Overview
- Oklahoma City holds No. 1 at 15-1, riding a run of double-digit wins and posting a league-best net rating pace one month into the season.
- Denver stays second with an 11-3 mark as Nikola Jokic stacks triple-doubles and the Nuggets rank top three in both offensive and defensive efficiency.
- Detroit emerges as the surprise of November at 13-2 with 11 straight wins, pairing a top-three defense with a top-10 offense during the streak.
- Houston jumps into the top tier behind the NBA’s highest offensive efficiency, two separate five-game win streaks, and a defense ranked seventh.
- Toronto rebounds from a 1-4 start to 10-5 with a five-game streak and multiple quality wins, while San Antonio navigates a 2–3 week Wembanyama calf absence and several teams sink toward long-shot playoff odds, including one-win Washington.