Power Rankings Roundup: Week 20

SAN ANTONIO – Win, loss, win, loss, win, loss.

The Clippers haven’t lost consecutive games since December, but it’s been a back-and-forth last couple weeks, as the Clippers continue alternating wins and losses.

Here are the power rankings from NBA.com, ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com after last week’s wins against the Mavericks and Knicks and losses to the Thunder and Cavaliers, along with a brief explanation for the position of the Clippers.

NBA.com

Clippers No. 8 (Last week No. 4) – “After losses to the Thunder and Cavs, there's some urgency for Blake Griffin to return. But Griffin's original injury (torn left quad) is still an issue and he won't be playing on a five-game trip that starts…