Week 11 NBA Rankings

1. Boston Celtics (30-6) (1) The Celtics' offense has suddenly gone flat, as they've failed to reach 90 points in any of their last four games.
2. Detroit Pistons (29-10) (2) Followed a convincing road victory over the Spurs with a surprisingly bad performance against the Knicks.
3. Los Angeles Lakers (26-11) (7) They sit atop the West for now, but can the team survive the next two months without Bynum?
4. Dallas Mavericks (26-12) (3) Stack comes through big with a game-winner against the Clippers.
5. San Antonio Spurs (25-11) (6) Could Father Time be catching up with this team? It just doesn't have the legs at times against quicker, deeper opponents.
6. Phoenix Suns (26-12) (5) Hill's injury could be costly, as Phoenix doesn't have a ton of depth.
7. New Orleans Hornets (25-12) (4) Since when does Bobby Jackson shoot threes? He couldn't miss them against Miami.
8. Portland Trail Blazers (23-14) (8) After a grueling double-overtime loss to the Raptors, the Blazers come out two nights later and thrash the Nets by 26.
9. Utah Jazz (22-17) (12) I'd say the Jazz made a good trade, as they're now 6-1 since picking up Kyle Korver.
10. Denver Nuggets (22-15) (9) If the Nugs lose to the Jazz on Thursday, they could suddenly find themselves in 3rd place on the outside of the playoff race.
11. Orlando Magic (24-16) (10) Orlando's left searching for answers after losing three of four on the road, including back-to-back losses to the Nuggets and Jazz.
12. Golden State Warriors (23-16) (11) The Warriors have a chance to climb into the division race with each of their next six games against teams with losing records.
13. Cleveland Cavaliers (20-18) (13) LeBron should have given the police officer season tickets or at least said he was practicing to become a NASCAR driver.
14. Washington Wizards (20-17) (16) They won back-to-back games against the Celtics and were riding an emotional high, but then suddenly fell flat against the Knicks.
15. Houston Rockets (20-19) (14) A five-game winning streak goes by the wayside with two fourth quarter collapses in consecutive home losses.
16. Toronto Raptors (20-18) (18) Bosh is suddenly coming to life with back-to-back games of 40 and 38.
17. Atlanta Hawks (17-17) (17) There's a position opening in Atlanta for a new scorekeeper.
18. New Jersey Nets (18-19) (16) This team has too much talent to have trouble scoring 80 in a game.
19. Sacramento Kings (15-21) (22) Martin's come back, Bibby's on his way, and this team will be hella scary once Artest fully recovers from surgery.
20. Charlotte Bobcats (14-23) (24) Winning in Boston was a huge confidence booster, as the Bobcats have played very competitively since.
21. Indiana Pacers (17-22) (20) Whether the games are close or one-sided Indy just can't seem to catch a break as they've stumbled to a 2-9 record since they peaked at 15-13.
22. Milwaukee Bucks (15-23) (19) The starting five is decent, but Milwaukee needs to get a more talented bench. It's hard to win when guys like Royal Ivey and Michael Ruffin are your best backups.
23. Chicago Bulls (14-22) (21) I bet Noah misses playing for Donovan now. That's gotta be a new low, having your own teammates bench you.
24. Philadelphia 76ers (15-24) (23) Patience is the key, but you have to love the way Williams and Young played in Houston. The team has a lot of good young talent.
25. Los Angeles Clippers (11-23) (25) I guess Bynum's injury puts Kaman in the All-Star game.
26. New York Knicks (11-26) (28) Maybe the team is finally rallying around Isiah in his 11th hour.
27. Memphis Grizzlies (10-28) (26) It only took half a season, but Conley is just now starting to get minutes.
28. Seattle Supersonics (9-28) (27) The surprising play of rookie Jeff Green has been a huge plus, as Seattle may look back on this draft in time as the turning point.
29. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-32) (29) Jefferson's strong play has been the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal season.
30. Miami Heat (8-28) (30) The good news is they can at least wait a couple months before that loss to Atlanta becomes official.