2014 NBA Power Rankings, Week 3: How the Mighty Have Fallen

Not sure if there's a way to quantify it, but thanks to some wild hot and cold streaks from the league's top teams we may have had the biggest shakeup ever in the history of these rankings. Let's hop to it, people.

1. San Antonio Spurs (48-16, PR=3)...Back in the top spot again, the Spurs have won 8 straight and are owner's of the league's best record. Should be interesting to see how they balance going after that #1 overall seed and resting some of their aging vets - although, that never seems to affect the Spurs' play for some reason anyway.

2. Los Angeles Clippers (46-20, PR=4)...The Spurs' 8 straight is only bested by the Clips' 9 in a row. And if Blake Griffin continues his transformation into the evolutionary Karl Malone - while still yamming all over everybody - this is a title contending team. Mark it down.

Griffin is more than just a high wire act this season.

3. Miami Heat (44-18, PR=1)...I've said this before, but even after losing 4 of 5 it's hard to get too worried. I'll leave it at that.

4. Houston Rockets (44-21, PR=7)...If they hadn't lost back-to-back games, I would have had them 3rd this week after wins against Miami, Indy, and Portland. The Heat get a 2nd chance at them this Sunday in South Beach though.

5. Indiana Pacers (47-17, PR=2)...Still the owners of the East's top spot, but they have scuffled a little bit since the trade deadline. Apparently, the addition of Evan Turner did what the return of Danny Granger - pre-trade - from injury could not: kill Lance Stephenson's mojo.

6. Oklahoma City Thunder (48-17, PR=5)...I gotta admit that I've graded OKC - who currently holds the league's 2nd best record overall - on a tough scale so far this season. Something still doesn't smell quite right about them, but with Beastbrook getting reintegrated they will have a chance to climb these rankings quickly.

7. Golden State Warriors (41-25, PR=8)...Because they're a jumpshooting team, the Warriors are still a little bipolar. It's a playoff matchup that all of the West's top teams would love to avoid, and yet they could conceivably lose to anyone they'd match up with in Round 1 as well.

8. Chicago Bulls (36-29, PR=9)...The offense isn't always there, but they always - always - compete. Prediction: whichever team the Bulls play in Round 2 of the playoffs - Indy or Miami - will lose in the Conference Championship from being beaten up in a 7 game series with Chicago.

9. Memphis Grizzlies (38-26, PR=Not Ranked)...Don't look now, but the Grizz have snuck into the 7th spot in the West. Golden State is streaky, but no one - and I mean no one - wants to see Memphis in Round 1.

A healthy Gasol equals trouble for everyone else out West.

10. Portland Trailblazers (42-23, PR=6)...In these rankings, the Blazers have dropped from 4th to 6th to 10th, and at this rate they will drop out of the top 10 before long. When they have all their pieces, their offense is still deadly, but they've lost 4 straight, and LA is sidelined again - not a good sign.