ESPN Ranking
Power Rankings: No illusion, Magic grab No. 1 spot
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
RANK (LAST WK) > TEAM > REC. > COMMENT
1 (3) Magic 15-4 Has the Team of November clinched its division yet? It only
feels that way with no one else in the Southeast over .500 as of Monday and
the Magic only losing to Detroit, San Antonio and both Phoenix games.
2 (1) Suns 13-4 The Suns continue to generate lukewarm reviews in spite of a
win total all but three teams on the map would trade for. Is the committee
overrating them? Let's see how many other West teams go 2-0 against Orlando.
3 (4) Celtics 14-2 Focus on the fact that they've beaten only four teams with
winning records (Raps, Nuggets, Warriors, Lakers) or focus on the fact that
they're 9-0 at home with an average winning margin of 20.3 ppg. We choose the
latter.
4 (2) Spurs 15-3 All of San Antonio is obviously on Duncan Alert until it's
confirmed that TD's injuries aren't serious. But the Spurs should be OK as
long as they're not, with a 10-0 home record and nine of 12 games at home in
December.
5 (5) Jazz 12-5 Is this the season Jerry Sloan finally wins Coach of the
Year? So far, at least, it appears to be the season Sloan lets his team on
the rise run free: Boozer, D-Will and Co. are averaging just under 107 points
per game.
6 (10) Pistons 11-5 After a bizarre run in which they played the antithesis
of Deeeee-troit Bas-ket-ball, allowing 100-plus points in five straight
games, last week was the flip side. Detroit scored 109, 117 and 118 in Ws
over Cavs, Bucks and Nets.
7 (8) Hornets 12-6 The Hornets' secret to finally beating Dallas . . . and
maybe everyone else? Getting to overtime. Strange but true: Besides going 3-1
since its recent three-game skid, New Orleans is 10-0 in its last 10 games
that went to OT.
8 (6) Mavericks 11-6 You can certainly understand losing to the Hornets for
the first time since 1999. What you struggle to comprehend is how Dallas has
failed to play a single complete game in nine since beating San Antonio on
Nov. 15.
9 (15) Warriors 9-7 Still wondering why Stephen Jackson is now Captain Jack?
The Warriors are 8-1 since his return from suspension and closed last season
on a 9-1 run. Isn't that 17-2 in Jack's last 19 regular-season games?
10 (11) Rockets 9-9 Start out at 6-1. Lose six in a row. Hold Phoenix (in
Phoenix) under 100 points for the first time in forever. Lose in Sacramento
three nights later. What does it all mean? Yup: Houston is No. 1 in the
inconsistency rankings
10 (11) Rockets 9-9 Start out at 6-1. Lose six in a row. Hold Phoenix (in
Phoenix) under 100 points for the first time in forever. Lose in Sacramento
three nights later. What does it all mean? Yup: Houston is No. 1 in the
inconsistency rankings
12 (9) Cavaliers 9-9 The Cavs badly need a pick-me-up after losing LeBron and
averaging 75.3 points in the three games since their momentous W over Boston.
The best we've got: They have only eight road games left against West foes.
13 (11) Lakers 9-8 L.A. has suddenly lost five of seven (including
back-to-back Sundays at home) entering a stretch in which it plays seven of
10 on the road. So the recent quiet surrounding Kobe's future might only be
temporary.
14 (14) Raptors 9-8 Over the Moon? With Jamario, yes. But it's tough for the
short-handed Raps to get too giddy about one out-of-nowhere rook or even a
2-1 week under duress when the guys ailing are Bosh, T.J. Ford and Garbajosa.
15 (18) Pacers 9-9 If you had Indy at .500 after 18 games, you're fibbing.
Ditto if you had Indy coming within three points of sweeping a four-game trip
out West or going 4-8 with Jermaine O'Neal in the lineup and 5-1 without him.
16 (17) Wizards 8-9 The Wiz are a heady 5-4 since Arenas last played and
loving Caron's new trick: 53.5 percent on 3-pointers from a career
30.3-percent shooter from deep. The challenge, of course, is keeping this up
until Gil's March return.
17 (16) Nets 8-9 Don't think Jersey will miss November. Not with Krstic's
comeback suddenly on hold and the Nets sporting a 4-6 record at home, where
they've already faced a slew of double-digit deficits at the newly renamed
Izod Center
18 (7) Bucks 7-8 Normally we scoff at all that Power Rankings Jinx stuff. But
maybe no team in rankings history has handled a big bump as badly as the
Bucks, who feted their rise to No. 7 with Ls to the Sixers, Hawks and (gulp)
Knicks.
19 (25) Kings 6-10 There's been some well-chronicled resistance to the new
coach and Artest has missed eight games already, but give Theus this:
Sacramento's last three wins were recorded against Detroit, San Antonio and
Houston.
20 (27) Bulls 4-10 The Bulls are no longer worst in the East after beating
Atlanta and Charlotte. But this is still staggering: Chicago's 3-10 mark in
the opening month dropped its record to 26-93 in November since MJ left in
1998.
21 (24) Grizzlies 6-10 The good news: Navarro is the surprise No. 2 scorer
among rookies at 10.7 ppg, behind only Durant. The bad news: Conley, just
like his pal Oden, is out of Portland at Memphis on Monday night thanks to
injury.
22 (21) Hawks 6-9 The mere notion of playoff contention, like it or not, is
fantasy basketball until the Hawks cease being roadkill. Entering a must-win
trip Tuesday to Philly, Atlanta is 26-104 in road games since the start of
the '04-05 season.
23 (23) Heat 4-12 Anyone else starting to get the feeling -- after the Heat
opened a six-game swing through the West with a 26-point loss at Denver --
that the '06 champs won't be going to the '08 playoffs no matter what D-Wade
does?
24 (19) Clippers 6-9 Kaman is a certain Most Improved Player candidate -- and
an even stronger contender for Most Improved Look with that haircut -- but
facts is facts: That 4-0 start is a memory for L.A.'s other team with a 2-9
mark since.
25 (20) Bobcats 6-9 How did the skidding Bobs respond to the heartbreak of
losing to Boston by a point at home? By losing both games last week --
roadies spaced out by five days against struggling Miami and Chicago -- by an
average of 18.
26 (28) 76ers 5-11 The Sixers were one of just four teams in November to
start the same lineup every game: Miller, Green, Dalembert, Evans and
Iguodala. Of course, what's left of Philly's fan base wants Lou Williams to
replace Miller.
27 (22) Trail Blazers 5-12 Roy's response to getting routed by a team that
lost Duncan before halftime: 'This is definitely the lowest point.' Our
response: That's probably wishful for a team that has endured 18 straight
losing months.
28 (26) Knicks 5-11 You have to dig deep for silver linings in Gotham, but
this will have to do for Isiah: With so much focus still trained on Zeke's
future after the Boston debacle, who even has time to ask about Zach and
Curry co-existing?
29 (29) SuperSonics 3-15 The Sonics finally have their first home W, with
Durant capping his first month as a pro with a 20.6 ppg scoring average. In
serious danger, then: Bob Rule's Seattle rookie record of 18.1 points per
game in 1967-68.
30 (30) Timberwolves 2-13 Seven of the Wolves' first 11 losses were
single-digit defeats. Almost as soon as that stat began to circulate,
however, Minnesota dropped its next two games by an average of 22 points to
reclaim the league cellar.
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