NBA: LA is destined to win a title

Here are our NBA power rankings heading into the conference finals.

Top-5 Teams:

1. Los Angeles Lakers (52-19, 10-2)

2. Miami Heat (44-29, 10--2)

3. Boston Celtics (48-24, 9-5)

4. Denver Nuggets (46-27, 8-8)

5. Toronto Raptors (53-19, 7-4)

Other Playoff Teams:

6. Los Angeles Clippers (49-23, 7-6)

7. Milwaukee Bucks (56-17, 5-5)

8. Houston Rockets (44-28, 5-7)

9. Oklahoma City Thunder (44-28, 3-4)

10. Dallas Mavericks (43-32, 2-4)

11. Utah Jazz (44-28, 3-4)

12. Indiana Pacers (45-28, 0-4)

13. Portland Trail Blazers (35-39, 1-4)

14. Philadelphia 76ers (43-30, 0-4)

15. Orlando Magic (33-40, 1-4)

16. Brooklyn Nets (35-37, 0-4)

Rest of the League:

17. Phoenix Suns (34-39)

18. Memphis Grizzlies (34-39)

19. San Antonio Spurs (32-39)

20. Sacramento Kings (31-41)

21. New Orleans Pelicans (30-42)

22. Golden State Warriors (15-50)

23. Washington Wizards (25-47)

24. Charlotte Hornets (23-42)

25. Chicago Bulls (22-43)

26. Minnesota Timberwolves (19-45)

27. Detroit Pistons (20-46)

28. Atlanta Hawks (20-47)

29. New York Knicks (21-45)

30. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-46)

Conference Finals X-Factors:

Celtics: Kemba Walker.

Heat: Jae Crowder.

Lakers: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr.

Takeaways From Week 5:

1. LA is destined to win a title this season.

2. Jimmy Butler has become a top-15 player.

3. Brad Stevens has to figure out Miami's 2-3 zone.

4. Denver can't hang with the Lakers in transition.

5. The Clippers need to find a pass-first point guard.

Photo Credit: CBS Sports.