NBA Power Rankings: Most important stretch for all 30 teams

With just over six weeks left in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, most teams are now focusing on the postseason while others are cutting their losses and zeroing in on the upcoming draft and offseason.

Coming out of the All-Star break, teams and players should be well rested for the remainder of the schedule.

A race for the No. 4 seed between the Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons has heated up in the East, as all three teams are collectively a game apart from one another. The fight for a play-in spot remains contentious between the Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks and Miami Heat.

In the West, things have been hot all season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder have established their spot at the top while the rest of the conference has been neck-and-neck in the standings. The Nos. 6 through 9 teams are all separated by one game or less.

This week, we asked our NBA insiders to break down the most important stretch of games for all 30 teams. Whether it’s a last-ditch effort for a postseason push, or a tank for the top of the lottery, which games should we circle on our calendars in the coming weeks?

Here are this week’s updated Power Rankings for all 30 teams.

Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Michael Wright, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk and Chris Herring) think teams belong this season.

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