NBA Power Rankings: Utah Jazz leap into the top-5

Lou Williams continues to excel for the Clippers, and Tobias Harris is quietly going around establishing himself as one of the better mid-20s players in the league. The Clippers had a brutal schedule this week, defeating the Bulls but losing to the Rockets, Thunder, and Trail Blazers in their other three games this week. Six of their next seven games are on the road, which could lead to them being eliminated from the playoff race by week’s end if Doc Rivers isn’t able to conjure wins out of thin air against a couple Eastern Conference teams.