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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 | Week 5
Tags: Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, power rankings, Los Angeles Lakers, new york knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets
| # | Tony | Mark | Comments | |
| 1 |  | | Tony: Hottest team in the league right now. Mark: Eight straight wins for the West's best home team. | |
| 2 |  | | Tony: Riding a five-game winning streak behind Parker. Mark: Imagine how good they'll be when Kawhi Leonard comes back. | |
| 3 |  |  | Tony: Dominated the Heat, but couldn't run with the Bulls. Mark: Wade's shot coming back around, prompting LeBron to tell Barkley to "shut up." | |
| 4 | | | Tony: Dynamic team, but a bit inconsistent to start. Mark: Looked fantastic without Carmelo, but they're glad to have the early season MVP back. | |
| 5 |  |  | Tony: Would be the class of the West if not for OKC/SA. Mark: Six straight wins, led by a red-hot Blake Griffin. | |
| 6 | | | Tony: Wow, when did they become THE team in L.A.? Mark: December has been a rough stretch. | |
| 7 |  |  | Tony: Have won 8 of 10 to put them among NBA's best. Mark: Huge jump this week, but it's deserved. You can thank Steph Curry. | |
| 8 | | | Tony: Really looking like a playoff team. Mark: Love what Lou Williams is doing for a bench that needs scoring. | |
| 9 |  |  | Tony: Still clutching first place, but not by much. Mark: Have lost 3 of 5, but the talent is still there. | |
| 10 |  |  | Tony: Need to find a way to win on the road. Mark: Andray Blatche puts up decent numbers, but they need Brook Lopez back. | |
| 11 | | | Tony: If Holiday goes down, they're doomed. Mark: Joakim Noah is a dark horse for MVP the way he's playing on both ends so far. | |
| 12 | | | Tony: Four-game losing streak bumps them down. Mark: Dead last in rebounds per game. | |
| 13 |  |  | Tony: Have won three straight to climb over .500. Mark: Larry Sanders leads the NBA in blocks per game. Read that again. | |
| 14 |  |  | Tony: Home/Road splits are scary. Mark: Nash still 2 weeks away, which means L.A. is 2 weeks away from turning this around. | |
| 15 | | | Tony: Not time to push panic button, but at least time to bring it out of storage. Mark: Won 4 of 5 to start December. | |
| 16 | | | Tony: Need to get their frontcourt rotation nailed down. Mark: Al Jefferson quietly putting together a monster season for the Jazz. | |
| 17 |  |  | Tony: Just too inconsistent right now, but will be there in the end. Mark: Defense keeping them in the playoff hunt. | |
| 18 |  | | Tony: They're starting to get healthier, playoff push time? Mark: Ty Lawson picking things up lately. | |
| 19 | | | Tony: Ninth out of 9 teams vying for playoff spots in the East. Mark: T-Wolves can't wait to get Rubio back, other 29 teams just fine waiting. | |
| 20 |  | | Tony: They can't even win when Lin puts up 38. Ouch. Mark: Omer Asik now hitting 17-footers in Houston. Convinced he was trolling Chicago. | |
| 21 |  | | Tony: See? Can't hack it when injuries hit because of lack of depth. Mark: They're winning games lately (3-of-5), but not playing anyone good (CLE, CHA, TOR). | |
| 22 |  |  | Tony: Best of the worst in the East. Mark: Likely Lottery-bound, but this is an impressive turnaround led by Greg Monroe. | |
| 23 |  |  | Tony: They have talent, but that's about it. Mark: Anthony Davis has the talent to turn the tides for the | |
| 24 | | | Tony: Been better of late since their horrendous start. Mark: 3-2 on recent West roadtrip was nice to see. Still haven't played at home in Dec. | |
| 25 | | | Tony: Getting Anthony Davis back. Eric Gordon on the horizon? Mark: Had won three in a row before loss in Dallas. | |
| 26 |  | | Tony: Have lost eight straight after their 7-5 start. Mark: Fast start was fun, but reality setting in fast on Mike Dunlap's group. | |
| 27 |  |  | Tony: What are they doing with Marcin Gortat? Do they even know? Mark: Injuries just won't let this team play healthy together. | |
| 28 |  | | Tony: Kyrie coming back, but he can't do it alone. Mark: 5-5 at home, but just 2-11 away from Phoenix. | |
| 29 | | | Tony: All the big offseason acquisitions haven't helped, huh? Mark: Still think Tristan Thompson has the skill set to be a star in the NBA. | |
| 30 |  | | Tony: Just flat-out awful. What is there to say? Mark: Injuries continue to decimate an already-shallow roster. |
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