Week 15 power rankings: No stars, no movement

Josh Richardson is in disbelief that the Mavericks maintained a top-10 spot in this weeks Power Rankings, despite his dismal four-point performance on Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans. This week didn’t give analysts much to think about regarding the Mavericks, as they got an easy win against a bad Timberwolves team and then predictably lost the games in which Luka Doncic was missing.

Here’s how they’ve been trending this year:

In some ways, the lack of fluctuation recently for the Mavericks is a good sign that they can maintain a culture of consistent wins, especially against the many inferior teams that they are scheduled to play in the next several weeks.