There’s a new no. 1 in the Rebanse NBA Weekly Rankings, while a storied franchise energized by a historic trade is making a beeline for the top.
Take a look as we present our weekly ranking from February 24 to March 2.
(Note: Standings are up to March 2 only.)
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (49-10)
Ten straight wins and a come-from-behind victory over the Celtics have the Cavs at no. 1
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (48-11)
Choke job vs. Wolves and close call against Nets have the Thunder sliding down to no. 2.
3. Boston Celtics (42-18)
Back-to-back Ls to Cavs and Pistons keep Cs at no. 3.
4. Los Angeles Lakers (37-21)
Five straight wins, 8-2 in last 10—but the two losses were against lottery teams.
5. Denver Nuggets (39-22)
Shaky in last five games but 7-3 overall isn’t bad.
6. Memphis Grizzlies (38-22)
Grizz suddenly can’t close out games.
7. Detroit Pistons (34-27)
Pistons are the hottest team in the league, going 9-1 in their last 10.
8. New York Knicks (39-20)
Knicks having trouble beating elite teams so far this season.
9. Milwaukee Bucks (34-25)
Bucks quietly playing well again behind their MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
10. Indiana Pacers (33-25)
Just doing enough to get wins.
11. Golden State Warriors (32-28)
Loss to Sixers a blip in the Jimmy Butler-era Warriors run of good play.
12. Los Angeles Clippers (32-27)
Inconsistency hurting the Clippers.
13. Houston Rockets (37-23)
Rockets still in a rough patch.
14. Minnesota Timberwolves (32-29)
Epic rally against Thunder about the only bright spot for Minny over the last week.
15. Portland Trail Blazers (27-33)
Contributions up and down the roster making Blazers a tough read.
16. Sacramento Kings (31-28)
Kings turning up the offense lately.
17. Phoenix Suns (28-32)
Suns imploding with latest tough stretch.
18. Dallas Mavericks (32-29)
Injury-riddled Mavs just doing enough to be a play-in team.
19. Miami Heat (28-30)
Inability to play 48 minutes of good basketball costing Heat in the endgame.
20. Atlanta Hawks (27-33)
Trae Young getting little help as Hawks hitting rough patch again.
21. Chicago Bulls (24-36)
Bulls showing signs of life, but defense still a wreck.
22. San Antonio Spurs (24-30)
Stephon Castle has future star written all over him.
23. Orlando Magic (29-32)
Good defense can’t compensate for bad offense.
24. Brooklyn Nets (21-39)
Winless week sends Nets down a bit.
25. Philadelphia 76ers (21-38)
Huge win over the Butler-less Warriors about the only positive for Philly.
26. Toronto Raptors (18-42)
No teeth in these Warriors.
27. Utah Jazz (15-44)
Jazz out of tune still.
28. New Orleans Pelicans (16-44)
Zion Williamson losing weight a cause for optimism for downtrodden Pels.
29. Washington Wizards (11-48)
Two wins in a week gets the Wizards out of the bottom for now.
30. Charlotte Hornets (14-45)
Hornets still hapless, might be hopeless.
