Power Rankings Roundup: Week 21

LOS ANGELES – The week wasn’t so bad until the weekend arrived.

The Clippers bounced back from a loss to the Spurs last week, cruising past the Rockets in Houston, before dropping back-to-back games against the shorthanded Grizzlies and Pelicans over the weekend.

Here are the resulting power rankings from NBA.com, ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com, along with a brief explanation for the position of the Clippers.

Click on the ranking under each publication to see the full explanations for each team.

NBA.com

Clippers No. 9 (Last week No. 8) – “The Blake Griffin-less Clippers appear to be running out of gas, especially on defense. After winning 23 of their first 30 games without Griffin, allowing…