NBA's best backcourt propels Clips to the top of the Power Rankings

The holiday season tends to bring out the best in people. Unfortunately for NBA lovers, Thanksgiving is dominated by football and stands as one of the rare

The holiday season tends to bring out the best in people. Unfortunately for NBA lovers, Thanksgiving is dominated by football and stands as one of the rare in-season dates that features zero basketball games.

But fans still have plenty to be thankful for this season -- the revival of the Knicks, two legitimate contenders in Los Angeles, a starring role for James Harden, an unburdened Heat squad and a full 82-game schedule, to name a few -- as do all 30 NBA teams. While you can find Sports Illustrated's Biggest Turkeys of 2012 right here, the Power Rankings are taking a different approach for this Thanksgiving.

In honor of Thursday's holiday, this week's rankings break down what all 30 NBA teams have to be thankful for and feature a new team at the top for the third consecutive week.

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