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The Oklahoma City Thunder remain at the top of the TSN.ca NBA Power Rankings for the second straight week. The Thunder, who have won eight of their last nine games overall, with six of those wins coming by a double-digit margin, havent missed a beat this
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The Oklahoma City Thunder remain at the top of the TSN.ca NBA Power Rankings for the second straight week. The Thunder, who have won eight of their last nine games overall, with six of those wins coming by a double-digit margin, havent missed a beat this season, even after shaking up their roster by trading James Harden to Houston prior to the start of the season. Memphis, Miami, San Antonio and New York round out the top five, a mix of expected contenders and new challengers. Winning five of their last six games has lifted the Golden State Warriors into the Top 10, from 13 to nine, and the Indiana Pacers climbed from 23 to 19 with four wins in their last six games. Three straight losses dropped the Denver Nuggets from seven to 14, while the Boston Celtics up-and-down play saw them slip from nine down to 15. The Toronto Raptors remain in 26th spot after snapping a six-game losing streak. Hard times early in the season for the Raptors. 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Andre Iguodala scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who came off a grueling eight-day, five-game road trip to win their fourth in a row at home. Rudy Gay had 21 points for Memphis, which has lost three straight games for the first time this season. Marreese Speights and Mike Conley scored 14 points apiece and Wayne Ellington had 11. The Grizzlies lost Darrell Arthur at the end of the first quarter when he was struck in the mouth while trying to rebound a missed free throw. Arthur lay on the floor for several minutes receiving treatment from medical personnel before being helped to his feet and walking to the locker room for additional treatment. Trailing by four at the break, the Grizzlies evened the score at 69 on Ellingtons 3-pointer that beat the third-quarter buzzer. Ellington hit another 3-pointer with 7:22 remaining that put Memphis in front 81-80 but the next time down, JaVale McGee blocked a short jumper by Zach Randolph, starting a fast break that Ty Lawson finished with a go-ahead layup for the Nuggets. Memphis regained the lead on a 19-foot jumper by Gay that made it 85-84, but Denvers Danilo Gallinari answered with a 3-pointer. Gallinari added a pair of clutch free throws with 3:09 remaining and Lawson hit two more 32 seconds later to stretch the Nuggets advantage to four points.dddddddddddd After a pair of free throws by Marc Gasol, Iguodala rebounded Gallinaris missed jumper and put it back in before a Memphis turnover led to a Nuggets fast break that Iguodala finished with a jam for 95-89 lead with 1:33 remaining. Gasol converted a three-point play to get the Grizzlies within one with 53.8 seconds left but the sides then traded turnovers and Miller was fouled with 10.2 seconds remaining. 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