NBA Power Rankings: Suns stay on top but Bucks, Mavericks climbing fast

In our penultimate NBA Power Rankings, the Suns still own the top spot but the Grizzlies have climbed up to the No. 2 spot, and Luka Doncic has the Mavericks rising fast.

 1. Suns (61-14, Last Week No. 1). You know Devin Booker is playing well when a player getting MVP mentions in his own right — Ja Morant — says Booker needs to be getting more MVP love. Traditionally, the highest scoring player on the best team gets MVP consideration (just don’t tell Donovan Mitchell that because he was those things last season and…), Booker is those things this season and deserves mention at least, maybe a spot on the ballot. He has a chance to finish fourth or fifth in the voting. Everything with the Suns is in cruise control, they have locked up the No. 1 seed, won eight in a row, and Chris Paul is back from his fractured thumb and playing well.

 2. Grizzlies (53-23, LW 3). The Grizzlies have somehow gone 18-2 with Ja Morant out, and while some of that has been taking advantage of a soft schedule in those games, there have also been some high quality wins. Your other stat of the week: The Grizzlies lead the league in 25+ point wins with 12. Racking up wins this week while the Warriors have faded without Curry has the Grizzlies locked into the No. 2 seed. The stars are lining up for a Memphis vs. Minnesota first-round matchup, two of the young up-and-coming teams in the NA, with Jaden McDaniels trying to slow Ja Morant and Stephen Adams bodying up Karl-Anthony Towns. Basketball gods we need this one.

 3. Celtics (47-29, LW 2). Center Robert Williams being out 4-6 weeks knocks the Celtics from the perch as favorites to come out of the East — their defense and switchability take a step back — but this is still one of the teams that