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http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2010&week=14

I cant believe ESPN, who loves any Boston franchise 2nd to only the NY franchises, IN ALL SPORTS, would have us above the Cs.

2009-10 Power Rankings: Week 14

RK (LW) TEAM REC COMMENT

1 (1) Cavaliers 38-11 With so much momentum and such a helpful schedule -- Cleveland has just 14 road games left -- methinks we can safely say Mo Williams got hurt at the right time. Only Denver matched the Cavs' 12-3 record in January.

2 (2) Lakers 37-11 Kobe shot 41.3 percent from the floor in January with that mangled index finger, but I suspect we'll recall his final shot on Jan. 31 in Boston, if anything, from the first month of the new decade.

3 (3) Nuggets 32-15 Q: Who has the league's best record against teams at .500 or better? A: Denver, at 21-8. Easier one: Who should fill CP3's All-Star spot? Answer: Denver is 6-3 when Melo is out, which only strengthens Chauncey's case.

4 (5) Magic 32-16 Boston's health and Orlando's spell over Atlanta suggest the Magic will reach the All-Star break as the closest thing to a co-favorite with Cleveland to win the East. Even with fresh injuries for Jameer and Pietrus.

5 (8) Jazz 28-18 So many good things cooking. With the game in his home state, D-Will is finally an All-Star. Utah just posted the NBA's fourth-best January record at 10-4. And it all seemed to start when Sundiata Gaines showed up.

6 (4) Hawks 30-16 What tells you more? The Hawks' three wins in January over the Celtics to clinch a 4-0 season sweep? Or the follow-up loss in Orlando that dropped Atlanta to 0-3 against the Magic by a combined 67 points?

7 (12) Raptors 26-22 For a group frequently tagged as soft, this is momentous: Toronto just became the first team since November '02 to trail by at least 10 points in four straight games and win all four. Foes: Knicks, Heat, Lakers and Bucks.

8 (7) Mavericks 30-17 The Mavs know what's wrong. They're just not sure how to fix it, because they've been talking about the same problems -- insufficient focus at home and a slip from the top five to 11th in defensive efficiency -- for weeks.

9 (13) Bobcats 24-22 I repeat: G-Wallace is an undeniable All-Star, but why is nobody is talking about S-Jax? His partnership with Wallace just sparked the Bobs to 12 wins in January alone. Previous team record for one month? Nine.

10 (6) Celtics 29-16 The schedule, with consecutive games against the Magic, Hawks and Lakers, wasn't exactly soft. But alarm bells are going to ring loudly when the Celts, no matter what injury alibis they have, go 6-11 after a 23-5 start.

11 (10) Trail Blazers 28-21 Not that we'd ever suggest Andre Miller's 52-point eruption Saturday night in Dallas -- with B-Roy sidelined -- was unexpected, but you do know Dre scored a whopping two points Friday night in Houston. Right?

12 (11) Grizzlies 25-21 Conversation that I never expected to have in January of the 2009-10 season: Prominent NBA player stops me in my tracks Saturday night to ask if I can believe that the Griz just lost at home to the CP3-less Hornets.

13 (18) Bulls 23-22 The Bulls have taken flak for their Circus Road Trip ineptitude since MJ retired, but they just got some historic revenge by becoming the first team ever to win five straight roadies against teams with winning records.

14 (9) Spurs 27-19 The Rodeo Road Trip can't turn the Spurs around like usual if the Tony Parker ankle injury that sucked so much joy out of those much-needed wins over Atlanta and Memphis forces him to miss most of it.

15 (15) Suns 28-21 Even after pulling out big wins in close games against Dallas and Houston (two quality teams), Phoenix is probably right where it should be in the West with this small, thin roster -- scuffling for a playoff spot.

16 (14) Thunder 26-21 January was Durant's best month as a pro. He averaged 32.1 points for the month and signed off with his fourth 40-point game of the season, placing him fourth in the league behind Kobe (7), Melo (5) and LeBron (5).

17 (17) Hornets 26-21 The Hornets had won 11 straight overtime games at home, dating all the way to March 2005 when they were playing in OKC, before Friday's disastrous OT loss to Chicago, during which they lost the streak and CP3.

18 (19) Rockets 25-22 More evidence that relying so much on scrappiness is gradually taking its toll: Houston is 1-4 on this six-game homestand to fall to 14-9 at the Toyota Center. Last season? The Rockets lost eight home games total.

19 (16) Heat 24-23 Good news: Miami still hasn't spent a single day this season below .500. Bad news: There are suddenly eight teams with winning records in everyone's favorite punching-bag conference. And the D-Wades are No. 8.

20 (22) Bucks 20-25 A 3-10 record in games decided by three points or less is tough to take in any circumstance ... but it really leaves the East's No. 9 team with a sense of regret now that Toronto, Charlotte and Chicago have all gotten so hot.

21 (20) Clippers 20-27 The Clips have two stops left on an eight-game road trip and are 1-5 on the junket after losses at (gulp) New Jersey and Minnesota. So you tell me: Are we down to 11 teams playing for eight playoff berths in the West?

22 (21) 76ers 16-31 When he has every right to be distracted by the tragic events back home, Dalembert continues to be shopped and keeps trying his hardest to make himself tradeable. That's 11 double-digit rebound games in a row.

23 (23) Knicks 18-29 Maybe the coaches who snubbed David Lee knew what was coming. Losing both ends of a back-to-back in Washington and Sota since the ASG snub makes it way harder to claim that Lee's Knicks are in the East playoff mix.

24 (28) Wizards 16-30 Arenas' sentencing isn't until March 26, but rest assured we'll be talking about these guys plenty through Feb. 18. Caron, Jamison, Haywood ... all prime names in circulation with the trade deadline looming.

25 (24) Pacers 16-32 Elias Sports Bureau to the comment rescue when Indy is playing its kids, shopping its vets and leaving us numb: Granger was held below double figures twice in January after going 56-for-56 in the 2009 calendar year.

26 (27) Kings 16-30 The way things have unraveled -- 3-16 since a 13-14 start -- it looks like it'll be a l-o-n-g string for the Kings to play out after the highlight of the season: Tyreke and our man Casspi teaming up in the Rookie Game.

27 (26) Warriors 13-33 Even when there's some upbeat news, there's a caveat: Steph Curry looks like he's making a surge into the ROY race ... but that's bound to get folks whispering anew about the Dubs moving Monta for Curry's benefit.

28 (25) Pistons 15-31 It's likely time to stop asking whether these Pistons can still sneak into the playoffs for a ninth straight season. After closing a six-game homestand with five straight L's, they're bound for the John Wall Sweepstakes.

29 (29) Timberwolves 11-38 The Wolves don't play again until Friday, which either rubs out their first bit of momentum for ages or gives them almost a week to savor just their second win streak of the season. (We agree: It's probably the latter.)

30 (30) Nets 4-42 The post-victory celebration after win No. 4 didn't last long. Home losses to the Wiz and Sixers by a combined six points, in what looks like the Nets' most favorable stretch of schedule remaining, will have that effect.

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