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NBA Power Rankings: Landscape Takes Shape with Playoffs One Month Away

NBA Power Rankings: Landscape Takes Shape with Playoffs One Month Away

NBA DraftKings Network DraftKings Sportsbook Insights Rail

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By: Grant Afseth

With one month remaining in the NBA regular season, the playoff picture is beginning to take shape — and so is the separation between contenders and pretenders.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have already clinched a postseason berth and extended their league-best record to 55-10. Led by MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder continue to pace the Western Conference, while the Boston Celtics remain a force near the top of the East. These teams have become top title contenders with continued success from start to finish this regular season.

However, not all teams are in the same position. Some, like the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks, are battling injuries at the worst possible time. With Kyrie Irving sidelined for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the reigning Western Conference champions will be unable to put up a fight. Others, like the Detroit Pistons, are turning heads with a late-season surge toward their first playoff berth since 2019.

This week’s power rankings examine how teams fare with roughly one month before the start of the postseason, along with their updated DraftKings Sportsbook odds to win the 2025 NBA Finals.

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers: 55-10 (+550 odds to win the NBA Finals)
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder: 53-12 (+175)
  3. Boston Celtics: 47-18 (+230)
  4. Denver Nuggets: 42-23 (+1500)
  5. New York Knicks: 41-23 (+1900)
  6. Memphis Grizzlies: 41-24 (+6000)
  7. Los Angeles Lakers: 40-23 (+1400)
  8. Golden State Warriors: 38-25 (+1400)
  9. Houston Rockets: 40-25 (+11000)
  10. Milwaukee Bucks: 36-28 (+4500)
  11. Indiana Pacers: 36-28 (+13000)
  12. Minnesota Timberwolves: 37-29 (+6500)
  13. LA Clippers: 35-30 (+8000)
  14. Detroit Pistons: 37-29 (+60000)
  15. Sacramento Kings: 33-31 (+50000)
  16. Orlando Magic: 30-36 (+100000)
  17. Atlanta Hawks: 31-34 (+100000)
  18. Miami Heat: 29-35 (+70000)
  19. Dallas Mavericks: 33-33 (+400000)
  20. Chicago Bulls: 27-38 (+100000)
  21. Phoenix Suns: 30-35 (+200000)
  22. Philadelphia 76ers: 22-42 (+200000)
  23. Portland Trail Blazers: 28-38 (+400000)
  24. San Antonio Spurs: 26-37 (+400000)
  25. Toronto Raptors: 22-43 (+500000)
  26. Brooklyn Nets: 22-43 (+500000)
  27. Washington Wizards: 13-51 (+1000000)
  28. Charlotte Hornets: 16-48 (+1000000)
  29. New Orleans Pelicans: 18-48 (+1000000)
  30. Utah Jazz: 15-50 (+1000000)

Grant Afseth
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