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2025-26 Week 24 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 24 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Denver Nuggets, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Orlando Magic, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 23

54 games were played in Week 23. Top-10 teams lost 9 times. 3 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Atlanta Hawks upset No. 3 Detroit Pistons, 130-129 on the road. Jalen Johnson led Atlanta Hawks with 27 pts. In these rankings, Atlanta Hawks rises from No. 15 to No. 13 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 3.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 5 New York Knicks, 114-103 at home. Kon Knueppel led Charlotte Hornets with 26 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets rises from No. 16 to No. 14 and New York Knicks stays at No. 5.
Chicago Bulls upset No. 9 Houston Rockets, 132-124 at home. Collin Sexton led Chicago Bulls with 25 pts. In these rankings, Chicago Bulls stays at No. 21 and Houston Rockets stays at No. 9.
No. 3 Detroit Pistons beat No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers, 113-110 at home. Daniss Jenkins led Detroit Pistons with 30 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 3 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 7 to No. 8.
No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves beat No. 9 Houston Rockets, 110-108 at home. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota Timberwolves with 25 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 10 and Houston Rockets stays at No. 9.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Philadelphia 76ers, 123-103 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 22 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Philadelphia 76ers rises from No. 17 to No. 16.
No. 4 Boston Celtics beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-109 at home. Jaylen Brown led Boston Celtics with 31 pts. In these rankings, Boston Celtics stays at No. 4 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Chicago Bulls, 131-113 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 25 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Chicago Bulls stays at No. 21.

Week 23 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 24 ranking uses only games played before Week 24, 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	59-16	W 111-100 vs NY	vs #3 DET	72.2O 52.7 · D 57.2	–
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	56-18	W 127-95 @ MIL	vs #21 CHI	69.0O 53.7 · D 53.7	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	54-20	W 109-87 @ MIN	@ #1 OKC	66.1O 51.4 · D 55.2	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	50-24	W 114-99 @ CHA	@ #13 ATL	63.4O 48.5 · D 57.8	–
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	48-27	L 100-111 @ OKC	@ #9 HOU	60.7O 51.0 · D 54.3	–
6	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	48-28	W 116-93 vs GS	@ UTAH	59.4O 55.3 · D 48.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
7	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	46-28	W 149-128 vs MIA	@ UTAH	59.1O 53.8 · D 50.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	48-26	W 116-99 vs BKN	vs WSH	58.8O 51.1 · D 50.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	45-29	W 134-102 @ NO	vs #5 NY	58.1O 48.7 · D 55.0	–
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	45-29	L 87-109 vs DET	@ #25 DAL	57.6O 51.9 · D 51.0	–
11	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	42-32	W 139-87 vs ORL	@ #3 DET	54.9O 48.9 · D 53.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	41-33	W 134-109 vs UTAH	@ #24 MEM	54.5O 47.5 · D 54.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	42-33	W 123-113 vs SAC	vs #4 BOS	54.0O 52.6 · D 48.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	39-36	L 99-114 vs BOS	@ BKN	53.1O 50.0 · D 53.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
15	Miami HeatEastern Conference	39-36	L 118-135 @ IND	vs #16 PHI	52.8O 54.6 · D 47.6	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
16	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	41-33	W 118-114 @ CHA	@ #15 MIA	52.3O 50.8 · D 48.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	39-35	L 87-139 @ TOR	vs #12 PHX	51.7O 49.9 · D 50.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	39-36	W 127-113 @ MIL	vs #19 POR	51.7O 48.5 · D 52.7	–
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	38-38	W 123-88 vs WSH	@ #18 LAC	49.5O 49.8 · D 49.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
20	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	36-39	L 93-116 @ DEN	vs #2 SA	49.4O 49.5 · D 50.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	29-45	L 124-125 @ MEM	@ #2 SA	41.7O 51.2 · D 44.8	–
22	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	29-45	L 113-127 vs LAC	vs #25 DAL	40.3O 45.3 · D 49.0	–
23	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	25-51	L 102-134 vs HOU	@ #19 POR	38.8O 49.9 · D 46.4	–
24	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	25-49	W 125-124 vs CHI	vs #12 PHX	38.7O 49.6 · D 46.7	–
25	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	24-50	W 100-93 @ POR	vs #10 MIN	37.4O 48.5 · D 47.0	–
26	Utah JazzWestern Conference	21-54	L 109-134 @ PHX	vs #7 CLE	33.4O 52.1 · D 40.7	–
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	18-57	W 116-99 vs SAC	vs #14 CHA	31.3O 41.8 · D 50.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	19-57	L 99-116 @ BKN	@ #11 TOR	30.8O 45.8 · D 45.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	17-58	W 135-118 vs MIA	@ #21 CHI	30.5O 47.3 · D 45.3	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	17-57	L 88-123 @ POR	@ #8 LAL	28.8O 47.9 · D 42.0	–

What happened in Week 23

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 23

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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