Rowan Kavner
DALLAS – While it may have been a suboptimal week in terms of wins and losses for the Clippers against a couple of the West’s elite teams, the national outlets didn’t hold that against them.
Here’s where NBA.com, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBSSports.com and BleacherReport.com placed the Clippers after last week’s action, along with a brief explanation for the position. Note that each publication updates its picks at different times. Click on the ranking under each publication to see the full explanations.
NBA.com
Clippers No. 5 – John Schuhmann noted the Clippers two losses last week, but there were encouraging signs, including a goaltending call which probably would’ve changed the result of the Rockets loss.