NBA Power Rankings: Knicks riding 7-game win streak; Nets, Magic surging

Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA through games played on Sunday and ranked each team from worst to first.

With the NBA season closing in on Christmas Day, several teams around the league are hitting their stride and are riding some lengthy winning streaks.

The New York Knicks have the longest active streak in the league at seven games. The Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic are right behind them at six games. The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers are surging with four-game win streaks each.

To make further sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA and ranked each team from worst to first. We come back each week and provide our latest assessment of the best teams and those that are rising.