34.2O 45.5 · D 46.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	12-28	L 102-124 @ CHI	vs #8 PHX	33.7O 43.0 · D 52.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	10-35	L 110-119 @ HOU	vs #2 DET	30.6O 49.4 · D 44.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	10-33	L 78-121 @ DET	@ #15 PHI	29.5O 44.8 · D 48.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	10-31	L 115-121 @ DEN	vs #18 LAC	27.2O 47.7 · D 42.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 13

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 13

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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