NBA Power Rankings: Surging Jazz jump Warriors for No. 1 spot; Knicks plummeting; Lakers inching toward top 10
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The Cavs and Grizzlies also made major moves with undefeated weeks
NBA teams were faced with the harsh realities of our current existence this week as players dropped out of lineups left and right to enter health and safety protocols due to exposure to COVID. We even had our first postponements of the season, as the Chicago Bulls had two games pushed back because they had 10 players unavailable.
It's an unfortunate situation, and you just hope that all the players come out of it without lingering effects, but the absences also created some wonky results this week due to the half-lineups being trotted out there on a nightly basis.
One team that's remained relatively intact and has been absolutely throttling the league is the Utah Jazz, who take over the No. 1 spot from the Golden State Warriors this week after extending their win streak to eight games. Utah's 11.6 net rating is now tied with the Warriors for the best in the NBA this season, and they're just two games out of first place in the Western Conference in the loss column. The Jazz's 117.7 offensive rating this season is over four points better than the second-place Charlotte Hornets.
