NBA Power Rankings: Week Twenty

Mar 16, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team during the first half agasint the Utah Jazz at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

1. San Antonio Spurs (51-16)

Like a jacked-up thief, the Spurs are a team you don’t want to meet late at night in a dark alley. Or in the playoffs. You know what’s coming and you can’t do anything to stop them.

2. Los Angeles Clippers (48-21)

Eleven straight wins ended by Denver. Defensively still not up to much – Doc Rivers was supposed to help, right? – but offensively this team is capable of running up the score every night. Danny Granger has slotted right in too.