ESPN will rank the league's 30 teams from top to bottom, with research notes on each team provided by ESPN Stats & Information.Here are the top 8 teams.
根据ESPN Stats & Information提供的各队调查信息，对联盟的30支球队进行自上而下的排名。以下是排名前8的队伍。
The Rockets are three games up on the Warriors in the race for the Western Conference's No. 1 seed. This bodes very well for Houston, as 23 of the 34 champions have been top seeds since playoffseeding began in 1983-84.
火箭队在争夺西部霸主地位中以3个胜场的优势领跑于勇士队。这对于火箭队来说是非常好的预兆，因为自1983-84季后赛开始，34支冠军球队中有23支队伍是（常规赛排名的）顶尖球队。
The Raptors' franchise-record-tying 11-game winning streak was snapped by the Thunder on Sunday afternoon. During the streak, Toronto boasted the league's best offense and fifth-best defense.
猛龙队追平队史记录的11连胜在周日下午被雷霆队给终结。在这期间，多伦多打出了联盟最好的进攻及第五高效的防守。
Without Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, what should we expect from Draymond Green? Including the past two games, Green has played 134 minutes this season without any of the other Big Four on the court. The Warriors are outscoring opponents by 3.4 points per 100 possessions in those 134 minutes.
没有了凯文杜兰特、斯蒂芬库里以及克莱汤普森，我们应该对德拉蒙德格林作何种期待？包括过去的两场比赛在内，在四巨头无一在场上的时候，格林这个赛季一共出场了134分钟。在这134分钟内，勇士队每百回合能超出对手3.4分。
The Trail Blazers extended their win streak Sunday to 13 games, which is tied for the third longest in franchise history (their longest was 16 straight in 1990-91). Portland has also dominated during the streak, averaging an NBA-best point differential of 12.1 per game since Valentine's Day, the first day of the win streak.
开拓者队在周日将他们的连胜场数扩大到了13场，这在队史是第三长的纪录（队史最长的连胜纪录是1990-91赛季的16连胜）。在此期间，波特兰也创造了新的记录，自情人节即连胜的第一场开始，场均分差12.1领跑全联盟。

Russell Westbrook joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with at least three career streaks of five straight triple-doubles in Sunday's win at Toronto, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. The Thunder improved to 5-2 against the Raptors, Rockets and Warriors, giving them the best record and most wins in the NBA against the league's three best teams.
根据伊莱亚斯体育局的报告，拉塞尔威斯布鲁克在周日战胜多伦多的比赛中赶上奥斯卡罗伯特森成为NBA历史上仅有的至少三个赛季连续打出五次三双的球员。雷霆队本赛季对阵猛龙队，火箭队和勇士队的战绩为5胜2负，这是联盟中对阵前三球队最好的战绩。
The Jazz are rolling, winners of nine straight and 21 of their past 23 games. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, this is only the fourth season in Jazz history in which Utah has won 21 times over a 23-game span. They also did it 1994-95, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
爵士队正在享受他们的九连胜并在过去的23场比赛中赢下了其中的21场。根据伊莱亚斯体育局的调查，这是爵士队史上取得23场比赛中的21场胜利的第四个赛季。他们在1994-95赛季，1996-97赛季以及1997-98赛季中也有过这样的表现。
Kyrie Irving has missed the past three games and in the All-Star point guard's absence, Marcus Morris stepped up to record his best game of the season on Wednesday against the Wizards. Morris finished with a season-high 31 points on 11 made field goals.
凯里欧文已经缺席了过去的三场比赛，在这个全明星得分后卫缺席的期间，马库斯莫里斯在周三对阵奇才队的比赛中打出了他本赛季最精彩的比赛。莫里斯命中11次投篮得到了其赛季新高31分。
The Cavaliers finished their six-game road trip on Saturday, going 3-3, but a potential theme has emerged. Since the All-Star break, Cleveland is 5-1 against teams with a record below .500. Over this same stretch, the Cavaliers are 1-6 against teams with a record .500 or better. This trend will be tested on Monday and Wednesday as they face the Bucks and Raptors.
骑士队在周六以3胜3负的战绩结束了他们的六连客，但是一个潜在的问题出现了。自从全明星周末后，骑士队对阵胜率不足50%的队伍的战绩是5胜1负，同期对阵胜率为50%及以上的球队的战绩是1胜6负。这个趋势将会在周一对阵雄鹿队及周三对阵猛龙队的比赛中得到验证。

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