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Would feel much better about keeping the Heat on top if Dwyane Wade was healthy and he may be ready to go by the time the playoffs roll around, but so long as LeBron is doing LeBron things, he can carry a supporting cast that has taken more responsbility while LeBron and Wade rested down the stretch.
Key Injuries: SG Dwyane Wade (knee).

One of the factors that sets PG Russell Westbrook apart from other point guards is his ability to crash the boards -- he has 38 in the last four games (9.5 per game) and his 5.4 rpg is best among point guards by a full rebound per game.
Key Injuries: None.

Depth is the key to the Clippers. Obviously PG Chris Paul and PF Blake Griffin lead the way, but 11 players are averaging more than 15 minutes per game this season.
Key Injuries: SG Chauncey Billups (groin).

Much as the case with Wade and the Heat, the Spurs' ranking would feel much more secure with a healthy backcourt. PG Tony Parker is nursing nagging injuries, while there may be greater question about the availability of SG Manu Ginobili.
Key Injuries: SG Manu Ginobili (hamstring).

Riding a 12-game winning streak, which includes road wins at Miami and Oklahoma City, the Knicks aren't going to be an easy out for anyone, especially if Carmelo Anthony (averaging 41.8 ppg on 60.9 FG% in the last four games) stays in peak form offensively.
Key Injuries: PF Rasheed Wallace (foot), PF Amar'e Stoudemire (knee).

C Marc Gaso's time on the injured list was short-lived and the Grizz -- the only team in the league allowing fewer than 90 points per game -- have won five of the last six.
Key Injuries: None.

PF David West may have returned from injury, but he's averaging 13.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg in five games since coming back -- still not quite the level he was before suffering a back injury.
Key Injuries: SF Danny Granger (knee).

In theory, I like the size that Andrew Bogut brings to the Warriors, but he's having a rough go of it. In 17 games since coming back from his latest injury, he's scored in double figures four times, topping out at 12 points.
Key Injuries: SG Brandon Rush (knee).

19 wins in the last 21 games would have had the Nuggets likely sitting in the top three or so, but injuries raise some concerns now. If PG Ty Lawson comes back, however, the run-and-gun Nuggets could be awfully dangerous.
Key Injuries: SF Danilo Gallinari (knee), PG Ty Lawson (heel).

It is really something to see SG Kobe Bryant alter his game when the Lakers are missing PG Steve Nash. In the last four games, for example, Kobe is averaging 11.0 assists per, and the Lakers need every last bit of his contributions if they're going get get into the playoffs.
Key Injuries: PF Jordan Hill (hip), SF Metta World Peace (knee), PG Steve Nash (hamstring).

Could rookie SG John Jenkins play a bigger role in the postseason? He scored 23 points in 28 minutes against the Spurs on Saturday and it's not like the Hawks are especially strong on the wing, particularly given some of their injuries.
Key Injuries: SG Lou Williams (knee), C Zaza Pachulia (Achilles), SG Devin Harris (foot).

The Bulls are banged-up again, with C Joakim Noah and SF Luol Deng among those nursing injuries. If they're healthy, they can be tough because of their physical defence, but that appears to be taking its toll too.
Key Injuries: PG Derrick Rose (knee), SG Richard Hamilton (back), PF Taj Gibson (knee).

Paired with a centre that doesn't rebound, PF Reggie Evans is racking up big numbers on the boards, averaging 15.8 rebounds per game in 18 games since the beginning of March.
Key Injuries: None.

They're not a championship contender, but the Celtics are interesting, particularly with PF Jeff Green emerging as a bigger contributor and G Avery Bradley handling starter's minutes because the Celtics didn't have much alternative.
Key Injuries: PG Rajon Rondo (knee), PF Jared Sullinger (back).

The Rockets keep beating teams they should beat and have done it consistently enough that they should be secure in playoff position. Whether they can bomb their way past a higher seed is the question.
Key Injuries: None.

Seven wins in the last eight games lifts the Jazz into the final playoff spot in the West, a half-game ahead of the Lakers.
Key Injuries: C Enes Kanter (shoulder).

5-10 in their last 15, the Bucks are getting nicely prepped, it appears, for a Round One sweep against Miami. Too bad no other teams in the East bothered to pressure for that last playoff spot.
Key Injuries: None.

Time is running out on the Mavericks, who are 2.5-games back of the Jazz with only five games remaining. If they win out, maybe they could somehow sneak in, but that's not the most likely scenario.
Key Injuries: PF Elton Brand (calf).

8-6 over the last 14 games, a surge that came too late for playoff contention and now serves to hurt the Sixers' position in the draft lottery.
Key Injuries: C Andrew Bynum (knee), SG Jason Richardson (knee).

6-4 in their last 10, the T-Wolves are doing the same thing as the Sixers when it comes to draft position, but they have to like the production they've been getting from C Nikola Pekovic, who is having a career year with 16.4 ppg and 8.9 rpg.
Key Injuries: SG Brandon Roy (knee), PF Kevin Love (hand).

In his last 10 games, PG John Wall has averaged 25.6 ppg and 8.0 apg, shooting 44.6% from the field and, just like that, he's made the Wizards almost respectable.
Key Injuries: SG Bradley Beal (ankle).

A promising finish to the year for C Jonas Valanciunas. Over the last month, he's averaged 12.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg and 1.4 bpg, raising expectations for what he could do next season.
Key Injuries: SF Linas Kleiza (knee), PF Andrea Bargnani (elbow).

Eight straight losses and two starters hurt? Tough finish for the Blazers, who have been better than this for most of the year.
Key Injuries: SF Nicolas Batum (shoulder), SG Wes Matthews (ankle).

He's missed time with injuries and won't win Rookie of the Year, but PF Anthony Davis has done just fine, with 13.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 1.8 bpg. His 21.69 PER is just behind the Pistons' Andre Drummong (21.82) for the rookie lead.
Key Injuries: None.

Who would guess on a team full of shooters, that PG Isiaih Thomas would be averaging 18.8 points per game since the beginning of March.
Key Injuries: None.

Getting some run as the Pistons go nowhere, SF Jonas Jerebko is averaging 13.8 ppg in the last six.
Key Injuries: None.

Even with PG Kyrie Irving going 7-for-35 (.200) from the field, the Cavs have won their last two games.
Key Injuries: C Anderson Varejao (ankle, blood clot), SG Dion Waiters (knee).

One win in the last 14 games is a serious effort by the Suns to fall to the bottom, but they'll have to settle for being worst in the West.
Key Injuries: PF Channing Frye (heart), C Marcin Gortat (foot).

The Bobcats' best big has been journeyman of late has been PF Josh McRoberts, who is averaging 8.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg in April.
Key Injuries: PG Ramon Sessions (knee).

As the losses pile up, 13 of the last 14, the Magic do get to audition players for the future, including SF Tobias Harris, acquired from Milwaukee, who has averaged 16.3 ppg and 8.4 rpg in 23 games since coming over from the Bucks in the J.J. Redick deal.
Key Injuries: PF Glen Davis (foot), SF Hedo Turkoglu (suspension), PG Jameer Nelson (ankle), SG Arron Afflalo (hamstring).