The top three teams in Rebanse’s NBA Weekly Rankings saw some changes, with a perennial top-two squad falling to no. 3 for the first time in a while. Elsewhere, we saw plenty of movement as teams are now scrambling for playoff contention.
See where your favorite team stands in Rebanse’s NBA Weekly Rankings from March 18 to March 24.
(Note: Standings are up to March 24 only.)
1. Oklahoma City Thunder (59-12)
SGA = MVP?
2. Boston Celtics (52-19)
Defending champs rising.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (57-14)
Donovan Mitchell firing more blanks than makes.
4. Houston Rockets (46-26)
Hottest team over the past two weeks (8-0)
5. Golden State Warriors (41-30)
Warriors doing great, but Step Curry’s contusion lingers.
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (41-31)
Recent 8-2 stretch has Wolves close to top six contention.
7. Denver Nuggets (45-27)
Nuggets scrambling with injured Nikola Jokic.
8. Los Angeles Lakers (43-27)
Losses to non-playoff teams hurting the Lakers right now.
9. Indiana Pacers (41-29)
Pacers making a habit of winning close games.
10. Memphis Grizzlies (43-28)
Average 10-game stretch has Grizzlies falling.
11. Los Angeles Clippers (40-31)
Clips getting healthy, Clips playing better.
12. Detroit Pistons (40-32)
Cade Cunningham’s superstar tour continues.
13. Chicago Bulls (31-40)
Bulls emerging as the league’s hottest team.
14. New York Knicks (44-26)
Knicks need Jalen Brunson—badly.
15. Atlanta Hawks (35-36)
Trae Young and Dyson Daniels have the Hawks soaring again.
16. Milwaukee Bucks (40-30)
The Kyle Kuzma experiment appears to be failing.
17. Phoenix Suns (34-37)
Suns showing fire lately.
18. Sacramento Kings (35-35)
Kingly offense, buttery defense.
19. Portland Trail Blazers (32-40)
Deni Avdija, superstar in the making.
20. Orlando Magic (33-38)
Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner locked in again.
21. San Antonio Spurs (31-39)
Spurs still decent even without Wemby and De’Aaron Fox.
22. Miami Heat (30-41)
Ice-cold Heat lost 10 games in a row over the past three weeks.
23. Dallas Mavericks (34-37)
Injuries still decimating once-promising season.
24. Toronto Raptors (24-47)
Raptors vacillating between tanking and winning.
25. Brooklyn Nets (23-48)
Competing, but not winning.
26. Philadelphia 76ers (23-48)
Quentin Grimes emerging as possible contributor for next season.
27. Washington Wizards (15-55)
Wiz back to stinking, but competing at least.
28. Utah Jazz (16-56)
No hope, no bright spots.
29. New Orleans Pelicans (19-53)
Ditto.
30. Charlotte Hornets (18-53)
Just as bad.
