NBA Western Conference Power Rankings The Los Angeles Lakers 11 game win streak came to an end last Saturday with a loss to the Jazz, but they are still on top of the Western Conference with record of 20-4. They lead the Pacific division by four games over the 17-9 Phoenix Suns. The 19-7 Dallas Mavericks have won five straight games and now lead the Southwest division by 4 ½ games over 14-11 … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 18, 2009
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 Western Conference Power Rankings December 11, 2009
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings The L.A. Lakers continue to dominate the West as they have run their current win streak to 10 in a row taking their record on the year to 17-3.They now lead the Pacific division by three games over the Phoenix Suns who have lost two games in a row. The 15-7 Dallas Mavericks have a 2 ½ game lead over 12-9 Houston and a 3 ½ game lead over 10-9 San Antonio in … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 11, 2009
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 Western Conference Power Rankings December 4, 2009
The L.A. Lakers strong play is already starting to separate themselves from the rest of the conference and it is only the first week of December. With a 14-3 record, they are currently on a seven game winning streak and have a two game lead in the Pacific division over the 14-5 Phoenix Suns who have lost their last two. The 14-5 Dallas Mavericks have a three game lead over 11-8 Houston and a 3 ½ … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 4, 2009
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 Western Conference Power Rankings November 27, 2009
With Phoenix’s win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday night they moved to 12-3 which is the best record in the Western Conference and have a ½ game lead over the L.A. Lakers in the Pacific division. Denver and Portland each have a three game winning streak and are tied atop the Northwest division. The Trail Blazer’s record is 12-5, while the Nuggets have played two less games and are 11-4. Dallas has … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings November 27, 2009
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 Western Conference Power Rankings November 20, 2009
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings Despite losing to the Hornets last night the Phoenix Suns still have the best record in the Western Conference at 10-3 and have a ½ game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers, who are 2-2 in their last four games in the Pacific division. Dallas has jumped out to a two game lead over the Houston Rockets in the Southwest Division after winning four straight. San … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings November 20, 2009
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...]