Most agree the Spurs are till the top team in the league except for NBA.com which has them as #2. As for movers and shakers, the Nets are on a tear, winning 10 straight for the second time this season. Accordingly, they were rewarded in most polls. The highest they are ranked is #4 in the Fox Sports power rankings. The Kings are the biggest losers in most polls. After flirting with the top 10, the Kings are nowhere to be found this week after losing 3 of their last 5.
Here are the NBA Power Rankings by top sites this week.
| Rank | NBA.com | ESPN | FoxSports | Sportsline | SI | TeamRankings |
| 1 | Pistons | Spurs | Spurs | Spurs | Spurs | Spurs |
| 2 | Spurs | Pistons | Mavericks | Pistons | Pistons | Pistons |
| 3 | Heat | Mavericks | Pistons | Mavericks | Mavericks | Mavericks |
| 4 | Mavericks | Suns | Nets | Suns | Suns | Suns |
| 5 | Nets | Nets | Suns | Heat | Heat | Heat |
| 6 | Nuggets | Nuggets | Nuggets | Clippers | Grizzlies | Nets |
| 7 | Nuggets | Nuggets | Nuggets | Clippers | Grizzlies | Nets |
| 8 | Cavaliers | Grizzlies | Grizzlies | Grizzlies | Nuggets | Clippers |
| 9 | Grizzlies | Clippers | Cavaliers | Nuggets | Clippers | Nuggets |
| 10 | Clippers | Cavaliers | Clippers | Cavaliers | Lakers | Cavaliers |
| 11-30 | more | more | more | more | more | more |
