NBA Official Power Rankings: Green Army, Thunder, Wolves, Top Three, Clippers Rise 5th, Lakers 17th, Warriors 20th

On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Earlier today, the NBA officially announced the latest power rankings, the Celtics are still ranked first, the Thunder overtook the Timberwolves to rise to No. 2, the defending champion Nuggets ranked No. 4, the Clippers rose to No. 5, the Lakers ranked 17th, the Warriors ranked 20th, and the Pistons ranked first from the bottom.

The specific rankings are as follows:

1-5: Celtics, Thunder, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Clippers;

6-10: 76ers, Bucks, Kings, Pelicans, Heat;

11-15: Pacers, Suns, Magic, Knicks, Mavericks;

16-20: Cavaliers, Lakers, Rockets, Bulls, Warriors;

21-25: Jazz, Nets, Grizzlies, Hawks, Raptors;

26-30：开拓者，黄蜂，奇才，马刺，活塞。

The Celtics have been in good form of late, going 11-1 in their last 12 games, with their only defeat coming in overtime to the Warriors on the road. The Celtics currently have a 26-6 record, including a 16-0 record at home, and are unbeaten so far.

The Thunder are currently on a four-game winning streak, beating the Timberwolves, Knicks, Nuggets, and Nets in a row. The team has a 22-9 record, just 1.5 wins behind the Timberwolves and in second place in the West. After losing the play-in tournament last season, the Thunder have improved a lot, as evidenced by back-to-back victories over the Timberwolves and Nuggets.

The Clippers are just 2-2 in Kawhi Leonard's absence, but the team is on the right path at the moment. And Leonard has already ushered in a comeback yesterday and led the team to defeat the Heat. The Clippers have won all of their last 10 games in which Leonard has played, and are currently in fourth place in the West with 20 wins and 12 losses.

Among other teams, the Suns are currently in good form, rising to 8th place in the West with a four-game winning streak and 12th in the power rankings. The Lakers have been in poor form lately, losing back-to-back games to the Timberwolves and Pelicans, and the Lakers currently have a 17-17 record and are only 17th in the power rankings. The Warriors are in equally bad form, as they are on a three-game losing streak with a 15-17 record and are 20th in the power rankings.

In addition, although the Pistons ended their 28-game losing streak, they still hold the bottom of the power rankings.