The East remains extraordinarily top-heavy ... and completely mediocre beyond the top six. Can anyone of the East’s power catch the Spurs, though?
NBA Power Rankings: Can The Celtics Catch The Spurs, Or (Gulp) Hold Off The Heat And Bulls?
The San Antonio Spurs continue to impress their will upon the league, but the loathed Rodeo Trip is upon us. The Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls continue to jockey for position at the top of the East, while the Orlando Magic and L.A. Lakers try to find themselves. Can the Hornets hold off the Mavericks for much longer? Dig into this week’s SBNation.com NBA Power Rankings.
Read Article >NBA Power Rankings: Blake Griffin Keeps Clippers Interesting, If Not Particularly Good
The Utah Jazz stopped their freefall, but continue to struggle to regain their pose as one of the West’s best teams. (In other words, they don’t belong in that conversation, or within a country mile of it.) Further down the West standings, Blake Griffin continues to make the L.A. Clippers an incredibly fun team to watch. Sadly, they still just aren’t that good, especially with Eric Gordon out.
Meanwhile, the East’s swamp continue to gurgle and boil, with Indiana taking the occasion to shake things up. What stirring will the trade deadline bring? Stay tuned. In the meantime, we present the bottom half of the NBA.
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