{"id":18756,"date":"2010-02-01T19:31:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T00:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=18756"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"power-rankings-10210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-10210\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Feb. 1st)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2010 NBA Hoops Power Ratings<\/h2>\n<p>Each week during the heart of the NBA season, and once or twice during the NBA Preseason, we&#8217;ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the <a title=\"NBA Power Rankings\" href=\"\/nba\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>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.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>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<p>Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NBA WEEKLY Power Rankings!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/bovada\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysportsbook.com\/mysb_banners\/sportsbook\/468x60\/basketball_banner3.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Power Rankings<\/h3>\n<p><!--start_raw--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"1143\" height=\"20\"><strong> NBA Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Last Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Comment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"72\" height=\"20\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"167\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/td>\n<td width=\"745\">Looks like no one wants to    challenge Cavs in the East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Los Angeles Lakers<\/td>\n<td>Fade candidate Monday in Memphis after emotional game in    Boston on Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Dallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<td>Nowitzki taking fewer 3s, amking a higher percentage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">4<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Denver Nuggets<\/td>\n<td>After coaching Kenyon Martin and J.R.Smith, George Karl gets    to bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">5<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>San Antonio Spurs<\/td>\n<td>Upcoming 8-game road trip mitigated by games against several    dogs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Atlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<td>Best team in the league ATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Orlando Magic<\/td>\n<td>Just average on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">8<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Boston Celtics<\/td>\n<td>Rondo must feel like an attendant in an assisted living    community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">9<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Utah Jazz<\/td>\n<td>Jazz on a nice run but have Dallas, Portland and Denver this    week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">10<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Charlotte Bobcats<\/td>\n<td>Nice run despite the absence of injured center Tyson Chandler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">11<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<td>Thunder are 15-6 against Eastern Conference opponents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">12<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Portland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<td>Banged up beyond repair and in the middle of a 10-game stretch    against teams with winning records<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">13<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Phoenix Suns<\/td>\n<td>Stoudemire on the market, but pricetag appears too high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">14<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Toronto Raptors<\/td>\n<td>Incredibly, Raptors are starting to close on the Celtics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">15<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Houston Rockets<\/td>\n<td>Still competitive, but Rockets are a bad cover team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">16<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Memphis Grizzlies<\/td>\n<td>Good team to\u00a0 bet on    until oddsmakers and public catch on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">17<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>New Orleans Hornets<\/td>\n<td>Saints&#8217; march to Super Bowl has given breathing room for the    win-one, lose-one Hornets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">18<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>y&#8211;Miami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not enough depth to survive loss of Beasley for any length of    time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">19<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Milwaukee Bucks<\/td>\n<td>Covered the spread 7 straight times through last Saturday&#8217;s    games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">20<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Chicago Bulls<\/td>\n<td>Somehow, some way the Bulls are winning on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">21<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>x&#8211;New York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5 players score in double figures, to no avail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">22<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Philadelphia 76ers<\/td>\n<td>Sixers are non-discriminatory &#8212; they&#8217;ll lose to good and bad teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">23<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Los Angeles Clippers<\/td>\n<td>16-point loss to New Jersey sets them back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">24<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Indiana Pacers<\/td>\n<td>Losses to Lakers and Cavs showed just how far this team has to    go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">25<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Pistons<\/td>\n<td>There&#8217;s some talk about the Pistons moving to Pittsburgh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">26<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Sacramento Kings<\/td>\n<td>Above .500 at home but just 3-20 on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">27<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Washington Wizards<\/td>\n<td>Antawn Jamison to Cleveland?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">28<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Golden State Warriors<\/td>\n<td>Word is Don Nelson hanging on until he break record for most    coaching wins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">29<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<td>Jonny Flynn looks like a keeper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">30<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>New Jersey Nets<\/td>\n<td>Yi Jianlian asking out but no one can understand Chinese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--end_raw--><\/p>\n<p>X&#8211;Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20<br \/>\nnext week<br \/>\nY&#8211;Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n<h3>Grab yourself a 100% FREE PLAY bonus today at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook! (deposit of $100 and applies up to $200) &#8211; CLICK HERE NOW!<\/h3>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Lawrence 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":"<p>NBA power rankings plus ratings for each week of the 2010 NBA season by Cappers Picks nba basketball betting experts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[22806,744,1595,4046,4977,22803,11586,22804,22805,5224,3126],"class_list":["post-18756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-bet-on-nba-hoops","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-gambling","tag-nba-power-rankings","tag-nba-power-ratings","tag-nba-power-ratings-online","tag-nba-rankings","tag-nba-ratings","tag-nba-team-power-rankings","tag-nba-trends","tag-team-rankings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109310,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18756\/revisions\/109310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}