NBA Power Rankings: Cavaliers are right where they want to be

2. team. 77. The Los Angeles Clippers completely destroyed a good Detroit Pistons team last night. Outside of a sloppy knight when the Oklahoma City Thunder came to visit last week, the Clippers have an argument to be considered as the league’s best team–though that claim would be quickly shot down as long as the Cleveland Cavaliers remain undefeated <p>If you’ve only been following headlines during the start of the NBA season this might seem like a surprise to you. Everywhere you look the Warriors have been mentioned–good or bad–Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis are having all-time seasons, and the Los Angeles Lakers are making basketball fun again. However, don’t sleep on the Los Angeles Clippers.</p> <p>Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chris Paul, and Doc Rivers seem to finally have figured it (Not quite sure what “it” is yet, but it definitely isn’t Pennywise, the Clown) out in La La Land. The quartet has always been one-step behind in terms of realizing the championship aspirations that were placed upon them back in 2013. Yet, with the Warriors not getting off to as dominant of a start as expected, the Clippers have shown that cohesion and familiarity can take a team further than just pure talent.</p> <p>Their pure talent makes them one of the best teams in the NBA this season, but they have done more than just be the more talented team to begin the year. Out of their first six games, only one has been against a team that won’t be vying for a playoff spot at season’s end. They’re a Westbrook pull-up jumper away from being undefeated along with Cleveland. While Los Angeles is proving that it will always be a Laker town, the Clippers looked more primed to get a banner of their own to hang from the Staples Center rafters.</p>. . . Los Angeles Clippers