After a four-week hiatus, the Houston Rockets are back in the top two this week following Saturday night's home win over the Golden State Warriors. While the victory wasn't enough the knock the defending champs off their Power Rankings perch, Houston did manage to secure the regular-season series against their Western Conference rivals.
In the Eastern Conference, another week means another drop for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are coming off a record-setting loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Every week throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz, Amin Elhassan and Ramona Shelburne, The Undefeated's Marc J.