As Thanksgiving week arrives and the NBA Cup ramps up with a packed slate of high-stakes matchups, the league enters one of its most revealing stretches yet, shaped by both surging contenders and teams fighting through key injuries. Several franchises are navigating the temporary losses of stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paolo Banchero, and Victor Wembanyama, each absence reshuffling rotations and testing roster depth at a crucial point in the season. At the same time, the returns of LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard have injected fresh energy into their respective teams, restoring stability just as the in-season tournament pushes the intensity to another level. Meanwhile, the hottest teams in basketball, including the Thunder, Pistons, Raptors, and Heat, continue to stack wins behind dominant stretches that show no signs of slowing. With momentum building, rosters adjusting, and the NBA Cup spotlight growing brighter, November’s final full week promises to show fans playoff-level basketball, so with that being said, let’s see which teams are surging on top and which teams are fading away:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (17-1)

Last Week’s Record: 3-0

Wins: vs. Kings, @ Jazz, vs. Trail Blazers

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Timberwolves (11/26), vs. Suns (11/28), @ Trail Blazers (11/30)

2. Detroit Pistons (15-2)

Last Week’s Record: 3-0

Wins: @ Hawks, @ Bucks, @ Pacers

Losses: None

This Week: @ Celtics (11/26), vs. Magic (11/28), @ Heat (11/29), vs. Hawks (12/1)

3. Denver Nuggets (13-4)

Last Week’s Record: 3-1

Wins: @ Pelicans, @ Rockets, @ Grizzlies

Losses: vs. Kings

This Week: vs. Spurs (11/28), @ Suns (11/29), vs. Mavericks (12/1)

4. Los Angeles Lakers (12-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Jazz, @ Jazz

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Clippers (11/25), vs. Mavericks (11/28), vs. Pelicans (11/30), vs. Suns (12/1)

5. San Antonio Spurs (11-5)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: vs. Grizzlies, vs. Hawks

Losses: @ Suns

This Week: @ Trail Blazers (11/26), @ Nuggets (11/28), @ Timberwolves (11/30)

6. Houston Rockets (11-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Cavaliers, @ Suns

Losses: vs. Nuggets

This Week: @ Warriors (11/26), @ Jazz (11/30), @ Jazz (12/1)

7. Toronto Raptors (13-5)

Last Week’s Record: 4-0

Wins: @ 76ers, vs. Wizards, vs. Nets, vs. Cavaliers

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Pacers (11/26), @ Hornets (11/29), @ Knicks (11/30)

8. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: vs. Pacers, vs. Clippers

Losses: vs. Rockets, @ Raptors

This Week: @ Hawks (11/28), vs. Celtics (11/30), @ Pacers (12/1)

9. Miami Heat (12-6)

Last Week’s Record: 4-0

Wins: vs. Warriors, @ Bulls, @ 76ers, vs. Mavericks

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Bucks (11/26), vs. Pistons (11/29), vs. Clippers (12/1)

10. Atlanta Hawks (11-7)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: @ Pelicans, vs. Hornets

Losses: vs. Pistons, @ Spurs

This Week: @ Wizards (11/25), vs. Cavaliers (11/28), @ 76ers (11/30), @ Pistons (12/1)

11. Orlando Magic (10-8)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: vs. Warriors, vs. Clippers, vs. Knicks

Losses: @ Celtics

This Week: @ 76ers (11/26), @ Pistons (11/28), vs. Bulls (12/1)

12. New York Knicks (10-6)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Mavericks, @ Nets

Losses: @ Magic

This Week: @ Hornets (11/26), vs. Bucks (11/28), vs. Raptors (11/30)

13. Golden State Warriors (10-9)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: vs. Jazz

Losses: @ Magic, @ Heat, vs. Trail Blazers

This Week: vs. Rockets (11/26), vs. Pelicans (11/29)

14. Phoenix Suns (11-7)

Last Week’s Record: 3-1

Wins: @ Trail Blazers, vs. Timberwolves, vs. Spurs

Losses: vs. Rockets

This Week: @ Kings (11/26), @ Thunder (11/28), vs. Nuggets (11/29), @ Lakers (12/1)

15. Minnesota Timberwolves (10-7)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Wizards

Losses: @ Suns, @ Kings

This Week: @ Thunder (11/26), vs. Celtics (11/29), vs. Spurs (11/30)

16. Chicago Bulls (9-8)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: @ Trail Blazers, vs. Wizards

Losses: vs. Heat, @ Pelicans

This Week: @ Hornets (11/28), @ Pacers (11/29), @ Magic (12/1)

17. Philadelphia 76ers (9-7)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: @ Bucks

Losses: vs. Raptors, vs. Heat

This Week: vs. Magic (11/26), @ Nets (11/28), vs. Hawks (11/30)

18. Boston Celtics (9-8)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Nets, vs. Magic

Losses: vs. Nets

This Week: vs. Pistons (11/26), @ Timberwolves (11/29), @ Cavaliers (11/30)

19. Portland Trail Blazers (8-10)

Last Week’s Record: 2-3

Wins: @ Warriors, @ Bucks

Losses: vs. Suns, vs. Bulls, @ Thunder

This Week: vs. Spurs (11/26), vs. Thunder (11/30)

20. Milwaukee Bucks (8-10)

Last Week’s Record: 0-3

Wins: None

Losses: vs. 76ers, vs. Pistons, vs. Trail Blazers

This Week: @ Heat (11/26), @ Knicks (11/28), vs. Nets (11/29), @ Wizards (12/1)

21. Memphis Grizzlies (6-12)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: vs. Kings, @ Mavericks

Losses: @ Spurs, vs. Nuggets

This Week: @ Pelicans (11/26), @ Clippers (11/28), @ Kings (11/30)

22. Sacramento Kings (5-13)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: @ Nuggets, vs. Timberwolves

Losses: @ Thunder, @ Grizzlies

This Week: vs. Suns (11/26), @ Jazz (11/28), vs. Grizzlies (11/30)

23. Utah Jazz (5-12)

Last Week’s Record: 0-4

Wins: None

Losses: @ Lakers, vs. Thunder, vs. Lakers, Celtics, @ Warriors

This Week: vs. Kings (11/28), vs. Rockets (11/30), vs. Rockets (12/1)

24. Los Angeles Clippers (5-12)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: @ Hornets

Losses: @ Magic, @ Cavaliers

This Week: @ Lakers (11/26), vs. Grizzlies (11/28), vs. Mavericks (11/29), @ Heat (12/1)

25. Dallas Mavericks (5-14)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: vs. Pelicans

Losses: vs. Knicks, vs. Grizzlies, @ Heat

This Week: @ Lakers (11/28), @ Clippers (11/29), @ Nuggets (12/1)

26. New Orleans Pelicans (3-15)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: vs. Bulls

Losses: vs. Nuggets, @ Mavericks, vs. Hawks

This Week: vs. Grizzlies (11/26), @ Warriors (11/29), @ Lakers (11/30)

27. Brooklyn Nets (3-14)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: @ Celtics

Losses: vs. Celtics, @ Raptors, vs. Knicks

This Week: vs. 76ers (11/28), @ Bucks (11/29), vs. Hornets (12/1)

28. Indiana Pacers (2-15)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Hornets

Losses: @ Cavaliers, vs. Pistons

This Week: @ Raptors (11/26), vs. Wizards (11/28), vs. Bulls (11/29), vs. Cavaliers (12/1)

29. Charlotte Hornets (4-13)

Last Week’s Record: 0-3

Wins: None

Losses: @ Pacers, vs. Clippers, @ Hawks

This Week: vs. Knicks (11/26), vs. Bulls (11/28), vs. Raptors (11/29), @ Nets (12/1)

30. Washington Wizards (1-15)

Last Week’s Record: 0-3

Wins: None

Losses: @ Timberwolves, @ Raptors, @ Bulls

This Week: vs. Hawks (11/25), @ Pacers (11/28), vs. Bucks (12/1)