1. San Antonio (4-0) (35-6) -7.13 (2)
2. Miami (0-3) (30-12) -6.76 (1)
3. Boston (2-1) (30-9) -5.64 (3)
4. LA Lakers (3-1) (30-12) -4.98 (4)
5. Orlando (1-2) (26-14) -4.26 (5)
6. Chicago (3-1) (27-13) -4.10 (6)
7. Denver (3-1) (23-17) -2.39 (13)
8. Dallas (0-3) (26-13) -2.25 (7)
9. New Orleans (3-0) (25-16) -1.99 (9)
10. Utah (2-0) (27-13) -1.85 (10)
11. Oklahoma City (2-0) (27-13) -1.54 (11)
12. Atlanta (1-1) (26-15) -1.18 (8)
13. Memphis (2-1) (19-21) -0.76 (14)
14. Portland (1-2) (21-20) -0.24 (12)
15. Houston (2-2) (18-23) -0.20 (17)
16. New York (1-2) (22-17) 0.34 (15)
17. Milwaukee (0-2) (14-23) 0.91 (16)
18. Philadelphia (1-1) (16-23) 1.36 (18)
19. Indiana (2-1) (16-21) 1.67 (19)
20. Phoenix (2-1) (17-21) 2.45 (20)
21. LA Clippers (2-1) (14-25) 2.65 (21)
22. Golden State (1-1) (16-23) 3.17 (22)
23. Charlotte (2-2) (15-23) 4.85 (25)
24. Toronto (0-3) (13-27) 5.08 (23)
25. Detroit (2-2) (14-26) 5.09 (24)
26. Minnesota (1-2) (10-31) 5.53 (26)
27. Washington (2-1) (11-27) 6.57 (27)
28. New Jersey (0-3) (10-30) 6.58 (28)
29. Sacramento (1-3) (9-29) 7.20 (29)
30. Cleveland (0-3) (8-32) 11.32 (30)
On Fire:
The Denver Nuggets beat last week's first place and last place teams by identical 28-point margins during the week, then lost to the new #1 team, the San Antonio Spurs, last night. The biggest reason for their sudden rise in the rankings was the win over Miami, along with the blowout of Phoenix that came right before it. Maybe the trade rumors aren't really having any impact after all.
The Houston Rockets played four very difficult games this week and all four ended up with five or six-point margins. Strangely, they won the road games against Boston and Atlanta, but lost at home to Oklahoma City and New Orleans. All four of those opponents were in the top 11 last week, so the fact that Houston played well against all four gave them a little nudge upward in the rankings.
Charlotte's story this week is very similar to that of Houston. They beat two very good teams, Chicago and Memphis, then lost close games to Boston and New Orleans. The Bobcats have won 6 of their past 10, and seem to be enjoying playing under a new coach. It may not be too late for a playoff push.
Ice Cold:
After winning 21 of 22 games, the Miami Heat have now dropped 3 straight. First came the loss to the Clippers, who have been hot of late but still shouldn't have been in the same class as Miami, especially since they were at full strength. They lost to Denver after that, a game in which LeBron sat out, but they still had two All-Stars on the court to Denver's one, so the loss was unacceptable, especially by 28 points. The loss to Chicago for forgivable, because Derrick Rose has had Chicago playing its best basketball since Michael Jordan retired the second time.
Atlanta tumbled back out of the top 10 this week after barely pulling off a win against Toronto and then losing to the Houston Rockets 3 nights later. We'll see a little better who they really are when they face the Miami Heat this week.
After losing a close game against Miami to finish up last week, the Portland Trail Blazers followed it up with much less impressive losses to the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns. A close win over New Jersey, who's only won once since Christmas, didn't help their cause either.
NBA Player of the Day
Tony Parker - SAS - 30 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 11-15 FG, 2-2 3P, 6-6 FT
Parker was completely unstoppable and nearly perfect in the Spurs big win over the streaking Denver Nuggets in San Antonio last night. The Spurs have the 3rd-best record in league history at the midway point of the season and largest division lead they've had in 30 years, and Parker is one of the biggest reasons for it.
Predictions - 17 Jan
Upset picks are in italics.
NBA
Suns at Knicks - Knicks by 5
Jazz at Wizards - Jazz by 6
Bulls at Grizzlies - Bulls by 1
Bobcats at 76ers - 76ers by 6
Raptors at Hornets - Hornets by 10
Bucks at Rockets - Rockets by 4
Mavericks at Pistons - Mavs by 5
Pacers at Clippers - Clippers by 2
Kings at Hawks - Hawks by 11
Nets at Warriors - Warriors by 6
Magic at Celtics - Celtics by 4
Timberwolves at Trail Blazers - Blazers by 8
Thunder at Lakers - Lakers by 6
College Basketball
(3) Kansas at Baylor - Kansas by 7
(4) Syracuse at (5) Pittsburgh - Pitt by 8
(7) Villanova at (9) Connecticut - UConn by 6
(20) Kansas State at (12) Missouri - Missouri by 6
Prediction Results - 16 Jan
NFL: 1/2 (.500) 75/120 overall (.625)
NBA: 1/2 (.500) 296/413 overall (.717)
College Basketball: 4/5 (.800) 286/339 overall (.844)
Upsets: 2/2 (1.000) 69/113 overall (.611)
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