Sunday, March 17, 2013

NBA Power Rankings: Sizzling Lakers slide into Top 10 - NJ.com

All stats and records are for games played through Friday, March 15.

1. Miami Heat (50-14)

If they win Monday, may never lose again.

2. Denver Nuggets (45-22)

Held Special Olympics Colorado basketball clinic.

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-17)

Fourth in NBA in defensive rebounds, 8th overall.

4. San Antonio Spurs (50-16)

Clinch 16th straight playoff spot, longest active streak.

5. Memphis Grizzlies (44-20)

Z-Bo reads to elementary school as part of Read to Achieve.

6. Los Angeles Clippers (45-21)

You can buy a DeAndre Jordan "Dunk Face" T-shirt thanks to Jordan.

7. Indiana Pacers (40-25)

George Hill wants to see more Pacer fans in arena.

8. Brooklyn Nets (38-27)

Need to find more consistency on the road.

9. Los Angeles Lakers (35-32)

Never listen to Kobe when he says he isn't going to play.

10. Boston Celtics (35-29)

Pierce passes Barkley for 20th on scoring list.

11. Houston Rockets (36-30)

Team is really starting to come together now.

12. Atlanta Hawks (36-29)

Gave Shelvin Mack 2nd 10-day contract.

13. New York Knicks (38-25)

Looked horrible to start Western trip.

14. Chicago Bulls (36-29)

Rose closer to return, not confident he's ready yet.

15. Golden State Warriors (37-30)

Sign guy to 10-day deal, send him down, call him right back up.

16. Dallas Mavericks (31-34)

Getting so close to being able to shave again.

17. Milwaukee Bucks (32-32)

Had Vanilla Ice halftime show against Thunder.

18. Utah Jazz (33-32)

Just gave their playoff spot to the Lakers.

19. Toronto Raptors (26-40)

Bargnani out for the remainder of the season.

20. Portland Trail Blazers (30-34)

J.J. Hickson has 36 double-doubles this season.

21. Cleveland Cavaliers (22-43)

Irving out 3-4 weeks with sprained shoulder.

22. Washington Wizards (22-42)

John Wall leading team in scoring, 15.3 ppg.

23. Minnesota Timberwolves (22-41)

Rubio 1st career triple-double against the Spurs.

24. Phoenix Suns (22-44)

Not what they were expecting at the beginning of the season.

25. Sacramento Kings (23-43)

At least they gave Jimmer Fredette his own blog.

26. SIXERS (24-40)

97.5 hosting a knock-hockey tourney after Monday's game.

27. New Orleans Hornets (22-44)

Rivers undergoes successful surgery on injured hand.

28. Detroit Pistons (23-44)

Have lost seven games in a row.

29. Orlando Magic (18-48)

Harkless earning his teammates' trust.

30. Charlotte Bobcats (14-51)

First team eliminated from playoff contention.

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