Record: 37-10

Pace: 102.5 (3) OffRtg: 113.4 (1) DefRtg: 103.1 (5) NetRtg: +10.3 (1)

The Warriors' defense hasn't held up well against some of the league's best offenses. They've allowed more than 110 points per 100 possessions over their last 11 games, ranking 23rd defensively since Dec. 30. Eight of the last nine games were against teams that rank in the top 11 in offensive efficiency, but that group includes almost every team that they could face in the postseason. Protecting the basket has been the biggest issue, with only three teams allowing more points per game in the restricted area over that stretch. Draymond Green hasn't been the rim protector that he was last season, when opponents shot just 50 percent at the rim (the third best mark in the league) when he was there to defend it. This season, that number is 56 percent.

Week 15: vs. NYK, vs. MIN, vs. BOS

Record: 32-12

Pace: 101.4 (8) OffRtg: 112.5 (2) DefRtg: 105.0 (12) NetRtg: +7.5 (2)

The Rockets made up for their off-the-court shenanigans at Staples Center on Monday by getting big wins over Minnesota and Golden State later in the week. They're 17-0 in games Chris Paul, James Harden and Clint Capela have played together, though their defense has been pretty bad (112 points allowed per 100 possessions) in the minutes that all three have been on the floor. In the games that Harden and Paul have played, their best minutes (plus-18 points per 100 possessions) remain the ones when only one of the two have been on the floor. In the wins over the Wolves and Warriors, the pair was a minus-11 in its 36 minutes, but the Rockets were a plus-40 in Paul's 34 minutes with Harden on the bench. Eric Gordon ranks second in the league in raw plus-minus, with the Rockets having outscored their opponents by 345 points with him on the floor.

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Week 15: vs. MIA, @ DAL, @ NOP, vs. PHX

Record: 30-18

Pace: 97.7 (24) OffRtg: 110.6 (3) DefRtg: 106.8 (21) NetRtg: +3.8 (5)

The Wolves' defense, which still ranks in the top 10 in January, fell apart in the fourth quarter in Orlando on Tuesday and in Houston on Thursday, allowing 125 points per 100 possessions over those 60 minutes. But they recovered to beat the Raptors without Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford on Saturday, though it's possible that the absences of those two guys canceled each other out and that the defense would be better if Marcus Georges-Hunt got more minutes than Crawford going forward (or at least was a consistent part of the rotation). Their game in L.A. on Monday will be the Wolves' first chance to become the first team to match its win total from last season.

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Week 15: @ LAC, @ POR, @ GSW, vs. BKN

Record: 31-14

Pace: 100.7 (10) OffRtg: 109.8 (4) DefRtg: 103.1 (6) NetRtg: +6.7 (3)

The Raptors' offense has had some hiccups over the last couple of weeks, scoring less than a point per possession in five of their last eight games. The offense has undergone a transformation this season, but they still need their role players to make shots. So it's not good that Pascal Siakam (17 percent), OG Anunoby (17 percent), Serge Ibaka (20 percent) and Norman Powell (23 percent) rank as four of the eight worst 3-point shooters over the last month, nor that C.J. Miles has had some bad shooting nights of late. Continued struggles can break down the trust that the Raptors stars have in their teammates and make the ball start sticking again. There are some worrisome assist-percentage numbers (four games under 50 percent) in that January game log.

Week 15: @ ATL, vs. UTA, vs. LAL

Record: 34-13

Pace: 97.9 (21) OffRtg: 104.2 (20) DefRtg: 99.7 (1) NetRtg: +4.5 (4)

Through a six-game winning streak, the Celtics were able to grind through some offensive struggles. But the offense has become a problem as they've lost three straight games at home. Kyrie Irving's absence was felt against Philadelphia on Thursday, but Irving had shot just 35 percent over his previous five games. And when he had a big game (40 points) against Orlando on Sunday, his teammates shot 3-for-20 from 3-point range. The Celtics rank last offensively in January, having scored less than a point per possession in six of their seven games this month. The 3-point shooting is a problem (the Celtics have four of the 39 players who have shot less than 30 percent on at least 20 3-point attempts this month), but so is a lack of free throws. No combination of players on this year's roster has been able to account for the 8.5 free throw attempts that Isaiah Thomas averaged last season.

Week 15: @ LAL, @ LAC, @ GSW

Record: 30-18

Pace: 96.7 (29) OffRtg: 104.2 (19) DefRtg: 100.8 (2) NetRtg: +3.5 (7)

Sunday's game against Indiana was the Spurs' third loss in their last four games (a stretch in which they've scored a paltry 95 points per 100 possessions). It was also the start of a new era, with Tony Parker coming off the bench behind new starting point guard Dejounte Murray. The Spurs' second-ranked defense has been at its best (94 points allowed per 100 possessions) with Murray on the floor, but it will be interesting to see if they can play Parker and Patty Mills together for extended minutes off the bench. In Mills' 7 1/2 seasons in San Antonio, the two have logged just 490 total minutes (including playoffs) together. The Pacers shot 56 percent in their 19 minutes together (and 37 percent in the other 29 minutes) on Sunday.

Week 15: vs. CLE, @ MEM, vs. PHI, vs. SAC

Record: 27-19

Pace: 96.9 (28) OffRtg: 103.7 (23) DefRtg: 104.8 (11) NetRtg: -1.0 (20)

The Heat were 35 seconds from suffering a third loss to non-playoff teams in a span of six days. But James Johnson (with the help of Josh Richardson) did a wonderful Reggie Miller impression, Dwight Howard committed one of the worst fouls you'll ever see, and the Heat climbed back to within a half game of the Cavs for fourth place in the East with a miracle win in Charlotte. With Johnson's 3-pointer, they are now a league-best 25-for-51 (49 percent) on clutch threes, with eight different guys accounting for that success. They've allowed 110 points per 100 possessions so far on their five-game road trip (ranking 28th in opponent turnover rate last week), which concludes with a game against the league's No. 2 offense on Monday.

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Week 15: @ HOU, vs. SAC, vs. CHA

Record: 26-20

Pace: 98.1 (20) OffRtg: 106.1 (12) DefRtg: 102.6 (4) NetRtg: +3.5 (6)

The third quarter has been the Thunder's worst (on both ends of the floor) this season, but they shut down the Kings and Lakers in the third (cumulative score: 64-34) on Monday and Wednesday, and then had a lot of big quarters in Cleveland on Saturday. The 148 points they put on the Cavs have them within striking distance of being a top-10 team on both ends of the floor, with their offense ranking fourth in January. Improvement has come with better shooting in the paint, with Steven Adams getting more opportunities, via both his offensive rebounds and passes from Russell Westbrook. Westbrook's 120 assists to Adams are 15 more than any other player has to a single teammate.

Week 15: vs. BKN, vs. WAS, @ DET, vs. PHI

Record: 26-20

Pace: 99.7 (13) OffRtg: 106.8 (10) DefRtg: 105.1 (13) NetRtg: +1.7 (9)

The Wizards recovered from a shellacking in Charlotte on Wednesday (which elicited a "We're going to have to change some things" quote from Scott Brooks), getting an important win in Detroit behind a career-high 26 points from Kelly Oubre, who had already been heating up. Oubre has shot 20-for-38 from 3-point range over the last seven games, having been assisted by seven different teammates on the 20 threes. The last five games have still been the Wizards' worst defensive stretch of the season (114 points allowed per 100 possessions), with their opponents shooting well from the outside. They rank third in opponent 3-point percentage, but that number has climbed each month, from 33 percent in October to 36 percent (18th) in January.

Week 15: @ DAL, @ OKC, @ ATL

Record: 27-18

Pace: 99.6 (15) OffRtg: 109.7 (5) DefRtg: 109.8 (29) NetRtg: -0.1 (14)

Welcome to Strugglesville. Population 148. That's how many points the Cavs allowed the Thunder to score on Saturday and how many David Blatt didn't want to allow in the Turkish League All-Star Game. (His wish did not come true.) As the Cavs have gone 3-9 since Christmas, they've ranked in the bottom five in both opponent effective field goal percentage (27th) and defensive rebounding percentage (29th). So their opponents have shot too well and, as Steven Adams would tell you, they haven't rebounded well enough on the shots that have missed. Their defensive rebounding percentage has been highest with Tristan Thompson on the floor, so a change in the starting lineup may be in order. Speaking of shots that have missed, LeBron James has shot 27 percent from outside the paint over the last 13 games after shooting 41 percent from the outside over the first 32. He's missed his last 14 3-point attempts and among 178 players who have attempted at least 25 since Christmas, only a pair of Raptors have shot worse on those threes than James (10-for-50).

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Week 15: @ SAS, vs. IND, vs. DET

Record: 22-20

Pace: 103.1 (2) OffRtg: 104.4 (17) DefRtg: 102.6 (3) NetRtg: +1.8 (8)

The Sixers have won their last seven games played outside of London (to climb from 10th to seventh in the East) and exacted some revenge on the Celtics in Boston on Thursday. They benefited from the absences of Kyrie Irving and Giannis Antetokounmpo last week, but have allowed just 95 points per 100 possessions in the seven wins, climbing to third in defensive efficiency (having ranked 13th just five weeks ago). They rank second in opponent 3-point percentage and also have the second lowest percentage of opponent shots that have come from the restricted area (after ranking 25th in that regard last season). They've played the fewest games in the league, but still have more games remaining with a rest advantage (eight) than they do with a rest disadvantage (six). Their visit to Oklahoma City on Sunday is one of the former (with OKC playing in Detroit the night before).

Week 15: @ MEM, vs. CHI, @ SAS, @ OKC

Record: 24-21

Pace: 101.5 (6) OffRtg: 108.3 (6) DefRtg: 107.2 (22) NetRtg: +1.1 (11)

DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis are All-Stars, but the play of Jrue Holiday remains critical for the Pelicans. Holiday has averaged 25.6 points on 59 percent shooting as the Pels have won four of their last five games, and had three huge buckets off the dribble in their overtime win in Boston on Tuesday. The Pels have mostly been closing close games this month with Holiday at point guard, a look that has been better for them in general. They've outscored their opponents by 1.2 points per 100 possessions in 1,101 minutes with Holiday on the floor with Rajon Rondo and/or Jameer Nelson, and are a plus-12.4 per 100 possessions in 560 minutes with Holiday on the floor without either of the other two.

Week 15: vs. CHI, @ CHA, vs. HOU, vs. LAC

Record: 25-21

Pace: 98.9 (16) OffRtg: 104.5 (16) DefRtg: 104.1 (7) NetRtg: +0.4 (13)

The Blazers continue to take advantage of the easiest January schedule in regard to the quality of opposing defenses. They rank third offensively this month (112 points scored per 100 possessions), with seven of their 11 January games having been against the league's bottom-10 defenses. Jusuf Nurkic has benefited the most (shooting 53 percent over the 11 games, up from 45 percent through December) and he's benefited mostly by getting more shots near the basket. After taking just 47 percent of his shots in the restricted area through December, he's taken 57 percent of his shots from the restricted area in January. He's not exactly DeAndre Jordan when it comes to finishing at the rim, but he ranks 64th in mid-range field goal percentage (35.5 percent) among 72 players with at least 100 mid-range attempts, so the Blazers have to get him shots closer to the basket.

Week 15: @ DEN, vs. MIN, @ DAL

Record: 25-22

Pace: 98.6 (18) OffRtg: 107.6 (7) DefRtg: 106.0 (16) NetRtg: +1.6 (10)

The Pacers went 3-2 on a trip out West, holding their opponents to less than a point per possession on the trip (and less than 90 per 100 with their starting lineup on the floor). Six Pacers averaged double-figures on the trip (which featured two of Cory Joseph's four highest scoring games of the season), but Myles Turner's absence might have been felt as the Blazers registered 25 second chance points on Thursday and the Lakers attacked the basket to the tune of 56 points in the restricted area on Friday. The Pacers will play six of their next eight games at home and five of their next six against teams with losing records.

Week 15: vs. PHX, @ CLE, vs. ORL

Record: 23-22

Pace: 97.8 (23) OffRtg: 107.0 (8) DefRtg: 107.5 (25) NetRtg: -0.5 (17)

The Bucks are looking fragile, having lost four of their last five games, their worst offensive stretch of the season (97 points scored per 100 possessions), with Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton combining to shoot 37 percent (including 13-for-55 from 3-point range). They're just a game ahead of the ninth-place Pistons and Giannis Antetokounmpo (sore knee) is set to miss his second straight game when they host the Suns on Monday. The good news is that the Bucks then have three days off before they play Brooklyn and Chicago over the weekend and the Phoenix game is the start of a stretch where nine of 12 games are against teams that are currently at or below .500.

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Week 15: vs. PHX, vs. BKN, @ CHI

Record: 23-22

Pace: 100.4 (11) OffRtg: 107.0 (9) DefRtg: 106.4 (19) NetRtg: +0.6 (12)

Montrezl Harrell has given the Clippers some offensive punch inside, averaging 15.2 points (21 per 36 minutes) over his last six games. But in their four games without DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers have allowed their opponents to take 39 percent of their shots in the restricted area, up from 29 percent over their first 41. They were able to otherwise hold it together defensively against the Kings, Rockets and Nuggets (with those teams shooting a combined 28 percent from 3-point range), but couldn't stop the Jazz on Saturday, even with a rest advantage and Lou Williams' 10 steals. They still rank ninth defensively since Christmas, but won't have Jordan against the Wolves' No. 3 offense on Monday.

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Week 15: vs. MIN, vs. BOS, @ MEM, @ NOP

Record: 18-28

Pace: 99.9 (12) OffRtg: 101.8 (28) DefRtg: 107.5 (24) NetRtg: -5.6 (28)

The Bulls are 3-1 with Zach LaVine (who cooled off considerably after shooting well in his first two games) and now 15-8 since Nikola Mirotic made his season debut. That's the East's third best record over that stretch (with wins over eight of the 11 teams ahead of them in the standings), though they rank just sixth offensively and eighth defensively in the conference over those 6 1/2 weeks. Since Mirotic's debut, the Bulls are 11-4 in games that were within five points in the last five minutes. Lauri Markkanen hit a dagger three against Miami on Monday, is tied for the league lead (with LeBron James) with 10 clutch 3-pointers, and has a chance to break Damian Lillard's record for threes in a season by a rookie (185). If he plays the rest of the Bulls' games and maintains a pace of 2.4 threes per game, Markkanen would finish with 189.

Week 15: @ NOP, @ PHI, vs. LAL, vs. MIL

Record: 23-23

Pace: 98.7 (17) OffRtg: 106.4 (11) DefRtg: 106.6 (20) NetRtg: -0.2 (15)

A 2-6 slide (which now includes losses to the Kings, Hawks and Suns), has knocked the Nuggets out of playoff position. With a narrow loss to the Clippers on Wednesday (in which they committed four turnovers in the final five minutes) and a failed comeback against Phoenix on Friday, they've lost seven of their last eight games that were within five points in the last five minutes, rank 29th in clutch offense, and have the worst clutch turnover rate (more than 20 per 100 possessions). The Phoenix loss began a stretch where they're playing eight of nine games at home (where they've been 11.7 points per 100 possessions better than they've been on the road), but their offensive struggles (they rank 25th offensively in January) might be tough to solve with five of their next seven games against top 10 defenses.

Week 15: vs. POR, vs. NYK, vs. DAL

Record: 22-23

Pace: 97.9 (22) OffRtg: 104.1 (21) DefRtg: 104.7 (9) NetRtg: -0.6 (18)

The Pistons have lost five straight games, a stretch that includes losses at home to Charlotte and Brooklyn (reducing the comfort given by a home-heavy schedule between now and the All-Star break). A 2-8 January has taken them from fourth to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Reggie Bullock (50 percent from 3-point range since moving into the starting lineup six weeks ago) hasn't really cooled off, but the Pistons have allowed 113 points per 100 possessions with him and Avery Bradley on the floor together since Bradley's return from injury. (The Pistons are 3-15 in the last 18 games Bradley has played.) It remains amazing that they rank in the top 10 defensively with their three most-used lineups having allowed more than 113 points per 100 possessions in 643 total minutes.

Week 15: vs. UTA, vs. OKC, @ CLE

Record: 17-29

Pace: 103.2 (1) OffRtg: 101.7 (29) DefRtg: 104.7 (10) NetRtg: -3.0 (24)

The Lakers lost their first eight games without Lonzo Ball and then lost their other starting guard - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - to an Achilles injury on Wednesday. The replacement starters - Tyler Ennis and Josh Hart - haven't offered much offensively, but Alex Caruso has given them good minutes off the bench and fellow reserve Jordan Clarkson had a heck of a weekend, scoring 62 points (with half of his 26 buckets coming in the restricted area), dishing out 17 assists, and registering a plus-48 in wins over the Pacers and Knicks. The Friday win was one of the Lakers' best defensive games of the season (against a top-10 offense) and the Sunday win was, by far, their most potent offensive performance. The All-Star Game is coming to L.A., but the Lakers will be out of town most of the next six weeks. After they host the Celtics on Tuesday, they'll play 12 of their next 15 games on the road.

Week 15: vs. BOS, @ CHI, @ TOR

Record: 21-26

Pace: 98.5 (19) OffRtg: 104.9 (14) DefRtg: 106.3 (18) NetRtg: -1.4 (21)

As expected, a healthy Tim Hardaway Jr. has given the Knicks' offense a boost. He scored 31 points in a win in Utah on Friday and since his return, the Knicks have scored 114 points per 100 possessions in 102 minutes with Hardaway and Kristaps Porzingis on the floor together. They've shot 43 percent and (just as important) more frequently from 3-point range over the last six games, but have struggled to get stops on the other end of the floor. Over the same six games, they've allowed at least 60 points in six different halves and have allowed a league-high 18 second chance points per game. Restricted area defense has generally been a strength, but they watched the Lakers shoot 27-for-35 in the restricted area on Sunday.

Week 15: @ GSW, @ DEN, @ PHX

Record: 18-29

Pace: 101.9 (5) OffRtg: 102.8 (27) DefRtg: 106.1 (17) NetRtg: -3.4 (25)

D'Angelo Russell was expectedly rusty in his first two games back from a two-month absence, shooting just 1-for-10 and registering more turnovers (four) than assists (three). But he can't really hurt an offense that has scored just 98 points per 100 possessions over its last nine games. The offense was just good enough over the weekend for the Nets to pick up two good wins, with Spencer Dinwiddie shooting 6-for-7 in the clutch against Miami and Detroit. They've slowed down a bit, ranking 18th in pace in January. And while they've struggled on one end of the floor, the slower pace seems to have helped their defense, which ranks fifth this month, even though they still rank 30th in opponent turnover rate (for the season and in January) and still haven't figured out how to stop the Knicks. They'll get one more try next week.

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Week 15: @ OKC, @ MIL, @ MIN

Record: 18-26

Pace: 100.7 (9) OffRtg: 104.3 (18) DefRtg: 104.6 (8) NetRtg: -0.4 (16)

Kemba Walker hasn't shot nearly as well as he did last season, but if he doesn't make the All-Star team as a reserve this week (or if he's traded by Feb. 8), you can probably blame the reserves on his own team. The Hornets have a point differential of a 31-13 team with Walker on the floor and that of a 5-39 team with him off the floor. Their brutal collapse against the Heat on Saturday gave them nine losses in games in which they outscored their opponent with Walker on the floor. The Hornets had a pair of much better results last week (wins over Detroit and Washington), but it's still been a disappointing three months for a roster where the nine highest paid players are all under contract through next season.

Week 15: vs. SAC, vs. NOP, vs. ATL, @ MIA

Record: 19-27

Pace: 97.1 (27) OffRtg: 104.7 (15) DefRtg: 105.4 (14) NetRtg: -0.7 (19)

Rudy Gobert totaled 39 points, 21 rebounds and six blocks in his first two games back from a month-long absence, but the Jazz split the two games, because, against the Knicks on Friday, they were outscored by 13 points in less than nine minutes with Gobert and Derrick Favors on the floor together (that issue came back right away) and then missed four 3-pointers (including three wide-open attempts from the corners) to tie in the final minute. They got the more important win (beating the eighth-place Clippers) on Saturday, but the only way they stay in the playoff picture is to put some road wins together. Seven of their next eight games are away from Vivint Smart Home Arena (where they're currently 5-18), with the lone exception being a game against the Warriors next Tuesday.

Week 15: @ ATL, @ DET, @ TOR

Record: 15-31

Pace: 97.3 (25) OffRtg: 104.9 (13) DefRtg: 107.3 (23) NetRtg: -2.4 (22)

The Mavs' starting lineup has been outscored by 14.5 points per 100 possessions, by far the worst mark among 28 lineups that have played at least 200 minutes together, and their Dirk-Nowitzki-plus-bench lineup has its magic, getting outscored by 27 points in its 54 minutes since Dec. 31. They're still putting scares in teams, though. They cut a 16-point deficit with less 5 1/2 minutes left down to one in Denver on Tuesday, and made another late run to make things somewhat interesting in Portland on Saturday. Dennis Smith Jr. was a big part of both fourth-quarter runs and has averaged 23 points over his last three games, shooting 16-for-21 (76 percent) in the restricted area.

Week 15: vs. WAS, vs. HOU, vs. POR, @ DEN

Record: 16-29

Pace: 96.0 (30) OffRtg: 103.5 (25) DefRtg: 106.0 (15) NetRtg: -2.5 (23)

The Grizzlies are starting to get something out of their young wings. As they won three straight games last week, Dillon Brooks averaged 19.3 points on 63 percent shooting (including 10-for-17 from 3-point range), and Ben McLemore had a good revenge game (21 points) against the Kings on Friday. The streak came to an end in New Orleans on Saturday, but Wayne Selden broke out with a career-high 31 points, shooting 7-for-8 on pull-up jumpers. The Grizz have a top-10 offense (109 points scored per 100 possessions) since Christmas, with two top-five defenses coming to town over the next three days.

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Week 15: vs. PHI, vs. SAS, vs. LAC

Record: 17-29

Pace: 102.3 (4) OffRtg: 102.8 (26) DefRtg: 109.4 (28) NetRtg: -6.5 (29)

Through their first 41 games, the Suns had never taken 40 percent of their shots from 3-point range. But they've done so in each of their last five, with Isaiah Canaan, Troy Daniels and Dragan Bender all shooting better than 45 percent on at least 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Daniels is one of six players (two MVP candidates and four reserves) who have averaged at least 10 3-point attempts per 36 minutes. More threes gives the Suns a higher ceiling offensively and give them a better chance to play spoiler. The last five games have been their best offensive stretch (108 points scored per 100 possessions) since early December and include wins over the Thunder and Nuggets, as well as two of the five games in which they've assisted on at least 70 percent of their buckets.

Week 15: @ MIL, @ IND, vs. NYK, @ HOU

Record: 13-32

Pace: 99.6 (14) OffRtg: 103.8 (22) DefRtg: 107.9 (26) NetRtg: -4.1 (26)

After coming back from a 14-point deficit against the Spurs and a 19-point deficit against the Pelicans, the Hawks are 5-3 at home against the Western Conference, with the Jazz and Wolves playing at the Fortress in the next eight days. Dennis Schroder not only ranks second in drives per game, but has been one of the league's best high-volume jump-shooters off the dribble. He clinched the win over San Antonio by getting a switch onto Davis Bertans on consecutive possessions, draining a pull-up jumper on the first and driving past Bertans on the second. He then had 15 assists against New Orleans before Kent Bazemore hit the game-winner over Anthony Davis.

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Week 15: vs. UTA, vs. TOR, @ CHA, vs. WAS

Record: 14-32

Pace: 101.4 (7) OffRtg: 103.5 (24) DefRtg: 108.5 (27) NetRtg: -5.0 (27)

Somebody woke up the Magic, who picked up two quality wins (over Wolves and Celtics) last week and almost completed a comeback from 23 points down in Cleveland on Thursday, with Elfrid Payton's game-winner rolling off the rim. (Did his hair get in the way again?) Their best minutes have come with reserves on the floor (Khem Birch had was a plus-13 with 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the Minnesota win) and the turnaround has come on defense. They've allowed just 101 points per 100 possessions over the three games, and while they're own shooting struggles have continued, their opponent 3-point percentage (29 percent over the last five games) looks like he did when they were winning games in October.

Week 15: vs. SAC, @ IND

Record: 13-32

Pace: 97.1 (26) OffRtg: 99.9 (30) DefRtg: 110.2 (30) NetRtg: -10.3 (30)

George Hill came off the bench for the first time this season on Monday, was back in the starting lineup and had one of his best games as a King on Wednesday, was in trade rumors on Friday, and got DNP'd Friday night. Hill has shot only slightly worse than he did last season in Utah, but his turnovers are up and the 113 points per 100 possessions the Kings have allowed with him on the floor are almost 10 more than any of his other teams have. They've lost seven straight and began a six-game trip with an 18-point loss in Memphis on Friday. The Grizzlies have two wins by more than 14 points and they've both been against the Kings, who are 0-18 in games decided by 15 or more.

Week 15: @ CHA, @ ORL, @ MIA, @ SAS