NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Rising After Recent Wins?

The San Antonio Spurs are still struggling, but there have been bright spots. Where does that put them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Dec 27, 2022

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The San Antonio Spurs are fresh off snapping their own three-game losing streak at home Monday night against the Utah Jazz.

The Spurs' season so far has been a roller coaster to say the least. After starting out 5-2, the team went on a 1-16 stretch that plummeted them towards the bottom of the Western Conference standings.

But since that 1-16 skid, the team is above .500 at 5-4 and showing signs of promise with its youth movement.

The team's recent success results in a one-spot jump in this week's power rankings from Cody Taylor and the Rookie Wire. The Spurs rank No. 26 after placing at No. 27 the previous week.

The teams sitting behind the Spurs are the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons.

The team's win against the Jazz was impressive, but the schedule gets a little bit more challenging in the coming days.

The Spurs face three more games before the turn of the new year, beginning tonight on the road in the second half of a back-to-back against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then, the Spurs return to San Antonio for a pair of games against the struggling New York Knicks (Thu.) and the Dallas Mavericks (Sat.).

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Published Dec 27, 2022

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.