NBA Power Rankings: Heading Down The Stretch
By Reid Mueller
Previous: 25th. Orlando Magic. 25. team. 38. The Orlando Magic went 1-3 in the past week. After trading <a rel=. (23-41)
Previous: 23rd. New Orleans Pelicans. 24. team. 69. The Pelicans are starting to figure things out behind their Anthony Davis-DeMarcus Cousins duo. <a rel=. (25-39)
(26-38). Previous: 24th. New York Knicks. 23. team. 27. The Knicks have had an up and down week. On one hand they beat the Orlando Magic twice, but they also lost to the Golden State Warriors, and more embarrassingly, the Philadelphia 76ers. New York is in an awkward middle area between tanking and trying to make the playoffs — oh don’t Bucks fan know it well. They cut <a rel=
(25-37). Previous: 21st. Minnesota Timberwolves. 22. team. 86. The Timberwolves have been playing good basketball lately. This past week they split their two games, beating the Jazz and losing to the Spurs by seven points. They also had a game postponed against the Portland Trail Blazers due to court conditions. Sitting three-and-a-half games behind the Denver Nuggets for the eighth spot out west, the Wolves are unlikely to make up the distance. They’re closer to a top five pick than the playoffs, but look for Tom Thibodeau to get the most out of his young team.
79. The Mavericks have won five of their past six games, looking to make a playoff push for <a rel=. (27-36). Previous: 22nd. Dallas Mavericks. 21. team