SI's Marty Burns ranks the NBA teams for the week of Feb. 26 - Mar. 4. Check back every Tuesday to read Marty's latest Power Rankings.
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Rank | LW | Team |
1 | 1 |  | Dallas Mavericks |
Flying high, and their next four are at American Airlines Center. |
2 | 2 |  | Los Angeles Lakers |
Now it's Shaq's turn to pick up the slack for the suspended Kobe. |
3 | 3 |  | Sacramento Kings |
With five of their next six on road, the Pacific Division lead is in danger.
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4 | 4 |  | New Jersey Nets |
Jason Kidd is looking forward to his return to the Valley of the Sun on Wednesday. |
5 | 6 |  | Portland Trail Blazers |
The Blazers beat the Kings on Monday to improve to an NBA-best 23-6 since Jan. 2. |
6 | 8 |  | San Antonio Spurs |
The Spurs won't face a team with a winning record until March 16. |
7 | 5 |  | Minnesota Timberwolves |
On the second night of back-to-backs, they're 9-6 (3-14 a year ago). |
8 | 7 |  | Utah Jazz |
The loss to the T'wolves left them 1-12 against the top five teams in the West. |
9 | 10 |  | Detroit Pistons |
Rick Carlisle has done a remarkable job of keeping them focused.
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10 | 9 |  | Milwaukee Bucks |
They're only 2-6 without Sam Cassell, who's nursing a sore left toe. |
11 | 11 |  | Boston Celtics |
They snapped a four-game skid Monday with a big win at Philly. |
12 | 15 |  | Philadelphia 76ers |
Allen Iverson says they're the beast of East, and now they're starting to show it. |
13 | 12 |  | Seattle SuperSonics |
No Bones about it: Brent Barry is one of the NBA's most underrated players. |
14 | 14 |  | Orlando Magic |
They're just trying to hang on during a grueling seven-game road trip. |
15 | 16 |  | Indiana Pacers |
They won at Sacramento on Sunday, despite Reggie Miller's absence (suspension).
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16 | 18 |  | Los Angeles Clippers |
Elton Brand (who else?) helps spark a three-game win streak. |
17 | 17 |  | Miami Heat |
Chris Gatling has stepped in nicely for the injured LaPhonso Ellis (groin). |
18 | 19 |  | Charlotte Hornets |
They're healthy for the first time, but a four-game Western trip awaits. |
19 | 20 |  | Phoenix Suns |
Penny Hardaway is embracing the Sixth Man role -- at least for now. |
20 | 13 |  | Toronto Raptors |
Eleven straight losses -- and their next five games are on the road. |
21 | 21 |  | Washington Wizards |
Doug Collins says MJ will be back -- but will it be too late? |
22 | 23 |  | Houston Rockets |
Walt the Wizard returns (ankle) to add magic off bench. |
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Atlanta Hawks |
Dion Glover (broken right foot) suffers yet another setback. |
24 | 23 |  | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Wes Person ranks third in NBA in 3-point accuracy (48.4 percent). |
25 | 25 |  | New York Knicks |
Don Chaney's extension is their latest unexpected management decision. |
26 | 26 |  | Chicago Bulls |
Jamal Crawford nets 10 points, two assists and two steals in his season debut. |
27 | 27 |  | Denver Nuggets |
Antonio McDyess looked impressive in his first two games. |
28 | 28 |  | Memphis Grizzlies |
Michael Dickerson (leg stress fracture) won't be back this season. |
29 | 29 |  | Golden State Warriors |
Gilbert Arenas takes over at point for Larry Hughes. |
