{"id":20216,"date":"2010-03-15T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T22:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20216"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:44","slug":"power-rankings-150310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-150310\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Mar. 15)"},"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\u2019ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the\u00a0NBA 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>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\nBest overall record just about assured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\n10 of lastv 16 on road, including 3 back-to-backs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\nDespite embarrassing loss to Knicks, Mavs are 13-2 since acquiring Caron Butler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\nSlumping Rashard Lewis getting fewer touches, shots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\nReserve Anthony Carter getting time with injury to Ty Lawson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Tuesday, then a stretch of 5 tough games in succession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\nInjuries to Kirilenko and Okur taking a big toll up front<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\nDidn’t Greg Oden play for this team at one time?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\nScott Brooks should be in coach of the year conversation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\nLeandro Barbosa back soon after 7-week absence due to wrist surgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\nDoes anyone want to deal with these guys in the playoffs?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\nDuncan’s minutes way down as the playoffs approach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\nThree future Hall of Famers and they can’t make a better effort than this?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\nFree agent-to-be Rudy Gay already talking about leaving for NY or NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\n6 wins in a row at home helping Heat stay in playoff picture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\nVictory at Orlando was Bobcats’ best win of the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\n9 losses in 10 games\u2026only last month Raptors were talking about catching Celts in the Atlantic Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\nNO 5-13 since injury to Chris Paul. . .he’s still a few weeks away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayoff hopes in the toilet, Rockets will use the last month to set the table for next season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\nInjuries+tough schedule=long losing streak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\nThink they care? Opponents have scored 100+ in 6 straight games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\nToo many 2-guards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\nBill Walker, throw-in in the Robinson deal with Boston, looks like a player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\nEddie Jordan on the way out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\nT–25<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah, Denver, Portland and the Lakers up next<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\nT–25<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\nJust not enough talent or experience to beat good teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\nT–25<\/strong><\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\nTroy Murphy — 604 games played without appearing in playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\nT–25<\/strong><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\nHad Portland beat last week but scored just 9 in 4th quarter at home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\nWolves have 3 first-round picks, but they always make mistakes in draft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\n6 straight covers shows they’re still playing hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nX\u2013Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
\nnext week
\nY\u2013Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n

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\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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