NBA Power Rankings: Trade Deadline Impact Already Showing On Court

(26-34). Previous: . Charlotte Hornets. 20. team. 170. The Hornets were struggling heading into All-Star weekend, falling from 23-21 to 24-32. On the other side of the break, the team is playing better basketball. Although they’ve lost two of four games, both of their losses were overtime losses against teams currently in the playoff field. With <a rel=

team. 89. Milwaukee is a game-and-a-half behind in the race for the final playoff spot in the East. The injury bug has been destroying them lately, with <a rel=. (26-32). Previous: . Milwaukee Bucks. 19

Miami Heat. 18. team. 110. Since they fell to a measly 11-30, the Miami Heat have lost only three games. They’ve been red hot since January 17th, and continued their hot play on the right side of the All-Star break. They’re only a game and a half behind the Detroit Pistons for a playoff spot, and have been outplaying them for some time now. Erik Spoelstra has done a fantastic job keeping them together as a team, but they need to continue playing their best ball down the stretch. How long can they keep playing at their best case scenario?. (27-33). Previous:

(24-35). Previous: . Portland Trail blazers. 17. team. 34. The Trail Blazers took care of the Orlando Magic this week, but fell to the Jazz and Raptors. After trading Mason Plumlee to the Nuggets for <a rel=

Previous: . Denver Nuggets. 16. team. 73. The Nuggets still hold a lead in the race for the West’s eighth spot, but haven’t played up to the standards of a playoff team. They have a deep core of young talent, none more impressive than second year player, <a rel=. (27-33)