NBA power rankings for mid-February

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for start of February in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 San Antonio (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Miami (3)

3 Boston (2)

4 Los Angeles Lakers (6)

5 Chicago (4)

6 Dallas (5)

7 Oklahoma City (7)

8 Atlanta (8)

9 New Orleans (9)

10 Orlando (10)

THIRD TIER

11 Denver (11)

12 Utah (12)

13 Portland (14)

14 Memphis (13)

15 New York (15)

16 Phoenix (17)

17 Philadelphia (16)

18 Houston (18)

19 Indiana (21)

20 Charlotte (19)

21 Golden State (20)

FOURTH TIER

22 Milwaukee (23)

23 Detroit (24)

24 Los Angeles Clippers (22)

FIFTH TIER

25 New Jersey (25)

SIXTH TIER

26 Washington (27)

27 Toronto (26)

28 Minnesota (29)

29 Sacramento (28)

SEVENTH TIER

30 Cleveland (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: none more than three spots

BIGGEST FALLERS: none more than three spots

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 Southwest (46)

2 Southeast (66)

3 Northwest (71)

4 Atlantic (84)

5 Pacific (94)

6 Central (99)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West (211)

2 East (249)