NBA Power Rankings March 5th

The NBA Power Rankings for this week maintain the three kings at the top.  The Jazz have been inspired since the deadline, but it might end up being too little to get past the Nuggets and Clippers.  Although if the Thunder can't figure out a way to put more distance between themselves and bad teams and stop getting crunched by good ones they could see themselves fall out of the playoffs.  The Celtics have seen some rise with several good wins against bad teams, and a tough one possession loss to the Rockets.  While the Cavs likely won't miss the playoffs, there is a chance they fall back in the standings after going 1-2 this past week.

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