With the 20-game stretch of the NBA regular season underway, teams are pushing toward the postseason or shifting focus to the draft lottery. The landscape has been reshaped after the trade deadline, with Luka Doncic settling in alongside LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Dallas Mavericks’ season is practically over after Kyrie Irving tore his ACL, while Anthony Davis has not played since his debut on Feb. 8 due to an adductor strain. The Mavs could be without nine players against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Lakers have climbed the Western Conference standings to rank second entering Wednesday’s action, while Dallas is now fighting to avoid slipping out of the play-in tournament. Doncic has averaged 25.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists since the NBA All-Star break, including a 30-point and a 15-assist performance in his previous outing.
In the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons’ resurgence has positioned them for their first playoff appearance since 2019. Meanwhile, the battle for home-court advantage in the opening round remains heated, with the Bucks and Indiana Pacers vying for the No. 4 seed. At the top of the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics continue to assert themselves as title contenders, each looking to lock up prime seeding before the postseason.
The West remains highly competitive, with the Oklahoma City Thunder maintaining their grip on the No. 1 spot. The Denver Nuggets remain a threat with Nikola Jokic at the helm, and the Golden State Warriors have found new energy since adding Jimmy Butler. The final playoff and play-in spots race is tightening, with teams jockeying for positioning to maximize their seeding.
Here’s the list of all 30 NBA teams in the power rankings from first to 30:
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 50-11 (+165 odds to win the NBA Finals on DraftKings Sportsbook)
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 51-10 (+600)
- Boston Celtics: 43-18 (+230)
- Los Angeles Lakers: 39-21 (+1400)
- Golden State Warriors: 34-28 (+1400)
- New York Knicks: 40-21 (+1800)
- Denver Nuggets: 39-22 (+1700)
- Milwaukee Bucks: 35-25 (+4500)
- Memphis Grizzlies: 38-23 (+5500)
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 34-29 (+8000)
- LA Clippers: 32-29 (+7500)
- Houston Rockets: 37-25 (+12000)
- Indiana Pacers: 35-25 (+12000)
- Sacramento Kings: 32-28 (+30000)
- Detroit Pistons: 35-27 (+35000)
- Miami Heat: 29-31 (+80000)
- Phoenix Suns: 29-33 (+100000)
- Orlando Magic: 29-34 (+100000)
- Atlanta Hawks: 28-34 (+150000)
- Dallas Mavericks: 32-30 (+100000)
- San Antonio Spurs: 26-34 (+400000)
- Chicago Bulls: 24-38 (+400000)
- Portland Trail Blazers: 28-34 (+400000)
- Philadelphia 76ers: 21-40 (+150000)
- Toronto Raptors: 20-42 (+500000)
- Brooklyn Nets: 21-40 (+500000)
- New Orleans Pelicans: 17-44 (+1000000)
- Utah Jazz: 15-46 (+1000000)
- Charlotte Hornets: 14-46 (+1000000)
- Washington Wizards: 11-49 (+1000000)
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