ESPN released its latest power rankings Nov. 20. Miami finished 18th of 30 (or 13th-worst, depending on your perspective) after going 1-2 last week. Those three games included a m

The Rockets and Warriors are two unlikely teams that sit on top of the Western Conference and near the top of the NBA power rankings.

We’re still so early in the season that traditional indicators of a team’s strengths and weaknesses aren’t particularly sturdy, so instead of talking a whole bunch about point differentials and whatnot,