NBA Power Rankings February 26th

Another week of power rankings here for the NBA.  The Rockets, Raptors and Warriors all remain wight where they were before the trade deadline, in control.  Two teams that had been contenders beforehand though have fallen off the map.  Since the trade deadline, the the Celtics rank 19th in True Shooting, while the Thunder rank 28th.  Both of these teams have also seen their defense fall off a cliff, from first in D Rating for the Celtics and 8th for the Thunder to 14th and 19th.  The Cavs have seen themselves mellow after a hot start post deadline, dropping games to the Wizards and the Spurs.  The Jazz and Nuggets have both seen themselves heating up, making the race in the West particularly interesting and a real potential for some upsets in the playoffs. 

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