The teams' standings are based on how they've fared during the past week.
"Back into Action"
The Suns are back. And they've done it by outscoring their last 2 opponents by 20+ points.
The Suns are too hot to handle, again. Is this the time where the two-time MVP will win a title? Can happen.
Hero Team of the Week: Phoenix Suns (3 straight wins)
Zero Team of the Week: Miami Heat (13 straight losses)
High Jumps of the Week: +6 Suns, +5 Knicks
Free Falls of the Week: -5 Nets, -4 Mavs, -4 Pistons
1) Phoenix Suns (7) - The Suns' offense has made them one of the best teams in the West. Even with Grant Hill out, the high-powered Suns offense is still clicking. And oh, you may not want to fight them if you have a back-to-back game. Ask Jason Kidd and the Nets.
2) Boston Celtics - Ray Allen has been averaging 24.5ppg over the last 7 days. And he's doing it with 54.2% from the field, along with 2 steals. Now, who said Allen was old?
3) New Orleans Hornets (6) - The Hornets are playing unrelenting, merciless basketball since getting embarrassed by the Los Angeles Lakers on their home court last week. They've won four straight and have been blowing off teams by an average of 22.5 points. Yes, 22.5 points.
4) Los Angeles Lakers (3) - KB24 and co. is now 1-1 during Bynum's absence. Very tough schedule as they fight Denver, San Antonio, Dallas, and Cleveland all in this week. We need to call 9-1-1.
5) Dallas Mavericks (1) - The Mavs lost to a Bibby-less, Artest-less Kings. Now, that's nasty. But what's nastier is, they're going to fight four of the hottest teams in the league this week, Washington, Charlotte, Lakers, and Denver.
6) Portland Trailblazers (8) - They learned lessons during their 5-game road trip, and that is to close out games.
7) Golden State Warriors (10) - A loss at Indiana marred their almost perfect week, as they went 4-1. But nothing beats this ballclub when it comes to getting hot really fast, as they had a 41-point 3rd quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks last week.
8) San Antonio Spurs (4) - The Spurs suddenly looked old and sluggish as they were handed 2 losses by both the Cavaliers and the Rockets.
9) Detroit Pistons (5) - A 24-point loss to the Knicks, a 14-point win over the Raptors, a 7-point loss against the Kings, and a 16-point loss to the Bulls. What's wrong with this ball club?
10) Washington Wizards - A loss at New York marred this team's recent surge. But beating Boston was the most talked about. Why? They're the first team to beat the Boston, not once , but TWICE, I repeat, TWICE.
11) Denver Nuggets (9) - The Nuggets suffered Nene's loss. And it proved to be the pivotal point as to where the Nuggets will stay: as a mediocre team.
12) Cleveland Cavliers (15) - Coach Mike Brown went back to his lineup where they went to the NBA Finals last year. The result? The Cavs won 8 of their last 10 games.
13) Orlando Magic (12) - This team lost 4 of their last 10 games, including 4 straight on the road, to add to that misery, they will be fighting Detroit twice, and Boston once.
14) Toronto Raptors (13) - Chris Bosh is doing well by scoring loads of points, but it doesn't really help their record.
15) Utah Jazz (16) - On Thursday, the Nuggets beat them by 11 points. Maybe you don't want to fight them when they lose. Ask the Clippers, they got beat by 18 points.
16) Houston Rockets (17) - Now McGrady's back, they finally went back to the same old style they've been known, as defensive players, as they went wire-to-wire against the Spurs and won the game 83-31.
17) Charlotte Bobcats (18) - The Bobcats are maturing and are finally getting into grooved. What's more? There are two players that can give you 40 points per game there.
18) Atlanta Hawks (19) - The Hawks have lost 7 of their last 10. And the bad news is they're going to play Portland twice this week and square off against the Nuggets.
19) New Jersey Nets (14) - This team is not in a slump. It's just the fact that they don't play well together. Losers of 5 straight, you might be seeing one of their Big Three in another uniform by the end of the All-Star Break.
20) Sacramento Kings (23) - This is the first time the Kings are healthy the past 2 seasons, expect to see the late playoff push.
21) New York Knicks (26) - Isaiah regained the trust of his team. They might be heading to the playoffs this year. You may think I'm absurd. But seeing them play their last 5 games, especially when they beat 4 playoff teams last year, there is no doubt there will be a playoff push.
22) Chicago Bulls (20) - In a season of great disappointment, there is only one positive thing stuck in this Bulls team's head: They won 3 times this season against the Detroit Pistons
23) Indiana Pacers (22) - With Bibby returning this month, expect the Kings to get a boost from their offense.
24) Milwaukee Bucks (21) - The Bucks are still an inconsistent team, but who's to blame? 4 games in 5 days this week, including Phoenix, Raptors, and Hornets, nothing gets worse.
25) Philadelphia 76ers (24) - The Sixers showed a game against the Celtics. At least for a half.
26) LA Clippers (27) - The Clippers won against two of the league's premier point guards, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, but at the end of the day, they're still a poor team.
27) Memphis Grizzlies (25) - Two Words: Top Pick 2008. Oh, that was three.
28) Minnesota Timberwolves (29) - I'm tired, really.
29) Seattle Supersonics (28)- There are two teams that have double digit losing streaks, one is this team.
30) Miami Heat - The other is this one *duh*.
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