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By Tony Andracki & Mark Strotman
Each Monday throughout the regular season, Mark Strotman and Tony Andracki will rank all 30 NBA teams. Below are Week 5 Power Rankings. Think we're way off? Agree with our picks? Hit us up on Twitter at @BullsTalkCSN with comments or criticisms.
Past rankings: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4
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| # | Tony | Mark | Comments | |
| 1 |  |  | Tony: Five-game winning streak pushes them to No. 1. Mark: Point-differential (+9.8) best in the NBA by more than a point (NYK: +8.2) | |
| 2 | |  | Tony: Hottest team in the NBA, led by Mr. Sportsman of the Year. Mark: Best record in the West, and maybe the best defense in the NBA. | |
| 3 | | | Tony: Nearly unbeatable at home (8-1). Mark: Westbrook's improvement nearly as impressive as Durant's. | |
| 4 |  |  | Tony: Only lost by 5 to Heat on the road without 4 best players? This is a good team. Mark: Thursday night's game in Miami will be a good test. | |
| 5 | | | Tony: Carmelo will definitely be getting some MVP votes. Mark: Hey, Stern: The rest worked. Spurs beat Memphis in overtime on Saturday. | |
| 6 |  |  | Tony: Basketball is back in the Big Apple. Mark: Three-game win streak after losing four in a row after last week. | |
| 7 | | | Tony: Still hot, but just not as sizzling as teams above them. Mark: Blatche has played well in Lopez's absence. | |
| 8 |  | | Tony: Remember, they're doing this all without Bynum. Mark: Evan Turner may be the league's most improved player. | |
| 9 |  |  | Tony: Cracking the Top 10, and they deserve it. Mark: Won six in a row before a home loss to the Cavaliers. Huh? | |
| 10 | | | Tony: Getting hot as season picks up. 7-3 since 2-2 start. Mark: Stephen Curry's ankles look healthy...for now. | |
| 11 |  |  | Tony: Still hovering around .500. Will age catch up to them? Mark: Losses at Utah, Golden State and Los Angeles were disappointing for talented roster. | |
| 12 | | | Tony: Very well balanced team just hitting its stride. Mark: Rondo coming back after two-game suspension. | |
| 13 |  | | Tony: Clawed their way back to over .500. Mark: Belinelli, Butler need to step up while Hamilton recovers from foot injury. | |
| 14 |  |  | Tony: This is just getting sad now. Mark: Larry Sanders quietly third in the league in blocks per game (3.0). | |
| 15 |  | | Tony: Just gotta stay afloat 'til Dirk returns. Mark: Pau is out with tendinitis, but he wasn't doing much in D'Antoni's system. | |
| 16 | |  | Tony: They'll continue to stay alive in what will prove to be close Central race. Mark: Won four of their last five, all at home. | |
| 17 |  |  | Tony: Bad news about Favors, just as he was coming into his own. Mark: Lucky to be in the Central, where they're still competing with Granger on the bench. | |
| 18 | | | Tony: Still underperforming, but right in the thick of playoff chase. Mark: Nice revenge win last week against Los Angeles for Randy Foye, Mo Williams. | |
| 19 | |  | Tony: Omer Asik is a double-double every night. Mark: Rubio likely less than two weeks away. | |
| 20 | | | Tony: Love is back, Rubio on the way. Mark: They've lost 4 of 6, and now head to the West coast. | |
| 21 |  |  | Tony: Starting to revert back to form with four-game losing streak. Mark: Back-to-back overtime wins at CLE and CHA after losing four in a row. Not great. | |
| 22 | | | Tony: Finding a way to win some close games so far. Mark: Have now lost four in a row, and five of six. | |
| 23 |  |  | Tony: Allowing the most points per game in NBA. Mark: Nice road wins over Los Angeles and Golden State to start five-game roadtrip. | |
| 24 | | | Tony: Have quietly started another winning streak. Mark: Three-game losing streak, and the schedule gets tougher from here. | |
| 25 |  | | Tony: They've really turned things around in a hurry. Mark: Now have a winning record (6-5) since winless start through eight games. | |
| 26 |  | | Tony: Have lost 9 of 11 since 3-2 start. Mark: Anthony Davis injuries starting to be a concern? | |
| 27 |  |  | Tony: Having real issues distributing on offense (last in NBA in assists per game). Mark: The fourth Jonas brother, Valanciunas, is improving each week. | |
| 28 | | | Tony: Have dropped 7 of 8 as inconsistency shows. Mark: Isaiah Thomas a real disappointment early this season. | |
| 29 |  | | Tony: They just look lost without Kyrie. Mark: Anderson Varejao will be an enticing trade candidate at the deadline. | |
| 30 |  | | Tony: Hey! They won a game! Mark: Injuries continue to decimate an already-shallow roster. |
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