On April 9, the NBA officially announced the latest edition of the power list. In the final week of the regular season, 10 teams have been confirmed to be eliminated, and 20 teams in the playoffs + play-offs are generated. The Celtics returned to the top of the table after four weeks, and the 76ers, who returned to Embiid, soared eight places to become the team with the biggest increase this week.
The Celtics are back at the top of the table this week. The Celtics have won five in a row over the past period of time, and their record has improved to 62-16, and they are the only team to win more than 60 games this season, lock up the first place in the regular season ahead of schedule, and will enjoy home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets dropped to No. 2 spot. The Nuggets have a 2-1 record over the past week, with their only loss coming to the Clippers by two points. The Nuggets currently have a 54-24 record, and they still have a lot of hope of competing for the first place in the West.
The Thunder continued to hold the No. 3 spot this week. The Thunder won just one of their four games last week and lost three in a row against the 76ers, Celtics and Pacers. The Thunder currently have a 53-25 record, one win behind the Timberwolves and Nuggets.
The Timberwolves remain in fourth place. In the last four games in the past week, the Timberwolves have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. Defeated the Rockets, Raptors and Lakers, and the only loss was against the Suns. The Timberwolves are currently 54-24 and are temporarily in first place in the West during the regular season.
Ranked No. 5 on this issue's power list is the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks are getting better with the playoffs approaching, winning nine of their last 10 games and going 48-30, leaving the Mavericks in fifth place in the West, and the Eastern European duo is an opponent that no team wants to face in the playoffs.
The 6th to 10th places in this issue are: Clippers, Suns, Bucks, Pelicans, and Knicks;
The 11th to 20th places are: 76ers, Kings, Magic, Pacers, Lakers, Heat, Warriors, Cavaliers, Rockets, Hawks;
Nos. 21 to 30 are: Bulls, Nets, Grizzlies, Spurs, Jazz, Raptors, Trail Blazers, Wizards, Hornets, Pistons.