The 2023-24 regular season is in the dog days of January but this past week provided some fireworks as four players scored 60-plus points including a pair of 70-point outings by Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic.
The 2024 All-Star starters were also announced this week, which means we’re a step closer to the All-Star break as teams grind out the busiest part of their schedules.
A pair of bad losses have rocked the Minnesota Timberwolves a bit, who’ve lost possession of first place in the Western Conference standings to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Meanwhile, the LA Clippers blew out the Boston Celtics — LA looks every bit of a title contender.
Let’s look at this week’s edition of Thunder Wire’s NBA power rankings for the week of Jan. 22-28: