NBA 2022-23 6-week Power Rankings

 

NBA 2022-23 6-week Power Rankings

“Conditional” league-wide Performance (wins & losses)

Home-court Advantage:  202 – 122, .623

more successful 3FG’s:  208 – 88, .703 [28 games equal]

fewer unsuccessful FT’s:  153 – 135, .531 [36 games equal]

superior “Striping”:  198 – 108, .647 [18 games equal]

 

 [Data reflects play through Wednesday, Nov.30

 

Power Rankings

No. 1 Phoenix Suns, 15-6 (17.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 2

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 4]

 

KK:  +2; (3 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 6 overall (tied-4)

Flow:  +1.95; (51.1 stops OF opp [No. 18] – 49.1 stops BY opp [No. 5] / No. 4 overall

Striping:  +1.17; (+4.26) conversions [No. 7] - (+3.10) opp conversions [No. 5] / No. 4 overall

SPOR-t:  +69; (630 [No. 2] – 561 [No. 8]) / No. 2 overall

Abacus Revelation: Phoenix was outscored from the foul line by 5+ ppg during Weeks 4-6.

 

No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers, 14-8 (18)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 7

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 1]

 

KK:  +4; (5 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 3 overall

Flow:  +2.77; (51.9 stops OF opp [No. 9] – 49.1 stops BY opp [No. 4] / No. 2 overall

Striping:  +0.66; (+3.75) conversions [No. 9] - (+3.09) opp conversions [No. 4] / No. 9 overall

SPOR-t:  +64; (592 [No. 9] – 528 [No. 1]) / No. 4 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Cavs play at the league’s second-slowest pace (95.7).

 

No. 3 Boston Celtics, 18-4 (23.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 1

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 11]

 

KK:  +6; (7 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 1 overall (tied)

Flow:  +1.59; (50.5 stops OF opp [No. 21] – 48.9 stops BY opp [No. 2] / No. 5 overall

Striping:  +3.36; (+6.86) conversions [No. 1] - (+3.50) opp conversions [No. 12] / No. 1 overall

SPOR-t:  -13; (571 [No. 16] – 584 [No. 18]) / No. 16 overall

Abacus Revelation: Boston ranks No. 1 in scoring (121.9), FG% (.498) and 3FG% (.408).

 

No. 4 Denver Nuggets, 14-7 (26.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 3

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 3]

 

KK:  +6; (8 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 1 overall (tied)

Flow:  +1.29; (49.3 stops OF opp [No. 27] – 48.0 stops BY opp [No. 1] / No. 7 overall

Striping:  +0.29; (+3.55) conversions [No. 11] - (+3.26) opp conversions [No. 9] / No. 11 overall

SPOR-t:  +41; (614 [No. 7] – 573 [No. 13]) / No. 7 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Nuggets are the circuit’s third-best (.787) defensive rebounding team.

 

No. 4 New Orleans Pelicans, 13-8 (26.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 4

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 6]

 

KK:  +2; (5 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 6 overall (tied-4)

Flow:  +4.10; (53.6 stops OF opp [No. 1] – 49.5 stops BY opp [No. 8] / No. 1 overall

Striping:  -0.57; (+3.24) conversions [No. 15] - (+3.81) opp conversions [No. 22] / No. 17 overall

SPOR-t:  +73; (622 [No. 3] – 549 [No. 4]) / No. 1 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Pelicans rank Top Five in making (.379, No. 5) and defending (.330, No. 3) treys.

 

No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks, 15-5 (38.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 19

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 2]

 

KK:  +2; (4 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 6 overall (tied-4)

Flow:  +1.10; (52.9 stops OF opp [No. 4] – 51.8 stops BY opp [No. 21] / No. 10 overall

Striping:  -0.28; (+3.10) conversions [No. 18] - (+3.38) opp conversions [No. 10] / No. 15 overall

SPOR-t:  +51; (592 [No. 9] – 541 [No. 2]) / No. 6 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Bucks average seven missed FT’s per game, third-worst in the NBA.

 

No. 7 Utah Jazz, 13-11 (47.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 23

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 5]

 

KK:  +3; (6 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 4 overall (tied)

Flow:  -1.08; (49.8 stops OF opp [No. 23] – 50.8 stops BY opp [No. 13] / No. 23 overall

Striping:  +2.29; (+4.85) conversions [No. 3] - (+2.86) opp conversions [No. 1] / No. 3 overall

SPOR-t:  -15; (615 [No. 6] – 630 [No. 29]) / No. 17 overall

Abacus Revelation: Utah ranks Top Ten in making (372) and defending (.336) the three-ball.

 

No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies, 12-9 (50.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 10

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 10]

 

KK:  +3; (5 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 4 overall (tied)

Flow:  +0.76; (51.5 stops OF opp [No. 15] – 50.7 stops BY opp [No. 12] / No. 13 overall

Striping:  -1.64; (+2.31) conversions [No. 29] - (+3.95) opp conversions [No. 26] / No. 30 overall

SPOR-t:  +67; (640 [No. 1] – 573 [No. 13]) / No. 3 overall

Abacus Revelation: Memphis misfires on a league-high 7.67 FT’s per game.

 

No. 9 Philadelphia 76ers, 12-10 (52)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 6

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 15]

 

KK:  0; (5 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 16 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +0.77; (50.4 stops OF opp [No. 22] – 49.6 stops BY opp [No. 9] / No. 12 overall

Striping:  +1.11; (+3.70) conversions [No. 10] - (+2.59) opp conversions [No. 2] / No. 5 overall

SPOR-t:  -16; (537 [No. 29] – 553 [No. 5]) / No. 18 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sixers rank fifth in forcing Turnovers (.144).

 

No. 10 Brooklyn Nets, 12-11 (52.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 8

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 17]

 

KK:  +1; (5 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  +2.48; (51.6 stops OF opp [No. 13] – 49.1 stops BY opp [No. 3] / No. 3 overall

Striping:  +0.72; (+3.91) conversions [No. 8] - (+3.20) opp conversions [No. 7] / No. 8 overall

SPOR-t:  -46; (542 [No. 26] – 588 [No. 20]) / No. 29 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Nets average a league-low seven O-boards per game.

 

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 1)

Which teams are performing the rudimentary skills of the game most proficiently at both ends of the floor? Let’s consider six elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, Points per Game, Offensive Rebounding, the matter of turnovers and the SPOR-t score of our ratings. These teams hold a Top Ten rank offensively and defensively:

FG%: Brooklyn, Cleveland, Minnesota, Golden State, Phoenix

3FG%: Philadelphia, New Orleans, Utah, Golden State

PPG: New Orleans, LA Clippers, Phoenix

OR%: Milwaukee, Memphis, New Orleans

TO%: Toronto, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Phoenix

SPOR-t: Toronto, Cleveland, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Phoenix

 

No. 11 Atlanta Hawks, 12-10 (53)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 17

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 9]

 

KK:  +1; (5 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  -0.09; (51.6 stops OF opp [No. 14] – 51.7 stops BY opp [No. 20] / No. 20 overall (tied)

Striping:  +0.30; (+2.93) conversions [No. 22] - (+2.64) opp conversions [No. 3] / No. 10 overall

SPOR-t:  +13; (591 [No. 11] – 578 [No. 15]) / No. 10 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Hawks are No. 2 in defending the three-ball (.327).

 

No. 12 Portland Trail Blazers, 11-11 (57)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 23

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 12]

 

KK:  +2; (7 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 6 overall (tied-4)

Flow:  +0.14; (49.5 stops OF opp [No. 25] – 49.4 stops BY opp [No. 7] / No. 17 overall

Striping:  -0.70; (+3.02) conversions [No. 20] - (+3.73) opp conversions [No. 19] / No. 18 overall

SPOR-t:  -9; (579 [No. 15] – 588 [No. 20]) / No. 14 overall (tied)

Abacus Revelation: Portland is second in the league in Road victories with seven..

 

No. 13 Chicago Bulls, 9-12 (59)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 24

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 8]

 

KK:  -1; (4 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 19 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +1.14; (52.1 stops OF opp [No. 8] – 51.0 stops BY opp [No. 15] / No. 9 overall

Striping:  -0.86; (+3.14) conversions [No. 17] - (+4.00) opp conversions [No. 28] / No. 22 overall

SPOR-t:  +18; (566 [No. 18] – 548 [No. 3]) / No. 8 overall

Abacus Revelation: Chicago is “bullish” in D-boards (No. 5) and forcing TO’s (No. 7).

 

No. 14 New York Knicks, 10-12 (60.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 21

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 13]

 

KK:  0; (6 Road Wins – 6 Home Losses) / No. 16 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +0.27; (51.3 stops OF opp [No. 17] – 51.0 stops BY opp [No. 17] / No. 15 overall

Striping:  -0.75; (+2.95) conversions [No. 21] - (+3.70) opp conversions [No. 18] / No. 19 overall (tied)

SPOR-t:  +14; (618 [No. 4] – 604 [No. 26]) / No. 9 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Knicks improved from No. 14 to third in Turnover rate in three weeks.

 

No. 14 Toronto Raptors, 11-10 (60.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 20

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 7]

 

KK:  +1; (3 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  +0.24; (50.6 stops OF opp [No. 20] – 50.4 stops BY opp [No. 11] / No. 16 overall

Striping:  -1.02; (+2.83 conversions [No. 24] - (+3.86) opp conversions [No. 23] / No. 27 overall

SPOR-t:  +60; (617 [No. 5] – 555 [No. 6) / No. 5 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Raptors are the NBA’s third-best Offensive Rebounding squad (.285).

 

No. 14 Sacramento Kings, 11-9 (60.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 7

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 1]

 

KK:  0; (4 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 16 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  -0.40; (51.0 stops OF opp [No. 19] – 51.4 stops BY opp [No. 18] / No. 22 overall

Striping:  +0.75; (+4.35) conversions [No. 5] - (+3.60) opp conversions [No. 16] / No. 7 overall

SPOR-t:  -9; (559 [No. 23] – 568 [No. 11]) / No. 14 overall (tied)

Abacus Revelation: The Kings are the second-highest scoring team in the league (119.9).

 

No. 17 Oklahoma City Thunder, 9-13 (62)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 16

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 17]

 

KK:  -2; (3 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 22 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +0.41; (53.1 stops OF opp [No. 3] – 52.7 stops BY opp [No. 24] / No. 14 overall

Striping:  -0.11; (+3.43) conversions [No. 13] - (+3.55) opp conversions [No. 15] / No. 13 overall

SPOR-t:  -5; (596 [No. 8] – 601 [No. 25]) / No. 12 overall

Abacus Revelation: OKC ranks sixth in per-game scoring (116 ppg).

 

No. 18 Washington Wizards, 11-11 (63)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 12

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 19]

 

KK:  -1; (3 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 19 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +1.32; (51.5 stops OF opp [No. 16] – 50.1 stops BY opp [No. 10] / No. 6 overall

Striping:  -1.02; (+2.93) conversions [No. 22] - (+3.95) opp conversions [No. 27] / No. 26 overall

SPOR-t: +9; (569 [No. 17] – 560 [No. 7]) / No. 11 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Wizards rank No. 4 in the league in FG defense (.453).

 

No. 19 Golden State Warriors, 11-11 (64.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 9

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 20]

 

KK:  +1; (2 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  -1.64; (52.6 stops OF opp [No. 6] – 54.3 stops BY opp [No. 29] / No. 25 overall

Striping:  +2.59; (+6.23) conversions [No. 2] - (+3.64) opp conversions [No. 17] / No. 2 overall

SPOR-t:  -32; (550 [No. 24] – 582 [No. 17]) / No. 25 overall

Abacus Revelation: Opponents attempt 8 more FT’s per game than the Dubs.

 

No. 20 Indiana Pacers, 12-9 (65.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 14

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 15]

 

KK:  +1; (5 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  -2.86; (51.8 stops OF opp [No. 11] – 54.6 stops BY opp [No. 30] / No. 27 overall

Striping:  +0.90; (+4.79) conversions [No. 4] - (+3.88) opp conversions [No. 24] / No. 6 overall

SPOR-t:  -21; (560 [No. 22] – 581 [No. 16]) / No. 20 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Pacers were No. 3 in 3FG defense (.324) during Weeks 4-6.

 

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 2)

Are not the exceptionally inept worthy of some recognition? Here are the teams that hold a Bottom Ten offensive and defensive ranking in our key elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, PPG, Offensive Rebounding, Turnovers and SPOR-t.

FG%: Toronto, Detroit, Houston, San Antonio

3FG%: Minnesota

PPG: Detroit, Charlotte, Houston

OR%: Brooklyn, Golden State

TO%: Brooklyn, Orlando, Utah, LA Clippers

SPOR-t: Orlando

 

No. 21 Minnesota Timberwolves, 11-11 (69.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 18

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 21]

 

KK:  -1; (5 Road Wins – 6 Home Losses) / No. 19 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  +1.14; (53.2 stops OF opp [No. 2] – 52.0 stops BY opp [No. 23] / No. 8 overall

Striping:  -0.75; (+3.05) conversions [No. 19] - (+3.80) opp conversions [No. 20] / No. 19 overall (tied)

SPOR-t:  -23; (565 [No. 19] – 588 [No. 20]) / No. 22 overall

Abacus Revelation: The T’wolves are Top 10 in 3FG usage (.391) but Bottom 10 in accuracy (.326).

 

No. 21 Los Angeles Clippers, 13-10 (69.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 13

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 26]

 

KK:  +1; (6 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall (tied-6)

Flow:  +0.78; (51.7 stops OF opp [No. 12] – 50.9 stops BY opp [No. 14] / No. 11 overall

Striping:  -0.93; (+2.59) conversions [No. 26] - (+3.52) opp conversions [No. 14] / No. 23 overall

SPOR-t:  -29; (538 [No. 28] – 567 [No. 10]) / No. 23 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Clippers are third in the league in FG defense (.450).

 

No. 23 Miami Heat, 10-12 (78.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 14

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 23]

 

KK:  -2; (2 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 22 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  -0.09; (51.8 stops OF opp [No. 10] – 51.9 stops BY opp [No. 22] / No. 20 overall (tied)

Striping:  -0.27; (+4.27) conversions [No. 6] - (+4.55) opp conversions [No. 30] / No. 14 overall

SPOR-t:  -22; (540 [No. 27] – 562 [No. 9]) / No. 21 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Heat have shot 75 more FT’s than opponents, also missed exactly that many.

 

No. 24 Dallas Mavericks, 10-10 (80)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 25

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 14]

 

KK:  -2; (1 Road Win – 3 Home Losses) / No. 22 overall (tied-3)

Flow:  0.00; (49.3 stops OF opp [No. 29] – 49.3 stops BY opp [No. 6] / No. 19 overall

Striping:  +0.20; (+3.30) conversions [No. 14] - (+3.10) opp conversions [No. 6] / No. 12 overall

SPOR-t:  -34; (535 [No. 30] – 569 [No. 12]) / No. 26 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Mavs play at the league’s most deliberate Pace (95.6)..

 

No. 25 Houston Rockets, 5-16 (90.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 27

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 25]

 

KK:  -3; (2 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 25 overall (tied)

Flow:  -4.38; (49.3 stops OF opp [No. 28] – 53.7 stops BY opp [No. 27] / No. 30 overall

Striping:  -0.43; (+3.50) conversions [No. 10] - (+3.93) opp conversions [No. 25] / No. 16 overall

SPOR-t:  -18; (588 [No. 12] – 606 [No. 27]) / No. 19 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Rockets ranked No. 6 in FG defense (.457) during Weeks 4-6.

 

No. 26 Los Angeles Lakers, 8-12 (93)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 11

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 30]

 

KK:  -4; (2 Road Wins – 6 Home Losses) / No. 27 overall

Flow:  +0.10; (52.8 stops OF opp [No. 5] – 52.7 stops BY opp [No. 25] / No. 18 overall

Striping:  -0.85; (+2.40) conversions [No. 27] - (+3.25) opp conversions [No. 8] / No. 21 overall

SPOR-t:  -35; (550 [No. 24] – 585 [No. 19]) / No. 27 overall

Abacus Revelation: LA attempts 4.05 more FT’s than the other guys, top differential in the league.

 

No. 27 Charlotte Hornets, 6-15 (93.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 26

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 27]

 

KK:  -3; (3 Road Wins – 6 Home Losses) / No. 25 overall (tied)

Flow:  -1.95; (52.1 stops OF opp [No. 7] – 54.1 stops BY opp [No. 28] / No. 26 overall

Striping:  -1.38; (+2.14) conversions [No. 30] - (+3.52) opp conversions [No. 13] / No. 29 overall

SPOR-t:  -7; (581 [No. 14] – 588 [No. 20]) / No. 13 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Gang that Can’t Shoot Straight ranks No. 8 in OR% (.266).

 

No. 28 Orlando Magic, 5-17 (106)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 28

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 23]

 

KK:  -7; (1 Road Win – 8 Home Losses) / No. 30 overall

Flow:  -1.36; (49.6 stops OF opp [No. 24] – 51.0 stops BY opp [No. 16] / No. 24 overall

Striping:  -1.09; (+2.70) conversions [No. 25] - (+3.80) opp conversions [No. 20] / No. 28 overall

SPOR-t:  -30; (563 [No. 21] – 593 [No. 24]) / No. 24 overall

Abacus Revelation: Orlando held their opponents to an NBA-best .309 3FG% during Weeks 4-6.

 

No. 29 San Antonio Spurs, 6-16 (109.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 30

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 27]

 

KK:  -5; (3 Road Wins – 8 Home Losses) / No. 28 overall (tied)

Flow:  -4.23; (49.4 stops OF opp [No. 26] – 53.6 stops BY opp [No. 26] / No. 29 overall

Striping:  -0.98; (+3.16) conversions [No. 16] - (+4.14) opp conversions [No. 29] / No. 24 overall

SPOR-t:  -37; (582 [No. 13] – 619 [No. 28]) / No. 28 overall

Abacus Revelation: The scrappy Spurs rank No. 10 in Offensive Rebounding Pct. (.262).

 

No. 30 Detroit Pistons, 5-18 (111.5)

[4-6 week Abacus Rank: No. 29

1-3 week Abacus Rank: No. 29]

 

KK:  -5; (2 Road Wins – 7 Home Losses) / No. 28 overall (tied)

Flow:  -4.04; (47.7 stops OF opp [No. 30] – 51.7 stops BY opp [No. 19] / No. 28 overall

Striping:  -1.02; (+2.39) conversions [No. 28] - (+3.41) opp conversions [No. 11] / No. 25 overall

SPOR-t:  -74; (565 [No. 19] – 639 [No. 30]) / No. 30 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Pistons misfire on nearly six (5.96) free-throw attempts per game.