{"id":19024,"date":"2010-02-09T10:43:36","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T15:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=19024"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"power-rankings-90210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-90210\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Feb. 9th)"},"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\"><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"745\">James-to-Knicks    talk is getting louder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Suddenly vulnerable on the    road (14-9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">3<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Denver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Best win of the season at    Lakers without Carmello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Boston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Haven&#8217;t covered twice in a row    since early last month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Orlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Interesting week &#8212; at Boston    Sunday, then\u00a0 New Orleans, at Chicago    and at Cleveland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hawks lead the league with 31    covers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">7<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mavs 2-4 SU and 0-6 ATS since    beating Knicks by 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">8<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Utah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Went 6-1 ATS during 7-game win    streak heading into Saturday&#8217;s game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">9<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Starters have been healthy all    season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">10<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Portland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>In survival mode until Brandon    Roy returns from hamstring injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">11<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>San Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Biding their time\u00a0 until the playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">12<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Phoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Staying the hunt prevents    trading Stoudemire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">13<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Houston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Solid play from benehc is    keeping Rockets in the hunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">14<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>OJ Mayo just 30 points in a    3-game stretch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">15<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Charlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>B-Cats are a tough out at home    (18-5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">16<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>New Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Trying to hang on until Paul    returns for a playoff push<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">17<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Toronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Over players are making money    &#8212; Raptors are 29-20-1 against the O\/U<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">18<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Y &#8212; Miami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Maybe it&#8217;s just the way he    plays, but Jermaine O&#8217;Neal never looks like he&#8217;s giving close to 100 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">19<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Laker blogs are ripe with    possible deal of Heirich to LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">20<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bogut (16 and 10 a game)    starting to figure things out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"72\" height=\"20\">21<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">23<\/td>\n<td width=\"167\"><strong>Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"745\">Thaddeus    Young&#8217;s minutes and production are down this season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">22<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td><strong>X &#8212; Indiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hibbert has not developed into    the inside presence that team had hoped for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">23<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>New York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NY is latest team to try and    fail to make a player out of Darko Milicic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">24<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td><strong>Washington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Felled by injuries last    season, stupidity this year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">25<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2-6 on load road trip, which    is better than previous Clipper teams have done<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">26<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td><strong>Detroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Iverson trade, Gordon signing    have sullied Dumars&#8217;s reputation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">27<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3-21 on he road\u2026only the Nets    are worse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">28<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td><strong>Golden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reportedly interested in    trading for Ray Allen (specifically Allen&#8217;s expiring contract)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\">29<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td><strong>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3-game win streak was Wolves&#8217; 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(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-19024","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\/19024","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=19024"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109311,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19024\/revisions\/109311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}