NBA Power Rankings: Week 17

Feb 23, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul (3) runs around a pick set by Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (32) while being pursued by Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

3. Los Angeles Clippers (39-20)

This isn’t a tough choice. Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are brilliant together and when the cast around them, namely Matt Barnes and Jamal Crawford are hitting threes, they’re a freight train on offense.

4. Houston Rockets (38-18)

Has there been a bigger ‘scoreboard’ insult than Dwight Howard on the plane home chanting “Howard sucks” just as those Laker fans had while he eviscerated their poor attempt at an NBA team?