Chuck Hot 10: The Spurs climb to No. 1 on an eight-game win streak

The San Antonio Spurs are No. 1 in the Chuck Hot 10. They went 4-0 last week, have won eight straight and own a +10.3 point differential, and Victor Wembanyama scored 52 in a one-point win over Dallas on Wednesday.

Last week's No. 1, Memphis, lost all three of its games and drops to 10th. Records are through Sunday. Movement is measured against last week's list.

The Chuck Hot 10

1. San Antonio Spurs (8-2), up 5. Wins over Utah, Dallas, Sacramento and Portland. Wembanyama had 52 against the Mavericks, 30 and 14 rebounds in Sacramento and 29 in a 125-103 win at Portland on Saturday. (Recap)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (9-2), up 7. Five straight wins and first in the West. Luka Doncic scored 53 against Portland on Friday, then Austin Reaves scored 43 at Detroit on Sunday with Doncic out with back tightness. (Recap)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (8-2), new. A 4-0 week, including two wins over Cleveland in which Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 and 42. The Thunder did it without Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, and on Sunday they traded two second-round picks to Sacramento for wing Nique Clifford. (Recap)
4. Boston Celtics (8-2), down 1. Three straight wins after a loss to Houston, and the Celtics' +10.7 differential is second in the league. Jayson Tatum had 34, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 39-point win at Charlotte. (Recap)
5. Philadelphia 76ers (9-2), down 1. Tied for the best record, but a 119-95 loss at Cleveland and a six-point win over 1-8 Chicago on Sunday keep them behind the top four. (Recap)
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3), new. A 4-0 week, and their +11.1 differential is the best in the NBA. Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 in each of the last two wins. (Recap)
7. Golden State Warriors (7-3), no change. Seven straight wins after an 0-3 start. Stephen Curry's 41 in Saturday's overtime win over Orlando was his 16th 40-point game since turning 35, the most in league history. (Recap)
8. Houston Rockets (7-3), down 6. Beat Boston, then lost at home to Minnesota and at Phoenix.
9. Detroit Pistons (6-3), down 4. Losses to Philadelphia and the Lakers, and Jalen Duren will miss at least two more weeks with a hamstring injury.
10. Memphis Grizzlies (6-3), down 9. An 0-3 week, including a 128-97 home loss to Oklahoma City. (Recap)

Dropped out: Portland (6-3) after back-to-back losses to the Lakers and Spurs, and Dallas (6-4). Just missed: Atlanta (7-4), which won all four games last week.

What to watch

Boston plays Philadelphia tonight with Jaylen Brown facing his former team, and the Lakers visit Atlanta. San Antonio puts its streak on the line against Phoenix.