NBA power rankings for start of December

By Rick Morris

TOP TIER

1 LA Lakers

2 Milwaukee

3 Toronto

4 Denver       

SECOND TIER

5 Miami

6 Boston

7 LA Clippers

8 Philadelphia

9 Dallas

10 Houston

THIRD TIER

11 Indiana

12 Utah

FOURTH TIER

13 Minnesota

14 Brooklyn

FIFTH TIER

16 Phoenix

17 Sacramento

18 Orlando

19 Oklahoma City

20 Portland

21 Charlotte

SIXTH TIER

22 Detroit

23 San Antonio

24 Washington

25 Memphis

26 New Orleans

SEVENTH TIER

27 Cleveland

28 Atlanta

29 New York

30 Golden State

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 EAST 218

2 WEST 232