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<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Miami Heat (18-6) <\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago Bulls (20-6) <\/strong><\/p>\n Oklahoma City Thunder (18-5) <\/strong><\/p>\n Denver (15-9) <\/strong><\/p>\n Philadelphia 76ers (17-7) <\/strong><\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks (16-8) <\/strong><\/p>\n L.A. Clippers (14-7) <\/strong><\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs (16-9) <\/strong><\/p>\n Indiana Pacers(16-7) <\/strong><\/p>\n Boston Celtics(13-10) <\/strong><\/p>\n Los Angeles Lakers (14-10)<\/strong> NBA power rankings plus ratings for each week of the 2012 NBA season by Cappers Picks nba basketball betting experts\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":38125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[43091,22806,744,1595,4046,4977,22803,11586,22804,22805,5224,3126],"class_list":["post-48043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-bet-nba-basketball","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\/48043","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\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48043"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48060,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48043\/revisions\/48060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n<\/ol>\n
– I know it is irritating to see these guys at the top but they are in a nice groove right now. \u00a0Since D-Wade came back from injury they seem to be playing with better flow, but with their Big Three they can survive a major injury better than probably any team in the league.<\/ol>\n
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– Another team where getting a key player back from injury is providing a boost. \u00a0Luol Deng is no Wade but might be more important to the Bulls then Wade is to the Heat, err maybe just as important. \u00a0Anyone know why they aren\u2019t using Taj Gibson like they have in the past?<\/ol>\n
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– With Durant and Westbrook playing the way they do this team may have an unconventional look but they are very good. \u00a0They lost a couple of times last week on the road but this team is still playing the best in the West.<\/ol>\n
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– With the intense scheduling it seems that teams just aren\u2019t going to go on the crazy runs we have seen in the past. \u00a0Denver lost the last two of a back to back to back proving they are mortal. \u00a0Still lots of reasons to like this team and the way Karl has them playing.<\/ol>\n
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– I still don\u2019t see it but that record is too good to ignore. \u00a0I assume that the scheduling is still unbalanced this year as per usual. \u00a0Must be nice having lots of game against the Raptors to look forward to.<\/ol>\n
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– They seem to get overshadowed in the Southeast by Miami and Orlando but this team is good and they are amassing a solid record even though Al Horford has been out three weeks already, and will be out for more. \u00a0Joe Johnson will never earn that contract but he can be dynamic in spurts.<\/ol>\n
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– You know it is a weird season when the Clippers are in this rarified air. \u00a0I am curious to see what the pickup of power forward Kenyon Martin really gives them. \u00a0Toughness they could certainly use as someone is bound to put Blake Griffin on his ass one of these days…or should.<\/ol>\n
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– Assuming Manu Ginobili comes back and contributes this team can be a contender. \u00a0In fact having a player of that calibre that is actually well rested might prove to be a legitimate strategy. \u00a0Seeding doesn\u2019t matter for this veteran group, just getting into the tournament at the end.<\/ol>\n
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– Another team that I can\u2019t punish too harshly for exceeding expectations record wise. \u00a0I like the makeup of this squad but feel it is a little premature for them to really make some noise. \u00a0They have to finish in the top 4 in the East to have a shot although they have been really good on the road winning 6 of their last 7.\u00a0[soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/ol>\n
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– The Celtics are finally showing something having won 8 of 9. \u00a0The way this season is grinding down teams you have to wonder how long they can keep it up but they are certainly very good when they put their best players out there. \u00a0Typical Rondo 5 points with 14 assists the other night.<\/ol>\n
\nDallas Mavericks (14-11)<\/strong>
\nPortland Trailblazers (14-10)<\/strong>
\nOrlando Magic (15-9)<\/strong>
\nMinnesota Timberwolves (12-12)<\/strong>
\nMemphis Grizzlies (12-12)<\/strong>
\nHouston Rockets (13-11)<\/strong>
\nUtah Jazz (13-9)<\/strong>
\nMilwaukee Bucks(10-13)<\/strong>
\nCleveland Cavaliers (9-13)<\/strong>
\nSacramento Kings (8-15)<\/strong>
\nNew York Knicks (10-15)<\/strong>
\nGolden State Warriors(8-13)<\/strong>
\nPhoenix Suns (10-14)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey Nets (8-18)<\/strong>
\nToronto Raptors (8-18)<\/strong>
\nDetroit Pistons (6-20)<\/strong>
\nWashington Wizards(5-20)<\/strong>
\nNew Orleans Hornets(4-21)<\/strong>
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