They may have the best record in the Western Conference, but the Nuggets are falling in the latest edition of CBS Sports’ weekly NBA power ratings. The new ranking, released Monday, puts Denver in fifth place.
CBS Sports writer Colin Ward Henninger noted that the Nuggets didn’t have “the best week on or off the floor, as they dropped a winnable game at the Magic and also saw the Western Conference add Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to their potential path to the Finals.”
Durant is now a member of the Phoenix Suns and Irving is now a teammate with Luka Doncic at the Dallas Mavericks. Both teams are tied for the fourth-best record in the Western Conference (31-27).
The Bucks, Celtics, Cavaliers, and 76ers are all ranked on the Nuggets this week.
The Nuggets are 13-14 on the road and take on the Miami Heat Monday night with a chance to bring that road record back to . 500. They will be without goalkeeper Jamal Murray, who has missed several games with a sore knee. (“Not the one who had ACL surgery, fortunately.” Ward Henninger writes.)
Strikers Aaron Gordon and Zeke Njie will also miss Monday night’s game with injuries.
