Jason Jones’ NBA rankings

With records through Friday and last week’s ranking:

1. Warriors – 45-4 (last week 1)

Stephen Curry was one three-pointer short of tying the record for most in a game (12), and it seems inevitable he’ll break that mark.

2. Spurs – 42-8 (LW 2)

Tim Duncan is resting his sore knee, but San Antonio keeps rolling.

3. Thunder – 38-13 (LW 3)

The rumor mill continues to churn out free-agent destinations for Kevin Durant.

4. Raptors – 34-16 (LW 4)

Toronto is playing better than any other Eastern Conference team.

5. Cavaliers – 35-14 (LW 5)

Cleveland is still looking to find its stride under new coach Tyronn Lue.

6. Clippers – 33-17 (LW 6)

Los Angeles has had a favorable schedule during Blake Griffin’s injury absence.

7. Grizzlies – 30-20 (LW 8)

Memphis has won nine of 10 but still might be overlooked.

8. Celtics – 30-22 (LW 9)

Boston’s collection of guards is causing a lot of problems for opponents.

9. Hawks – 30-22 (LW 10)

Atlanta remains one of the league’s most unselfish teams.

10. Heat – 29-22 (LW 12)

Hassan Whiteside has four career triple doubles with at least 10 blocks.

11. Bulls – 27-22 (LW 7)

Injury concerns now include All-Star Jimmy Butler, leaving Pau Gasol and Derrick Rose to pick up the slack.

12. Pistons – 27-24 (LW 13)

A groin injury to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope put rookie Stanley Johnson in the starting lineup.

13. Rockets – 27-25 (LW 14)

Interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff has put Houston in the right direction.

14. Mavericks – 28-25 (LW 11)

Dallas has lost three in a row and could slip to seventh in the West.

15. Pacers – 26-24 (LW 15)

Power forward Myles Turner might be one of the steals of last year’s draft.

16. Jazz – 24-25 (LW 19)

Quin Snyder’s superb coaching has kept Utah competitive.

17. Trail Blazers – 24-27 (LW 16)

Damian Lillard might be the best player left off the All-Star team.

18. Hornets – 24-26 (LW 18)

Will small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s return boost Charlotte into the playoffs?

19. Wizards – 22-26 (LW 20)

John Wall is the bright spot as Washington tries to turn things around.

20. Knicks – 23-30 (LW 17)

After four consecutive losses, New York needs Carmelo Anthony healthy as soon as possible.

21. Kings – 21-29 (LW 21)

This team is a mess defensively.

22. Nuggets – 20-31 (LW 24)

Denver is still playing better than many expected under coach Michael Malone.

23. Pelicans – 18-31 (LW 23)

New Orleans maintains postseason hopes but must get healthy.

24. Magic – 21-28 (LW 25)

Suffered a crushing loss to Oklahoma City thanks to a Durant three-pointer.

25. Bucks – 20-32 (LW 22)

Injuries have taken a toll during a five-game losing streak.

26. Timberwolves – 15-36 (LW 26)

Karl Anthony-Towns has to be the front-runner for Rookie of the Year.

27. Nets – 13-38 (LW 28)

Joe Johnson has had some impressive showings recently.

28. Suns – 14-37 (LW 27)

Coach Jeff Hornacek finally was fired, and most expect Phoenix to try to unload players before the trade deadline.

29. Lakers – 11-41 (LW 30)

Vintage Kobe Bryant performances helped Los Angeles to back-to-back wins.

30. 76ers – 7-43 (LW 29)

Philadelphia could try to make trades to add draft picks

This story was originally published February 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM with the headline "Jason Jones’ NBA rankings."