Monday, January 9, 2012

NBA power rankings: Heat still No. 1 despite injuries

Records through Friday

1. Heat (7-1): Injury-plagued Miami becomes The Big Cheering Section. (1)

2. Thunder (6-2): All quiet on the (Russell) Westbrook front as Thunder shake sideline drama. (2)

3. Bulls (7-1): Say what? First loss was to Warriors. (3)

4. Trail Blazers (5-2): Lockout-compressed madness: Blazers whack Lakers, walloped by Suns. (6)

5. Nuggets (6-2): Team deeper than midwinter snow drift outside Pepsi Center. (8)

6. Magic (5-3): Dwight Howard trade rumors continue to outnumber Elvis sightings. (7)

7. Spurs (5-2): Talk about tough breaks: Manu Ginoboli out, Gary Neal in. (9)

8. Pacers (5-2): First win in Boston since Celtics came together, economy fell apart. (5)

9. Lakers (5-4): Kobe Bryant wears protective oven mitt on sore wrist after roasting Warriors. (4)

10. Clippers (3-2): Even with Chris Paul in fold, help still wanted on defense, rebounding. (11)

11. Hawks (5-3): At 27, Ivan Johnson could be rookie on verge of first gray hair. (13)

12. Celtics (4-4): Have what rest of NBA wants: back-to-back-to-back-to-back days off. (17)

13. Grizzlies (3-4): Just when Zach Randolph seems dependable, his knee gives out. (15)

14. 76ers (4-2): Last team to play home opener is first to sell patriotic tickets for $17.76. (18)

15. Mavericks (3-5): White House could have new Cuban crisis if Mavericks owner zings Obama. (14)

16. Knicks (3-4): World's Most Famous Arena hosts World's Most Overhyped Team. (16)

17. Suns (3-4): Hovering around .500 means they hold on to Steve Nash a while longer. (21)

18. Hornets (2-5): Disillusioned fans don't renew season tickets, citing "basketball reasons." (10)

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/sc-spt-0108-rankings-bolch-nba--20120107,0,645904.story?track=rss

packers stock mastectomy st. nicholas st. nicholas heisman finalists heisman finalists kepler 22 b

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.