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NBA Power Rankings

Led by Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns are making noise out West. They've rebounded from the disappointment of missing last year's playoffs and currently find themselves tied with the L.A. Lakers atop the Pacific Division.

NBA Power Rankings

The first week of NBA action is in the books, and the Boston Celtics have risen to the top of our rankings thanks to stellar point guard play from Rajon Rondo, strong leadership from the Big Three and the best defense in the league.

NBA Power Rankings: Preseason

As the tip to another NBA season approaches, we find new faces in new places including Ron-Ron in L.A., Shaq in Cleveland, RJ in San Antonio, Rasheed in Boston and Vinsanity in Orlando. Which new arrivals will have the biggest impact on their new teams? Find out in the preseason edition of our NBA Power Rankings.

NBA Power Rankings

The playoffs are almost here, and the final edition of our power rankings is in for the 2008-09 regular season. Not much has changed over the past few months as the Cleveland Cavaliers and L.A. Lakers have taken turns at the top.

NBA Power Rankings

We're just over one week from the start of the NBA playoffs, and things are starting to take shape in each conference. The seeding is another matter, however, as several teams continue to jockey for more attractive playoff spots.

NBA Power Rankings

Playoff positioning is underway in the NBA, and the Denver Nuggets are surging in the West. With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Spurs, Nuggets, Rockets and Trail Blazers are each within at least two games of the No. 2 seed.

NBA Power Rankings

The Cavs and Lakers are still jostling for the top spot in this week's power rankings, but the Houston Rockets also made a surge. Led by Ron Artest and Yao Ming, the Rockets have asserted themselves as a legitimate threat to come out of the West.

NBA Power Rankings

With less than a month remaining in the regular season, the same two teams — the L.A. Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers — continue to jockey for the top spot in our weekly power rankings.

NBA Power Rankings

We're just about six weeks away from the beginning of the playoffs, and several teams have caught fire including the Jazz, Magic, Hornets and Bobcats. With positioning for the postseason on the line every night, we have more than one shake-up in this week's power rankings.

NBA Power Rankings

Two of the NBA's big three fell on Sunday with the Lakers and Celtics suffering rare defeats, but the Cavaliers held on for a hard-fought 88-87 win in Atlanta. The win was Cleveland's 45th of the season, but more importantly, it earned the Cavs the No. 1 spot in this week's power rankings.

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