NBA Power Rankings, Dec. 5 Edition: It’s A 7-11 Kind Of Week

Dec 4, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson (3) drives against Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao (17) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

8. Denver Nuggets (11-7)

Last Week: 3-1
Previous Ranking: 10

The Streak Is Dead: The Nuggets saw their seven-game winning streak broken, but they’ve put it together nicely after a 4-6 start.

The Week That Was: Denver beat the Knicks 97-95 on Friday, won at Toronto 112-98 on Sunday, won at Brooklyn 111-87 on Tuesday and lost at Cleveland 98-88 on Wednesday.

The Numbers: 46% FG, 36.4% 3FG, 72.3% FT, 102 PPG

The Opponents: 40.5% FG (1st), 28.4% 3FG (1st), 78% FT, 94.5 PPG

The Leaders: Nate Robinson 15.5 ppg, Timofey Mozgov 10.5 rpg, Ty Lawson 7.8 apg, Darrell Arthur 1.3 spg, Mozgov 2 bpg, Arthur 16-for-27 (59.3%) FG, Randy Foye 9-for-23 (39.1%) 3FG

Don’t! Shooters: Lawson 16-for-44 (36.4%) FG, Lawson 3-for-11 (27.3%) 3FG