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2025-26 Week 19 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 19 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Toronto Raptors, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Phoenix Suns, down 2 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 18

36 games were played in Week 18. Top-10 teams lost 8 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings.

LA Clippers upset No. 8 Denver Nuggets, 115-114 at home. Bennedict Mathurin led LA Clippers with 38 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers stays at No. 18 and Denver Nuggets stays at No. 8.
No. 5 New York Knicks beat No. 6 Houston Rockets, 108-106 at home. Karl-Anthony Towns led New York Knicks with 25 pts. In these rankings, New York Knicks stays at No. 5 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Brooklyn Nets, 105-86 at home. Jared McCain led Oklahoma City Thunder with 21 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Brooklyn Nets rises from No. 28 to No. 27.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 7 Cleveland Cavaliers, 121-113 at home. Isaiah Joe led Oklahoma City Thunder with 22 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Cleveland Cavaliers rises from No. 7 to No. 6.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 5 New York Knicks, 126-111 on the road. Cade Cunningham led Detroit Pistons with 42 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2 and New York Knicks stays at No. 5.
No. 3 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 10 Phoenix Suns, 121-94 at home. Stephon Castle led San Antonio Spurs with 20 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3 and Phoenix Suns falls from No. 10 to No. 12.
No. 10 Phoenix Suns beat Orlando Magic by 3 points, 113-110 at home. Grayson Allen led Phoenix Suns with 27 pts. In these rankings, Phoenix Suns falls from No. 10 to No. 12 and Orlando Magic rises from No. 16 to No. 15.

Week 18 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 19 ranking uses only games played before Week 19, 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	44-14	W 121-113 vs CLE	@ #10 TOR	72.1O 53.2 · D 57.0	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	42-13	W 126-110 @ CHI	vs #3 SA	69.0O 51.4 · D 55.2	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	40-16	W 139-122 vs SAC	@ #2 DET	66.7O 52.5 · D 53.4	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	37-19	W 111-89 @ LAL	@ #12 PHX	63.1O 49.3 · D 56.6	–
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	37-21	W 105-99 @ CHI	@ #6 CLE	61.4O 51.8 · D 53.1	–
6	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	36-22	L 113-121 @ OKC	vs #5 NY	59.9O 54.0 · D 49.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	34-21	L 106-108 @ NY	vs #25 UTAH	59.9O 49.1 · D 55.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	36-22	L 117-128 @ GS	vs #4 BOS	58.1O 54.7 · D 48.7	–
9	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	35-23	L 108-135 vs PHI	@ #17 POR	57.3O 53.0 · D 50.4	–
10	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	34-23	W 122-94 @ MIL	vs #1 OKC	56.3O 48.4 · D 53.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
11	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	34-22	L 89-111 vs BOS	vs #15 ORL	55.5O 50.2 · D 49.4	–
12	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	33-25	L 77-92 vs POR	vs #4 BOS	55.4O 47.4 · D 53.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
13	Miami HeatEastern Conference	31-27	W 136-120 vs MEM	@ #21 MIL	54.5O 54.2 · D 48.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	30-27	W 128-117 vs DEN	@ NO	53.6O 50.2 · D 51.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	30-26	W 111-109 @ LAC	@ #11 LAL	52.6O 49.8 · D 50.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
16	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	31-26	W 135-108 @ MIN	@ IND	52.5O 51.1 · D 49.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
17	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	28-30	W 92-77 @ PHX	vs #9 MIN	49.2O 50.6 · D 47.9	–
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	27-30	L 109-111 vs ORL	vs #9 MIN	49.0O 46.9 · D 52.9	–
19	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	27-31	W 129-112 @ WSH	@ #22 CHI	48.9O 49.7 · D 51.8	–
20	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	28-31	W 115-104 vs BKN	vs WSH	48.5O 51.6 · D 47.5	–
21	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	24-31	L 94-122 vs TOR	vs #13 MIA	43.7O 46.8 · D 50.0	–
22	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	24-34	L 99-105 vs NY	vs #19 CHA	42.0O 50.7 · D 45.6	–
23	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	21-34	L 120-136 @ MIA	vs SAC	41.4O 49.8 · D 48.1	–
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	20-36	W 134-130 @ IND	@ BKN	39.3O 48.7 · D 48.1	–
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	18-39	L 114-123 @ MEM	@ #7 HOU	35.1O 53.2 · D 40.3	–
26	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	16-42	W 126-111 vs PHI	vs #14 GS	34.2O 49.7 · D 45.6	–
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	15-41	L 104-115 @ ATL	vs #24 DAL	31.5O 42.0 · D 50.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	15-43	L 130-134 vs DAL	vs #16 PHI	31.3O 46.5 · D 46.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	16-40	L 112-129 vs CHA	@ #20 ATL	30.0O 47.8 · D 42.8	–
30	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	12-46	L 122-139 @ SA	@ #23 MEM	27.8O 45.3 · D 45.6	–

What happened in Week 18

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 18

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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