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NBA Power Rankings: Nuggets Claim No.1 Spot, Pelicans On the Rise
Sports Illustrated
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3/12/2024
In this week's NBA Power Rankings, the defending champs find themselves back in the top spot, and the New Orleans Pelicans look like a formidable playoff contender.
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Well, after months of lurking in the top five, the Denver Nuggets have claimed the top spot in this week's power rankings,
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unseating the Boston Celtics after knocking off the Celtics last week in Denver, sweeping the season series against Boston.
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Nikoli Okic continues to put up MVP-like numbers.
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Jamal Murray is averaging 24 points per game since the All-Star break,
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and Peyton Watson is starting to prove that he is playoff playable,
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scoring 11 points in 17 minutes against the Celtics.
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So the Nuggets, the defending champs right now, are rolling.
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Another riser this week is New Orleans, which is widely turning into a formidable playoff contender.
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The Pelicans have won four straight and five of the last six.
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They are ranked in the top eight in both offensive and defensive efficiency this season,
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and have gotten a big boost of late from Trey Murphy, who after struggling in the month of February with his shot,
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has really come on in the month of March, shooting 52% from three-point range this month.
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Some big tests coming up for New Orleans with Cleveland and the Clippers coming to town this week.
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We'll learn a lot more about how serious a contender this Pelicans team is after that.
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