I had a bit of extra time tonight, so here is the NBA graph for this season’s regular-season games, through December 10th. The power rankings (after the jump) are compared to the power rankings at the end of last season.
| Rank | Team | Notes | Last Season | EdgePower |
1 |
LA Lakers | (Beat Utah) |
1 |
73.85(52 – 0) / 109 #1 – #12 |
2 |
Boston | (Beat Washington) |
3 |
67.89(39 – 0) / 109 #1 – #15 |
3 |
Atlanta | (Beat Chicago) |
10 |
67.89(39 – 0) / 109 #1 – #15 |
4 |
Orlando | (Lost to Utah) |
8 |
62.39(27 – 0) / 109 #1 – #18 |
5 |
Cleveland | (Lost to Houston) |
2 |
61.93(26 – 0) / 109 #1 – #18 |
6 |
Dallas | (Bye) |
6 |
61.47(25 – 0) / 109 #1 – #20 |
7 |
Utah | (Beat Orlando) |
12 |
61.01(25 – 1) / 109 #2 – #19 |
8 |
Houston | (Beat Cleveland) |
5 |
58.72(21 – 2) / 109 #3 – #21 |
9 |
Portland | (Beat Indiana) |
7 |
58.72(20 – 1) / 109 #2 – #21 |
10 |
Miami | (Bye) |
15 |
58.26(20 – 2) / 109 #3 – #20 |
11 |
San Antonio | (Beat Sacramento) |
9 |
56.88(19 – 4) / 109 #4 – #21 |
12 |
Denver | (Lost to Detroit) |
4 |
56.42(14 – 0) / 109 #1 – #23 |
13 |
Phoenix | (Bye) |
11 |
55.96(15 – 2) / 109 #2 – #22 |
14 |
Oklahoma City | (Bye) |
26 |
53.21(13 – 6) / 109 #6 – #24 |
15 |
New Orleans | (Beat Minnesota) |
16 |
50.46(13 – 12) / 109 #9 – #24 |
16 |
Memphis | (Bye) |
28 |
50.46(2 – 1) / 109 #2 – #28 |
17 |
Toronto | (Lost to Milwaukee) |
20 |
48.62(1 – 4) / 109 #4 – #29 |
18 |
Charlotte | (Bye) |
21 |
48.62(0 – 3) / 109 #3 – #30 |
19 |
Golden State | (Beat New Jersey) |
23 |
48.62(3 – 6) / 109 #7 – #28 |
20 |
New York | (Bye) |
22 |
47.71(2 – 7) / 109 #6 – #29 |
21 |
Milwaukee | (Beat Toronto) |
25 |
47.25(3 – 9) / 109 #8 – #28 |
22 |
Sacramento | (Lost to San Antonio) |
29 |
46.79(2 – 9) / 109 #8 – #28 |
23 |
LA Clippers | (Bye) |
30 |
44.50(9 – 21) / 109 #14 – #25 |
24 |
Chicago | (Lost to Atlanta) |
17 |
44.04(0 – 13) / 109 #11 – #30 |
25 |
Indiana | (Lost to Portland) |
19 |
44.04(1 – 14) / 109 #11 – #29 |
26 |
Detroit | (Beat Philadelphia) |
13 |
39.91(6 – 28) / 109 #16 – #27 |
27 |
Washington | (Lost to Boston) |
27 |
35.78(3 – 34) / 109 #17 – #28 |
28 |
Philadelphia | (Lost to Detroit) |
18 |
29.36(1 – 46) / 109 #18 – #29 |
29 |
Minnesota | (Lost to New Orleans) |
24 |
28.90(1 – 47) / 109 #20 – #29 |
30 |
New Jersey | (Lost to Golden State) |
14 |
5.05(0 – 98) / 109 #27 – #30 |
This power ranking is *obviously* wrong, since The Answer has returned to Philly