NBA Power Rankings Week 11: All-Star break edition

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Utah Jazz. 2. team. 118. . 27-9. Previous: 1st

Last Week: Lost to New Orleans Pelicans 129-124, Lost/OT to Philadelphia 76ers 131-123

This Week: 3/12 vs. Houston Rockets

Slipping from the number slot, the Utah Jazz lost both of their games this week in an interesting fashion. They came back from a huge deficit only to fall short against the endless onslaught of Zion Williamson Then against the Sixers in a showdown of both conference number ones, they lost in overtime to the home team.

The Jazz are undoubtedly elite, as we have chronicled for weeks. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell may have gotten picked last in the All-Star Game, but the regular season is not about how aesthetically pleasing your game is. The Jazz are dominant on both sides of the ball and just keep winning.

Finally, Mike Conley was named as an All-Star replacement, ending his nearly 14-year odyssey as one of the best players in history to never make it. He is an advanced stats darling and his level of play this season compared to last has changed the trajectory for the Jazz. He is the league leader in plus/minus (other than Spencer Dinwiddie, who played only three games) at 9.6. He is truly deserving of this long-overdue honor. For a guy who has given everything to both the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz, it is special to see him get the honor he has desired for so long.