Everyone is in love with the Clippers and Hornets this week. The Clip show is as high as #6 on some polls while Hornets are at #8. Meanwhile, Lakers, Bucks and Sixers lose steam. Here are the NBA Power Rankings by top sites this week:
| Rank | NBA.com | ESPN | FoxSports | Sportsline | SI | Yahoo |
| 1 | Mavericks | Pistons | Mavericks | Pistons | Pistons | Pistons |
| 2 | Pistons | Mavericks | Spurs | Mavericks | Mavericks | Mavericks |
| 3 | Spurs | Spurs | Pistons | Spurs | Spurs | Spurs |
| 4 | Suns | Suns | Suns | Suns | Suns | Suns |
| 5 | Heat | Heat | Heat | Heat | Heat | Clippers |
| 6 | Clippers | Clippers | Cavaliers | Nuggets | Cavaliers | Heat |
| 7 | Cavaliers | Heat | Clippers | Grizzlies | Clippers | Cavaliers |
| 8 | Hornets | Cavaliers | Hornets | Nets | Nuggets | Nets |
| 9 | Grizzlies | Hornets | Nuggets | Clippers | Nets | Grizzlies |
| 10 | Nuggets | Grizzlies | Bucks | Lakers | Grizzlies | Hornets |
| 11-30 | more | more | more | more | more | more |
