{"id":20722,"date":"2010-03-29T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20722"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:44","slug":"power-rankings-290310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-290310\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Mar. 29)"},"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\u2019ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the\u00a0<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 height=\"20\" width=\"72\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"71\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"167\"><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"745\">Ilgauskas&#8217;s return highlights an    unfair rule that the league needs to change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Jackson says he might quit if the Lakers don&#8217;t win the title.    Right.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Orlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Holding Denver to 11 free throw attempts may be most amazing    stat of the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6 of Mavs&#8217; final 9 games are against teams jocking for playoff    positioning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Utah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Prediction: Jazz will win&nbsp;    the division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7-2 ATS in last 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Phoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They&#8217;re a much better team without Shaq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Denver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Limping to the finaih line &#8212; bad omen for playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Boston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Loafing Rasheed Wallace is stealing a paycheck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Portland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No team has overcome injuries as well as the Blazers have<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Westbrook most underrated player in the league<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>San Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Victory over Celtics was Boston&#8217;s worst home loss of the    season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Losses to Philly and Miami took some of the shine off Bucks&#8217;    second-half surge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&nbsp;Miami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Heat finishing strong due to improved defensive play<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Zach Randolph most consistent player all year &#8212; what are the    odds on that?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Charlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Two full years as head coach. That&#8217;s an eternity for Larry    Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>New Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Brutal month for Hornets &#8212; they lost 10 of 11 on road and 14    of 18 overall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Toronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Raptors are fed up with Hedo Turkoglu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bulls are competitive again with Noah in the middle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Houston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yao Mng scheduled to begin workouts in July&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sixers starting to play better now that the season is in    garbagetime phase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>New York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bill Walker, throw-in in the Nate Robinson deal, showing some    talent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Indiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Roy Hibbert looks out of place on this team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kings need to make moves to build up the back end of the    roster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Clippers would be better off with Steve Blake at the point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Detroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>These guys checked out mentally about a month ago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Golden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If Nelson leaves, there has to be a job for him in the league    somewhere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hard to believe their last win was 37 days ago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>New Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Give them credit for playing hard, unlike the Clippers and    Pistons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td height=\"20\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&nbsp;Washington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Just a guess that Arenas will not be on Wizards&#8217; when next    season opens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--end_raw--><br \/>\nX\u2013Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20<br \/>\nnext week<br \/>\nY\u2013Team 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) \u2013 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":[22806,744,1595,4046,4977,22803,11586,22804,22805,5224,3126,26976],"class_list":["post-20722","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","tag-week-22"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20722","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=20722"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109317,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20722\/revisions\/109317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}