As the five-game Christmas Day slate nears, the NBA has turned the page from the focus on the NBA Cup. And though the Oklahoma City Thunder have dropped two of their last three games, it still may be too early to say that the team has long-term vulnerabilities, especially since those losses came against excellent Western Conference teams in the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves. Out East, things are a little more wide open, where it looks like there are a handful of teams that can compete for a conference title. Here are USA TODAY Sports’ NBA power rankings after Week 8 of the 2025-26 regular season at the link in our bio. #NBA #ThunderUp #Detroitbasketball #GoSpursGo #MileHighBasketball