nba power rankings: durant drives suns in the west and beverley begins with bucks
In the West, the battle for the No. 1 seed is closer than ever with the Minnesota Timeberwolves recently reclaiming the top spot by only one game. Day by day, teams in the middle are jostling for position, and the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are trying to hold on to a play-in spot. - In the East, the race is for the No. 2 spot, with the Boston Celtics separating themselves significantly from the rest of the pack and topping our Power Rankings for the 13th week in a row.
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No.1: Boston (42-12)
The Kristaps Porzingis era in Boston continues to go swimmingly, as the 7-foot-3 Latvian has settled into his new home as smoothly as even the most partisan of Celtics supporters could have hoped for. Porzingis has scored at least 25 points in four of the past five games -- all wins.
No.2: Minnesota (38-16)
The Wolves have 12 wins this season by at least 20 points and own the most road wins in the league with 18
No.3: Cleveland (35-17)
Winners of 17 of their past 20 games, the Cavs have charged up the Eastern Conference standings to No. 2.
No.4: LA Clippers (35-17)
The Clippers have been hot since December, but they have had some trouble against teams with length and size.
No.5: Denver (36-18)
The All-Star break might be coming at the right time as the Nuggets can use the time off to heal. Jamal Murray and Kentavious both sat out the second half of a 112-95 loss at Milwaukee on Monday.