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Final 2008-09: 15 Is Lakers' Magic Number

While the Magic were able to upset LeBron and the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference championship, they proved no match for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Los Angeles put the finishing touches in a five-game series with a 99-86 win in the final to capture its 15th title and Phil Jackson's 10th as a coach. Bryant was the series MVP after averaging 32.4 points in his fourth championship, but first without Shaquille O'Neal. Here are the final Dunkel NBA ratings* for the 2008-09 season.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	132.799	65-17	Pacific
2	Denver	126.966	54-28	Northwest
3	Orlando	126.360	59-23	Southeast
4	Cleveland	125.830	66-16	Central
5	Boston	124.377	62-20	Atlantic
6	Houston	124.268	53-29	Southwest
7	Portland	120.751	54-28	Northwest
8	San Antonio	120.074	54-28	Southwest
9	Utah	119.639	48-34	Northwest
10	Dallas	119.576	50-32	Southwest
11	New Orleans	118.739	49-33	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.519	46-36	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.335	47-35	Southeast
14	Detroit	118.036	39-43	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.947	41-41	Atlantic
16	Chicago	117.870	41-41	Central
17	Miami	117.710	43-39	Southeast
18	Indiana	117.044	36-46	Central
19	Charlotte	115.743	35-47	Southeast
20	Toronto	115.097	33-49	Atlantic
21	New Jersey	115.050	34-48	Atlantic
22	Milwaukee	114.871	34-48	Central
22	New York	114.382	32-50	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.744	29-53	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.613	24-58	Northwest
26	OK City	111.642	23-59	Northwest
27	Memphis	111.152	24-58	Southwest
28	Washington	110.172	19-63	Southeast
29	Sacramento	110.156	17-65	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	109.577	19-63	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on June 14

Week 24: Blazing Trails?

While Boston held onto the top spot in the Index heading into the playoffs, Portland comes in the hottest team. The Blazers finished with six straight wins and 10 of their last 11 to leapfrog up to No. 5 in the last regular season ratings. Portland, which will be making its first playoff appearance since the 2002-03 season, opens up against No. 7 Houston in the first round of the playoffs. Here are the final Dunkel NBA ratings* for the regular season.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	124.573	62-20	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	124.460	65-17	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.205	66-16	Central
4	Orlando	122.682	59-23	Southeast
5	Portland	120.557	54-28	Northwest
6	Denver	120.318	54-28	Northwest
7	Houston	120.203	53-29	Southwest
8	San Antonio	120.108	54-28	Southwest
9	Utah	119.813	48-34	Northwest
10	Dallas	119.452	50-32	Southwest
11	New Orleans	119.004	49-33	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.519	46-36	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.374	47-35	Southeast
14	Miami	117.114	43-39	Southeast
15	Detroit	117.068	39-43	Central
16	Philadelphia	117.021	41-41	Atlantic
17	Chicago	116.877	41-41	Central
18	Indiana	116.744	36-46	Central
19	Charlotte	115.743	35-47	Southeast
20	Toronto	115.097	33-49	Atlantic
21	New Jersey	115.050	34-48	Atlantic
22	Milwaukee	114.871	34-48	Central
22	New York	114.382	32-50	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.744	29-53	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.613	24-58	Northwest
26	OK City	111.642	23-59	Northwest
27	Memphis	111.152	24-58	Southwest
28	Washington	110.172	19-63	Southeast
29	Sacramento	110.156	17-65	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	109.577	19-63	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on April 15

Week 23: No Kidding, Mavs Sink Suns

In a milestone game that saw Jason Kidd record 20 assists and pass Magic Johnson for third on the all-time list, the Mavericks beat Phoenix on Sunday (140-116) to all-but-guarantee Dallas a playoff spot. Dallas would have to go 0-5 and Phoenix 5-0 over the last five games for the Suns to have a chance. The Mavs sit at No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	124.859	58-19	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	124.599	61-16	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.297	62-15	Central
4	Orlando	122.905	57-19	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.337	49-27	Southwest
6	Utah	120.164	47-30	Northwest
7	Denver	120.144	52-26	Northwest
8	Portland	120.125	48-28	Northwest
9	Houston	119.966	49-28	Southwest
10	New Orleans	119.346	47-29	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.264	46-31	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.611	42-35	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.275	43-34	Southeast
14	Philadelphia	117.246	40-36	Atlantic
15	Detroit	117.029	37-40	Central
16	Indiana	115.780	33-44	Central
17	Chicago	116.618	37-40	Central
18	Miami	117.481	41-36	Southeast
19	Charlotte	115.769	34-43	Southeast
20	Toronto	115.170	30-46	Atlantic
21	New Jersey	114.952	32-45	Atlantic
22	Milwaukee	114.919	32-46	Central
22	New York	114.409	30-47	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.804	28-49	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.651	22-55	Northwest
26	OK City	111.827	21-55	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.661	22-54	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.422	16-60	Pacific
29	Washington	110.061	18-60	Southeast
30	L.A. Clippers	109.571	18-59	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on April 5

Week 22: Trio Reunion Spurs SA

For the first time in six weeks, the Spurs had stars Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili in the lineup on Saturday and the result was an easy 111-98 win over the hapless Clippers. The three come together with the Spurs currently No. 2 in the Western Conference standings and No. 5 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	124.991	55-19	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	124.753	58-14	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.318	59-13	Central
4	Orlando	122.856	54-18	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.379	48-24	Southwest
6	Utah	120.191	44-27	Northwest
7	Denver	120.036	48-26	Northwest
8	Houston	119.940	48-26	Southwest
9	Portland	119.930	45-27	Northwest
10	New Orleans	119.564	44-27	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.289	43-29	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.598	40-32	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.204	42-31	Southeast
14	Miami	117.422	39-34	Southeast
15	Philadelphia	117.219	37-34	Atlantic
16	Detroit	117.134	35-37	Central
17	Chicago	116.469	36-38	Central
18	Indiana	115.746	30-43	Central
19	Charlotte	115.678	33-40	Southeast
20	Toronto	115.047	27-45	Atlantic
21	New Jersey	115.029	30-42	Atlantic
22	Milwaukee	115.004	31-43	Central
22	New York	114.506	29-44	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.858	25-48	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.707	20-53	Northwest
26	OK City	111.847	20-52	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.544	18-53	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.384	15-56	Pacific
29	Washington	110.055	17-57	Southeast
30	L.A. Clippers	109.613	18-56	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on March 29

Week 21: Hotlanta

The Hawks finally lost to Cleveland (102-96) on Saturday, but had won seven straight prior to that by an average margin of 13 points. The streak has Atlanta in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings and No. 13 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.177	53-18	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	124.790	55-14	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.276	57-13	Central
4	Orlando	122.815	51-18	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.358	45-24	Southwest
6	Utah	120.109	43-26	Northwest
7	Denver	119.975	45-25	Northwest
8	Portland	119.887	44-26	Northwest
9	Houston	119.850	47-25	Southwest
10	New Orleans	119.739	45-25	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.336	42-28	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.525	38-31	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.032	41-29	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.234	34-25	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.200	35-33	Atlantic
16	Miami	116.888	37-31	Southeast
17	Chicago	116.301	32-38	Central
18	Indiana	115.730	29-42	Central
19	Charlotte	115.672	31-29	Southeast
20	Milwaukee	115.183	31-40	Central
21	Toronto	115.012	25-45	Atlantic
22	New Jersey	114.973	30-40	Atlantic
22	New York	114.676	28-41	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.866	25-45	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.761	20-50	Northwest
26	OK City	111.772	20-50	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.539	17-52	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.266	15-55	Pacific
29	Washington	110.123	16-55	Southeast
30	L.A. Clippers	109.675	17-53	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on March 22

Week 20: Bucks Not Stopping Yet

Milwaukee has struggled since a season-ending injury to All-Star Michael Redd and came into Sunday's game winners in just three of their last 12. But the Bucks found a way to defeat the defending-champ Celtics (86-77) to cling to final playoff spot in the East and No. 20 ranking in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.505	50-17	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	124.910	53-13	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.332	53-13	Central
4	Orlando	122.731	49-17	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.355	44-22	Southwest
6	Utah	120.091	41-26	Northwest
7	Denver	119.950	43-25	Northwest
8	Portland	119.903	42-25	Northwest
9	New Orleans	119.898	41-25	Southwest
10	Houston	119.728	44-25	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.416	40-27	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.428	36-31	Pacific
13	Atlanta	117.723	39-28	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.288	33-32	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.213	33-31	Atlantic
16	Indiana	116.888	28-40	Central
17	Miami	116.312	36-30	Southeast
18	Chicago	116.133	30-37	Central
19	Charlotte	115.530	29-38	Southeast
20	Milwaukee	115.277	31-38	Central
21	Toronto	115.085	24-44	Atlantic
22	New Jersey	114.953	28-39	Atlantic
22	New York	114.794	28-38	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.847	23-43	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.778	20-46	Northwest
26	OK City	111.601	19-48	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.552	17-49	Southwest
28	Washington	110.220	16-51	Southeast
29	Sacramento	110.131	14-52	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	109.702	16-50	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on March 15

Week 19: Jazzing It Up

Utah closed out the week with a 109-101 win over Toronto on Sunday that extended the Jazz winning streak to 11 straight, tying the franchise record set in 1999. The run has Utah up to No. 7 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.800	49-15	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.072	50-12	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.477	49-13	Central
4	Orlando	122.725	46-16	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.232	42-20	Southwest
6	Denver	120.006	40-24	Northwest
7	Utah	119.968	40-23	Northwest
8	New Orleans	119.947	39-22	Southwest
9	Portland	119.852	39-23	Northwest
10	Houston	119.634	41-23	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.449	38-25	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.455	34-29	Pacific
13	Atlanta	117.566	35-28	Southeast
14	Philadelphia	117.346	30-31	Atlantic
15	Detroit	117.251	31-30	Central
16	Indiana	116.943	28-37	Central
17	Miami	116.178	33-29	Southeast
18	Chicago	116.021	29-34	Central
19	Charlotte	115.406	28-35	Southeast
20	Milwaukee	115.348	30-36	Central
21	Toronto	115.201	23-41	Atlantic
22	New Jersey	114.971	28-35	Atlantic
22	New York	114.678	25-37	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.830	21-42	Pacific
25	Minnesota	112.903	18-44	Northwest
26	OK City	111.407	17-46	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.615	16-46	Southwest
28	Washington	110.228	14-49	Southeast
29	Sacramento	109.962	14-49	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	109.803	15-48	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on March 8

Week 18: Sunrise In Phoenix?

A disappointing season for perennial contender Phoenix got worse with the firing of coach Terry Porter and a season-ending injury to Amare Stoudemire. But sparked by interim coach Alvin Gentry, the Suns have gone 6-2, including a 118-111 win over the Lakers on Sunday without star guard Steve Nash. The stretch has kept Phoenix in the playoff chase and No. 12 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.988	47-14	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.223	48-12	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.559	46-12	Central
4	Orlando	122.878	43-16	Southeast
5	San Antonio	120.112	39-19	Southwest
6	Denver	120.050	39-21	Northwest
7	New Orleans	119.998	36-22	Southwest
8	Portland	119.727	37-22	Northwest
9	Utah	119.694	37-23	Northwest
10	Dallas	119.480	36-23	Southwest
11	Houston	119.433	38-22	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.489	34-25	Pacific
13	Atlanta	117.681	33-26	Southeast
14	Philadelphia	117.480	29-29	Atlantic
15	Detroit	117.148	29-29	Central
16	Indiana	116.864	26-36	Central
17	Miami	116.201	31-27	Southeast
18	Chicago	115.840	27-33	Central
19	Milwaukee	115.393	29-33	Central
20	Toronto	115.368	23-38	Atlantic
21	Charlotte	115.264	25-35	Southeast
22	New Jersey	114.963	26-33	Atlantic
22	New York	114.661	24-35	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.741	20-39	Pacific
25	Minnesota	113.088	18-41	Northwest
26	OK City	111.190	14-45	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.579	15-43	Southwest
28	Washington	110.321	14-45	Southeast
29	L.A. Clippers	109.931	15-45	Pacific
30	Sacramento	109.887	13-48	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on March 1

Week 16: Celts, Lakers Top 2 At Break

In what could be setting up as a repeat of last year's NBA final, the Celtics and Lakers reached the All-Star break ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the Index. Cleveland and Orlando remain in striking distance followed by a significant drop-off to No. 5 New Orleans. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	126.041	44-11	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.362	42-10	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.706	40-11	Central
4	Orlando	123.195	38-13	Southeast
5	New Orleans	120.350	30-20	Southwest
6	Denver	120.103	36-17	Northwest
7	San Antonio	119.823	35-16	Southwest
8	Portland	119.543	32-20	Northwest
9	Utah	119.311	30-23	Northwest
10	Dallas	119.216	31-21	Southwest
11	Houston	119.063	32-21	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.387	28-23	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.074	31-21	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.519	27-24	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.516	27-24	Atlantic
16	Indiana	116.833	21-33	Central
17	Miami	116.406	28-24	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.700	21-34	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.290	23-30	Central
20	Milwaukee	115.233	26-29	Central
21	New Jersey	115.210	24-29	Atlantic
22	Charlotte	115.188	21-31	Southeast
22	New York	114.418	21-31	Atlantic
24	Minnesota	113.315	17-34	Northwest
25	Golden State	113.029	19-35	Pacific
26	OK City	110.969	13-40	Northwest
27	Washington	110.654	11-42	Southeast
28	Memphis	110.638	15-37	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	110.026	13-40	Pacific
30	Sacramento	110.009	11-43	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on February 15

Week 15: Lakers Snapping Streaks

The Lakers have made a habit of snapping winning streaks. First LA ended Boston's 19-game winning streak on Christmas Day and followed that up on Sunday with a 101-91 win at Cleveland that ended the Cavs' perfect 23-0 start at home this season. The win allowed the Lakers to remain ahead of Cleveland at No. 2 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	126.068	42-11	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.384	41-9	Pacific
3	Cleveland	124.891	39-10	Central
4	Orlando	123.068	38-12	Southeast
5	New Orleans	120.672	30-18	Southwest
6	Denver	120.067	34-17	Northwest
7	San Antonio	119.663	34-15	Southwest
8	Portland	119.468	31-19	Northwest
9	Utah	119.244	29-23	Northwest
10	Houston	119.191	31-20	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.037	30-20	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.513	28-21	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.243	29-21	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.672	27-22	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.325	25-24	Atlantic
16	Indiana	116.861	20-32	Central
17	Miami	116.397	27-23	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.936	19-34	Atlantic
19	Milwaukee	115.260	24-29	Central
20	Charlotte	115.158	19-31	Southeast
21	Chicago	115.042	22-29	Central
22	New Jersey	115.002	24-28	Atlantic
22	New York	114.236	21-29	Atlantic
24	Minnesota	113.282	17-33	Northwest
25	Golden State	112.660	17-35	Pacific
26	Washington	111.066	11-40	Southeast
27	OK City	110.691	13-38	Northwest
28	Memphis	110.666	14-36	Southwest
29	Sacramento	110.189	11-41	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	110.017	12-39	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on February 9

Week 14: Deja' Vu For Bynum, Lakers

Last season, Andrew Bynum missed the final 46 games of the season with a left knee injury, a setback that many thought cost the Lakers the championship. On Saturday, Bynum went down with a right knee against Memphis and should be out 8-12 weeks. The Lakers are currently at No. 2 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	126.035	40-9	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.422	37-9	Pacific
3	Cleveland	125.090	37-9	Central
4	Orlando	122.881	36-10	Southeast
5	New Orleans	120.965	28-16	Southwest
6	Denver	120.016	31-16	Northwest
7	San Antonio	119.528	32-14	Southwest
8	Portland	119.303	29-17	Northwest
9	Houston	119.237	29-19	Southwest
10	Utah	119.172	26-22	Northwest
11	Dallas	118.723	27-19	Southwest
12	Phoenix	118.662	25-20	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.372	27-20	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.794	25-21	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.204	23-23	Atlantic
16	Indiana	116.886	19-29	Central
17	Miami	116.304	25-21	Southeast
18	Toronto	116.213	19-30	Atlantic
19	Milwaukee	115.328	24-27	Central
20	Charlotte	115.130	19-28	Southeast
21	Chicago	114.836	21-27	Central
22	New Jersey	114.809	21-27	Atlantic
22	New York	113.920	21-25	Atlantic
24	Minnesota	113.153	16-30	Northwest
25	Golden State	112.429	15-33	Pacific
26	Washington	111.518	10-37	Southeast
27	Memphis	110.711	11-35	Southwest
28	OK City	110.451	11-37	Northwest
29	Sacramento	110.394	11-38	Pacific
30	L.A. Clippers	110.253	10-37	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on February 2

Week 13: Detroit In The Dumps

The Pistons were hoping to shake up the team by sending Chanucey Billups to Denver in exchange for Allen Iverson. They certainly accomplished that, but not in a positive way as the perennial Eastern Conference power is just 20-19 since acquiring AI and sitting at No. 14 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.791	37-9	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.512	35-8	Pacific
3	Cleveland	125.399	34-8	Central
4	Orlando	122.552	33-10	Southeast
5	New Orleans	121.008	27-14	Southwest
6	Denver	119.929	29-15	Northwest
7	San Antonio	119.485	29-14	Southwest
8	Utah	119.371	25-20	Northwest
9	Houston	119.319	28-18	Southwest
10	Portland	119.187	26-17	Northwest
11	Phoenix	118.887	25-18	Pacific
12	Dallas	118.702	25-19	Southwest
13	Atlanta	118.540	26-18	Southeast
14	Detroit	117.989	24-19	Central
15	Philadelphia	117.034	21-22	Atlantic
16	Indiana	116.900	17-27	Central
17	Toronto	116.257	18-28	Atlantic
18	Miami	115.999	24-19	Southeast
19	Milwaukee	115.437	22-26	Central
20	New Jersey	115.001	20-25	Atlantic
21	Chicago	114.889	18-27	Central
22	Charlotte	114.866	18-26	Southeast
22	New York	113.603	19-25	Atlantic
24	Minnesota	112.904	16-27	Northwest
25	Golden State	112.226	14-31	Pacific
26	Washington	111.787	9-35	Southeast
27	Memphis	110.996	11-32	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.559	10-35	Pacific
29	L.A. Clippers	110.529	10-33	Pacific
30	OK City	110.158	10-35	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on January 25

Week 12: Cleveland Rocks To No. 1

The Cavaliers defeated New Orleans (92-78) on Friday to become just the sixth team since the ABA/NBA merger in 1976 to start the season 20-0 at home. The double-digit victory also gave top-ranked Cleveland an average margin of victory of 11.95 points, which would rank as the fourth best in NBA history if the season ended today. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	125.679	31-8	Central
2	Boston	125.651	34-9	Atlantic
3	L.A. Lakers	125.556	32-8	Pacific
4	Orlando	122.114	33-8	Southeast
5	New Orleans	121.186	25-13	Southwest
6	Denver	119.920	27-15	Northwest
7	Utah	119.512	24-17	Northwest
8	San Antonio	119.470	27-13	Southwest
9	Houston	119.336	26-16	Southwest
10	Portland	119.304	25-16	Northwest
11	Phoenix	119.126	23-16	Pacific
12	Dallas	118.903	24-17	Southwest
13	Atlanta	118.665	24-16	Southeast
14	Detroit	118.262	23-17	Central
15	Indiana	116.976	15-26	Central
16	Philadelphia	116.508	20-21	Atlantic
17	Toronto	116.310	16-27	Atlantic
18	Miami	115.789	22-18	Southeast
19	Milwaukee	115.552	20-24	Central
20	New Jersey	115.224	19-22	Atlantic
21	Chicago	115.058	18-24	Central
22	Charlotte	114.672	16-25	Southeast
22	New York	113.414	16-24	Atlantic
24	Minnesota	112.471	13-26	Northwest
25	Washington	111.948	8-32	Southeast
26	Golden State	111.947	13-29	Pacific
27	Memphis	111.190	11-29	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.742	10-31	Pacific
29	L.A. Clippers	110.560	9-31	Pacific
30	OK City	109.693	8-34	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on January 18

Week 11: Orlando Has Magic Touch

Orlando continued its hot start with a 121-87 win over Atlanta on Friday that saw the Magic score a season-high 41 points in the first quarter. Orlando followed that up with a win at San Antonio on Sunday that tied the Magic with Boston and L.A. at 30 wins and a No. 4 ranking in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	125.971	30-9	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	125.833	30-6	Pacific
3	Cleveland	125.716	29-6	Central
4	Orlando	121.527	30-8	Southeast
5	New Orleans	121.355	22-11	Southwest
6	Denver	119.922	25-13	Northwest
7	Houston	119.477	24-15	Southwest
8	Portland	119.439	22-14	Northwest
9	Utah	119.431	22-15	Northwest
10	San Antonio	119.416	24-12	Southwest
11	Dallas	119.369	22-15	Southwest
12	Phoenix	119.139	21-13	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.908	22-14	Southeast
14	Detroit	118.489	22-13	Central
15	Miami	118.393	19-17	Southeast
16	Indiana	117.151	13-24	Central
17	Toronto	116.298	16-22	Atlantic
18	Philadelphia	115.942	17-20	Atlantic
19	Milwaukee	115.435	18-21	Central
20	New Jersey	115.377	18-19	Atlantic
21	Chicago	115.204	16-21	Central
22	Charlotte	114.728	14-24	Southeast
22	New York	113.335	13-22	Atlantic
24	Golden State	111.983	11-28	Pacific
25	Minnesota	111.977	11-25	Northwest
26	Washington	111.940	7-29	Southeast
27	Memphis	111.209	11-26	Southwest
28	Sacramento	110.874	9-29	Pacific
29	L.A. Clippers	110.794	8-29	Pacific
30	OK City	109.162	6-32	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on January 11

Week 10: Wade Heating Up Miami

After a disastrous season last year, the Heat are turning it around thanks to a healthy Dwyane Wade and first-year coach Erik Spoelstra. Wade scored 29 points on Saturday at Miami overcame a 16-point deficit to beat New Jersey for their 18th win of the season. By comparison, Miami had only 15 wins all of last season. The Heat come in at No. 15 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	126.531	26-8	Atlantic
2	L.A. Lakers	126.074	27-5	Pacific
3	Cleveland	125.765	27-6	Central
4	New Orleans	121.265	20-10	Southwest
5	Orlando	121.089	26-8	Southeast
6	Denver	119.903	23-12	Northwest
7	Houston	119.780	21-14	Southwest
8	Dallas	119.757	20-13	Southwest
9	Portland	119.539	20-14	Northwest
10	San Antonio	119.348	22-11	Southwest
11	Utah	119.301	19-15	Northwest
12	Phoenix	119.132	19-12	Pacific
13	Atlanta	118.869	22-11	Southeast
14	Detroit	118.462	21-11	Central
15	Miami	118.448	18-14	Southeast
16	Indiana	117.454	12-21	Central
17	Toronto	116.024	14-20	Atlantic
18	Philadelphia	115.769	13-20	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.527	14-20	Central
20	New Jersey	115.412	16-18	Atlantic
21	Milwaukee	115.124	16-19	Central
22	Charlotte	114.821	12-22	Southeast
22	New York	113.303	13-19	Atlantic
24	Golden State	112.040	10-25	Pacific
25	Washington	111.841	7-25	Southeast
26	Minnesota	111.523	8-25	Northwest
27	Sacramento	111.119	8-26	Pacific
28	Memphis	111.102	11-23	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	111.018	8-25	Pacific
30	OK City	108.871	4-30	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on January 4

Week 8: Everybody Beats The Wiz

Washington's loss to Dallas (97-86) on Sunday was the Wizards 21st in 25 games, tying the 1966-67 Baltimore Bullets for the worst start in franchise history. Just a year removed from making the playoffs, the Wiz are No. 26 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	126.368	22-5	Pacific
2	Boston	126.305	26-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	125.719	23-4	Central
4	New Orleans	121.568	16-7	Southwest
5	Denver	120.321	18-10	Northwest
6	Houston	120.133	19-9	Southwest
7	Orlando	119.910	22-6	Southeast
8	Dallas	119.855	15-11	Southwest
9	Portland	119.575	17-11	Northwest
10	Utah	119.455	17-22	Northwest
11	San Antonio	119.289	17-10	Southwest
12	Phoenix	119.112	16-11	Pacific
13	Detroit	118.354	14-11	Central
14	Indiana	118.204	10-17	Central
15	Atlanta	118.027	17-10	Southeast
16	Toronto	115.938	11-17	Atlantic
17	Philadelphia	115.909	12-15	Atlantic
18	Chicago	115.862	13-14	Central
19	New Jersey	115.796	13-14	Atlantic
20	Miami	115.196	14-12	Southeast
21	Charlotte	115.115	9-19	Southeast
22	Milwaukee	113.987	13-16	Central
22	New York	113.586	11-16	Atlantic
24	Golden State	112.125	8-21	Pacific
25	Sacramento	111.932	7-22	Pacific
26	Washington	111.783	4-21	Southeast
27	Minnesota	111.391	4-22	Northwest
28	L.A. Clippers	111.031	8-20	Pacific
29	Memphis	110.983	9-18	Southwest
30	OK City	108.399	3-25	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 21

Week 7: Hawks Ground Cavs

The Hawks snapped Cleveland's 11-game winning streak with a 97-92 victory on Saturday despite Lebron James' 33 points. It was the first time Cleveland had lost this season when LeBron scores over 30 and just Atlanta's second win in the last eight meetings with the Cavs. Atlanta comes in at No. 14 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	127.040	20-3	Pacific
2	Boston	125.766	20-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	125.426	20-4	Central
4	New Orleans	121.481	13-7	Southwest
5	Houston	120.304	15-9	Southwest
6	Denver	120.221	16-7	Northwest
7	Dallas	120.050	13-9	Southwest
8	Orlando	119.669	18-6	Southeast
9	Portland	119.646	15-7	Northwest
10	Utah	119.595	15-10	Northwest
11	Phoenix	119.206	12-9	Pacific
12	San Antonio	119.091	15-8	Southwest
13	Detroit	118.766	13-9	Central
14	Atlanta	117.614	14-9	Southeast
15	Toronto	116.172	10-13	Atlantic
16	Chicago	115.988	11-12	Central
17	New Jersey	115.926	11-11	Atlantic
18	Philadelphia	115.716	10-14	Atlantic
19	Indiana	115.678	7-16	Central
20	Miami	115.622	12-11	Southeast
21	Charlotte	115.019	7-17	Southeast
22	Milwaukee	113.534	10-15	Central
22	New York	113.246	11-12	Atlantic
24	Golden State	112.290	7-17	Pacific
25	Sacramento	112.262	6-18	Pacific
26	Washington	112.128	4-17	Southeast
27	Minnesota	111.810	4-19	Northwest
28	Memphis	110.537	9-15	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	110.239	6-17	Pacific
30	OK City	108.231	2-23	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 14

Week 6: Golden Nuggets

The swap of Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups has worked out very well for Denver. The Nuggets are 13-4 since acquiring Billups and are keyed by a surprisingly tough defense that is ranked fifth in the league in field goal percentage allowed. The improved play has the Nuggets all the way up to No. 6 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	127.705	17-2	Pacific
2	Boston	125.126	20-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	124.905	17-3	Central
4	New Orleans	121.485	11-6	Southwest
5	Houston	120.594	13-7	Southwest
6	Denver	119.974	14-7	Northwest
7	Utah	119.937	13-9	Northwest
8	Dallas	119.808	11-8	Southwest
9	Phoenix	119.664	12-9	Pacific
10	Portland	119.616	15-7	Northwest
11	Orlando	119.563	15-5	Southeast
12	Indiana	119.492	7-13	Central
13	Detroit	119.391	11-8	Central
14	San Antonio	118.475	11-8	Southwest
15	Atlanta	117.629	12-7	Southeast
16	Toronto	116.238	8-11	Atlantic
17	Chicago	116.149	9-11	Central
18	New Jersey	116.048	11-8	Atlantic
19	Miami	115.746	11-9	Southeast
20	Philadelphia	115.603	9-12	Atlantic
21	Charlotte	115.131	7-13	Southeast
22	Milwaukee	113.587	9-13	Central
22	New York	112.689	9-11	Atlantic
24	Sacramento	112.572	5-16	Pacific
25	Golden State	112.509	5-15	Pacific
26	Minnesota	112.213	4-15	Northwest
27	Washington	111.587	3-15	Southeast
28	Memphis	110.125	5-15	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	109.447	4-16	Pacific
30	OK City	108.401	2-19	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 7

Week 5: Thunder Not OK

Oklahoma City snapped a franchise-record 14-game losing streak with a 111-103 win over Memphis on Saturday night, but that has been one of the few bright spots for the former Seattle franchise. The rough start got coach P.J. Carlesimo canned and has the Thunder mired in last place in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	127.906	14-1	Pacific
2	Boston	124.540	16-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	124.368	14-3	Central
4	New Orleans	121.803	9-6	Southwest
5	Phoenix	120.645	11-7	Pacific
6	Utah	120.520	11-7	Northwest
7	Houston	120.450	11-7	Southwest
8	Detroit	119.773	10-6	Central
9	Denver	119.593	12-6	Northwest
10	Orlando	119.379	13-4	Southeast
11	Dallas	119.237	8-8	Southwest
12	Portland	118.967	12-6	Northwest
13	San Antonio	118.331	9-7	Southwest
14	Atlanta	117.997	10-6	Southeast
15	Indiana	117.090	6-10	Central
16	Toronto	116.719	8-8	Atlantic
17	Chicago	116.382	8-9	Central
18	Miami	115.619	8-9	Southeast
19	Philadelphia	115.574	7-10	Atlantic
20	New Jersey	115.530	9-7	Atlantic
21	Charlotte	114.850	5-11	Southeast
22	Milwaukee	113.270	7-12	Central
22	Golden State	113.166	5-12	Pacific
24	Sacramento	112.994	5-14	Pacific
25	New York	112.518	8-8	Atlantic
26	Minnesota	112.335	4-11	Northwest
27	Washington	110.617	2-12	Southeast
28	Memphis	110.511	4-13	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	108.793	3-13	Pacific
30	OK City	108.516	2-16	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on November 30

Week 4: Pistons Not Firing On Cylinders

Detroit looked to shake up the lineup with the acquisition of Allen Iverson. But the Pistons looked a far cry from the Eastern Conference contenders as they dropped three of four last week, including back-to-back losses to Boston and Minnesota by an average of 22 points. Detroit is No. 7 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	127.824	11-1	Pacific
2	Boston	124.331	13-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	123.874	10-3	Central
4	New Orleans	122.427	7-5	Southwest
5	Phoenix	121.414	9-5	Pacific
6	Utah	121.202	9-5	Northwest
7	Detroit	120.504	8-5	Central
8	Houston	120.281	10-5	Southwest
9	Portland	120.068	8-6	Northwest
10	Denver	119.418	9-5	Northwest
11	Orlando	119.149	10-4	Southeast
12	Atlanta	118.631	8-5	Southeast
13	Dallas	118.522	6-7	Southwest
14	San Antonio	118.087	6-6	Southwest
15	Indiana	117.739	5-7	Central
16	Toronto	116.780	6-7	Atlantic
17	Chicago	116.466	6-8	Central
18	Philadelphia	115.761	7-7	Atlantic
19	Miami	115.511	7-7	Southeast
20	New Jersey	114.840	6-6	Atlantic
21	Charlotte	114.683	4-9	Southeast
22	Golden State	113.721	5-8	Pacific
22	Sacramento	113.046	5-10	Pacific
24	Milwaukee	112.927	7-9	Central
25	New York	112.621	7-6	Atlantic
26	Minnesota	111.531	3-9	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.824	4-9	Southwest
28	Washington	110.356	1-10	Southeast
29	OK City	109.239	1-13	Northwest
30	L.A. Clippers	108.157	2-11	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 23

Week 3: 38 Special For LeBron, Cavs

Cleveland made a nice off-season acquisition in Mo Williams, but it's once again LeBron James leading the way as the Cavs have won seven straight. James has scored at least 38 points in four of his last six games to help Cleveland move up to No. 3 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	128.269	7-1	Pacific
2	Boston	124.463	9-2	Atlantic
3	Cleveland	123.572	8-2	Central
4	New Orleans	123.466	5-4	Southwest
5	Utah	122.193	6-4	Northwest
6	Phoenix	121.853	8-3	Pacific
7	Indiana	121.264	4-5	Central
8	Detroit	120.824	7-3	Central
9	Houston	120.332	6-4	Southwest
10	Atlanta	119.738	6-3	Southeast
11	Denver	118.934	6-4	Northwest
12	Orlando	118.933	7-3	Southeast
13	San Antonio	118.551	4-5	Southwest
14	Dallas	118.026	3-7	Southwest
15	Portland	117.366	6-4	Northwest
16	Toronto	116.988	5-4	Atlantic
17	Chicago	116.221	5-5	Central
18	Miami	115.250	5-5	Southeast
19	Philadelphia	115.174	5-5	Atlantic
20	Charlotte	114.906	3-6	Southeast
21	New Jersey	113.945	4-5	Atlantic
22	Golden State	113.508	4-6	Pacific
22	Sacramento	112.950	4-7	Pacific
24	Milwaukee	112.305	5-6	Central
25	New York	112.281	6-4	Atlantic
26	Minnesota	110.970	1-8	Northwest
27	Memphis	110.714	3-7	Southwest
28	OK City	110.493	1-9	Northwest
29	Washington	110.463	1-6	Southeast
30	L.A. Clippers	107.285	1-8	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 16

Week 2: San Antonio Not Earning Its Spurs

It hasn't been a good start for the perennial contenders in San Antonio. A 1-4 record -- their worst start in the Tim Duncan era -- was compounded by an ankle injury to guard Tony Parker that will keep him out at least two weeks. The Spurs have dropped all the way to No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	128.356	5-0	Pacific
2	Boston	124.911	6-1	Atlantic
3	New Orleans	124.157	4-2	Southwest
4	Utah	123.704	5-1	Northwest
5	Cleveland	123.189	5-2	Central
6	Phoenix	122.648	5-2	Pacific
7	Indiana	121.588	2-3	Central
8	Detroit	120.798	4-2	Central
9	Houston	120.412	4-3	Southwest
10	Atlanta	119.647	5-0	Southeast
11	San Antonio	119.598	1-4	Southwest
12	Orlando	119.005	4-2	Southeast
13	Denver	118.635	3-3	Northwest
14	Dallas	118.368	2-4	Southwest
15	Toronto	117.310	4-2	Atlantic
16	Portland	116.585	3-3	Northwest
17	Chicago	115.444	3-4	Central
18	Charlotte	115.003	2-4	Southeast
19	Philadelphia	114.616	2-4	Atlantic
20	Miami	114.302	3-3	Southeast
21	Golden State	114.055	2-5	Pacific
22	New Jersey	113.613	2-3	Atlantic
22	Sacramento	112.482	3-4	Pacific
24	Milwaukee	111.575	3-4	Central
25	New York	111.117	4-2	Atlantic
26	Minnesota	111.104	1-5	Northwest
27	OK City	110.637	1-5	Northwest
28	Memphis	110.595	3-4	Southwest
29	Washington	110.590	0-5	Southeast
30	L.A. Clippers	106.878	1-6	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 9

Week 1: Lakers Off To Fast Start

Looking to rebound after coming up just short in last year's NBA finals, the Lakers are off to a 3-0 start thanks to the leadership of Kobe Bryant and the return of Andrew Bynum from injury. LA had little resistance in beating Portland and the Clippers, and finished the week with a come-from-behind win at Denver. The start has the Lakers ranked No. 1 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel NBA ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	127.449	3-0	Pacific
2	New Orleans	125.921	3-0	Southwest
3	Utah	125.817	2-0	Northwest
4	Boston	124.520	2-1	Atlantic
5	Phoenix	123.121	2-1	Pacific
6	Houston	122.478	3-0	Southwest
7	Cleveland	122.024	1-2	Central
8	San Antonio	121.813	0-2	Southwest
9	Detroit	121.631	2-0	Central
10	Indiana	121.349	1-1	Central
11	Dallas	119.350	1-1	Southwest
12	Denver	118.873	1-2	Northwest
13	Orlando	118.472	1-2	Southeast
14	Atlanta	117.936	2-0	Southeast
15	Toronto	117.694	3-0	Atlantic
16	Golden State	116.368	1-2	Pacific
17	Portland	116.137	1-2	Northwest
18	Charlotte	115.829	1-1	Southeast
19	Philadelphia	115.228	1-2	Atlantic
20	Chicago	114.075	2-1	Central
21	New Jersey	114.025	1-1	Atlantic
22	Washington	112.047	0-2	Southeast
22	Minnesota	111.657	1-2	Northwest
24	Miami	111.351	1-2	Southeast
25	Sacramento	111.125	0-3	Pacific
26	Milwaukee	110.857	2-2	Central
27	OK City	109.769	1-2	Northwest
28	Memphis	109.321	1-2	Southwest
29	New York	108.628	1-2	Atlantic
30	L.A. Clippers	104.454	0-3	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IA
1. Alabama 115.676
2. Florida 110.370
3. Texas 109.929
4. Boise State 107.739
5. TCU 107.230
(Through Games on 1/7)

FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IAA
1. Villanova 86.981
2. Montana 85.073
3. William & Mary 83.835
4. Appalachian State 81.816
5. Richmond 79.909
(Through Games on 12/18)

PRO FOOTBALL
FINAL REGULAR SEASON DUNKEL TOP 5
1. New Orleans 142.626
2. Indianapolis 139.044
3. Minnesota 137.750
4. Dallas 137.542
5. San Diego 136.964
(Through Games on 2/7)

CFL FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Montreal 121.334
2. Saskatechewan 114.639
3. Calgary 111.718
4. BC 108.774
5. Edmonton 108.335
(Through Games on 11/29)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Kansas 77.030
2. Duke 76.855
3. Ohio State 74.532
4. Syracuse 73.819
5. Maryland 73.661
(Through Games on 3/7)

PRO BASKETBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Cleveland 123.570
2. LA Lakers 123.518
3. Orlando 122.215
4. Denver 121.138
5. Utah 120.710
(Through Games on 3/7)

WNBA BASKETBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Phoenix 115.333
2. Indiana 113.532
3. Los Angeles 112.012
4. Seattle 111.883
5. Atlanta 110.672
(Through Games on 10/9)

PRO HOCKEY
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Washington 12.150
2. San Jose 12.057
3. Chicago 11.953
4. Los Angeles 11.816
5. Vancouver 11.773
(Through Games on 3/7)

PRO BASEBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. NY Yankees 16.958
2. LA Angels 16.331
3. Philadelphia 16.140
4. Boston 15.885
5. Texas 15.652
(Through Games on 11/4)

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