LOS ANGELES – Wins against the Nuggets and Spurs started to vault the Clippers, but injuries and subsequent losses to the Mavericks and Lakers halted that jump, so there weren’t any drastic changes in the resulting power rankings.
Here are the rankings from NBA.com, ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com, along with a brief explanation for the choices. Click on the link under each publication’s name to see the full explanations for each team.
NBA.com
Clippers No. 6 (Last week: No. 7) – “Last season, the Clippers scored more efficiently in the 47 games that Blake Griffin missed (108.