NBA Power Rankings (Week 8)

The biggest NBA news this week was the Golden State loss in Milwaukee on Saturday. After a hard fought contest, the Warriors came up short on the final leg of their 7 game road trip. Even with the loss, a 6-1 record on the trip including a double overtime finish at the TD Garden is extremely impressive. The Warriors maintain their number one ranking, but another Western Conference team has Golden State in their sights. The surging Spurs are only 3.5 games back of first place and have won 8 of 10. San Antonio is a team to keep an eye on moving forward, as they are only getting more and more comfortable playing with LaMarcus Aldridge. Another team on the rise is Oklahoma City. The Thunder are on a five game winning streak and with KD and Westbrook running the squad anything can happen.
*Bracketed numbers indicate previous ranking

1. Golden State Warriors (24-1) [1]
2. San Antonio Spurs (21-5) [2]
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (15-7) [3]
4. Oklahoma City Thunder (16-8) [4]
5. Chicago Bulls (14-8) [6]
6. Los Angeles Clippers (15-10) [8]
7. Indiana Pacers (14-9) [5]
8. Toronto Raptors (16-10) [10]
9. Miami Heat (14-9) [9]
10. Boston Celtics (14-10) [12]
11. Charlotte Hornets (14-9) [15]
12. Memphis Grizzlies (14-12) [11]
13. Atlanta Hawks (14-12) [7]
14. Detroit Pistons (14-12) [14]
15. Dallas Mavericks (14-11) [13]
16. Orlando Magic (13-11) [17]
17. Houston Rockets (12-13) [18]
18. Milwaukee Bucks (10-15) [21] 
19. Washington Wizards (10-13) [19]
20. Phoenix Suns (11-15) [22]
21. Utah Jazz (10-13) [16]
22. New York Knicks (11-14) [20]
23. Portland Trailblazers (11-15) [23]
24. Denver Nuggets (10-14) [25]
25. Minnesota Timberwolves (9-14) [24]
26. Sacramento Kings (9-15) [26]
27. Brooklyn Nets (7-17) [28]
28. New Orleans Pelicans (6-18) [27]
29. Los Angeles Lakers (3-21) [29]
30. Philadelphia 76ers (1-25) [30]

Grayson Gold-Garvey, Twitter @TheGraygo