NBA Power Rankings — Week 1, 2024

#	Team	Rec	Rating	Inj	Δ Wk	SOS	vs Mkt	Earl's Take
1	Golden State Warriors Δ —	2-1	+7.8	—	——	-1.9	+4.6	—
2	Cleveland Cavaliers Δ —	4-0	+6.0	—	——	-2.7	+3.1	—
3	Oklahoma City Thunder Δ —	3-0	+5.5	—	——	-1.6	+1.9	—
4	Boston Celtics Δ —	4-0	+5.0	—	——	-2.1	-1.2	—
5	Los Angeles Lakers Δ —	3-1	+2.6	—	——	+1.6	+3.0	—
6	LA Clippers Δ —	2-1	+2.1	—	——	+2.6	+5.0	—
7	Phoenix Suns Δ —	3-1	+1.9	—	——	+2.0	+1.3	—
8	Orlando Magic Δ —	3-1	+1.9	—	——	-1.8	-0.4	—
9	Sacramento Kings Δ —	1-2	+1.6	—	——	+0.4	+0.2	—
10	Houston Rockets Δ —	2-2	+1.4	—	——	-1.0	-0.6	—
11	Dallas Mavericks Δ —	2-1	+0.9	—	——	-1.3	-2.8	—
12	Minnesota Timberwolves Δ —	2-1	+0.8	—	——	-0.0	-2.0	—
13	San Antonio Spurs Δ —	1-2	-0.3	—	——	+1.3	+1.4	—
14	Miami Heat Δ —	2-1	-0.4	—	——	-0.8	-2.4	—
15	New York Knicks Δ —	1-2	-0.5	—	——	+2.4	-1.6	—
16	New Orleans Pelicans Δ —	2-1	-0.8	—	——	-1.8	-2.8	—
17	Chicago Bulls Δ —	2-2	-1.1	—	——	+0.3	+2.4	—
18	Brooklyn Nets Δ —	1-2	-1.3	—	——	-0.5	+2.7	—
19	Charlotte Hornets Δ —	1-2	-1.4	—	——	-0.2	+1.4	—
20	Milwaukee Bucks Δ —	1-3	-1.6	—	——	-0.1	-4.0	—
21	Atlanta Hawks Δ —	2-2	-1.7	—	——	-0.2	-1.7	—
22	Memphis Grizzlies Δ —	2-2	-1.8	—	——	-0.9	-2.3	—
23	Denver Nuggets Δ —	1-2	-1.9	—	——	+1.1	-4.4	—
24	Portland Trail Blazers Δ —	1-3	-2.1	—	——	+2.0	+3.0	—
25	Detroit Pistons Δ —	0-4	-2.7	—	——	+1.7	+2.2	—
26	Philadelphia 76ers Δ —	1-2	-2.9	—	——	-3.2	-1.7	—
27	Washington Wizards Δ —	1-2	-3.4	—	——	+3.1	+1.5	—
28	Indiana Pacers Δ —	1-3	-3.7	—	——	-1.1	-4.7	—
29	Toronto Raptors Δ —	1-3	-4.2	—	——	+0.5	+1.4	—
30	Utah Jazz Δ —	0-3	-5.6	—	——	+2.3	-2.4	—

Rating is in points on a neutral field: a team's rating minus its opponent's approximates the spread. Rec is the team's W-L-T through this week. Δ Wk is movement vs last week. Inj is the rating points docked for key players ruled out/doubtful/questionable this week. SOS is the average rating of opponents faced, in points vs league average (negative = easier schedule). vs Mkt is Earl's rating minus the market's (from closing lines), placed on Earl's points scale — positive means Earl is higher on the team than the market. How Earl rates teams →