The Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors are bunched together at the top of the NBA in Net Rating at 9.0, 8.8 and 8.5 respectively.

NBA Net Rating (Week 19)
1. Rockets: 9.0
2. Raptors: 8.8
3. Warriors: 8.5
4. Celtics: 4.0
5. Spurs: 3.4
6. Wolves: 3.2
7. Thunder: 3.0
8. Wizards: 1.9
9. 76ers: 1.8
10. Pacers: 1.6
11. Blazers: 1.4
12. Jazz: 1.4
13. Nuggets: 1.0
14. Clippers: 1.0
15. Pelicans: 0.3
16. Hornets: 0.2
17. Cavaliers: 0.2
18. Bucks: -0.0
19. Heat: -0.5
20. Pistons: -1.1
21. Lakers: -2.0
22. Knicks: -2.6
23. Mavericks: -2.8
24. Nets: -4.1
25. Magic: -4.5
26. Hawks: -4.8
27. Grizzlies: -4.8
28. Bulls: -6.2
29. Kings: -8.5
30. Suns: -8.9

James Harden continues to lead the NBA in PER at 30.6 as he begins to run away with the 17-18 MVP chase. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Stephen Curry round out the top-5.

Davis elevated himself from 27.5 to 28.3 as he takes on an even bigger role with DeMarcus Cousins out.

NBA PER Rankings (Week 19)
1. James Harden: 30.6
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.4
3. Anthony Davis: 28.3
4. LeBron James: 27.6
5. Stephen Curry: 27.5
6. Kevin Durant: 25.8
7. Chris Paul: 25.7
8. Clint Capela: 25.2
9. Russell Westbrook: 24.8
10. Kyrie Irving: 24.6
11. Damian Lillard: 24.5
12. Karl-Anthony Towns: 24.4
13. LaMarcus Aldridge: 24.!
14. Enes Kanter: 24.0
15. Hassan Whiteside: 23.9
16. Nikola Jokic: 23.9
17. Joel Embiid: 23.9
18. Andre Drummond: 23.7
19. Jimmy Butler: 23.7
20. Victor Oladipo: 23.6
21. Montrezl Harrell: 23.5
22. David West: 23.4
23. DeMarcus Cousins: 23.0
24. Kevin Love: 22.9
25. DeMar DeRozan: 22.0

The Raptors have moved past the Warriors in Net Rating and are one big game away from surpassing the Rockets at +8.5 points per 100 possessions.

NBA Net Rating (Week 17)
1. Rockets: 8.7
2. Raptors: 8.5
3. Warriors: 7.6
4. Celtics: 3.9
5. Thunder: 3.7
6. Spurs: 3.6
7. Wolves: 3.3
8. Wizards: 1.9
10. 76ers: 1.7
11. Pacers: 1.3
12. Blazers: 1.0
13. Nuggets: 0.8
14. Clippers: 0.5
15. Bucks: 0.1
16. Pistons: 0.1
17. Cavaliers: 0.1
18. Pelicans: -0.5
19. Hornets: -0.7
20. Heat: -0.9
21. Knicks: -2.2
22. Mavericks: -2.4
23. Lakers: -2.5
24. Grizzlies: -3.9
25. Nets: -4.1
26. Hawks: -4.2
27. Magic: -4.3
28. Bulls: -5.8
29. Suns: -8.3
30. Kings: -8.7

James Harden has created more separation in PER at 30.6 with Giannis Antetokounmpo dropping below 29.0 and LeBron James dropping below 28.0.

NBA PER Rankings (Week 17)
1. James Harden: 30.6
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.9
3. LeBron James: 27.6
4. Stephen Curry: 27.6
5. Anthony Davis: 27.5
6. Chris Paul: 26.1
7. Kevin Durant: 25.6
8. Clint Capela: 25.4
9. Russell Westbrook: 25.3
10. Karl-Anthony Towns: 24.6
11. Kyrie Irving: 24.5
12. Jimmy Butler: 24.3
13. Damian Lillard: 24.2
14. Hassan Whiteside: 24.2
15. Andre Drummond: 24.0
16. LaMarcus Aldridge: 24.0
17. Victor Oladipo: 23.8
18. Enes Kanter: 23.8
19. David West: 23.3
20. Joel Embiid: 23.3
21. DeMarcus Cousins: 23.0
22. Kevin Love: 22.9
23. Nikola Jokic: 22.8
24. Montrezl Harrell: 22.6
25. DeMar DeRozan: 22.5

The Rockets have reclaimed the top spot in the NBA in Net Rating from the Warriors at +8.3 points per 100 possessions. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, have dropped all the way to 19th with a Net Rating of -0.4.

NBA Net Rating (Week 16)
1. Rockets: 8.3
2. Warriors: 7.8
3. Raptors: 7.7
4. Celtics: 5.0
5. Thunder: 3.6
6. Wolves: 3.5
7. Spurs: 3.1
8. Wizards: 2.0
9. Blazers: 1.4
10. Pacers: 1.3
11. 76ers: 0.9
12. Nuggets: 0.8
13. Jazz: 0.7
14. Clippers: 0.5
15. Hornets: 0.4
16. Pelicans: 0.1
17. Pistons: -0.2
18. Bucks: -0.2
19. Cavaliers: -0.4
20. Heat: -0.9
21. Knicks: -1.4
22. Mavericks: -2.2
23. Grizzlies: -3.1
24. Lakers: -3.3
25. Nets: -3.8
26. Hawks: -4.7
27. Magic: -4.9
28. Bulls: -5.8
29. Suns: -7.3
30. Kings: -8.8

James Harden has regained the No. 1 spot in PER ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo while Anthony Davis moved into the top-3 ahead of Stephen Curry and LeBron James.

NBA PER Rankings (Week 16)
1. James Harden: 30.1
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29.7
3. Anthony Davis: 28.2
4. Stephen Curry: 27.9
5. LeBron James: 27.5
6. Chris Paul: 25.5
7. Kevin Durant: 25.5
8. Russell Westbrook: 25.2
9. Clint Capela: 25.0
10. Kyrie Irving: 24.6
11. Hassan Whiteside: 24.4
12. Karl-Anthony Towns: 24.2
13. Andre Drummond: 24.1
14. Jimmy Butler: 24.1
15. Damian Lillard: 23.9
16. Enes Kanter: 23.9
17. LaMarcus Aldridge: 23.5
18. Victor Oladipo: 23.4
19. DeMarcus Cousins: 23.1
20. Kevin Love: 22.9
21. DeMar DeRozan: 22.9
22. Joel Embiid: 22.9
23. David West: 22.7
24. Montrezl Harrell: 22.4
25. Nikola Jokic: 22.3