SI's Marty Burns ranks the NBA teams for the week of Apr. 2 - 8. Check back every Tuesday to read Marty's latest Power Rankings.
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| Rank | LW | Team |
| 1 | 1 |  | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Defeated the Kings, Blazers and Spurs in a span of eight days last week. |
2 | 3 |  | Sacramento Kings |
| They're just trying to hang on until Peja Stojakovic (hamstring) gets back. |
3 | 2 |  | San Antonio Spurs |
| Tim Duncan is making a strong bid for MVP honors. |
4 | 5 |  | Dallas Mavericks |
| Steve Nash has become their go-to guy in the clutch. |
5 | 6 |  | New Jersey Nets |
| Todd MacCulloch is back to shore up their interior defense. |
6 | 4 |  | Portland Trail Blazers |
| The loss of Rasheed Wallace (back) has slowed their offense. |
7 | 7 |  | Detroit Pistons |
| They're on pace to earn home-court in the first round for the first time since '91. |
8 | 9 |  | Charlotte Hornets |
| They're on a roll, but Baron Davis' sore foot is a concern. |
9 | 13 |  | Seattle SuperSonics |
| They cranked up the D to stifle the Spurs and Blazers last week. |
10 | 10 |  | Orlando Magic |
| Mike Miller is back, and their upcoming schedule is favorable. |
11 | 8 |  | Boston Celtics |
| Their once-stout defense has slipped since the Rogers/Delk trade. |
12 | 14 |  | Utah Jazz |
| Would Gov. Karl Malone pardon their poor record vs. elite teams? |
13 | 15 |  | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Three straight wins, through Monday, has them breathing again. |
14 | 12 |  | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Whatever happened to Ervin Johnson? |
15 | 11 |  | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Still waiting for Larry Brown to work his magic without Iverson. |
16 | 17 |  | Indiana Pacers |
| Ron Artest nearly pulled off a rare quadruple-double in the Pacers' win over the Heat. |
17 | 16 |  | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Alvin Gentry says Lamar Odom (wrist, ankle) is done for the season. |
18 | 19 |  | Washington Wizards |
| Michael Jordan is running out of time to keep his playoff streak alive.
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19 | 22 |  | Toronto Raptors |
| Five straight wins? Who needs that Vince Carter guy anyway? |
20 | 18 |  | Miami Heat |
| It's time for Alonzo Mourning to get a well-deserved respite. |
21 | 20 |  | Phoenix Suns |
| They won at Houston on Saturday to kick off a five-game road swing. |
22 | 21 |  | Houston Rockets |
| Only Denver and Memphis score less per game in the West. |
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Atlanta Hawks |
Their 20-16 home record is actually quite respectable. |
24 | 25 |  | Denver Nuggets |
| Donnell Harvey is getting a rare chance to show his board skills. |
25 | 24 |  | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Ricky Davis had 20 or more points in four games last week. |
26 | 26 |  | New York Knicks |
| Lavor Postell walks the walk as a fill-in for the injured Allan Houston. |
27 | 28 |  | Memphis Grizzlies |
| They'll keep the "Grizzlies" nickname, but hope to change everything else. |
28 | 27 |  | Chicago Bulls |
| Second-rounder Trenton Hassell is the NBA's most underrated rookie. |
29 | N/A |  | Maryland Terrapins |
| Juan Dixon leads the Terps to their first NCAA title. |
30 | 29 |  | Golden State Warriors |
| Hey, they went 2-16 during March. |
