| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | |
| Conf | East | |
| W-L | 3-4 | |
| Off | 17 | |
| Def | 11 | |

| Date | Opponent | Expected | Outcome | Location | Record | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Jan 3 | 
          Thunder
       | 
      W by 11.5 | L 150-117 | Away | 26-12 | 
| Sun Jan 1 | 
          Nuggets
       | 
      W by 4 | L 123-111 | Away | 26-11 | 
| Thu Dec 29 | 
          Clippers
       | 
      W by 6.5 | W 116-110 | Home | 26-10 | 
| Tue Dec 27 | 
          Rockets
       | 
      W by 15 | W 126-102 | Home | 25-10 | 
| Sun Dec 25 | 
          Bucks
       | 
      W by 5.5 | W 139-118 | Home | 24-10 | 
| Fri Dec 23 | 
          Timberwolves
       | 
      W by 9.5 | W 121-109 | Home | 23-10 | 
| Wed Dec 21 | 
          Pacers
       | 
      W by 9.5 | L 117-112 | Home | 22-10 | 
| Sun Dec 18 | 
          Magic
       | 
      W by 10.5 | L 95-92 | Home | 22-9 | 
| Fri Dec 16 | 
          Magic
       | 
      W by 13 | L 117-109 | Home | 22-8 | 
| Tue Dec 13 | 
          Lakers
       | 
      W by 4 | W 122-118 | Away | 22-7 | 
| Mon Dec 12 | 
          Clippers
       | 
      W by 4 | L 113-93 | Away | 21-7 | 
| Sat Dec 10 | 
          Warriors
       | 
      W by 2.5 | L 123-107 | Away | 21-6 | 
| Wed Dec 7 | 
          Suns
       | 
      L by 2 | W 125-98 | Away | 21-5 | 
| Mon Dec 5 | 
          Raptors
       | 
      L by 1.5 | W 116-110 | Away | 20-5 | 
| Sun Dec 4 | 
          Nets
       | 
      W by 2 | W 103-92 | Away | 19-5 | 
| Fri Dec 2 | 
          Heat
       | 
      W by 7 | L 120-116 | Home | 18-5 | 
| Wed Nov 30 | 
          Heat
       | 
      W by 9.5 | W 134-121 | Home | 18-4 | 
| Mon Nov 28 | 
          Hornets
       | 
      W by 11 | W 140-105 | Home | 17-4 | 
| Sun Nov 27 | 
          Wizards
       | 
      W by 7.5 | W 130-121 | Home | 16-4 | 
| Fri Nov 25 | 
          Kings
       | 
      W by 7 | W 122-104 | Home | 15-4 |