NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 29, 2010

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The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to look impressive, winning six straight games and eight out of their last 10. They lead the conference with 36 wins and have a 12 game lead over the 22-22 Chicago Bulls in the Central division. After beating Boston last night, 30-16 Orlando is currently tied with29-15 Atlanta for first place in the Southeast division. At 23-22, Miami is 6 ½ games behind the … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 22, 2010

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NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings- January 22nd The Cleveland Cavaliers are making a mid season statement that they are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference by winning three straight including a big win over the Lakers last night. They are 33-11 and have a 13 game lead over 18-22 Chicago in the Central division. Boston has lost five out of their last seven games, but still have a 7 ½ … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 15, 2010

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NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings Cleveland and Boston are still the top two teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference but watching them play lately you get the feeling that the door may be open for a few more teams to make a run at them. The Celtics are 27-11, going 4-6 in their last 10. They still have an 8 ½ game lead in the Atlantic division over Toronto, but the 19-20 Raptors have closed … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 1, 2010

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There has been a shift in the balance of power in the Eastern Conference this week as Cleveland is now the top team after going 9-1 in their last 10 games, winning their last six, while Boston has dropped three games in a row. The Cavaliers are 26-8 and have opened up an 11 ½ game lead over 12-17 Chicago in the Central division. The Celtics have dropped to 23-8 but still have an eight game lead … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 26, 2009

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With the big match-ups of Christmas Day behind us, Boston has maintained their spot a top the East. With a 23-5 record they have a 10 ½ game lead over Toronto in the Atlantic division. Orlando is now 22-8 and has opened up a one game lead over 20-8 Atlanta and a 5 ½ game lead over 15-12 Miami in the Southeast division. Cleveland, coming off a big win on Friday over the Lakers for their third … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 18, 2009

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NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings Boston currently has the longest winning streak in the NBA at 11 and with a record of 20-4 they have an 11 game lead in the Atlantic division over the distant second place 11-17 Raptors. Atlanta has won five straight and with Orlando’s loss to Miami last night they have tied the Magic atop the Southeast division. The Hawks record is now 18-6, while the … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 11, 2009

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NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings The Boston Celtics are matching the Lakers win for win as with last night’s victory over the Wizards they have now won nine games in a row. Their 17-4 record has opened up a nine game lead in the Atlantic division over the distant second place 10-14 Raptors. Cleveland has lost two straight games, falling to 15-7 on the year and out of my top three. They … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 4, 2009

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With a big win over San Antonio last night, Boston has now won six straight games moving their record to 15-4 and opening up an 8 ½ game lead in the Atlantic division. Orlando is on a four game winning streak and is tied with Boston for the best record in the conference. They have a 1 ½ game lead over 13-5 Atlanta and a 4 ½ game lead over 10-8 Miami in the conference’s most competitive division, … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings November 27, 2009

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Boston has won their last two games to take their record to 11-4 and has now opened a 4 ½ game lead over 7-9 Toronto in the Atlantic division. Cleveland is 11-4 and on a three game winning streak. They have a two game lead over Milwaukee in the Central division who is now 8-5 after losing their last two. Orlando had an up and down week after losing to Miami on Wednesday night, but came back to … [Read more...]

NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings November 20, 2009

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NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings With a six game winning streak the Atlanta Hawks now have the best record in the Eastern Conference at 10-2. They currently have a one game lead over Orlando and two game lead over Miami in the highly competitive Southeast division. Milwaukee continues to look impressive in the early part of this season and at 6-3 are keeping pace with the Central division … [Read more...]