{"id":18485,"date":"2010-01-25T12:48:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T17:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=18485"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"power-rankings-250110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-250110\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Jan. 25th)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 NBA Hoops Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

Each week during the heart of the NBA season, and once or twice during the NBA Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NBA Power rankings<\/strong><\/a>. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the nba Power Rankings have changed.<\/p>\n

NBA Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NBA analysis.<\/p>\n

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NBA WEEKLY Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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NBA Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\nLoss of Mo Williams for a few weeks mitigated by an upcoming favorable home schedule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\nInteresting game in Boston next Sunday (1\/31)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\nOne team that refuses to mail in road games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\nFacing Houston, San Antonio, Boston, Orlando and OKC over 9-day stretch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\nWhole season hinges on health of Garnett’s knee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\nHoward best rebounder in the league by a wide margin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\nCarmelo Anthony can score on anybody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\nLots of road games coming up, and Spurs are below .500 away from San Antonio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\nNo team has been hit harder by injuries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\nFor a guy who relies on quickness, Nash averages less than half a steal a game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\nFew teams are better ATS than Thunder are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\nConcerns about Deron Williams’s wrist injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\nWeekend losses to Orlando and Atlanta took the air out of what had been a nice run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\nIf the Rockets want to dump McGrady, you’d think they would want to showcase him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\nWin Monday over Orlando would give the Grizz 24 wins — same total as in all of 2008-09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\nHow far can a team go when its PG is the leading scorer?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\nScoring 65 and giving up 104 in Charlotte defies logic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\nBosh is gone this summer unless Raptors make a late-season run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\nRoad-heavy schedule will probably stop momentum team had built up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nY–Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\nChris Kaman gives Clips decent defense and 20+ ppg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\nFrustrated D’Antoni is starting to lash out at veterans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\nPassing up college for European pro league apparently paid dividends for Brandon Jennings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nX–Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\nSixers .500 since signing Iverson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\nBad at home, bad on the road and bad ATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\nPistons competitive again, but 13-game losing streak tore the guts out of their season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\nTyreke Evans (20.7 ppg) looks like a player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\nFans in D.C. deserve better, but salary cap issues make major changes difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\nGetting outscored by more than 8 a game — by far worst in the league<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\nTalk of trading Jefferson doesn’t make sense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\nZeroing in on NBA record for fewest victories — 9, by 1972 Sixers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

X–Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
\nnext week
\nY–Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>
\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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