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2025-26 Week 25 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 25 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Houston Rockets, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Toronto Raptors, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 24

53 games were played in Week 24. Top-10 teams lost 10 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Atlanta Hawks upset No. 4 Boston Celtics, 112-102 at home. Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta Hawks with 20 pts. In these rankings, Atlanta Hawks rises from No. 13 to No. 11 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 4.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers, 134-128 at home. Cooper Flagg led Dallas Mavericks with 45 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks stays at No. 25 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 8 to No. 9.
No. 6 Denver Nuggets beat No. 2 San Antonio Spurs, 136-134 at home. Nikola Jokic led Denver Nuggets with 40 pts. In these rankings, Denver Nuggets stays at No. 6 and San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 2.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 3 Detroit Pistons, 114-110 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 47 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 3.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers, 139-96 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 28 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 8 to No. 9.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Utah Jazz, 146-111 at home. Chet Holmgren led Oklahoma City Thunder with 21 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Utah Jazz stays at No. 26.
No. 3 Detroit Pistons beat No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves, 113-108 at home. Daniss Jenkins led Detroit Pistons with 26 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 3 and Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 10.
No. 9 Houston Rockets beat No. 5 New York Knicks, 111-94 at home. Kevin Durant led Houston Rockets with 27 pts. In these rankings, Houston Rockets rises from No. 9 to No. 7 and New York Knicks stays at No. 5.

Week 24 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 25 ranking uses only games played before Week 25, 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	62-16	W 146-111 vs UTAH	@ #9 LAL	72.5O 53.1 · D 57.4	–
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	59-19	L 134-136 @ DEN	vs #16 PHI	68.7O 53.9 · D 53.7	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	57-21	W 116-93 @ PHI	@ #17 ORL	66.3O 51.4 · D 55.5	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	53-25	W 115-101 vs TOR	vs #12 CHA	63.6O 48.9 · D 57.7	–
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	50-28	W 136-96 vs CHI	@ #11 ATL	60.5O 51.0 · D 54.5	–
6	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	50-28	W 136-134 vs SA	vs #19 POR	59.7O 55.4 · D 48.6	–
7	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	49-29	W 117-116 @ GS	@ #13 PHX	59.1O 48.9 · D 55.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	49-29	W 117-108 vs IND	@ #24 MEM	59.0O 53.4 · D 50.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	50-28	L 128-134 @ DAL	vs #1 OKC	58.0O 51.0 · D 50.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	46-32	L 108-122 vs CHA	@ IND	56.4O 51.5 · D 51.3	–
11	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	45-33	W 141-107 @ BKN	vs #5 NY	55.3O 52.9 · D 49.3	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
12	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	43-36	W 122-108 @ MIN	@ #4 BOS	54.5O 50.3 · D 53.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
13	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	43-35	W 120-110 @ CHI	vs #7 HOU	54.1O 47.5 · D 54.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
14	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	43-35	L 101-115 @ BOS	vs #15 MIA	54.0O 48.9 · D 53.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
15	Miami HeatEastern Conference	41-37	W 152-136 vs WSH	@ #14 TOR	53.0O 55.0 · D 47.2	–
16	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	43-35	L 93-116 vs DET	@ #2 SA	52.3O 50.7 · D 49.0	–
17	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	42-36	W 112-108 @ NO	vs #3 DET	52.0O 49.8 · D 50.3	–
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	40-38	W 138-109 @ SAC	vs #25 DAL	51.1O 48.3 · D 52.7	–
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	40-38	W 118-106 vs NO	@ #6 DEN	50.2O 49.7 · D 49.8	–
20	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	36-42	L 116-117 vs HOU	vs SAC	48.7O 49.4 · D 50.7	–
21	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	31-47	W 131-115 vs MEM	@ BKN	41.0O 45.6 · D 49.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	29-49	L 110-120 vs PHX	@ WSH	40.6O 51.0 · D 44.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	25-54	L 108-112 vs ORL	vs UTAH	38.1O 49.5 · D 46.6	–
24	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	25-53	L 115-131 @ MIL	vs #8 CLE	37.6O 49.4 · D 46.2	–
25	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	25-53	W 134-128 vs LAL	@ #18 LAC	37.3O 48.4 · D 46.6	–
26	Utah JazzWestern Conference	21-58	L 111-146 @ OKC	@ #23 NO	33.1O 51.8 · D 40.6	–
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	21-58	L 109-138 vs LAC	@ #20 GS	32.1O 45.9 · D 45.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	19-59	W 121-115 vs WSH	vs #21 MIL	31.4O 41.6 · D 50.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	18-60	L 108-117 @ CLE	vs #10 MIN	31.4O 47.5 · D 45.4	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	17-61	L 115-121 @ BKN	vs #22 CHI	28.6O 48.2 · D 41.6	–

What happened in Week 24

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 24

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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