NBA Power Rankings: OKC battles out West, while the Magic ascend in the East - ESPN

We're one month into the 2024-25 NBA season, and in just a few weeks a lot has unfolded in both conferences.

The second edition of the NBA Cup kicked off last week, once again unveiling some flashy courts. Group stage games will end Dec. 3 and knockout contests will start Dec. 10.

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to hold the No.1 spot in the rankings despite having their 15-game win streak end after losing to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, in the wild West, the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder are battling for No.1. The Houston Rockets have also ascended into the top of the conference, while the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets are struggling to stay above .500.

Can the Milwaukee Bucks find momentum? Will the Philadelphia 76ers eventually overcome their injuries? Let's check this week's power rankings to see where all 30 teams stack up.

Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Michael Wright, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk, Chris Herring and Kevin Pelton) think teams belong this season.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Oct. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 13

Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WAS

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2024-25 record: 15-1

Previous ranking: 1

Next games: vs. NO (Nov. 20), vs. TOR (Nov. 24)

Cleveland's undefeated start ended in Boston on Tuesday — losing a nail-biter 120-117 despite the Celtics being a plus-36 in 3-point scoring differential. Still, the Cavs can take a bow after notching their 15th win Nov. 17th. In LeBron James' last four seasons with the