NBA Power Rankings, Dec. 12 Edition: Some Shuffling In The Top 5

December 11, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Monta Ellis (11) drives past Golden State Warriors power forward David Lee (10) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

11. Dallas Mavericks (13-10)

Last Week: 1-2
Previous Ranking: 10

Point Guards Killing The Mavs: Stephen Curry was just the latest in a long line of point guards to light up Dallas this season. Curry accounted for Golden State’s last 19 points, including the game-winning jumper with three seconds left, in the Warriors’ 95-93 win Wednesday night. Opposing point guards averaged 28.9 points and nine assists and shot 51.3 percent on the Mavericks’ four-game road trip that ended in Oakland.

The Week That Was: The Mavericks won at Portland 108-106 on Saturday, lost at Sacramento 112-97 on Monday and lost at Golden State 95-93 on Wednesday.

The Numbers: 44.4% FG, 31.8% 3FG, 82.2% FT (5th), 39.3 RPG, 14 TOPG, 99.3 PPG
The Opponents: 44.9% FG, 36.1% 3FG, 75.3% FT, 50.3 RPG (28th), 18.3 TOPG (4th), 104.3 PPG

The Leaders: Dirk Nowitzki 22.3 PPG, DeJuan Blair/Nowitzki 6.3 RPG, Nowitzki 5.3 APG, Monta Ellis 2 SPG, Nowitzki 1.7 BPG, Jose Calderon 18-for-35 (51.4%) FG, Nowitzki 7-for-13 (53.8%) 3FG
Don’t! Shooters: Vince Carter 11-for-33 (33.3%) FG, Carter 1-for-10 (10%) 3FG