Kyrie Irving leads Dallas into top 5 in power rankings. At No. 1 is OKC
Kyrie Irving, once dubbed the best player in the game, is leading his team, the Dallas Mavericks, on a surge. Dallas has moved into the top five in the NBA's weekly power rankings.
Kyrie Irving's clutch performances in clutch games have led the Dallas Mavericks to the top five, CBS Sports reported on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets to take the No. 1 spot,” CBS Sports reported.
Dallas landed at No. 5 in this week's weekly power rankings. They jumped a whopping five spots. Irving led the way for Dallas. He shot an insane 63% from the field in clutch situations in the fourth quarter.
If Luka Doncic carried Dallas throughout, Irving was their sharpest weapon in the clutch.
Dallas sits in fifth place in the tightly contested West with a 45-29 record.
Oklahoma, the most surprising team this season, is finally in first place. With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander back from injury, the Sooners are 52-23 and tied for first place in the West with Minnesota and Denver. At this rate, the No. 1 seed in the West is within reach.
In second place are the Boston Celtics, who are considered the best team in the league this season, followed by Minnesota in third and Denver in fourth. A whopping four of the top five teams are from the West.
The Los Angeles Lakers moved up three spots to No. 13, and Golden State moved up four spots to No. 15.