NBA Rankings - 2 Mar

The same teams are in playoff position as two weeks ago, but there has been a change near the top, with the Thunder and Celtics dropping from the top 5 after multi-game losing streaks since the break. Two Western Conference teams replaced them, each with only one loss since returning from vacation, and both could be dangerous in the playoffs. Here are my full current rankings and playoff picks:

				Rec		Proj
TW	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L	MOV	SOS	PO Seed
1	1	Milwaukee	-7.9	48	14	64	18	1	26	E1
2	2	Golden State	-5.39	43	19	57	25	2	15	W1
3	3	Toronto	-4.6	46	17	60	22	3	20	E2
4	6	Utah	-4.03	35	26	50	32	8	2	W5
5	7	Denver	-3.84	42	19	54	28	6	22	W2
6	9	Portland	-3.72	38	24	51	31	9	6	W3
7	5	Oklahoma City	-3.68	38	23	50	32	7	25	W4
8	4	Boston	-3.49	38	25	50	32	4	27	E5
9	8	Indiana	-3.08	41	22	52	30	5	30	E4
10	10	Philadelphia	-2.54	40	22	52	30	10	24	E3
11	11	Houston	-2.03	37	25	49	33	11	9	W6
12	12	San Antonio	-0.55	34	29	45	37	13	7	W8
13	13	New Orleans	-0.44	28	36	38	44	12	11
14	14	LA Clippers	-0.35	35	29	45	37	14	3	W7
15	15	Minnesota	0.11	29	33	38	44	15	14
16	17	Orlando	0.498	29	34	39	43	16	16	E7
17	16	Dallas	0.767	27	34	37	45	20	5
18	18	Sacramento	0.921	31	31	41	41	22	4
19	21	Detroit	1.252	29	31	40	42	18	18	E6
20	23	Charlotte	1.528	29	33	37	45	17	28
21	19	Miami	1.766	27	34	36	46	21	23
22	22	LA Lakers	1.82	30	32	38	44	23	12
23	20	Brooklyn	1.905	32	32	39	43	19	29	E8
24	25	Washington	3.209	25	37	34	48	24	19
25	24	Memphis	3.454	24	39	31	51	25	8
26	27	Chicago	6.617	18	45	24	58	27	13
27	26	Atlanta	7.049	21	42	26	56	26	21
28	28	New York	7.925	13	49	18	64	28	10
29	29	Phoenix	8.942	12	51	17	65	30	1
30	30	Cleveland	9.635	15	47	19	63	29	17

Playoff Picks

First Round

(1) Bucks over (8) Nets
(2) Raptors over (7) Magic
(3) 76ers over (6) Pistons
(5) Celtics over (4) Pacers
(1) Warriors over (8) Spurs
(2) Nuggets over (7) Clippers
(6) Rockets over (3) Trail Blazers
(5) Jazz over (4) Thunder

Second Round

(1) Bucks over (5) Celtics
(2) Raptors over (3) 76ers
(5) Jazz over (1) Warriors
(2) Nuggets over (6) Rockets

Conference Finals

(1) Bucks over (2) Raptors
(5) Jazz over (2) Nuggets

NBA Finals

(1) Bucks over (5) Jazz