The San Antonio Spurs are rising in this week's NBA power rankings after becoming just the second team this season to beat the OKC Thunder.

Dec. 15 is a holiday for many NBA fans as trade restrictions are lifted for many of the offseason’s free-agent acquisitions.

Alperen Sengun became the fifth player in franchise history to record a 30-point triple-double in Monday's loss at Denver, joining James Harden, Hakeem Olajuwon, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Porter Jr. Keep an eye on how the Rockets perform moving forward in clutch games. Six of their seven losses have been in clutch-time games. -- Wright

San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Orlando Magic are headed to Las Vegas for the semifinals of the NBA Cup, but they're far from the only teams making waves of late.

The Boston Celtics, still without Jayson Tatum, are lurking in the Eastern Conference and have won five in a row and 10 of their last 12 games.

Before the NBA Cup's final four teams are set, and before the soon-to-be 26 eliminated teams resume their regular seasons on Thursday and Friday, let's check in on the latest Power Rankings update while also diagnosing the biggest weaknesses facing every team. Who needs to step it up on the defensive end? Who has a glaring hole on offense?

The Knicks are rolling. The Spurs are ready to make real playoff noise right now. Meanwhile, the Bulls are on an all-time pathetic 11-game crash. All this and more in this week's Power Rankings. Note: As a general Power Rankings rule,

The following players averaged the most fantasy points per game last week (one-game minimum): Irrespective of circumstances and scheduling quirks, it’s usually a safe bet to count on Jokić slotting into one of the top two or three spots in the rankings each week.

Here is a look at the stats for the Philadelphia 76ers at the quarter mark of the season including their rankings in a number of areas.

The Detroit Pistons are the second team to reach the 20-win mark for the season after their recent streak of victories. The Pistons have won four games in a ro

The Rockets have the league’s easiest December schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage (.405), though it includes two games against Denver. They were the only team that, prior to Sunday, hadn’t played a back-to-back. Their first was a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 back-to-back in Utah, and their first rest-disadvantage game isn’t until Jan. 16.