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2025-26 Week 23 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 23 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Los Angeles Lakers, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Houston Rockets, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 22

54 games were played in Week 22. Top-10 teams lost 5 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Memphis Grizzlies upset No. 8 Denver Nuggets, 125-118 at home. Ty Jerome led Memphis Grizzlies with 21 pts. In these rankings, Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 23 to No. 24 and Denver Nuggets stays at No. 8.
Portland Trail Blazers upset No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-104 on the road. Jerami Grant led Portland Trail Blazers with 26 pts. In these rankings, Portland Trail Blazers stays at No. 20 and Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 10.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Orlando Magic, 113-108 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 40 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Orlando Magic falls from No. 13 to No. 14.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Brooklyn Nets, 121-92 on the road. Jared McCain led Oklahoma City Thunder with 26 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Brooklyn Nets falls from No. 27 to No. 28.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Washington Wizards, 132-111 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 40 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Washington Wizards stays at No. 30.
No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves beat No. 4 Boston Celtics, 102-92 on the road. Bones Hyland led Minnesota Timberwolves with 23 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 10 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 4.
No. 9 Los Angeles Lakers beat No. 6 Houston Rockets, 100-92 on the road. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles Lakers with 36 pts. In these rankings, Los Angeles Lakers rises from No. 9 to No. 7 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 6 to No. 9.
No. 9 Los Angeles Lakers beat No. 6 Houston Rockets, 124-116 on the road. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles Lakers with 40 pts. In these rankings, Los Angeles Lakers rises from No. 9 to No. 7 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 6 to No. 9.

Week 22 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 23 ranking uses only games played before Week 23, 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	56-15	W 132-111 @ WSH	@ #17 PHI	72.5O 52.7 · D 57.2	–
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	53-18	W 134-119 vs IND	@ #13 MIA	68.6O 53.6 · D 53.3	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	51-19	W 115-101 vs GS	vs #7 LAL	66.0O 51.5 · D 55.0	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	47-24	L 92-102 vs MIN	vs #1 OKC	62.4O 48.5 · D 57.5	–
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	47-25	W 145-113 vs WSH	vs #23 NO	61.7O 51.4 · D 54.3	–
6	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	44-27	W 111-106 @ NO	vs #14 ORL	59.1O 53.6 · D 50.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	46-25	W 105-104 @ ORL	@ #3 DET	59.0O 51.0 · D 50.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	44-28	W 128-112 vs POR	@ #11 PHX	58.7O 55.1 · D 48.8	–
9	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	43-27	W 123-122 vs MIA	@ #21 CHI	58.7O 48.5 · D 55.1	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	44-28	W 102-92 @ BOS	vs #9 HOU	57.8O 52.4 · D 50.8	–
11	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	40-32	W 120-98 vs TOR	vs #8 DEN	54.6O 47.3 · D 54.1	–
12	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	39-31	L 98-120 @ PHX	@ UTAH	54.3O 48.7 · D 52.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
13	Miami HeatEastern Conference	38-33	L 122-123 @ HOU	vs #2 SA	54.0O 54.9 · D 48.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
14	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	38-32	L 104-105 vs LAL	vs IND	53.4O 50.0 · D 51.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	39-32	W 126-110 vs GS	vs #24 MEM	53.1O 52.3 · D 48.7	–
16	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	37-34	W 124-101 vs MEM	vs SAC	53.0O 50.1 · D 53.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	39-32	W 126-116 @ UTAH	vs #1 OKC	51.8O 50.5 · D 48.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	35-36	W 138-131 @ DAL	vs #22 MIL	50.1O 48.2 · D 52.4	–
19	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	33-38	L 110-126 @ ATL	@ #25 DAL	49.3O 49.6 · D 51.0	–
20	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	35-37	L 112-128 @ DEN	vs BKN	48.7O 49.9 · D 48.6	–
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	28-42	L 110-115 vs CLE	vs #9 HOU	41.9O 50.8 · D 45.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	29-41	W 108-105 @ PHX	@ #18 LAC	41.8O 45.8 · D 49.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	25-47	L 106-111 vs CLE	@ #5 NY	39.5O 50.2 · D 46.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
24	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	24-46	L 101-124 @ CHA	@ #15 ATL	39.0O 50.0 · D 46.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
25	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	23-48	L 131-138 vs LAC	vs #19 GS	37.0O 48.3 · D 47.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	Utah JazzWestern Conference	21-50	L 116-126 vs PHI	vs #12 TOR	34.3O 52.2 · D 41.1	–
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	19-53	W 126-122 vs BKN	@ #16 CHA	31.7O 46.1 · D 45.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	17-54	L 122-126 @ SAC	@ #20 POR	31.1O 42.0 · D 50.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	15-56	L 119-134 @ SA	@ #14 ORL	28.8O 46.6 · D 45.3	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	16-55	L 113-145 @ NY	@ UTAH	28.2O 48.1 · D 41.7	–

What happened in Week 22

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 22

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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