The Detroit Pistons saw a slight rise in this week's batch of NBA power rankings thanks to a 2-2 week and win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Pistons (8-10) are no longer ranked as low as 19, climbing as many as three spots, to 16, in ESPN's weekly rankings.
Their weekly average sits at 17.2 -- with three outlets ranking them 18 -- after falling to a season-low 17.5 this time last week.
Here's the rundown:
ESPN: 16, +3 from last week. What they said: "Despite Stan Van Gundy's dismay with his team's weekend resistance against Russell Westbrook, Detroit had to come away from the past week feeling pretty positive about everything that happened," Marc Stein writes.