As we enter the final month and a half of the NBA’s regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are 46-16 and still have a firm grip on the Western Conference with a five game lead over the Dallas Mavericks for the number one spot as well as an eight game lead over Phoenix (39-25) in the Pacific division. Denver at 40-21 still has a battle on their hands in the Northwest division as Utah (39-22) is … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings March 5, 2010
Cleveland Cavaliers are on a five game winning streak and control the East with a six game lead in the conference over the Orlando Magic. They are 48-14 and have a 16 game lead over Chicago (31-29) in the Central division. The Magic are 42-20 and have a two game lead over Atlanta (39-21) in the Southeast division. In the Atlantic division, Boston (38-21) has opened up a seven game lead over … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 26, 2010
As we enter the final two months of the NBA’s regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are 43-15 and still have a firm grip on the Western Conference with a 4 ½ lead over the Denver Nuggets for the number one spot as well as a 7 ½ game lead over Phoenix (36-23) in the Pacific division. The Nuggets at 38-19 still have a battle on their hands in the Northwest division as Utah (37-20) is only one game … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 26, 2010
Despite suffering a three game losing streak the Cleveland Cavaliers still control the East with a 5 ½ game lead in the conference over the Orlando Magic. They are 45-14 and have a 14 game lead over Chicago (30-27) in the Central division. The Magic are 39-19 and have a two game lead over Atlanta (36-20) in the Southeast division. In the Atlantic division, Boston (36-20) has maintained a five game … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 19, 2010
With the NBA All-Star weekend in the books, the stretch run for the post season is underway. The Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the conference at 42-14 and a 10 game lead over Phoenix (32-23) in the Pacific division. Denver (36-18) has a one game lead in the Northwest division over Utah (34-19). Oklahoma City (31-21) is 3 ½ games back and Portland (32-24) is 4 ½ back. In the Southwest … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 19, 2010
Cleveland remains the hottest team in the league despite having their 13 game winning streak snapped by Denver last night. They have a 6 ½ game lead in the conference and a 15 ½ game lead over Chicago in the Central division. Orlando has a 1 ½ game lead over Atlanta in the Southeast division. Charlotte is 9 ½ games back. In the Atlantic division, Boston has fallen to 34-18 and their lead over … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 12, 2010
Heading into the NBA All-Star weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the conference at 41-13 and a 9 ½ game lead over Phoenix (31-22) in the Pacific division. Denver (35-18) has a two game lead in the Northwest division over Utah (32-19). Oklahoma City (30-21) is four games back and Portland (31-24) is five back. In the Southwest division, Dallas(32-20) leads San Antonio (30-21) … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 12, 2010
Cleveland remains the hottest team in the league as they are riding a 13 game winning streak into the NBA All-Star weekend. They have a seven game lead in the conference and a 16 ½ game lead over Chicago in the Central division. Orlando has a 1 ½ game lead over Phoenix in the Southeast division. At 26-25, Charlotte is 8 ½ games back. In the Atlantic division, Boston has fallen to 32-18 and their … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 5, 2010
A week before the NBA All-Star break not much has changed in the Western Conference. The LA Lakers are still on top as they have been all season long. At 38-12 they have a 4 ½ game lead in the conference and an 8 ½ game lead over 30-21 Phoenix in the Pacific division. Denver is second in the conference with a record of 33-16. They have a 2 ½ game lead over 30-18 Utah and a four game lead over … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 5, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a roll, winning their last 10 games to open up a six game lead in the conference and a 15 game lead over 23-24 Chicago in the Central division. After going 7-3 in their last 10 games, Orlando is back on top of the Southwest division with a 1 ½ game lead over Atlanta. Boston continues to struggle, going 4-6 in their last 10 games and now leads 27-23 Toronto by just 5 … [Read more...]