More Rankings: 11-20
| NBA Power Rankings |
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7 |
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Consecutive home losses to the Lakers, Celtics and Spurs dropped them to 0-8 against winning teams since the Jason Kidd trade. It's fair to ask if even a healthy Dirk would be enough. |
| 12 |
12 |
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Phlying High in Philly: They wrecked Allen Iverson's homecoming by downing his Nuggets last week, then beat the Nets on Saturday to make it 17 of 22 and return to the .500 mark. |
| 13 |
13 |
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Sunday's win at Toronto gave them five victories in seven games as they continue to push for that No. 8 spot in the West. With the Mavs (Thursday) and Warriors (Saturday) up next at Pepsi Center, they have a chance to really turn up the heat this week. |
| 14 |
15 |
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They took down the Pistons on Sunday to make it three straight and six of seven. Meanwhile, Gilbert Arenas (knee) could return on their upcoming five-game Western trip that starts Tuesday at Portland. |
| 15 |
17 |
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Darius Miles has been the forgotten man during their surprising season. The former preps-to-pro forward, out since April 2006 with a knee injury, is currently awaiting word from the NBA on whether his right knee injury could be diagnosed as career-ending (which would have salary-cap ramifications for the Blazers). |
| 16 |
14 |
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Saturday's loss at Milwaukee dropped them to 1-7 on the road since Feb. 26. "I'm worried," coach Mike Brown said. "If we expect to be a very good playoff team, we've got to know how to win on the road." |
| 17 |
18 |
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Chris Bosh is back, but their struggles continue. Sunday's home loss to the Nuggets was their 11th defeat in 14 games. "I know it gets harder down the stretch but we should step our game up instead of taking steps back," Bosh said. |
| 18 |
20 |
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Mike Bibby showed why he was a good pickup for them in Saturday's big win over the Magic. The veteran point guard had 20 points and eight assists to help his new team win for the fourth time in five games and gain some ground in the race for the No. 8 seed in the East. |
| 19 |
23 |
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While much of the focus has been on their front-office situation, the Pacers are still in the playoff race. They even rallied from 13 down in the fourth Saturday to win at Chicago and extend their winning streak to four games. |
| 20 |
16 |
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Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof gave away $700,000 on Oprah's Big Give on Sunday night. Some might say the decision to sit Ron Artest, Beno Udrih and Brad Miller with nagging injuries in Saturday's loss at Memphis was a gift of a different sort. |
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