PLAYA VISTA, Calif. – No easing into the post-All-Star stretch.
The Clippers start right off the bat with the Spurs on Thursday and the Warriors on Saturday after going 1-1 last week before the break. Here are the resulting power rankings from NBA.com, ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com after last week’s action, along with a brief explanation for the position of the Clippers.
Click on the ranking under each publication to see the full explanations for each team.
NBA.com
Clippers No. 6 (Last week No. 6) – “The Clippers have a league-high eight games left against the top four teams, starting with visits from the Spurs and Warriors this week.