Week 3 NBA Rankings

1. San Antonio Spurs (10-2) (2) Orlando gave them a scare for one half, but the Spurs remain triumphant.
2. Boston Celtics (9-1) (1) One day after a thrilling loss to the Magic, the C's throttle the Warriors to get back on track.
3. Phoenix Suns (10-2) (3) 47 points in a quarter and 80 in a half??? There's the old Phoenix team we knew and loved!
4. Dallas Mavericks (9-2) (5) They've answered major challenges with wins over the Spurs and Rockets in the past week.
5. Orlando Magic (10-3) (9) Even in a loss, Howard shines against Duncan with a 34-point, 16-rebound performance.
6. Utah Jazz (8-4) (6) Williams scorches Kidd to halt a two-game losing streak.
7. Denver Nuggets (8-4) (10) Cleaning up against NBA pasties before bowing to the Clippers.
8. New Orleans Hornets (9-4) (8) Hornets-Jazz is that ironic twist game. The one that leaves you asking why these teams can't swap nicknames.
9. Detroit Pistons (7-4) (4) The western swing is over and despite a 2-3 record, the Pistons stay atop the Central.
10. Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) (15) Kobe's not scoring as much, and it's giving Odom more of an opportunity to flash his true talent.
11. Houston Rockets (6-6) (7) So much for all the offseason buzz, this team still doesn't have a reliable clutch scorer.
12. Milwaukee Bucks (6-4) (19) When this team's shooting the ball well, they're tough to beat.
13. Los Angeles Clippers (6-4) (11) Kaman is averaging 18 and 14 and truly blossoming as a player.
14. Washington Wizards (6-5) (27) A week against bottom feeders has helped the Wizards resurrect their season.
15. Toronto Raptors (6-6) (12) Just think how much better they'll be when Bosh finally starts playing at the level he's capable of.
16. Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6) (13) Hughes has spent almost as much time injured as he has playing since joining the Cavs.
17. Charlotte Bobcats (6-5) (17) G-Force has finally blossomed into a full-blown 20-point scorer.
18. New Jersey Nets (5-7) (14) Need an explanation for losing? Why is the Nets' PG averaging more blocks per game than Nenad Kristic?
19. Indiana Pacers (5-7) (18) O'Neal is losing a step, which has to be alarming to the Pacers.
20. Atlanta Hawks (4-7) (21) Big Al Horford is a beast on the boards and gradually getting better on the offensive end.
21. Portland Trail Blazers (4-8) (16) Still haven't figured out how to win on the road yet, but playing surprisingly well for a young team.
22. Golden State Warriors (3-7) (28) Jackson couldn't have picked a better time to come back and spark this flagging team.
23. Sacramento Kings (4-8) (26) Kevin Martin is the one 25+ ppg scorer that makes you scratch your head and ask "How does he score that much?"
24. Memphis Grizzlies (3-8) (23) With Lowry and Conley starting to flourish, it may not be long before Stoudamire has to find a new job.
25. Miami Heat (2-9) (25) You have to give Wade credit for handling Shaq's occasional lethargy a lot better than Kobe did.
26. Chicago Bulls (2-8) (22) The Knicks gave the Bulls two freebies and they blew them on Thomas and Noah? Where did they think they were getting their frontcourt scoring from, Ben Wallace?
27. Philadelphia 76ers (3-7) (24) Louis Williams should be getting the starting job since Green can't hit the broad side of a barn.
28. New York Knicks (2-9) (20) At what point does Dolan just cut his losses and sell this multi-million dollar disaster?
29. Seattle Supersonics (2-10) (30) Durant's got the total package, he just needs to shoot it better and it's hello superstardom.
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (1-8) (29) How anyone can forgive McHale for essentially giving away KG for next-to-nothing is beyond me.