NBA Power Rankings

1. Lakers (37-12): Clearly the best team in the NBA right now.
2. Cavaliers (38-11): One player away from winning it all.
3. Nuggets (33-15): Still rolling even with Melo hurting.
4. Spurs (27-19): Does anyone want to play this team in the playoffs?
5. Celtics (30-16): Starting to get healthy again.
6. Hawks (30-16): A legitimate top-five team now.
7. Magic (32-16): Nobody has an answer for Howard!
8. Mavericks (30-18): Hanging around the top ten, but nothing special.
9. Jazz (29-18): This team could sneak up on some people.
10. Suns (29-21): Nash is aging, but still playing great.
11. Grizzlies (26-21): One of the best young teams in the league.
12. Thunder (26-21): See above.
13. Trail Blazers (29-21): Amazingly still way over .500 with all the injuries.
14. Rockets (25-22): How good would this team be healthy?
15. Hornets (26-22): Losing Paul really hurt.
16. Raptors (26-22): Bosh is still gone in the offseason.
17. Bulls (23-22): Del Negro might be saving his job at the moment.
18. Heat (24-24): Should be playing better than their record.
19. Bobcats (24-23): Always in the bottom third.
20. Bucks (21-25): Some good young pieces.
21. Clippers (20-27): The Clippers will be the Clippers.
22. Kings (16-31): This team is experiencing grown paints.
23. Knicks (18-29): Will top free-agents go to New York?
24. Pistons (15-31): I though this team would be better than a bottom feeder.
25. Wizards (16-31): How much worse can this season get?
26. Pacers (16-32): At least Granger is good.
27. 76ers (16-31): Iverson an all-star? Come on…
28. Warriors (13-33): Curry is the lone bright spot.
29. Timberwolves (11-38): This team has been bad for a long time.
30. Nets (4-42): I truly hope the Nets don’t have the worst record in NBA history at the end of the year.