The two best teams in the league all season long are continuing to dominate and are again atop Rebanse’s NBA Weekly Rankings. Elsewhere, the top third stayed intact, while the middle to bottom tiers saw some movement.
Here now is Rebanse’s NBW Weekly Rankings from March 3 to March 9.
(Note: Standings are up to March 9 only.)
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (53-10)
Cavs rolling at 13 wins and counting.
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-11)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing elite at this point.
3. Boston Celtics (46-18)
Celtics turning up the defense with season in the homestretch.
4. Los Angeles Lakers (40-22)
Eight-game run was nice, but LeBron’s groin injury might be a downer.
5. Denver Nuggets (41-22)
Nikola Jokic just posting ridiculous numbers now.
6. Memphis Grizzlies (39-24)
Back-to-back wins to end the week give Memphis a reprieve.
7. Detroit Pistons (35-29)
Regression to the mean starting for the Pistons.
8. New York Knicks (40-23)
Mediocre stretch coinciding with Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence.
9. Golden State Warriors (36-28)
Steph Curry looks reenergized and as a mean as ever.
10. Milwaukee Bucks (36-26)
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s great season isn’t being talked about enough.
11. Indiana Pacers (35-27)
Pacers flying under the radar but doing just enough.
12. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-29)
Wolves with sustained good play lately.
13. Los Angeles Clippers (34-29)
Clips still blowing hot and cold.
14. Sacramento Kings (33-29)
Zach LaVine settling in quite nicely in SacTown.
15. Houston Rockets (39-25)
Two straight dubs to end the week make up for string of bad play.
16. Portland Trail Blazers (28-36)
Going 5-5 in 10 games is a good stretch for young Blazers.
17. Phoenix Suns (29-34)
Epic comeback vs. Clippers can’t hide Suns’ so-so play lately.
18. Miami Heat (29-34)
Heat having trouble closing out games.
19. Atlanta Hawks (30-34)
Time to give Dyson Daniels some All-Defense team love.
20. Chicago Bulls (26-38)
Josh Giddey is balling for Chicago.
21. Dallas Mavericks (32-32)
Hard to win when seven of your top players are injured.
22. San Antonio Spurs (26-35)
No Wemby days are a dark cloud for the Spurs.
23. Orlando Magic (30-35)
Magic still playing great defense but having problems on offense.
24. Toronto Raptors (21-43)
Good week for the Raptors could’ve been better if they didn’t lose to the Wizards.
25. Brooklyn Nets (21-42)
Second winless week pushes Nets down some more.
26. Philadelphia 76ers (21-41)
Nearly blew a 22-point fourth-quarter lead against the Jazz.
27. Utah Jazz (15-48)
Near epic comeback vs. Sixers something to maybe build on.
28. New Orleans Pelicans (17-47)
Pelicans continuing to struggle as lottery beckons.
29. Washington Wizards (13-49)
Back-to-back wins a happy development for hapless Wiz.
30. Charlotte Hornets (15-48)
Miles Bridges reemerging is at least a reason to be optimistic.
