With the postseason picture all sorted out, let’s look at where every team stands in our power rankings.
Every NBA team has participated in 82 regular season basketball games and the dust settled on the playoff picture. While there will be plenty of playoff preview analysis available, we’ll reconvene for one final run at our DIME power rankings, keeping in mind that things will continue to be fluid as the postseason continues.
Without further ado, here we go.
1. Golden State Warriors (57-25, Last week — 2nd)The reigning champs enter the postseason as the team to beat, even if they didn’t finish with the best regular season record. Golden State’s win total of 57 should be seen as disappointing given their overall level of talent but, along the way, there were enough flashes of brilliance to provide comfort in the decision to place them at the top of the heap.
