2020-2021 NBA Basketball Rankings
Week 5: Tuesday January 19, 2021
| Rank | Team | Division | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LA Lakers 11-4Pwr: 1 | Off: 5 | Def: 6 | Pacific | 1.324 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 |  LA Clippers 10-4Pwr: 2 | Off: 9 | Def: 3 | Pacific | 1.283 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 2 |  Utah 9-4Pwr: 4 | Off: 14 | Def: 4 | Northwest | 1.070 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indiana 8-5Pwr: 9 | Off: 8 | Def: 19 | Central | 0.690 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |
| 5 2 |  Boston 8-4Pwr: 13 | Off: 18 | Def: 10 | Atlantic | 0.666 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| 6 5 |  San Antonio 8-6Pwr: 7 | Off: 13 | Def: 13 | Southwest | 0.626 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
| 7 5 |  Brooklyn 9-6Pwr: 3 | Off: 1 | Def: 25 | Atlantic | 0.624 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 9 |  Memphis 7-6Pwr: 12 | Off: 23 | Def: 8 | Southwest | 0.545 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| 9 3 |  Milwaukee 9-5Pwr: 5 | Off: 3 | Def: 21 | Central | 0.526 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 3 |  Golden State 7-6Pwr: 20 | Off: 17 | Def: 17 | Pacific | 0.517 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| 11 2 |  Portland 8-6Pwr: 19 | Off: 11 | Def: 26 | Northwest | 0.512 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 26 |
| 12 5 |  Philadelphia 9-5Pwr: 6 | Off: 10 | Def: 15 | Atlantic | 0.352 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| 13 5 |  Phoenix 7-5Pwr: 8 | Off: 21 | Def: 5 | Pacific | 0.289 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| 14 |  Oklahoma City 6-6Pwr: 27 | Off: 26 | Def: 23 | Northwest | 0.102 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 23 | |
| 15 9 |  New York 7-8Pwr: 21 | Off: 30 | Def: 1 | Atlantic | 0.035 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 1 |
| 16 4 |  Cleveland 6-7Pwr: 26 | Off: 29 | Def: 7 | Central | -0.119 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 7 |
| 17 2 |  Denver 6-7Pwr: 10 | Off: 6 | Def: 22 | Northwest | -0.132 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 18 5 |  Atlanta 6-7Pwr: 11 | Off: 15 | Def: 11 | Southeast | -0.165 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 19 9 |  Dallas 6-7Pwr: 18 | Off: 28 | Def: 2 | Southwest | -0.190 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 2 |
| 20 5 |  New Orleans 5-7Pwr: 17 | Off: 25 | Def: 9 | Southwest | -0.236 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 9 |
| 21 5 |  Chicago 6-8Pwr: 23 | Off: 4 | Def: 28 | Central | -0.255 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 28 |
| 22 1 |  Charlotte 6-8Pwr: 16 | Off: 19 | Def: 14 | Southeast | -0.325 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 14 |
| 23 4 |  Toronto 5-8Pwr: 14 | Off: 12 | Def: 20 | Atlantic | -0.384 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
| 24 6 |  Orlando 6-8Pwr: 28 | Off: 27 | Def: 18 | Southeast | -0.497 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 18 |
| 25 6 |  Miami 5-7Pwr: 15 | Off: 20 | Def: 12 | Southeast | -0.544 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| 26 10 |  Houston 4-8Pwr: 24 | Off: 22 | Def: 16 | Southwest | -0.566 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| 27 5 |  Sacramento 5-9Pwr: 30 | Off: 7 | Def: 30 | Pacific | -0.588 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 30 |
| 28 |  Minnesota 3-9Pwr: 29 | Off: 24 | Def: 27 | Northwest | -1.017 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 27 | |
| 29 1 |  Detroit 3-10Pwr: 25 | Off: 16 | Def: 24 | Central | -1.126 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 24 |
| 30 1 |  Washington 3-8Pwr: 22 | Off: 2 | Def: 29 | Southeast | -1.137 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 29 |
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