By ESPN | ESPN, 2026-03-25 19:00:00
在ESPN 3月最后一期的NBA实力榜中，联盟30支球队各居何位？到目前为止，已有10支球队至少锁定了季后赛席位，季后赛的整体版图已初现端倪。随着前20名球队的名单基本确定，未来几周的主旋律将是排位卡位战。
西部方面，在俄克拉荷马城雷霆和圣安东尼奥马刺身后的混战中，洛杉矶湖人正发出最强音。排名第3的湖人随着伤员回归，并在卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic)、勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 和奥斯汀·里夫斯 (Austin Reaves) 之间建立了明确的进攻等级体系，他们在过去10场比赛中赢下了9场，力求在首轮争夺主场优势。
亚特兰大老鹰也在努力摆脱东部附加赛的泥潭。在过去的一个月里，老鹰取得了13胜1负的佳绩，尽管这段时间的赛程相对轻松。但从周三开始，挑战将接踵而至，排名第6的老鹰将在六天内三次对阵东部领头羊底特律活塞和波士顿凯尔特人。
哪些季后赛竞争者和乐透球队在最新排名中有所起伏？请查看我们更新的1-30名榜单，以及各支球队在常规赛收官阶段的前景。
注：球队排名基于我们的专家小组（ESPN的安东尼·斯莱特 (Anthony Slater)、戴夫·麦克梅纳明 (Dave McMenamin)、贾马尔·科利尔 (Jamal Collier)、迈克尔·C·莱特 (Michael C. Wright)、鲍比·马克斯 (Bobby Marks)、蒂姆·邦唐 (Tim Bontemps)、蒂姆·麦克马洪 (Tim MacMahon)、文森特·古德威尔 (Vincent Goodwill) 和扎克·克拉姆 (Zach Kram)）的投票结果。
往期排名： 季前赛 | 10月29日 | 11月5日 | 11月12日 | 11月19日 | 11月26日 | 12月3日 | 12月10日 | 12月17日 | 12月24日 | 12月31日 | 1月7日 | 1月14日 | 1月21日 | 1月28日 | 2月4日 | 2月11日 | 2月25日 | 3月4日 | 3月11日 | 3月18日
跳转至球队：
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WAS
1. 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 57胜15负
- 上期排名： 1
- 后续赛程： 客战波士顿 (3月25日)，主战芝加哥 (3月27日)，主战纽约 (3月29日)，主战底特律 (3月30日)
在周一晚上对阵费城76人的复出战中，杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 在短短20分钟内就砍下18分和6次助攻。对于这支进入季后赛的卫冕冠军，已经没有什么秘密可言了。他们已经取得了12连胜，看起来势必会夺得整个季后赛的主场优势。但他们的最终上限将取决于杰伦能否摆脱伤病困扰的赛季，并在接下来的两个月里找回最佳状态。周一的表现是一个积极的开始。—— Anthony Slater
2. 底特律活塞 (Detroit Pistons)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 52胜19负
- 上期排名： 3
- 后续赛程： 主战亚特兰大 (3月25日)，主战新奥尔良 (3月26日)，客战明尼苏达 (3月28日)，客战俄克拉荷马城 (3月30日)，主战多伦多 (3月31日)
七天前，随着凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 肺部穿孔的消息传出，东部榜首之争似乎变得开放起来，活塞显得有些脆弱。但许多活塞工作人员认为，需要一次“硬重启”来找回他们的防守身份，因为过去几周防守有所下滑。四场胜利后，他们在还剩11场比赛的情况下稳居榜首，防守也回到了联盟第二。此外，从双向合同球员到两年的惊喜发现，丹尼斯·詹金斯 (Daniss Jenkins) 在经历了一个月的低迷后重新找回了感觉，在击败勇士和湖人的比赛中，他以60%的命中率场均贡献26分。—— Vincent Goodwill
3. 波士顿凯尔特人 (Boston Celtics)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 47胜24负
- 上期排名： 4
- 后续赛程： 主战俄克拉荷马城 (3月25日)，主战亚特兰大 (3月27日)，客战夏洛特 (3月29日)，客战亚特兰大 (3月30日)
自3月6日回归赛场以来，杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum) 的表现起伏不定。然而，有一点始终保持稳定，那就是塔图姆的使用率。在周三对阵俄克拉荷马城的强强对话之前，他的使用率高达30.8——这与他过去五个赛季的水平完全一致。—— Tim Bontemps
4. 圣安东尼奥马刺 (San Antonio Spurs)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 54胜18负
- 上期排名： 2
- 后续赛程： 客战孟菲斯 (3月25日)，客战密尔沃基 (3月28日)，主战芝加哥 (3月30日)
根据ESPN Research的数据，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 成为自1973-74赛季盖帽成为正式统计数据以来，第五位在职业生涯前三个赛季达到4000分和600个盖帽的球员。这位法国球星加入了沙奎尔·奥尼尔、阿朗佐·莫宁、大卫·罗宾逊和哈基姆·奥拉朱旺的行列，成为仅有的达成此成就的球员。
圣安东尼奥在周三对阵孟菲斯的比赛前正处于六连胜中，自2月1日以来的24场比赛中赢下了22场，并有机会完成自2016-17赛季以来的首个60胜赛季。剩余赛程中最艰难的部分将从4月1日客场挑战金州勇士开始，随后是客场对阵快船和掘金。—— 迈克尔·C·莱特
5. 洛杉矶湖人 (Los Angeles Lakers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 46-26
- 上期排名： 6
- 后续赛程： 客战印第安纳 (3月25日)，主战布鲁克林 (3月27日)，主战华盛顿 (3月30日)，主战克利夫兰 (3月31日)
在周一湖人的九连胜于底特律终结后，主教练JJ·雷迪克 (JJ Redick) 反思了他在那段火热时期的收获。
“我们是一支优秀的篮球队，”他说，“我相信这一点。我整个赛季都认为我们可以成为一支优秀的篮球队。我们看到过闪光点，看到过短暂的爆发，但现在的我们确实是一支优秀的篮球队。”
湖人最后10场比赛中有两场是对阵强大的俄克拉荷马城雷霆，在正赛开始前，湖人应该把这两场比赛当成季后赛来对待。—— Dave McMenamin
6. 纽约尼克斯 (New York Knicks)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 48胜25负
- 上期排名： 5
- 后续赛程： 客战夏洛特 (3月26日)，客战俄克拉荷马城 (3月29日)，客战休斯顿 (3月31日)
当凯尔特人盯着东部第一的位置时，尼克斯则在关注着凯尔特人身后的第二把交椅。在取得六连胜后，这两支季后赛劲旅正并驾齐驱。尼克斯终于等到了赛程的红利期，对手的累计战绩仅为104胜255负（胜率28.9%），除了对阵篮网时虚惊一场外，尼克斯都稳稳拿下了比赛。在季后赛开始前，让米卡尔·布里奇斯 (Mikal Bridges) 找回状态是首要目标。自3月1日对阵马刺砍下25分以来，他在过去11场比赛中场均仅得到8.9分，命中率为37%——这可不是可持续的季后赛赢球模式。—— Vincent Goodwill
7. 克利夫兰骑士 (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 45胜27负
- 上期排名： 7
- 后续赛程： 主战迈阿密 (3月25日)，主战迈阿密 (3月27日)，客战犹他 (3月30日)，客战洛杉矶湖人 (3月31日)
骑士作为东部第4号种子有一定的缓冲余地，他们还可能影响到潜在的首轮对手。在周二以136-131击败奥兰多（取得四连胜）后，克利夫兰与迈阿密和亚特兰大都还有两场比赛要打。这两支球队正在追赶猛龙，争夺东部第5的位置，而这个位置很可能在首轮与骑士遭遇。—— Jamal Collier
8. 丹佛掘金 (Denver Nuggets)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 45胜28负
- 上期排名： 8
- 后续赛程： 主战达拉斯 (3月25日)，主战犹他 (3月27日)，主战金州 (3月29日)
前锋佩顿·沃森 (Peyton Watson) 在因腿筋拉伤缺阵六周多后于周日回归，在击败波特兰开拓者的比赛中，他替补出场20分钟得到14分。沃森正处于突破性的赛季，他即将成为受限制自由球员，本赛季场均贡献职业生涯最高的14.9分、4.9个篮板、2.0次助攻和1.0次抢断，这对于急需保持健康的掘金队来说至关重要。—— Tim MacMahon
9. 明尼苏达森林狼 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 44胜28负
- 上期排名： 10
- 后续赛程： 主战休斯顿 (3月25日)，主战底特律 (3月28日)，客战达拉斯 (3月30日)
明尼苏达正试图在安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards)（膝伤）长期缺阵的情况下保住西部前四。如果爱德华兹再缺席三场比赛，根据“65场规则”，他将失去赛季末评选最佳阵容的资格。目前，掘金、火箭和森林狼都在为季后赛首轮的主场优势而展开激烈争夺。—— Bontemps
10. 休斯顿火箭 (Houston Rockets)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 43胜28负
- 上期排名： 9
- 后续赛程： 客战明尼苏达 (3月25日)，客战孟菲斯 (3月27日)，客战新奥尔良 (3月29日)，客战纽约 (3月31日)
输给芝加哥是休斯顿本赛季第12次输给胜率低于五成的球队，这追平了黄蜂，并列成为本赛季胜率过半球队中输给弱旅次数最多的球队。休斯顿在对阵目前胜率低于五成的球队时战绩为23胜12负，周三客场挑战明尼苏达将是一场关键对决。
尽管球队近期整体表现不稳定，但中锋阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Sengun) 已经进入了季后赛模式，连续四场砍下两双。其他的辅助球员需要站出来，才能挽救这个因关键领袖受伤而蒙上阴影的赛季。—— 迈克尔·C·莱特
11. 亚特兰大老鹰 (Atlanta Hawks)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 40胜32负
- 上期排名： 14
- 后续赛程： 客战底特律 (3月25日)，客战波士顿 (3月27日)，主战萨克拉门托 (3月28日)，主战波士顿 (3月30日)
老鹰继续在赛季的关键时刻打出最佳表现。尽管上周五输给休斯顿终结了11连胜，但亚特兰大在过去15场比赛中赢下了13场，进攻效率仅次于俄克拉荷马城，位居联盟第二。这12场胜利中有12场是两位数的分差。在击败金州和孟菲斯的比赛中，亚特兰大累计赢了55分。在对阵灰熊的比赛中，老鹰还创下了单场25记三分球的队史纪录。—— Bobby Marks
12. 菲尼克斯太阳 (Phoenix Suns)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 40胜33负
- 上期排名： 12
- 后续赛程： 主战犹他 (3月28日)，客战孟菲斯 (3月30日)，客战奥兰多 (3月31日)
在经历了一次艰难的2胜4负客场之旅并主场负于挣扎中的密尔沃基雄鹿后，太阳在上周末以22分大胜多伦多猛龙，重回正轨。他们最后10场比赛中有6场是客场，而他们的客场战绩仅为17胜18负。但考虑到他们落后排名第6的火箭3.5个胜场，同时领先第8的快船4个胜场，他们的第7名位置大概率比较稳固。—— Dave McMenamin
13. 多伦多猛龙 (Toronto Raptors)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 40胜31负
- 上期排名： 15
- 后续赛程： 客战快船 (3月25日)，主战新奥尔良 (3月27日)，主战奥兰多 (3月29日)，客战底特律 (3月31日)
在本赛季最后一次长途客场之旅还剩一场比赛时，猛龙目前的战绩为2胜2负。他们击败了胜率低于五成的球队（芝加哥和犹他），但输给了胜率过半的球队（丹佛和菲尼克斯），延续了整个赛季的趋势。随着即将到来的对阵奥兰多和迈阿密（两次）的关键比赛，这些都是猛龙在季后赛排位上的竞争对手，多伦多必须寄希望于能在对阵顶级强队时偷得几场胜利。—— Zach Kram
14. 夏洛特黄蜂 (Charlotte Hornets)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 38胜34负
- 上期排名： 17
- 后续赛程： 主战纽约 (3月26日)，主战费城 (3月28日)，主战波士顿 (3月29日)，客战布鲁克林 (3月31日)
大胜迈阿密和奥兰多让夏洛特仍有希望争夺队史首个分区冠军。常规赛还剩几周，东南赛区呈现出四队混战的局面：截至周二，亚特兰大输了32场，奥兰多输了33场，迈阿密和夏洛特都输了34场。更妙的是：由于费城也输了33场，东部的附加赛很有可能演变成一场“东南赛区大内斗”。—— Zach Kram
15. 费城76人 (Philadelphia 76ers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 39胜33负
- 上期排名： 18
- 后续赛程： 主战芝加哥 (3月25日)，客战夏洛特 (3月28日)，客战迈阿密 (3月30日)
在经历了数周因伤病和禁赛导致的多人缺阵后，费城终于恢复了正常。保罗·乔治 (Paul George) 将在周三结束25场禁赛回归，乔尔·恩比德 (Joel Embiid)（膝伤）出战成疑，泰瑞斯·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey)（手指伤）可能也紧随其后。在跌至东部第7并进入附加赛区后，他们需要在赛季最后的冲刺阶段全员出战。—— Tim Bontemps
16. 迈阿密热火 (Miami Heat)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 38胜34负
- 上期排名： 13
- 后续赛程： 客战克利夫兰 (3月25日)，客战克利夫兰 (3月27日)，客战印第安纳 (3月29日)，主战费城 (3月30日)
3月下旬的滑铁卢——热火在取得赛季最高的七连胜后遭遇五连败——打乱了迈阿密试图避免连续第四次参加附加赛的计划。在这五场失利中，热火每场至少丢掉120分，这是队史最长的纪录。在这段时期内，迈阿密的防守表现仅优于密尔沃基、华盛顿和印第安纳。—— Bobby Marks
17. 奥兰多魔术 (Orlando Magic)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 38胜34负
- 上期排名： 11
- 后续赛程： 主战萨克拉门托 (3月26日)，客战多伦多 (3月29日)，主战菲尼克斯 (3月31日)
魔术遭遇了赛季最高的六连败，目前在东部附加赛区与夏洛特和迈阿密并列。赛程并未变得轻松，接下来的八个对手中有五个胜率超过五成。不过，连败中的一个亮点是贾马尔·凯恩 (Jamal Cain) 的表现。凯恩在休赛期签下了一份双向合同，并在3月20日转为正式合同。他在过去四场比赛中有三场得分上双，包括在对阵克利夫兰时砍下赛季最高的17分。—— Bobby Marks
18. 洛杉矶快船 (LA Clippers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 36胜36负
- 上期排名： 16
- 后续赛程： 主战多伦多 (3月25日)，客战印第安纳 (3月27日)，客战密尔沃基 (3月29日)，主战波特兰 (3月31日)
达里厄斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 在快船找到了准星，加盟球队的前10场比赛场均贡献20.8分，投篮命中率50%，三分命中率50.7%。这位两届全明星在周六加时击败达拉斯独行侠的比赛中爆发，24投15中（三分12投8中）砍下41分。快船目前稳居季后赛版图，在还剩10场比赛的情况下领先第10名的金州勇士两个胜场。—— Dave McMenamin
19. 波特兰开拓者 (Portland Trail Blazers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 36胜37负
- 上期排名： 20
- 后续赛程： 主战密尔沃基 (3月25日)，主战达拉斯 (3月27日)，主战华盛顿 (3月29日)，客战快船 (3月31日)
快船近期的滑坡为开拓者潜入第八顺位打开了大门，这将为他们通过附加赛进入季后赛提供一条更现实的路径。波特兰在负场数上仅落后一场，且在赛季最后三周将两次对阵快船，最后九场比赛中还有五个乐透区对手。即便开拓者爆冷击败马刺或雷霆的机会渺茫，但让他们的年轻核心获得一些季后赛首轮经验也将大有裨益。—— Anthony Slater
20. 金州勇士 (Golden State Warriors)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 34胜38负
- 上期排名： 19
- 后续赛程： 主战布鲁克林 (3月25日)，主战华盛顿 (3月27日)，客战丹佛 (3月29日)
勇士这个本就不顺的赛季正滑向灾难。首发侧翼摩西·穆迪 (Moses Moody)——在他职业生涯的第五年正打出最佳赛季——在周一晚上达拉斯的加时赛后期遭遇了严重的非对抗性腿部受伤。受伤的时机和严重程度让穆迪下个赛季的前景都蒙上了阴影，而这正是他三年3900万美元续约合同的第一年。勇士此前已经预料到正在从十字韧带撕裂中恢复的吉米·巴特勒三世 (Jimmy Butler III) 将缺席下赛季的大部分比赛。旧金山的时光正变得异常艰难。—— Anthony Slater
21. 新奥尔良鹈鹕 (New Orleans Pelicans)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 25胜48负
- 上期排名： 23
- 后续赛程： 客战底特律 (3月26日)，客战多伦多 (3月27日)，主战休斯顿 (3月29日)
在过去七场比赛中赢下五场后，鹈鹕将于周二开启对阵尼克斯、活塞和猛龙的三连客之旅。这段时间的表现可能最终决定临时主帅詹姆斯·博雷戈 (James Borrego) 的未来。
蔡恩·威廉森 (Zion Williamson) 在周六负于克利夫兰的比赛后，职业生涯25+得分场次已达到132场。根据ESPN Research的数据，这在鹈鹕队史排名第三，仅次于安东尼·戴维斯（220场）和布兰登·英格拉姆（133场）。输给骑士是鹈鹕本赛季第六次在领先15分或更多的情况下被逆转。—— 迈克尔·C·莱特
22. 密尔沃基雄鹿 (Milwaukee Bucks)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 29胜42负
- 上期排名： 21
- 后续赛程： 客战波特兰 (3月25日)，主战圣安东尼奥 (3月28日)，主战快船 (3月29日)，主战达拉斯 (3月31日)
当雄鹿在交易截止日后不久签下卡姆·托马斯 (Cam Thomas) 时，他们相信自己增加了一名可以帮助球队冲击季后赛的球员。道格·里弗斯甚至将托马斯与他过去执教过的伟大替补得分手相提并论，比如在快船时期的三届最佳第六人贾马尔·克劳福德。但不到两个月后，托马斯就因得分效率低下且无法为这支步履维艰的雄鹿提供其他帮助而被裁掉。—— Jamal Collier
23. 芝加哥公牛 (Chicago Bulls)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 29胜42负
- 上期排名： 22
- 后续赛程： 客战费城 (3月25日)，客战俄克拉荷马城 (3月27日)，客战孟菲斯 (3月28日)，客战圣安东尼奥 (3月30日)
公牛在交易截止日拆解了阵容，正如球队副总裁阿图拉斯·卡尼索瓦斯解释的那样，他们不想继续平庸。当时，芝加哥以24胜31负排名联盟第21位。快进到本周，公牛的战绩为29胜42负，依然排名联盟第21位。芝加哥几乎肯定需要一些乐透签的好运才能改变近期的命运。—— Jamal Collier
24. 孟菲斯灰熊 (Memphis Grizzlies)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 24胜47负
- 上期排名： 24
- 后续赛程： 主战圣安东尼奥 (3月25日)，主战休斯顿 (3月27日)，主战芝加哥 (3月28日)，主战菲尼克斯 (3月30日)
随着球队不断更新伤病名单，失利也在不断累积。明星后卫贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 自1月21日以来就没有上场，周一在亚特兰大缺席了连续第29场比赛，灰熊在他缺阵期间的战绩为6胜23负。周一负于老鹰的36分分差创下了灰熊单场输球最大分差纪录。灰熊将于周三主场迎战圣安东尼奥，开启一段持续到4月3日对阵多伦多的六连主赛程。—— 迈克尔·C·莱特
25. 达拉斯独行侠 (Dallas Mavericks)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 23胜49负
- 上期排名： 25
- 后续赛程： 客战丹佛 (3月25日)，客战波特兰 (3月27日)，主战明尼苏达 (3月30日)，客战密尔沃基 (3月31日)
独行侠已经两个多月没在主场赢球了，自1月22日击败勇士以来，他们在美航中心已经遭遇了12连败。周一加时负于勇士让主场连败纪录继续延伸，在那场比赛中，新秀库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 拿下了个人第八场30+，在青少年球员单赛季30+场次榜上仅次于勒布朗·詹姆斯和卡梅隆·安东尼。—— Tim MacMahon
26. 犹他爵士 (Utah Jazz)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 21胜51负
- 上期排名： 26
- 后续赛程： 主战华盛顿 (3月25日)，客战丹佛 (3月27日)，客战菲尼克斯 (3月28日)，主战克利夫兰 (3月30日)
2025年选秀大会的5号秀、新秀艾斯·贝利 (Ace Bailey) 是爵士在锁定另一个高顺位乐透签过程中的亮点。他在过去三场比赛中每场至少得到25分，成为达成此成就的历史第五年轻球员。他在这段时期的95分是自1980-81赛季的达雷尔·格里菲斯以来，爵士新秀在连续三场比赛中的最高得分。19岁的贝利在周一负于猛龙的比赛中砍下了职业生涯最高的37分。—— Tim MacMahon
27. 萨克拉门托国王 (Sacramento Kings)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 19胜54负
- 上期排名： 27
- 后续赛程： 客战奥兰多 (3月26日)，客战亚特兰大 (3月28日)，客战布鲁克林 (3月29日)
阿肯色大学教练约翰·卡利帕里周日下午出现在萨克拉门托场边，在NCAA锦标赛波特兰站和圣何塞站之间抽空观看了一场国王队的比赛。这次现身引人关注。
卡利帕里执教的达里厄斯·阿库夫二世 (Darius Acuff Jr.) 是一名极具爆发力的得分型后卫，目前在6月选秀大会的前五顺位讨论中呼声很高。联盟消息人士证实，国王对阿库夫的兴趣日益浓厚，他将成为国王在高顺位选秀中的一个切实选择。—— Anthony Slater
28. 布鲁克林篮网 (Brooklyn Nets)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 17胜55负
- 上期排名： 28
- 后续赛程： 客战金州 (3月25日)，客战洛杉矶湖人 (3月27日)，主战萨克拉门托 (3月29日)，主战夏洛特 (3月31日)
篮网的现状依然凄惨，他们正等待着5月10日的乐透抽签之夜，看看所有的失利是否值得。周五对阵同城死敌尼克斯的比赛中，篮网表现得很有竞争力，一度领先两位数并险些取胜，这并不令人意外。当晚最劲爆的话题来自乔什·米诺特 (Josh Minott)，他本赛季首次单场命中六记三分，并向老队友卡尔-安东尼·唐斯喊话：“我爱KAT，但他不喜欢对抗。他也是我的兄弟，我希望这能激怒他。”—— Vincent Goodwill
29. 华盛顿奇才 (Washington Wizards)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 16胜55负
- 上期排名： 29
- 后续赛程： 客战犹他 (3月25日)，客战金州 (3月27日)，客战波特兰 (3月29日)，客战洛杉矶湖人 (3月30日)
随着15连败，华盛顿在胜场数上已与印第安纳并列全联盟最低。目前，奇才已基本确保能保住他们前八顺位保护的选秀权；现在，他们正处于以全联盟最差战绩收官并以头号概率进入乐透抽签之夜的边缘。—— Zach Kram
30. 印第安纳步行者 (Indiana Pacers)
- 2025-26赛季战绩： 16胜56负
- 上期排名： 30
- 后续赛程： 主战洛杉矶湖人 (3月25日)，主战快船 (3月27日)，主战迈阿密 (3月29日)
凭借帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆 (Pascal Siakam) 砍下的37分，步行者周一在奥兰多终结了16连败——这是他们自全明星赛以来的首场胜利。
这场胜利让印第安纳本赛季的胜场达到16场，与华盛顿并列联盟最少——但如果步行者最终获得乐透前三顺位，他们将有52.1%的概率保住选秀权，否则该选秀权若落在前四之外将归快船所有。—— Zach Kram
由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
点击查看原文：NBA Power Rankings: The Thunder reign while East teams rise
NBA Power Rankings: The Thunder reign while East teams rise
Where do all 30 teams stand in the final March edition of ESPN’s NBA Power Rankings? So far, 10 teams have clinched at least a postseason berth, with the full playoff picture beginning to take shape. And with the pool of top 20 teams nearly set, the next few weeks are all about jockeying for position.
In the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers are making the loudest statement among the logjam of teams behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. The 3-seeded Lakers, healthy again and settling into an offensive hierarchy between Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, have won nine of 10 games in their pursuit of home court in the first round.
The Atlanta Hawks have made their own push as an attempt to break free from the Eastern Conference play-in picture. Atlanta is 13-1 over the past month, albeit during a weaker portion of its schedule. Things get tougher starting Wednesday, when the 6-seeded Hawks face the East-leading Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics three times in six days.
Which playoff contenders and lottery-bound teams are making moves up and down our latest rankings? Check out our updated 1-30 list and what lies ahead for each team as the regular season winds down.
Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN’s Anthony Slater, Dave McMenamin, Jamal Collier, Michael C. Wright, Bobby Marks, Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon, Vincent Goodwill and Zach Kram) think teams belong.
Previous rankings: Preseason | Oct. 29 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 12 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 26 | Dec. 3 | Dec. 10 | Dec. 17 | Dec. 24 | Dec. 31 | Jan. 7 | Jan. 14 | Jan. 21 | Jan. 28 | Feb. 4 | Feb. 11 | Feb. 25 | Mar. 4 | Mar. 11 | Mar. 18
Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WAS
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2025-26 record: 57-15
- Previous ranking: 1
- Next games: @ BOS (Mar. 25), vs. CHI (Mar. 27), vs. NYK (Mar. 29), vs. DET (Mar. 30)
In his return to the lineup, Jalen Williams had 18 points and six assists over only 20 minutes in Philadelphia on Monday night. There’s little unknown about the defending champions entering the playoffs. They’ve won 12 straight and appear poised to grab home court throughout the postseason. But their ultimate ceiling will be based on whether Williams can shake off an injury-riddled season and find his best version in the next two months. Monday was a positive start. – Anthony Slater
2. Detroit Pistons
- 2025-26 record: 52-19
- Previous ranking: 3
- Next games: vs. ATL (Mar. 25), vs. NO (Mar. 26), @ MIN (Mar. 28), @ OKC (Mar. 30), vs. TOR (Mar. 31)
Seven days ago, the top of the East appeared to be open with news of Cade Cunningham’s punctured lung, seemingly leaving the Pistons vulnerable. But many Pistons staffers believed a hard reset was needed to get back to their defensive identity, which had experienced slippage over the last few weeks. Four wins later, they sit firmly back atop the standings with 11 games left and back to second in defense. And from a two-way player to a two-year deal revelation, Daniss Jenkins has rediscovered his mojo after a monthlong slump, averaging 26 on 60% shooting in wins over the Warriors and Lakers. – Vincent Goodwill
3. Boston Celtics
- 2025-26 record: 47-24
- Previous ranking: 4
- Next games: vs. OKC (Mar. 25), vs. ATL (Mar. 27), @ CHA (Mar. 29), @ ATL (Mar. 30)
It’s been an up-and-down first couple of weeks for Jayson Tatum since returning to the lineup for the Celtics on March 6. One thing that has been consistent, however, is Tatum’s usage rate, which entering Wednesday’s showdown with Oklahoma City is 30.8 – right in line with where it has been each of the past five seasons. – Tim Bontemps
4. San Antonio Spurs
- 2025-26 record: 54-18
- Previous ranking: 2
- Next games: @ MEM (Mar. 25), @ MIL (Mar. 28), vs. CHI (Mar. 30)
Victor Wembanyama became the fifth player to reach 4,000 points and 600 blocks in his first three seasons since blocks became an official stat in 1973-74, according to ESPN Research. The Frenchman joins the company of Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to achieve the feat.
San Antonio enters Wednesday’s clash with Memphis on a six-game winning streak, including victories in 22 of the past 24 since Feb. 1, with an opportunity to finish with its first 60-win campaign since the 2016-17 season. The toughest portion of the remaining schedule starts April 1 at Golden State, followed by road outings against the Clippers and Nuggets. – Michael C. Wright
5. Los Angeles Lakers
- 2025-26 record: 46-26
- Previous ranking: 6
- Next games: @ IND (Mar. 25), vs. BKN (Mar. 27), vs. WSH (Mar. 30), vs. CLE (Mar. 31)
After L.A.'s nine-game winning streak was snapped in Detroit on Monday, coach JJ Redick reflected on what he took from the hot stretch.
“We’re a good basketball team,” he said. “I believe that we’re a good basketball team. I thought we could be a good basketball team the entire season. We saw flashes of it. We saw short stretches of it, but we’re a good basketball team.”
Two out of the Lakers’ final 10 games are against a great basketball team in the Oklahoma City Thunder, which L.A. should treat like playoff games before the real thing begins. – Dave McMenamin
6. New York Knicks
- 2025-26 record: 48-25
- Previous ranking: 5
- Next games: @ CHA (Mar. 26), @ OKC (Mar. 29), @ HOU (Mar. 31)
While the Celtics were looking up at the 1-seed, the Knicks were eyeing the Celtics in that second spot in the East, and the two playoff combatants are eye-to-eye following a six-game winning streak. It’s a break in the schedule the Knicks have been waiting for, with the combined record of 104-255 (.289 winning percentage), and short of a scare against the Nets, the Knicks have taken care of business. Getting Mikal Bridges back on track is an objective before the playoffs. Since scoring 25 against the Spurs on March 1, he’s averaging 8.9 points on 37% shooting in his last 11 games – not a sustainable playoff formula. – Vincent Goodwill
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2025-26 record: 45-27
- Previous ranking: 7
- Next games: vs. MIA (Mar. 25), vs. MIA (Mar. 27), @ UTAH (Mar. 30), @ LAL (Mar. 31)
The Cavs have some cushion as the No. 4 seed in the East, and they could also have an impact on their potential first-round opponent. After Tuesday’s 136-131win over Orlando – the team’s fourth straight – Cleveland still has two games each remaining with both Miami and Atlanta, two of the other teams chasing the Raptors for the No. 5 slot in the East and a likely first-round date with the Cavs. – Jamal Collier
8. Denver Nuggets
- 2025-26 record: 45-28
- Previous ranking: 8
- Next games: vs. DAL (Mar. 25), vs. UTAH (Mar. 27), vs. GS (Mar. 29)
Forward Peyton Watson returned Sunday after missing more than six weeks due to a hamstring strain, scoring 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Watson is in the midst of a breakout season as he approaches restricted free agency, averaging career bests of 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game for a Nuggets team that needs to get healthy. – Tim MacMahon
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2025-26 record: 44-28
- Previous ranking: 10
- Next games: vs. HOU (Mar. 25), vs. DET (Mar. 28), @ DAL (Mar. 30)
Minnesota is trying to claim a top-four seed in the Western Conference while missing Anthony Edwards (knee) for an extended period. If Edwards misses three more games he will be ineligible for All-NBA honors at season’s end due to the 65-game rule. The Nuggets, Rockets and Timberwolves are all vying for home court in the first round of the playoffs. – Bontemps
10. Houston Rockets
- 2025-26 record: 43-28
- Previous ranking: 9
- Next games: @ MIN (Mar. 25), @ MEM (Mar. 27), @ NO (Mar. 29), @ NYK (Mar. 31)
The loss at Chicago marked Houston’s 12th to a team with a losing record, tying the Hornets for the most of any team this season with a winning record. Houston owns a 23-12 mark against teams currently below .500 with a crucial matchup on deck Wednesday at Minnesota.
Despite the team’s overall inconsistency recently, center Alperen Sengun is rounding into postseason form with four straight double-doubles. The rest of the supporting cast needs to step up for the Rockets to salvage a season soured by injuries to key leaders on the team. – Wright
11. Atlanta Hawks
- 2025-26 record: 40-32
- Previous ranking: 14
- Next games: @ DET (Mar. 25), @ BOS (Mar. 27), vs. SAC (Mar. 28), vs. BOS (Mar. 30)
The Hawks continue to play their best basketball at the right time of the season. Despite the loss at Houston last Friday that snapped an 11-game winning streak, Atlanta has won 13 out of 15 and trails only Oklahoma City for the league’s top offense. Twelve of those wins have come by double digits. In two wins against Golden State and Memphis, Atlanta won by a combined 55 points. Against the Grizzlies, the Hawks set a franchise record with 25 3-pointers. – Bobby Marks
12. Phoenix Suns
- 2025-26 record: 40-33
- Previous ranking: 12
- Next games: vs. UTAH (Mar. 28), @ MEM (Mar. 30), @ ORL (Mar. 31)
After Phoenix followed a tough 2-4 road trip with a home loss to the struggling Milwaukee Bucks, the Suns got back on track with a 22-point win over the Toronto Raptors this past weekend. Six of their final 10 games are on the road, where they’re 17-18. But seeing as they’re 3.5 games back of Houston for No. 6 and four games up on the L.A. Clippers in No. 8, their No. 7 spot is likely secure. – McMenamin
13. Toronto Raptors
- 2025-26 record: 40-31
- Previous ranking: 15
- Next games: @ LAC (Mar. 25), vs. NO (Mar. 27), vs. ORL (Mar. 29), @ DET (Mar. 31)
With one game to go on their last big road trip of the season, the Raptors are 2-2 on their current stretch away from home. They beat the teams with losing records (Chicago and Utah) and lost to the teams with winning records (Denver and Phoenix), continuing a seasonlong trend. With important upcoming games against Orlando and Miami (twice), who are rivals with the Raptors for playoff seeding, Toronto must hope it can eke out a few wins against upper-tier competition. – Zach Kram
14. Charlotte Hornets
- 2025-26 record: 38-34
- Previous ranking: 17
- Next games: vs. NYK (Mar. 26), vs. PHI (Mar. 28), vs. BOS (Mar. 29), @ BKN (Mar. 31)
Blowout wins over Miami and Orlando have Charlotte still in the running for the first division title in franchise history. With a few weeks to go in the regular season, the Southeast Division hosts a four-team race: As of Tuesday, Atlanta has 32 losses, Orlando has 33, and Miami and Charlotte both have 34. Even better: With Philadelphia sitting at 33 losses as well, there’s a chance the East’s play-in tournament is an all-Southeast affair. – Kram
15. Philadelphia 76ers
- 2025-26 record: 39-33
- Previous ranking: 18
- Next games: vs. CHI (Mar. 25), @ CHA (Mar. 28), @ MIA (Mar. 30)
After weeks with several players sidelined due to injury and suspension, Philadelphia is finally getting back to normal again. Paul George is returning from a 25-game suspension Wednesday, Joel Embiid (knee) is questionable to play and Tyrese Maxey (finger) might not be far behind, as well. They’ll need all hands on deck for the home stretch of the season after falling to No. 7 in the Eastern Conference and into the play-in. – Bontemps
16. Miami Heat
- 2025-26 record: 38-34
- Previous ranking: 13
- Next games: @ CLE (Mar. 25), @ CLE (Mar. 27), @ IND (Mar. 29), vs. PHI (Mar. 30)
A late-March skid – the Heat have followed a season-high seven-game winning streak with five consecutive losses – has derailed Miami’s push to avoid a fourth consecutive trip to the play-in. In all five losses, the Heat allowed at least 120 points, the longest streak in franchise history. Miami trails only Milwaukee, Washington and Indiana for the worst defense in that stretch. – Bobby Marks
17. Orlando Magic
- 2025-26 record: 38-34
- Previous ranking: 11
- Next games: vs. SAC (Mar. 26), @ TOR (Mar. 29), vs. PHX (Mar. 31)
The Magic have lost a season-high six games in a row and are now tied with Charlotte and Miami in the East play-in field. The schedule does not get easier, as five out of their next eight opponents have a record above .500. A bright spot in the losing streak is the play of Jamal Cain, however. Signed to a two-way contract in the offseason, Cain had his contract converted on March 20. He has scored double-digit points in three out of the past four games, including a season-high 17 points against Cleveland. – Marks
18. LA Clippers
- 2025-26 record: 36-36
- Previous ranking: 16
- Next games: vs. TOR (Mar. 25), @ IND (Mar. 27), @ MIL (Mar. 29), vs. POR (Mar. 31)
Darius Garland has found his shooting stroke with the Clippers, averaging 20.8 points on 50% from the field and 50.7% from 3 in his first 10 games with the franchise. The two-time All-Star exploded for 41 points on 15-for-24 shooting (8-for-12 from 3) in an overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday and the Clippers are firmly in the playoff picture, two games up on No. 10 Golden State with 10 games left. – McMenamin
19. Portland Trail Blazers
- 2025-26 record: 36-37
- Previous ranking: 20
- Next games: vs. MIL (Mar. 25), vs. DAL (Mar. 27), vs. WSH (Mar. 29), @ LAC (Mar. 31)
A recent Clippers skid has cracked open the door for the Blazers to sneak into the eighth seed, which provides a much more realistic path for them to get into the playoffs through the play-in bracket. Portland is one back in the loss column, but faces the Clippers twice in the final three weeks of the season and has five lottery teams on the schedule over the last nine games. Even if the Blazers have little chance to upset the Spurs or Thunder, they’d benefit from some first-round playoff experience for their young core. – Slater
20. Golden State Warriors
- 2025-26 record: 34-38
- Previous ranking: 19
- Next games: vs. BKN (Mar. 25), vs. WSH (Mar. 27), @ DEN (Mar. 29)
An adverse Warriors season continues to turn catastrophic. Starting wing Moses Moody – having a career season in his fifth year – suffered a gruesome noncontact leg injury late in overtime Monday night in Dallas. The timing and severity put all of next season in jeopardy for Moody, who is in the first season of a three-year, $39 million extension. The Warriors already anticipate that Jimmy Butler III, rehabbing from a torn ACL, will miss a chunk of next season. Tough times in San Francisco. – Slater
21. New Orleans Pelicans
- 2025-26 record: 25-48
- Previous ranking: 23
- Next games: @ DET (Mar. 26), @ TOR (Mar. 27), vs. HOU (Mar. 29)
Following wins in five of their last seven contests, the Pelicans start a three-game road trip Tuesday against the Knicks, followed by matchups at Detroit and Toronto. The team’s performance over that stretch could ultimately determine interim coach James Borrego’s future.
Zion Williamson is now up to 132 career 25-point games after Saturday’s loss to Cleveland, which ranks third in New Orleans history behind Anthony Davis (220) and Brandon Ingram (133), according to ESPN Research. The defeat to the Cavs was the Pelicans’ sixth this season after leading by 15 points or more. – Wright
22. Milwaukee Bucks
- 2025-26 record: 29-42
- Previous ranking: 21
- Next games: @ POR (Mar. 25), vs. SAS (Mar. 28), vs. LAC (Mar. 29), vs. DAL (Mar. 31)
When the Bucks signed Cam Thomas shortly after the trade deadline, they believed they were adding a player who could help them make a playoff push. Doc Rivers went so far as comparing Thomas to great bench scorers he’s coached in the past, such as three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford with the Clippers. But less than two months later, Thomas was released after struggling to score efficiently and providing little else to a Bucks team sputtering toward the finish line. – Collier
23. Chicago Bulls
- 2025-26 record: 29-42
- Previous ranking: 22
- Next games: @ PHI (Mar. 25), @ OKC (Mar. 27), @ MEM (Mar. 28), @ SAS (Mar. 30)
The Bulls dismantled their roster at the trade deadline because, as team vice president Arturas Karnisovas explained, they didn’t want to remain in the middle. At that point, Chicago had the 21st-best record in the league at 24-31. Fast forward to this week, and the Bulls still have the 21st-best record in the league at 29-42. Chicago will almost certainly require some lottery luck to change its immediate future. – Collier
24. Memphis Grizzlies
- 2025-26 record: 24-47
- Previous ranking: 24
- Next games: vs. SAS (Mar. 25), vs. HOU (Mar. 27), vs. CHI (Mar. 28), vs. PHX (Mar. 30)
The losses continue to pile up along with the team’s injury update announcements. Star guard Ja Morant hasn’t played since Jan. 21 and missed his 29th consecutive game Monday in Atlanta for a squad that is now 6-23 in his absence. The 36-point setback against the Hawks on Monday registered as Memphis’ largest margin of loss this season. The Grizzlies host San Antonio on Wednesday to tip off a six-game homestand that closes out April 3 against Toronto. – Wright
25. Dallas Mavericks
- 2025-26 record: 23-49
- Previous ranking: 25
- Next games: @ DEN (Mar. 25), @ POR (Mar. 27), vs. MIN (Mar. 30), @ MIL (Mar. 31)
It has been more than two months since the Mavericks won a home game, losing 12 consecutive games at the American Airlines Center since a Jan. 22 win over the Warriors. The home losing streak was extended with Monday’s overtime loss to the Warriors, when rookie Cooper Flagg recorded his eighth 30-point performance, trailing only LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony for the most ever in a season by a teenager. – MacMahon
26. Utah Jazz
- 2025-26 record: 21-51
- Previous ranking: 26
- Next games: vs. WSH (Mar. 25), @ DEN (Mar. 27), @ PHX (Mar. 28), vs. CLE (Mar. 30)
Rookie Ace Bailey, the fifth overall pick in the 2025 draft, has been a bright spot as the Jazz head toward securing another high lottery pick. He’s scored at least 25 points in the last three games, becoming the fifth-youngest player ever to record such a streak. His 95 points in that span is the most by a Jazz rookie over a three-game stretch since Darrell Griffith during the 1980-81 season. Bailey, 19, scored a career-high 37 in Monday’s loss to the Raptors. – MacMahon
27. Sacramento Kings
- 2025-26 record: 19-54
- Previous ranking: 27
- Next games: @ ORL (Mar. 26), @ ATL (Mar. 28), @ BKN (Mar. 29)
Arkansas coach John Calipari sat courtside in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon, catching a Kings game between NCAA tournament stops in Portland and San Jose. The appearance was notable.
Calipari coaches Darius Acuff Jr., an electric scoring guard for the Razorbacks who is rising into the top-five conversation for June’s draft. League sources confirm the Kings have a growing level of interest in Acuff, and he will be a real option for them near the top of the draft. – Slater
28. Brooklyn Nets
- 2025-26 record: 17-55
- Previous ranking: 28
- Next games: @ GS (Mar. 25), @ LAL (Mar. 27), vs. SAC (Mar. 29), vs. CHA (Mar. 31)
It’s been miserable and stays that way for the Nets, who are waiting for May 10, lottery night, to see if all this losing is worth the pain. It wasn’t a surprise to see them compete in a cross-borough Knicks matchup on Friday, taking double-digit leads and almost squeaking out a win. The spiciest note of the night came from Josh Minott, who hit six triples in a game for the first time this season, calling out former teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, “I love KAT, but he don’t like physicality. That’s my boy, too. I hope this angers him.” – Goodwill
29. Washington Wizards
- 2025-26 record: 16-55
- Previous ranking: 29
- Next games: @ UTAH (Mar. 25), @ GS (Mar. 27), @ POR (Mar. 29), @ LAL (Mar. 30)
With 15 consecutive losses, Washington has fallen into a tie with Indiana for the fewest wins in the NBA. At this point, the Wizards have more than guaranteed they’ll keep their top-eight-protected pick; now, they’re on the verge of finishing with the NBA’s worst record and landing the No. 1 spot entering lottery night. – Kram
30. Indiana Pacers
- 2025-26 record: 16-56
- Previous ranking: 30
- Next games: vs. LAL (Mar. 25), vs. LAC (Mar. 27), vs. MIA (Mar. 29)
With a 37-point effort from Pascal Siakam, the Pacers snapped a 16-game losing streak in Orlando on Monday – their first win since the All-Star break.
The victory gave Indiana 16 wins on the season, tying them with Washington for the fewest in the league – but if the Pacers finish with the No. 1, 2, or 3 positions in the lottery, they’ll have identical 52.1% odds of keeping their pick, which will go to the Clippers if it lands outside the top four. – Kram
By ESPN | ESPN, via ESPN