Week 4 NBA power rankings: Warriors hold steady at the top
USA TODAY Sports' NBA power rankings for Week 4 of the 2016-17 season (through Saturday, Nov. 26).
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TEAM (RECORD) MOVEMENT
1. Golden State Warriors (15-2) -
They're riding an 11-game win streak — the longest in the NBA — and are putting up a league-high 118.4 points per game.
2. Los Angeles Clippers (14-3) +1
The Clippers rank third in the NBA in both offensive (111.4) and defensive (99.2) rating.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-2)-1
With the Big Three of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love all playing phenomenal basketball, the defending champs are off to the best 14-game start in franchise history.
4. San Antonio Spurs (14-3) +1
The Spurs are quietly on a nine-game winning streak and are on pace for a 65-plus win season. What else is new?
T-5. Toronto Raptors (10-6) +2
Led by DeMar DeRozan (30.2 ppg), the Raptors — who finished 2015-16 with a franchise-best 56 wins — have looked like the East's second-best team thus far.
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T-5. Chicago Bulls (10-6) +4
One of the NBA's most pleasant surprises, the Bulls — led by a surging Jimmy Butler averaging career-highs across the board — are starting to look like the real deal.
7. Atlanta Hawks (10-6) -3
After jumping out to a 9-2 start, the Hawks have faltered lately, losing four of their last five games.
8. Memphis Grizzlies (11-6) +3
Winners of eight of their last 10, the Mike Conley-led Grizzlies seem destined for their seventh straight playoff appearance.
9. Houston Rockets (10-6) +1
Behind MVP candidate James Harden, the Rockets have come back strong after a disappointing 41-41 finish last year.
T-10. Oklahoma City Thunder (10-8) -2
Russell Westbrook has a league-leading seven triple-doubles through 18 games. He also has the league's highest usage rate (41.4) and the Thunder have lost three of their last five.
T-10. Utah Jazz (9-8) +3
After going on a four-game skid, the Jazz bounced back this week with convincing wins over the Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks by a total of 52 points.
12. Charlotte Hornets (9-7) -6
After an 8-3 start, the Hornets have lost four of their last five.
13. Boston Celtics (9-7) -1
The Celtics have gotten out to an unexpectedly slow start, but with Al Horford and Jae Crowder back in the lineup, they have won three of their last four. They could crack our top 10 sooner rather than later.
14. Portland Trail Blazers (9-9) -
The Blazers boast one of the NBA's most high-powered offenses, but they have a league-worst 109.3 defensive rating and have lost five of their last seven.
T-15. Detroit Pistons (8-10) +1
Until starting point guard Reggie Jackson (knee) returns, expect the Pistons to continue to flirt with .500.
T-15. New York Knicks (8-8) +5
The Knicks went 3-1 this week, with wins over Charlotte, Portland and Atlanta.
17. Indiana Pacers (8-9) -
Paul George, who has missed five games this season with back and ankle ailments, called a players-only meeting on Thanksgiving — the day after the Pacers suffered their ninth loss of the season. They're not in panic mode ... yet.
18. Los Angeles Lakers (8-9) -3
A victim of back-to-back games against the Golden State Warriors and injuries to D'Angelo Russell, Nick Young and Julius Randle, the Lakers came back down to earth a bit this week.
19. Milwaukee Bucks (6-8) -1
Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging a career-high 22.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.9 steals, but the Bucks can't seem to get any sort of win streak going.
20. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-11) -1
With three starters 21 years old (Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine) and a new head coach and president of basketball operations in Tom Thibodeau, patience is a virtue for Minnesota.
21. New Orleans Pelicans (6-11) +6
Since the return of Jrue Holiday, the Pelicans — who started out 2-8 — have found new life. They've won four of their last five.
22. Miami Heat (5-11) +1
Despite a pedestrian 5-11 record, Miami has the NBA's fifth-ranked defense (100.7 rating).
23. Denver Nuggets (6-10) -1
This week, the Nuggets followed up two wins against Utah and Chicago with two losses against Utah and Oklahoma City.
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24. Sacramento Kings (6-10) +1
The Kings went 3-1 this week, with back-to-back wins over Toronto and Oklahoma City.
25. Washington Wizards (5-10) +1
The Wizards still aren't anywhere near preseason expectations, but they made some progress this week with back-to-back wins over Phoenix and Orlando.
26. Orlando Magic (6-10) -5
Four straight losses — all against teams not currently in the playoff picture — move the Magic down five spots.
27. Phoenix Suns (5-12) +1
The Suns beat Orlando this week (92-87) but lost close games to Washington (106-101) and Minnesota (98-95).
28. Brooklyn Nets (4-11) -4
The Nets are on a seven-game losing streak and have the league's third-worst point differential (-8.6)
29. Philadelphia 76ers (4-12) +1
This marks the first time this season that the Sixers — who snapped their 44-game October/November losing streak last week — aren't at the bottom of our rankings.
30. Dallas Mavericks (2-13) -1
Expectations were tempered a bit for the Mavericks heading into the season, but a league-worst 2-13 start? Nobody saw this coming.
List of voters: USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt, Sam Amick, Kevin Spain, AJ Neuharth-Keusch and Michael Singer; Arizona Republic's Paul Coro; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal's Ronald Tillery; Detroit Free Press' Vince Ellis; Indianapolis Star's Nate Taylor; Milwaukee Journal Sentinels Charles Gardner; The (Bergen) Records Steve Popper; HoopsHype.com's Jorge Sierra and Raul Barrigon; USA TODAY Sports Weekly's Howard Megdal.