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2014-15 NBA Power Rankings: Week 10

2014-15 NBA Power Rankings: Week 10

Los Angeles Clippers v Atlanta Hawks
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We are a third of the way through the NBA season, and things are starting to crystallize in terms of who is good and who is terrible. The Hawks and Bulls are the two hottest teams in the league. The Warriors keep on rolling. The Rockets appear to be coming back down to earth, and the Cavs are a flat-out mess. Here's how every team stacks up 10 weeks through the season.

30. New York Knicks (5-31), Last Week: 30

New York Knicks v Sacramento Kings
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30. New York Knicks (5-31), Last Week: 30

New York Knicks v Sacramento Kings
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I don’t see another win in the near future.

29. Philadelphia 76ers (4-28), Last Week: 29

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
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29. Philadelphia 76ers (4-28), Last Week: 29

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
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The tank job continues for the Sixers.

28. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-27), Last Week: 28

Sacramento Kings v Minnesota Timberwolves
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28. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-27), Last Week: 28

Sacramento Kings v Minnesota Timberwolves
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Everything will be fixed once Kevin Martin, Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic return from injury, right?

27. Charlotte Hornets (11-24), Last Week: 26

Charlotte Hornets v Orlando Magic
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27. Charlotte Hornets (11-24), Last Week: 26

Charlotte Hornets v Orlando Magic
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If you thought they could turn it around with Lance out of the lineup, well, turns out you were just wrong.

26. Boston Celtics (11-20), Last Week: 24

Sacramento Kings v Boston Celtics
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26. Boston Celtics (11-20), Last Week: 24

Sacramento Kings v Boston Celtics
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The Celtics have become a giant experiment in lineup manipulation. Brad Stevens is as unsure as we all are about what works and what doesn't.

25. Los Angeles Lakers (11-23), Last Week: 25

Indiana Pacers v Los Angeles Lakers
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25. Los Angeles Lakers (11-23), Last Week: 25

Indiana Pacers v Los Angeles Lakers
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Kobe finally nailed a game-winner. That’s all I got.

24. Detroit Pistons (10-23), Last Week: 27

Sacramento Kings v Detroit Pistons
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24. Detroit Pistons (10-23), Last Week: 27

Sacramento Kings v Detroit Pistons
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Before the season started, I picked them to secure the No. 8 seed in the East. Doesn’t look quite as stupid now, does it?

23. Sacramento Kings (14-20), Last Week: 19

Sacramento Kings v Minnesota Timberwolves
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23. Sacramento Kings (14-20), Last Week: 19

Sacramento Kings v Minnesota Timberwolves
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When your best player says “we’re not the same team” since the firing of Malone, you know you’ve reached rock bottom. Who knows what owner Vivek Ranadive is thinking at this point?

22. Indiana Pacers (13-22), Last Week: 22

Indiana Pacers v Los Angeles Lakers
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22. Indiana Pacers (13-22), Last Week: 22

Indiana Pacers v Los Angeles Lakers
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Winners of five of their last eight, including a loss on a last-second shot, the Pacers are quietly playing some decent ball.

21. Utah Jazz (12-22), Last Week: 23

Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves
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21. Utah Jazz (12-22), Last Week: 23

Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves
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The Jazz have won six of their last nine games, a great sign for their young nucleus.

20. Orlando Magic (13-24), Last Week: 21

Charlotte Hornets v Orlando Magic
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20. Orlando Magic (13-24), Last Week: 21

Charlotte Hornets v Orlando Magic
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The Magic continue their inconsistent ways, but this is to be expected with such a young team. They are showing signs of a bright future.

19. Miami Heat (15-20), Last Week: 17

Brooklyn Nets v Miami Heat
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19. Miami Heat (15-20), Last Week: 17

Brooklyn Nets v Miami Heat
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Nobody saw the Heat being this bad, except for me of course. They will continue to struggle throughout the rest of the season. I actually see them falling out of the playoffs in the next month.

18. Denver Nuggets (14-20), Last Week: 20

Denver Nuggets v Chicago Bulls
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18. Denver Nuggets (14-20), Last Week: 20

Denver Nuggets v Chicago Bulls
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Jusuf Nurkic may give Nuggets fans a reason to be hopeful for the rest of the season.

17. Brooklyn Nets (16-17), Last Week: 18

Brooklyn Nets v Miami Heat
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17. Brooklyn Nets (16-17), Last Week: 18

Brooklyn Nets v Miami Heat
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The Nets have been playing pretty good ball as of late. In a weak Eastern Conference, there is no excuse for them missing the playoffs.

16. Milwaukee Bucks (18-17), Last Week: 16

Milwaukee Bucks v New York Knicks
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16. Milwaukee Bucks (18-17), Last Week: 16

Milwaukee Bucks v New York Knicks
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The Bucks continue to roll along at their .500 clip.

15. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-15), Last Week: 15

Cleveland Cavaliers v Atlanta Hawks
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15. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-15), Last Week: 15

Cleveland Cavaliers v Atlanta Hawks
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Things aren’t very good at work right now. I think I will take some time off. If only life worked like that.

14. Oklahoma City Thunder (17-17), Last Week: 14

Phoenix Suns v Oklahoma City Thunder
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14. Oklahoma City Thunder (17-17), Last Week: 14

Phoenix Suns v Oklahoma City Thunder
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They are officially .500. Today marks the start of a new season for the Thunder.

13. New Orleans Pelicans (17-16), Last Week: 13

Phoenix Suns v New Orleans Pelicans
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13. New Orleans Pelicans (17-16), Last Week: 13

Phoenix Suns v New Orleans Pelicans
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The Pelicans have alternated wins and losses recently and seem destined to continue that trend moving forward.

12. Phoenix Suns (20-16), Last Week: 11

Phoenix Suns v Sacramento Kings
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12. Phoenix Suns (20-16), Last Week: 11

Phoenix Suns v Sacramento Kings
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Losses to the Pelicans and Thunder hurt, since those are the two teams they will be battling for a playoff berth, but this team is still playing some quality ball.

11. San Antonio Spurs (21-14), Last Week: 12

Washington Wizards v San Antonio Spurs
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11. San Antonio Spurs (21-14), Last Week: 12

Washington Wizards v San Antonio Spurs
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They have beaten the Rockets, Pelicans and Wizards in in the last week. Could this mark the official resurgence of the Spurs?

10. Los Angeles Clippers (23-11), Last Week: 10

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
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10. Los Angeles Clippers (23-11), Last Week: 10

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers
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I'm till not sure what to make of this team. Something just doesn’t seem quite right.

9. Washington Wizards (22-11), Last Week: 6

Washington Wizards v Dallas Mavericks
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9. Washington Wizards (22-11), Last Week: 6

Washington Wizards v Dallas Mavericks
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The Wizards are on a three-game slide, and losses to the Mavs, Thunder and Spurs take away some of their legitimacy as a viable contender.

8. Houston Rockets (23-10), Last Week: 7

Miami Heat v Houston Rockets
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8. Houston Rockets (23-10), Last Week: 7

Miami Heat v Houston Rockets
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The Rockets have lost five of their last 10, officially marking their return to earth.

7. Toronto Raptors (24-10), Last Week: 3

Toronto Raptors v Portland Trail Blazers
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7. Toronto Raptors (24-10), Last Week: 3

Toronto Raptors v Portland Trail Blazers
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The Raptors are finally on the road, and the results are much like you would expect -- 2-4 on their six-game road swing.

6. Dallas Mavericks (25-10), Last Week: 9

Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics
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6. Dallas Mavericks (25-10), Last Week: 9

Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics
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The Mavs are rolling, winners of eight of their last 10 games.

5. Memphis Grizzlies (24-9), Last Week: 5

Memphis Grizzlies v Los Angeles Lakers
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5. Memphis Grizzlies (24-9), Last Week: 5

Memphis Grizzlies v Los Angeles Lakers
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The Grizzlies need Zach Randolph back in a bad way. His importance is evident in their performance over the seven games he has missed.

4. Chicago Bulls (24-10), Last Week: 8

Brooklyn Nets v Chicago Bulls
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4. Chicago Bulls (24-10), Last Week: 8

Brooklyn Nets v Chicago Bulls
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The Bulls are one of the league’s hottest teams. It seems like they have finally arrived as the East’s elite, but they have unexpected company.

3. Portland Trail Blazers (26-8), Last Week: 2

Toronto Raptors v Portland Trail Blazers
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3. Portland Trail Blazers (26-8), Last Week: 2

Toronto Raptors v Portland Trail Blazers
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This just in: The Blazers are elite.

2. Atlanta Hawks (25-8), Last Week: 4

Atlanta Hawks v Portland Trail Blazers
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2. Atlanta Hawks (25-8), Last Week: 4

Atlanta Hawks v Portland Trail Blazers
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The surprise team of the season so far, the Hawks are playing the best ball in the league right now. I'm not sure they can sustain this pace, but I have to give them their due while it lasts.

1. Golden State Warriors (26-5), Last Week: 1

Toronto Raptors v Golden State Warriors
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1. Golden State Warriors (26-5), Last Week: 1

Toronto Raptors v Golden State Warriors
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The Warriors have averaged 117 points over their last seven games. If you thought they were going to start a slide, you were wrong.

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