NBA Power Rankings

Current Rank	Last Week	Change	Team	W-L (ATS)	Power Rating	Team Comments
1	1			34-9 (26-17-0)	-10.5	Chicago The Bulls proved they can get it done without D-Rose again Wednesday, escaping with a win over the slumping Heat.
2	2			31-9 (20-20-0)	-10.2	Miami Mired in a 1-6 ATS slide, we're seeing some chinks in the Heat's armor as the stretch run approaches.
3	3			32-9 (23-18-0)	-10.1	Oklahoma City Despite playing .500 ball over their last six games, the Thunder remain a top three team in my eyes.
4	4			26-13 (22-16-1)	-9.8	San Antonio It's the Spurs incredible depth that has impressed me most this season. Kawhi Leonard is a budding star, and Tiago Splitter is having a tremendous sophomore year.
5	5			27-15 (23-19-0)	-9.5	Orlando Dwight Howard is staying put, for now at least. The Magic had a nice week, beating the Bulls, Pacers, and Heat in succession.
6	8	2		25-16 (19-22-0)	-8.9	L.A. Lakers The Lakers are hot, winners of four in a row, including back-to-back in overtime. I'll give them an added bonus for dealing Derek Fisher at the deadline.
7	6	1		24-16 (20-20-0)	-8.6	Memphis With four straight games against losing opposition on deck, the Grizzlies are in good position to make a move.
8	7	1		23-16 (21-18-0)	-8.2	L.A. Clippers The Clippers made a savvy move prior to the trade deadline, acquiring Nick Young from Washington.
9	11	2		23-16 (18-21-0)	-7.8	Indiana The Pacers have proven to be a completely different team with George Hill in the lineup. He's back healthy, and not surprisingly, Indiana has posted back-to-back wins.
10	13	3		25-17 (23-18-1)	-7.4	Philadelphia Despite suffering a blowout loss in Indiana on Wednesday, the 76ers have gotten back to playing their game - winners of three of their last four overall.
11	16	5		21-19 (18-22-0)	-7.1	Boston No team has improved more since the start of the season than the Celtics. Boston has closed within a 1.5 games of the Atlantic-leading 76ers.
12	9	3		24-17 (21-19-1)	-6.8	Atlanta The Hawks take a hit thanks to four losses in their last five games. They can right the ship with a home date against the lowly Wizards Friday.
13	14	1		23-19 (24-18-0)	-5.8	Denver The Nuggets are quietly making a move in the West, winners of six of their last eight games. They'll get four more at home before hitting the road again on March 23.
14	10	4		23-20 (22-21-0)	-5.4	Dallas The Mavs' fall continues, as they've dropped eight of their last 11 games, and haven't won back-to-back contests since notching six straight wins in mid-February.
15	17	2		22-20 (20-22-0)	-5.2	Houston I'm not sure what the Rockets were thinking dealing Jordan Hill to the Lakers in exchange for Derek Fisher. I suppose a little veteran leadership can't hurt - or at least that's the thought.
16	12	4		21-21 (22-20-0)	-4.8	Minnesota Losing Ricky Rubio for the season serves as a serious blow to the T-Wolves' playoff aspirations.
17	15	2		18-23 (17-24-0)	-4.7	New York Mike D'Antoni's resignation was as good as any trade the Knicks could have made at the deadline. I'm not ready to count out this crew just yet.
18	20	2		19-21 (19-21-0)	-4.4	Phoenix At 8-3 over their last 11 games, the Suns are working their way back into the playoff conversation in the West.
19	19			19-21 (20-20-0)	-4.1	Utah The Jazz are 14-7 ATS at home and 7-14 ATS on the road. Home/road dichotomies don't get much stronger than that.
20	25	5		17-24 (18-23-0)	-3.8	Milwaukee Credit the Bucks for finding a way to land Monta Ellis for the oft-injured Andrew Bogut. Dumping Stephen Jackson qualifies as addition by subtraction.
21	22	1		17-21 (19-19-0)	-3.2	Golden State The Warriors are one of the hottest bets in the league right now, having gone 5-1 ATS over their last six contests.
22	18	4		20-21 (20-20-1)	-3.0	Portland It had become clear that the Blazers had quit on Nate McMillan. His firing on Thursday came as no surprise. I expect immediate improvement.
23	23			15-26 (20-20-1)	-2.8	Detroit Detroit continues to win games well beneath the radar, but remains 11 games under .500 on the season.
24	24			13-28 (24-16-1)	-2.3	Toronto The Raptors have gone a miserable 1-3 since welcoming Andrea Bargnani back from injury.
25	21	4		16-23 (21-18-0)	-2.0	Cleveland It's been tough sledding for the Cavs lately, as they've dropped eight of their last 11 overall. They'll play four of their next six games on the road.
26	26			14-28 (19-23-0)	-1.6	New Jersey The Nets are simply biding their time before making the move to Brooklyn and likely adding Dwight Howard in the offseason.
27	27			14-27 (21-20-0)	-1.3	Sacramento Take a look at the Kings' team leaders and you'll realize that it's essentially a two-man show featuring Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins this season.
28	29	1		9-30 (13-26-0)	-1.1	Washington Credit the Wizards for not sitting idle at the trade deadline. Nene gives them some much needed stability in the middle, provided he can stay healthy.
29	28	1		10-31 (20-21-0)	-0.6	New Orleans The Hornets have been a solid bet for stretches this season, but not lately, going 3-6 ATS over their last nine contests.
30	30			5-34 (14-25-0)	-0.2	Charlotte Here's a telling fact: The Bobcats haven't been favored since January 16 against Cleveland - a game they lost by eight points.

Power Ratings compute offensive and defensive statistics into one number for each team, while accounting for factors like recent performances and strength of schedule. Power Ratings can be used as a baseline for relative spread index to compare current or future match-ups between two teams. The relative spread does not account for non-statistical factors like home-field advantage, recent injuries, game time decisions, rivalries, publicity, and weather.