The NBA has 40 days left in the regular season so it’s a sprint to the finish now.
We analyze every team’s performance through March 2, 2019 and rank them in our data driven NBA power rankings.
The East is hanging with the West at the top as each have five of the top 10. The league separates in the middle though. The Nets would be the six seed in the NBA Playoffs today but are ranked 14th in our power rankings. The eight seed in the West, the Spurs, is 13th in our latest NBA Power Rankings.
Heating Up
The Eastern Conference leads the power rankings with the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors, each having won nine of their past 10 games. The Bucks have a 2 game lead on the Raptors for homefield throughout the NBA Playoffs.
The Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets have been making a push up the standings having won seven of their last 10 games.
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Cooling Down
The Phoenix Suns have struggled mightily all season with a league worst 12 wins this season. They’ve dropped nine of their last 10.
The Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers have all lost seven of their past 10 games.
NBA Power Rankings – March 2, 2019
| RANK | TEAM |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2 | Toronto Raptors |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers |
| 6 | Boston Celtics |
| 7 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 8 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 10 | Utah Jazz |
| 11 | Houston Rockets |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 16 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 17 | Sacramento Kings |
| 18 | Detroit Pistons |
| 19 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 20 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 21 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 22 | Orlando Magic |
| 23 | Miami Heat |
| 24 | Washington Wizards |
| 25 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 26 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 27 | Chicago Bulls |
| 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 29 | New York Knicks |
| 30 | Phoenix Suns |
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