NBA Power Rankings: Rudy Gobert leads Utah Jazz up the charts

Last week: Won at Minnesota 117-104, lost to Toronto 130-121, lost to Miami 115-108, beat Portland 119-106

This week: Monday at Houston, Wednesday at Orlando, Friday vs. Atlanta, Saturday at Minnesota

The Oklahoma City Thunder did something they had not done in more than a month when they lost consecutive games to the Raptors and Heat on Wednesday and Friday. The Thunder hadn’t lost two straight since Dec. 11 and 14, when they lost at Sacramento and Denver. OKC hadn’t lost two straight at home since last season, when it fell to the Nuggets and Mavericks in late March.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander cooled off a bit last week, but not much. He averaged 20.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 36.5 minutes per game, shooting 53.8 percent overall and hitting 6-of-15 from long range. He had a massive 20-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in Monday’s victory at Minnesota.

Last week: Beat Philadelphia 101-95, won at Minnesota 104-99, beat Minnesota 116-114

This week: Sunday at Denver, Monday at Utah, Wednesday at Phoenix, Friday at Golden State

The Indiana Pacers completed a 3-0 week, stretching their winning streak to four games, before they embark on a five-game Western trip that begins in Denver on Sunday. The recent string of victories came after a rough stretch for the Pacers during which they lost five of seven. Indiana also got good news on the injury front, getting back Malcolm Brogdon and Domantas Sabonis.

Brogdan had been sidelined by a sore back but returned to average 18.0 points, 8.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 32.0 minutes per game last week, shooting 42.2 percent overall and hitting 6-of-14 from 3-point range. That included 21 points, nine assists and seven boards in the Pacers’ win over the 76ers on Monday, his return after being limited to just eight minutes over nine games.