NBA power rankings for start of December

By Rick Morris

 

TOP TIER

1 Memphis

2 Golden State

3 Toronto

4 Portland

5 San Antonio

6 Houston

7 Dallas

SECOND TIER

8 LA Clippers

9 Washington

10 Atlanta

11 Chicago

12 Phoenix

THIRD TIER

13 Cleveland

14 Milwaukee

15 Sacramento

16 Miami

17 Denver

18 New Orleans

FOURTH TIER

19 Indiana

20 Brooklyn

FIFTH TIER

21 Orlando

22 Oklahoma City

23 Utah

24 Boston

25 Minnesota

SIXTH TIER

26 New York

27 LA Lakers

28 Charlotte

29 Detroit

SEVENTH TIER

30 Philadelphia