NBA Power Rankings: Utah Jazz leap into the top-5

Hassan Whiteside continues to miss games for the Heat, who are battling to avoid the No. 8 seed in the playoff race as the season winds down. Kelly Olynyk and Bam Adebayo have been filling in well for Whiteside, with Adebayo averaging double-digit rebounds this week. James Johnson is also doing well as a playmaker for the Heat, doing whatever Coach Spo asks of him on the court. Miami has a 6.5 game lead on the Detroit Pistons, so they’re pretty safe in terms of making the playoffs, now it’s just a question of which team they’ll draw in round one.