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NBA Power Rankings: Final Weeks of the 2024-25 Season

As the 2024-25 NBA regular season enters its final stretch, the race for postseason spots is intensifying in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder
    • 2024-25 record: 60-12
    • Next games: vs. MEM (Mar. 27), vs. IND (Mar. 29), vs. CHI (Mar. 31)
    • The Thunder have won seven straight and nine of their last 10, currently holding a commanding 13.5-game lead for the West’s top seed.
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers
    • 2024-25 record: 58-14
    • Next Games: vs. SA (Mar. 27), @ DET (Mar. 28), vs. LAC (Mar. 30)
    • The Cavs snapped a four-game skid with wins over Utah and Portland, currently holding a 4.5-game lead for the East’s No. 1 seed.
  3. Boston Celtics
    • 2024-25 record: 54-19
    • Next games: @ SA (Mar. 29), @ MEM (Mar. 31), vs. MIA (Apr. 2)
    • Despite winning 12 of their last 13, the Celtics may be without Jayson Tatum (sprained ankle) for their upcoming games.
  4. Houston Rockets
    • 2024-25 record: 47-26
    • Next games: @ UTAH (Mar. 27), @ PHX (Mar. 30), @ LAL (Mar. 31)
    • Winners of nine of their last 10, the Rockets have been a defensive force, with their only recent loss coming against a Jokic-less Nuggets squad.
  5. Denver Nuggets
    • 2024-25 record: 46-28
    • Next games: vs. UTAH (Mar. 28), vs. MIN (Apr. 1), vs. SAS (Apr. 2)
    • Nikola Jokic returned from a five-game absence against the Bucks with a 39 point, 10 rebound, and 10 assist triple-double performance on 16-for-25 shooting.
  6. Los Angeles Lakers
    • 2024-25 record: 44-28
    • Next games: @ CHI (Mar. 27), @ MEM (Mar. 29), vs. HOU (Mar. 31)
    • LeBron James’ tip-in buzzer-beater against Indiana snapped a three-game slide and kept the Lakers in the West’s upper tier.
  7. Memphis Grizzlies
    • 2024-25 record: 44-28
    • Next games: @ OKC (Mar. 27), vs. LAL (Mar. 29), vs. BOS (Mar. 31)
    • The Grizzlies end a three-game skid with a win over Utah, though Ja Morant (hamstring) remains sidelined.
  8. Golden State Warriors
    • 2024-25 record: 41-31
    • Next games: @ NO (Mar. 28), @ SA (Mar. 30), @ MEM (Apr. 1)
    • Steph Curry has been sidelined for the last week after suffering a pelvic contusion against the Raptors last Thursday. He is expected to return on Friday against the Pelicans.
  9. New York Knicks
    • 2024-25 record: 45-27
    • Next games: @ MIL (Mar. 28), vs. POR (Mar. 30), vs. PHI (Apr. 1)
    • The Knicks are 5-5 since Jalen Brunson’s ankle injury, but remain in the East’s top four.
  10. Indiana Pacers
    • 2024-25 record: 42-30
    • Next games: @ WAS (Mar. 27), @ OKC (Mar. 29), vs. SAC (Mar. 31)
    • A LeBron James buzzer-beater ended Indiana’s five-game win streak, but they still hold a two-game lead for the No. 4 seed.
  11. LA Clippers
    • 2024-25 record: 41-31
    • Next games: @ BKN (Mar. 28), @ CLE (Mar. 30), @ ORL (Mar. 31)
    • Winners of nine of their last 11, the Clippers have climbed back to the No. 6 seed and aim to avoid the play-in.
  12. Detroit Pistons
    • 2024-25 record: 41-32
    • Next games: vs. CLE (Mar. 28), @ MIN (Mar. 30), @ OKC (Apr. 2)
    • The Pistons are chasing the No. 4 seed but face a tough schedule (CLE, OKC, MEM, NYK) to close March.
  13. Minnesota Timberwolves
    • 2024-25 record: 41-32
    • Next games: vs. PHX (Mar. 28), vs. DET (Mar. 30), @ DEN (Apr. 1)
    • After an eight-game win streak, the Wolves have dropped three of four.
  14. Milwaukee Bucks
    • 2024-25 record: 40-32
    • Next games: vs. NYK (Mar. 28), vs. ATL (Mar. 30), vs. PHX (Apr. 1)
    • Damian Lillard (calf blood clot) is out indefinitely, though optimism remains for a late-season return.
  15. Phoenix Suns
    • 2024-25 record: 35-38
    • Next Games: @ MIN (Mar. 28), vs. HOU (Mar. 30), @ MIL (Apr. 1)
    • Winners of four of five, the Suns cling to the West’s final play-in spot.
  16. Sacramento Kings
    • 2024-25 record: 35-37
    • Next games: vs. POR (Mar. 27), @ ORL (Mar. 29), @ IND (Mar. 31)
    • The Kings have lost four straight, and have allowed the Suns and Mavericks to catch up to them in the standings.
  17. Atlanta Hawks
    • 2024-25 record: 35-37
    • Next games: @ MIA (Mar. 27), @ MIL (Mar. 30), vs. POR (Apr. 1)
    • The Hawks have gone 7-3 in their last 10 games and currently in the play-in tournament.
  18. Orlando Magic
    • 2024-25 record: 35-38
    • Next games: vs. DAL (Mar. 27), vs. SAC (Mar. 29), vs. LAC (Mar. 31)
    • A three-game win streak has the Magic building momentum for the play-in tournament.
  19. Chicago Bulls
    • 2024-25 record: 32-40
    • Next games: vs. LAL (Mar. 27), vs. DAL (Mar. 29), @ OKC (Mar. 31)
    • The Bulls are 8-2 in their last 10, including wins over playoff-bound Kings, Lakers, and Nuggets.
  20. Dallas Mavericks
    • 2024-25 record: 35-38
    • Next games: @ ORL (Mar. 27), @ CHI (Mar. 29), vs. BKN (Mar. 31)
    • Anthony Davis returned (12 pts, 6 reb in 26 min), giving the Mavs hope for a late play-in push.
  21. Miami Heat
    • 2024-25 record: 31-31
    • Next games: vs. ATL (Mar. 27), @ PHI (Mar. 29), @ WAS (Mar. 31)
    • Andrew Wiggins’ 42-point performance ended Miami’s 10-game skid, but their play-in spot remains precarious..
  22. Portland Trail Blazers
    • 2024-25 record: 32-41
    • Next games: @ SAC (Mar. 27), @ NYK (Mar. 30), @ ATL (Apr. 1)
    • The Blazers are 3 games behind the final Play-In spot and have had impressive wins at home last week against the Grizzlies and Nuggets without Jokic.
  23. San Antonio Spurs
    • 2024-25 record: 31-40
    • Next games: @ CLE (Mar. 27), vs. BOS (Mar. 29), vs. GS (Mar. 30)
    • The Spurs are preparing for the offseason after De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama suffering season-ending injuries.
  24. Toronto Raptors
    • 2024-25 record: 26-47
    • Next games: vs. CHA (Mar. 28), @ PHI (Mar. 30), @ CHI (Apr. 1)
    • The Raptors has kept their a similar pace as the 76ers and Nets in the lottery race standings.
  25. Philadelphia 76ers
    • 2024-25 record: 23-50
    • Next games: vs. MIA (Mar. 29), vs. TOR (Mar. 30), @ NYK (Apr. 1)
    • A six-game losing streak keeps Philly focused on preserving their top-six protected draft pick.
  26. Brooklyn Nets
    • 2024-25 record: 23-50
    • Next games: vs. LAC (Mar. 28), @ WAS (Mar. 29), @ DAL (Mar. 31)
    • The Nets are likely to rebuild next season and may explore trading Cam Johnson, who is averaging 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists over his last seven games.
  27. New Orleans Pelicans
    • 2024-25 record: 20-53
    • Next games: vs. GS (Mar. 28), vs. CHA (Mar. 30), @ LAC (Apr. 2)
    • Trey Murphy III is out for the season with a torn labrum after a breakout year averaging 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists on 36% three-point shooting. The Pelicans will use the rest of the season to evaluate their roster.
  28. Charlotte Hornets
    • 2024-25 record: 18-54
    • Next games: @ TOR (Mar. 28), @ NO (Mar. 30), vs. UTAH (Mar. 31)
    • The Hornets currently have the third-worst record in the NBA and would want to stay bottom three to improve their lottery odds.
  29. Utah Jazz
    • 2024-25 record: 16-57
    • Next games: vs. HOU (Mar. 27), @ DEN (Mar. 28), @ CHA (Mar. 31)
    • The Jazz currently have the second-worst record in the NBA and would want to stay bottom three to improve their lottery odds.
  30. Washington Wizards
    • 2024-25 record: 16-56
    • Next games: vs. IND (Mar. 27), vs. BKN (Mar. 29), vs. MIA (Mar. 31)
    • The Wizards currently have the worst record in the NBA.
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