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

December 11, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball over Dallas Mavericks point guard Jose Calderon (8) during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Mavericks 95-93. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

9. Golden State Warriors (13-10)

Last Week: 2-2
Previous Ranking: 9

Warriors Getting Good At This Rally Thing: A little more than a week after Golden State erased a 27-point deficit in the third quarter to come back and beat the Raptors, it almost seems like child’s play for the Warriors to come back from 18 down in the first half to beat the Mavericks Wednesday night. But it was a familiar, and troubling, formula—fall way behind, battle like crazy to come back. It’s not a blueprint for sustained success, to be sure.

The Week That Was: The Warriors lost at Houston 105-83 on Friday, won at Memphis 108-82 on Saturday, lost at Charlotte 115-111 on Monday and beat the Mavericks 95-93 on Wednesday.

The Numbers: 43.8% FG, 33.3% 3FG, 77.6% FT, 48.3 RPG (t-3rd), 16.5 TOPG, 99.3 PPG
The Opponents: 42.3% FG, 30.1% 3FG, 74% FT, 45.3 RPG, 11.8 TOPG (28th), 98.8 PPG

The Leaders: Stephen Curry 30 PPG, Andrew Bogut 11.8 RPG, Curry 9.8 APG, Harrison Barnes 1.8 SPG, Bogut 1.8 BPG, Curry 39-for-87 (44.8%) FG, Curry 14-for-39 (35.9%) 3FG
Don’t! Shooters: Barnes 21-for-55 (38.2%) FG, Barnes 2-for-11 (18.2%) 3FG