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NBA Power Rankings: Clippers are too good to ignore

By Brandon Jefferson

SAN ANTONIO,TX - NOVEMBER 05: Los Angeles Clippers during National Anthem before the start of their game the San Antonio Spurs at AT
SAN ANTONIO,TX - NOVEMBER 05: Los Angeles Clippers during National Anthem before the start of their game the San Antonio Spurs at AT /
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Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) talks with center Steven Adams (12) during a break in the second half Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) talks with center Steven Adams (12) during a break in the second half Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

(6-5). Previous: . Oklahoma City Thunder. 11. team. 149. RUSSELL WESTBROOK’S SCORCHED EARTH TOUR is still selling out on a nightly basis, but it hasn’t resulted in as many victories as it once did. The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a season in which they did not lose a single game in which Westbrook tallied a triple-double. To begin the 2016-17 season they are already 2-1 and two assists away from seeing that record falter to 3-2. Westbrook has been nothing short of MVP-caliber through the team’s first 10 games, but if Oklahoma City is going to continue to be a solo act all season long then this team could find itself on the outside looking in when the playoffs roll around. Right now only three other players are even averaging double digits (Victor Oladipo 15.8 PPG, Enes Kanter 12.4 PPG and Steven Adams 10.5 PPG) and only one other player is attempting double digit shot attempts (Oladipo 13.8 FGA). If the Thunder are to make their way back into the top 10 of these rankings they will need to see improvements in these two areas.

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