2018-19 NBA Power Rankings: Raptors, Nuggets climb in Week 2

77. <p>We didn’t have the courage to predict a playoff berth for the Los Angeles Clippers in the loaded West, but they’ve gotten off to a rip-roaring start. It took coughing up an eight-point lead in the last five minutes to lose to a Nuggets team that moved way up our power rankings this week, then they earned convincing wins over the Thunder and Rockets to bounce back.</p> <p><a rel=. 2-1. Previous: . Los Angeles Clippers. 12. team