NBA power rankings for mid-February

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of February power rankings are in parentheses.

FIRST TIER

1 Oklahoma City (1)

2 Miami (3)

3 Chicago (2)

SECOND TIER

4 San Antonio (11)

5 Philadelphia (6)

6 LA Clippers (8)

7 Atlanta (5)

8 Dallas (10)

9 Orlando (12)

10 Indiana (4)

11 LA Lakers (9)

12 Houston (13)

13 Boston (17)

14 Denver (7)

15 Portland (14)

16 New York (25)

17 Utah (15)

18 Memphis (16)

19 Milwaukee (19)

20 Minnesota (18)

21 Golden State (20)

22 Phoenix (24)

23 Cleveland (23)

24 Sacramento (26)

THIRD TIER

25 Detroit (27)

26 Toronto (22)

27 New Jersey (21)

28 Washington (28)

29 New Orleans (29)

30 Charlotte (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: New York (9 spots), San Antonio (7 spots), Boston (4 spots), Orlando (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Denver (7 spots), Indiana and New Jersey (6 spots), Toronto (4 spots)

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

1 NORTHWEST 67

2 SOUTHWEST 72

3 SOUTHEAST 76

4 CENTRAL 80

5 PACIFIC 84

6 ATLANTIC 87

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 223

2 EAST 243