NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Moving Up After Win vs. Nets?

The San Antonio Spurs won in overtime against the Brooklyn Nets. Where does that put them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 19, 2024

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The San Antonio Spurs are hoping to ride the high from their overtime win on Sunday night against the Brooklyn Nets at the Moody Center in Austin.

It was only the Spurs' 15th victory of the season, but it came in a dominant performance from Victor Wembanyama, and that alone has people buzzing about San Antonio.

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It was also enough to push the Spurs up two spots in CBS Sports' latest power rankings from No. 26 to 24.

"Victor Wembanyama brushed aside struggles against the Rockets and Nuggets to put up a casual 33 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks in Sunday's overtime win over the Nets," CBS Sports writes. "There's not much else that you can say about this kid, and it's even more exciting now that the Spurs are actually starting to win a few games."

The Spurs rank ahead of the Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards, likely due to Wembanyama and the other teams' poor health.

Spurs 'Focused Really Well' in Victory vs. Nets

The Spurs hope to continue their climb up the power rankings with four games at home this week at the Frost Bank Center. It starts tonight against the Dallas Mavericks and continues on Thursday against the Grizzlies before a pair of contests against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday and Monday.

Published Mar 19, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.