Week 6 NBA Rankings

1. Boston Celtics (17-2) (3) Perkins's foot injury has to qualify as one of the more bizarre injuries in sports. Next time, he should just buy the flat-frame and not the foldout bed.
2. San Antonio Spurs (17-4) (1) Ginobili puts up back-to-back 37's, picking up the scoring slack with Duncan sidelined.
3. Detroit Pistons (15-6) (5) It hasn't been the most grueling stretch, but winning 7 of their last 8 puts Detroit firmly on top in the Central.
4. Phoenix Suns (16-6) (3) Fatgiue sets in at the end of a long road trip as the Suns drop one to the T-Wolves, then inexplicably fall at home against the Heat.
5. Orlando Magic (16-6) (2) One thing about Orlando is that while the front court is strong, their backcourt is streaky and didn't play well on the homestand with Nelson having a nothing game against Atlanta and Bogans limping around with a bruised knee.
6. New Orleans Hornets (14-7) (7) Four of five Hornets' starters are battling injuries, but at what point does it catch up with them?
7. Dallas Mavericks (14-8) (8) Howard carries reeling team with a career-high 47 points in a big home win against the Jazz.
8. Los Angeles Lakers (12-8) (10) If Ariza can make a difference off the bench, the Lakers may have added yet another versatile backup to creatch matchup problems.
9. Golden State Warriors (12-9) (11) The Warriors took a break from their usual high-paced theatrics to ugly out a 96-84 decision over the Duncan-less Spurs.
10. Denver Nuggets (13-8) (9) George Karl and Avery Johnson wore mics and I missed it? Man, it would have been classic unintentional comedy too!
11. Utah Jazz (13-9) (6) Jazz D has been struggling mightily in four-game slide which includes a demoralizing road loss to the TD-less Spurs.
12. Toronto Raptors (12-10) (12) TJ Ford's spill has that horrible sense of deja vu. Lets just hope it's not serious.
13. Houston Rockets (11-11) (13) Yao needs to look in the mirror before calling anyone soft.
14. Washington Wizards (11-10) (18) Jamison, perhaps the most underrated good player in the league, has picked it up with 21 and 10 a night while Arenas sits.
15. Cleveland Cavaliers (10-12) (15) Having LeBron back is one thing, but if the Cavs can get big games out of Larry Hughes, they could make another run in the East.
16. Atlanta Hawks (10-11) (20) Josh Smith has been the biggest catalyst behind the Hawks' surprisingly good play.
17. Indiana Pacers (10-11) (17) So I guess trading Jackson and Artest did a lot to clean up the Pacers' image, eh Larry?
18. Portland Trail Blazers (9-12) (25) The Blazers' latest hot streak includes a rare road win over the Jazz.
19. Philadelphia 76ers (8-13) (27) Well, at least they look good against horrible teams like the Knicks.
20. Sacramento Kings (8-12) (19) A couple weeks after getting an article in SI, Kevin Martin suffers a groin injury. All this talk about the Madden Curse and people still sleep on the SI jinx.
21. Chicago Bulls (7-12) (26) Is that a misprint? The Bulls really scored 123 points? Was the game 58 minutes long?
22. Los Angeles Clippers (8-12) (21) This team still has somehow managed to stay afloat admidst injuries.
23. New Jersey Nets (9-13) (14) Things may have officially hit rock bottom with a home loss to the Clips. Kidd's days are numbered.
24. Milwaukee Bucks (8-12) (16) The road trip started off ok, but four losses and a delayed flight later and the Bucks are in a tailspin.
25. Miami Heat (6-15) (28) Could back-to-back victories, including a road win against Phoenix, be a sign that the Heat's fortunes may be turning?
26. Charlotte Bobcats (7-12) (23) It seems hard to believe now that it was Okafor, not Dwight Howard, who won Rookie of the Year.
27. Memphis Grizzlies (6-15) (22) You mean Conley hasn't even cracked the starting lineup yet?
28. New York Knicks (6-14) (24) Can the starting center of the Knicks please explain how Quentin Richardson averages a board a game more than he does?
29. Seattle Supersonics (5-17) (29) This week we find out if the Sonics are indeed basketball's worst team with the Knicks and TWolves on the horizon.
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (3-16) (30) I know why Walker is suddenly playing well. You get traded from sunny Miami to frigid Minnesota and see how hard you'll work to get out of there.