2021-2022 NBA Basketball Rankings
Week 8: Tuesday December 7, 2021
| Rank | Team | Division | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 |  Phoenix 20-4Pwr: 3 | Off: 7 | Def: 7 | Pacific | 1.755 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 1 |  Golden State 20-4Pwr: 1 | Off: 3 | Def: 1 | Pacific | 1.731 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 |  Brooklyn 16-7Pwr: 5 | Off: 9 | Def: 15 | Atlantic | 0.990 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
| 4 1 |  Chicago 17-8Pwr: 4 | Off: 10 | Def: 8 | Central | 0.855 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 1 |  Utah 16-7Pwr: 2 | Off: 2 | Def: 9 | Northwest | 0.816 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 4 |  Memphis 14-10Pwr: 14 | Off: 4 | Def: 25 | Southwest | 0.533 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 4 |  Milwaukee 16-9Pwr: 6 | Off: 8 | Def: 18 | Central | 0.528 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 4 |  Cleveland 13-12Pwr: 7 | Off: 25 | Def: 2 | Central | 0.433 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 2 |
| 9 2 |  Miami 14-11Pwr: 9 | Off: 17 | Def: 5 | Southeast | 0.330 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 1 |  Charlotte 14-12Pwr: 17 | Off: 1 | Def: 30 | Southeast | 0.325 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 1 |  Atlanta 13-12Pwr: 8 | Off: 6 | Def: 21 | Southeast | 0.261 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 12 2 |  Boston 13-11Pwr: 10 | Off: 13 | Def: 14 | Atlantic | 0.248 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| 13 5 |  Washington 14-11Pwr: 21 | Off: 20 | Def: 12 | Southeast | 0.226 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 |
| 14 4 |  Philadelphia 13-11Pwr: 12 | Off: 18 | Def: 10 | Atlantic | 0.189 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 15 1 |  Denver 11-12Pwr: 15 | Off: 27 | Def: 3 | Northwest | 0.119 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 3 |
| 16 3 |  LA Clippers 13-12Pwr: 13 | Off: 24 | Def: 4 | Pacific | 0.098 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
| 17 2 |  Dallas 11-11Pwr: 22 | Off: 21 | Def: 13 | Southwest | 0.026 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 13 |
| 18 4 |  Toronto 11-13Pwr: 16 | Off: 22 | Def: 6 | Atlantic | -0.043 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 6 |
| 19 |  New York 11-12Pwr: 20 | Off: 19 | Def: 16 | Atlantic | -0.062 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
| 20 3 |  Portland 11-14Pwr: 23 | Off: 12 | Def: 26 | Northwest | -0.093 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 26 |
| 21 |  LA Lakers 12-12Pwr: 25 | Off: 5 | Def: 29 | Pacific | -0.100 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 29 | |
| 22 2 |  Minnesota 11-13Pwr: 18 | Off: 14 | Def: 19 | Northwest | -0.127 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 19 |
| 23 |  Sacramento 10-14Pwr: 24 | Off: 11 | Def: 27 | Pacific | -0.268 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 27 | |
| 24 |  Indiana 10-16Pwr: 11 | Off: 16 | Def: 11 | Central | -0.437 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 11 | |
| 25 |  San Antonio 8-14Pwr: 19 | Off: 15 | Def: 20 | Southwest | -0.507 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 20 | |
| 26 |  New Orleans 7-19Pwr: 26 | Off: 26 | Def: 23 | Southwest | -0.880 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | |
| 27 |  Houston 7-16Pwr: 27 | Off: 23 | Def: 28 | Southwest | -0.905 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 | |
| 28 |  Oklahoma City 7-16Pwr: 29 | Off: 30 | Def: 17 | Northwest | -0.919 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 17 | |
| 29 |  Orlando 5-20Pwr: 30 | Off: 28 | Def: 24 | Southeast | -1.303 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | |
| 30 |  Detroit 4-19Pwr: 28 | Off: 29 | Def: 22 | Central | -1.452 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 22 |
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