NBA Power Rankings February 19th

THis week's rankings will be abbreviated, since we only had a few games before the All Star Break (Congrats to Team Lebron for pulling away).  The Celtics have been realing since the deadline, with three double digit losses and some pretty listless play.  The Heat and Clippers have gained quite a bit of ground, while the Cavs have looked much more impressive since their move as well.  The Lakers came out quite hot, but ended on a losing streak (with a pair of big losses) before the all star festivities started.  Still a small sample size but we'll start to see this week things shake out a bit more I think.

Team	Rank Pre Deadline	Rank Post Deadline	Difference
Houston Rockets	1	1	0
Toronto Raptors	2	2	0
Golden State Warriors	3	9	-6
Boston Celtics	4	22	-18
Oklahoma City Thunder	5	19	-14
Minnesota Timberwolves	6	8	-2
Philadelphia 76ers	7	3	4
San Antonio Spurs	8	15	-7
Washington Wizards	9	5	4
Utah Jazz	10	4	6
Indiana Pacers	11	13	-2
Denver Nuggets	12	16	-4
Portland Trail Blazers	13	25	-12
Detroit Pistons	14	17	-3
Los Angeles Clippers	15	6	9
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	11	5
Milwaukee Bucks	17	18	-1
New Orleans Pelicans	18	21	-3
Charlotte Hornets	19	26	-7
Miami Heat	20	10	10
Dallas Mavericks	21	14	7
Los Angeles Lakers	22	7	15
New York Knicks	23	27	-4
Memphis Grizzlies	24	29	-5
Brooklyn Nets	25	24	1
Orlando Magic	26	12	14
Atlanta Hawks	27	20	7
Chicago Bulls	28	23	5
Phoenix Suns	29	30	-1
Sacramento Kings	30	28	2