NBA power rankings for mid-March

By Rick Morris

Mid-February rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 Cleveland (1)
2 LA Lakers (2)
3 Orlando (3)
4 Denver (4)
5 Dallas (8)
6 Atlanta (5)
7 Utah (7)
8 Boston (6)
9 Oklahoma City (9)
10 Phoenix (10)
11 Portland (12)
12 San Antonio (11)
SECOND TIER
13 Milwaukee (20)
14 Charlotte (18)
15 Miami (17)
16 Houston (14)
17 Memphis (19)
18 New Orleans (15)
19 Toronto (13)
20 Chicago (16)
THIRD TIER
21 LA Clippers (21)
22 New York (24)
23 Sacramento (29)
24 Detroit (25)
25 Indiana (23)
26 Philadelphia (22)
27 Washington (26)
28 Golden State (27)
29 Minnesota (28)
FOURTH TIER
30 New Jersey (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Milwaukee (7 spots), Charlotte (4 spots), Dallas (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Sacramento and Toronto (6 spots), Chicago and Philadelphia (4 spots), New Orleans (3 spots)