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NBA Power Rankings Update: The San Antonio Spurs Are Falling Apart
The Spurs have been a given for the playoffs for a long time, but they now sit on the outside looking in. How is that reflected in our rankings?

Teams Ranked 30th to 21st

Some teams flipped around in the bottom tier and no one should care. Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons reach a new low.

RankingTeamRecordnERDLast RankingPlus/Minus
30Phoenix Suns19-5022.9300
29Sacramento Kings22-4725.5290
28Memphis Grizzlies18-4930.227-1
27Chicago Bulls23-4431.2281
26Atlanta Hawks20-4832.425-1
25Brooklyn Nets21-4733.1261
24Orlando Magic21-4835.3240
23New York Knicks24-4436.4230
22Dallas Mavericks22-4642.0220
21Detroit Pistons30-3745.920-1


Risers

Teams move up and down in this tier every week, and ultimately, it doesn't matter. We'll just keep giving you the link to Tankathon.com, since rising here is actually falling for most of these squads, if you catch my drift.

Fallers

The Memphis Grizzlies have lost 18 straight games. The all-time single-season record is 26, so at least they still have something to play for.

The Detroit Pistons have been pretty awful since the Blake Griffin trade. They won their first four games with Blake in the lineup but have gone 3-11 since. They now sit five and a half games out of a playoff spot, and we give them a measly 2.1% chance of making it. Remember when the Pistons were 22-18 and vying for homecourt advantage in the playoffs? Me neither. Welcome to the bottom tier, Detroit.

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