30. Phoenix Suns (24-56, Last Week: 30): The Suns have lost 11 of their last 12 games.
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-56, Last Week: 28): The Cavs have lost four games in a row, and 14 of their last 16.
28. Portland Trail Blazers (33-47, Last Week: 27): The Blazers are reeling right now, having lost 11 games in a row.
27. Orlando Magic (20-60, Last Week: 29): The Magic have lost six of their last seven games.
26. New Orleans Hornets (27-54, Last Week: 27-54, Last Week: 22): The Hornets have lost four games in a row. Anthony Davis is out for the remainder of the season with a sprained MCL and bone bruise.
25. Charlotte Bobcats (19-61, Last Week: 25): The Bobcats had lost four games in a row before defeating the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
24. Sacramento Kings (28-52, Last Week: 24): The Kings have lost six of their last seven games.
23. Washington Wizards (29-51, Last Week: 20): The Wizards have lost four games in a row.
22. Minnesota Timberwolves (30-50, Last Week: 21): The Wolves have lost three of their last four games.
21. Detroit Pistons (28-52, Last Week: 26): The Pistons have won three games in a row.
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20. Toronto Raptors (32-48, Last Week: 23): The Raps have won three games in a row after beating Chicago twice and Brooklyn. once. They’re also 5-1 over their last six games.
19. Philadelphia 76ers (33-47, Last Week: 19): The Sixers have won two games in a row, although the wins came against the lowly Wizards and Cavaliers.
18. Dallas Mavericks (40-40, Last Week: 18): The Mavs have won two games in a row, including an overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday.
Playoff Contenders
17. Milwaukee Bucks (37-43, Last Week: 16): Despite clinching a playoff berth, the Bucks have faltered lately; losing all four games of their recent road trip.
16. Chicago Bulls (43-37, Last Week: 13): The Bulls have lost four of their last five and it appears as though Derrick Rose may not come back this season.
15. Boston Celtics (41-39, Last Week: 14): The Celtics went 1-2 last week.
14. Utah Jazz (42-38, Last Week: 12): The Jazz drop here only because they are in danger of missing the playoffs should they lose one of their last two games or the Lakers win their last game. Otherwise, they have played well lately.
13. Los Angeles Lakers (44-37, Last Week: 17): The Lakers lose Kobe Bryant for the and move up in the rankings? What? Yes, they do. While Kobe helped the Lakers win three out of their four games during their current four-game winning streak, the Lakers managed to defeat the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday evening. Should the two meet in the playoffs, I actually like the Lakers’ chances against the Spurs simply because of matchups. At the very least, even without the Black Mamba, the Lakers are in good position to make the playoffs and could still make some noise once there.
12. Atlanta Hawks (44-36, Last Week: 15): The Hawks won both of their games last week after going 1-3 the previous week.
11. Golden State Warriors (45-35, Last Week: 10): The Warriors have lost two games in a row to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively.
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10. Indiana Pacers (49-31, Last Week: 9): The Pacers have lost two in a row with the two teams being Eastern Conference contenders in the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks.
9. Houston Rockets (45-35, Last Week: 11): The Rockets 2-1 last week.
8. Brooklyn Nets (47-33, Last Week: 8): The Nets went 1-3 last week, and have won four of their last five.
7. San Antonio Spurs (58-22, Last Week: 6): The Spurs have went 4-4 in the month of April with all four losses coming against possibly Western Conference playoff opponents; the Grizzlies, Thunder, Nuggets, and Lakers.
6. Memphis Grizzlies (54-26, Last Week: 6): The Grizzlies won three games in a row before losing to the Los Angeles Clippers–who will possibly be their first round opponent in the playoffs–on Saturday.
5. Los Angeles Clippers (54-26, Last Week: 7): The Clips have won five games in a row, including a victory over their possible first round matchup–the Memphis Grizzlies.
4. Oklahoma City Thunder (59-21, Last Week: 4): The Thunder maintain their position here despite winning all three games last week.
3. Denver Nuggets (55-25, Last Week: 3): Despite losing to the Dallas Mavericks in overtime on Friday, the Nuggets have won six of their last seven games.
1 (Tied). Miami Heat (64-16, Last Week: 2): The Heat have won six games in a row and hold the best record in the league. I felt the need to let them share the number one spot as these will be the last Power Rankings for this season. The Heat have been absolutely dominant this season, and are still the clear favorites to win the NBA championship.
1. (Tied). New York Knicks (53-27, Last Week: 1): The Knicks lost to the Chicago Bulls in overtime on Thursday, but are still the hottest team in the league right now. Including that loss, the Knicks have won 15 of their last 16. Should the Knicks and Heat meet in the playoffs down the road, it would be an extremely exciting, competitive series.