NBA Basketball Rankings
Final 2006-07: Spurs Claim Fourth Title
After surviving the rugged Western Conference, there was no doubt who the better
team was in the finals this year as San Antonio dominated Cleveland in a
four-game sweep for the Spurs' fourth championship in nine years. Trying
to live up to the pressure of the "dynasty" tag, San Antonio used a stifling
defense to shut down Cleveland's LeBron James and got an MVP performance out of
Tony Parker, who averaged 24.5 points per game on 57 percent shooting in the
series. The Spurs finish a solid No. 1 in the Index, while Cleveland
finished at No. 4. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the 2006-07 season.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
125.386 |
58-24 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Phoenix |
123.651 |
61-21 |
Pacific |
| 3 |
Dallas |
123.242 |
67-15 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Cleveland |
122.475 |
50-32 |
Central |
| 5 |
Chicago |
121.347 |
49-33 |
Central |
| 6 |
Detroit |
119.699 |
53-29 |
Central |
| 7 |
Utah |
118.836 |
51-31 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Golden State |
118.538 |
42-40 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
New Jersey |
118.487 |
41-41 |
Atlantic |
| 10 |
Denver |
118.096 |
45-37 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Houston |
118.085 |
52-30 |
Southwest |
| 12 |
L.A. Lakers |
117.365 |
42-40 |
Pacific |
| 13 |
L.A. Clippers |
116.988 |
40-42 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
Toronto |
116.956 |
47-35 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Orlando |
116.483 |
40-42 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Washington |
116.451 |
41-41 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
Sacramento |
116.294 |
33-49 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Miami |
115.835 |
44-38 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Minnesota |
115.171 |
32-50 |
Northwest |
| 20 |
Milwaukee |
114.913 |
28-54 |
Central |
| 21 |
New Orleans |
114.872 |
39-43 |
Southwest |
| 22 |
Indiana |
114.652 |
35-47 |
Central |
| 22 |
Philadelphia |
114.639 |
35-47 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
Seattle |
114.583 |
31-51 |
Northwest |
| 25 |
Boston |
114.400 |
24-58 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
New York |
114.298 |
33-49 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Charlotte |
114.186 |
33-49 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Portland |
113.206 |
32-50 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
Memphis |
113.082 |
22-60 |
Southwest |
| 30 |
Atlanta |
112.459 |
30-52 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on June 14
Regular Season: Spurs Finish No. 1
While much of the attention has been on Dallas and Phoenix in the West, San
Antonio slipped just ahead of the two in the final regular season ratings thanks
to a stretch that saw the Spurs win 25 of 28 from mid-February until the last
week of the season. The highest rating in the East goes to Chicago, which
had a similar run in winning 20 of 27 before losing the season finale at New
Jersey. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the 2006-07 regular season.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
123.861 |
58-24 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Dallas |
123.407 |
67-15 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
123.016 |
61-21 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Chicago |
121.198 |
49-33 |
Central |
| 5 |
Houston |
120.344 |
52-30 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Detroit |
119.579 |
53-29 |
Central |
| 7 |
Cleveland |
119.015 |
50-32 |
Central |
| 8 |
Utah |
118.676 |
51-31 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
Denver |
118.075 |
45-37 |
Northwest |
| 10 |
L.A. Lakers |
117.424 |
42-40 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
L.A. Clippers |
116.988 |
40-42 |
Pacific |
| 12 |
Toronto |
116.942 |
47-35 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
New Jersey |
116.771 |
41-41 |
Atlantic |
| 14 |
Washington |
116.583 |
41-41 |
Southeast |
| 15 |
Orlando |
116.369 |
40-42 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Sacramento |
116.294 |
33-49 |
Pacific |
| 17 |
Golden State |
116.222 |
42-40 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Miami |
115.941 |
44-38 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Minnesota |
115.171 |
32-50 |
Northwest |
| 20 |
Milwaukee |
114.913 |
28-54 |
Central |
| 21 |
New Orleans |
114.872 |
39-43 |
Southwest |
| 22 |
Indiana |
114.652 |
35-47 |
Central |
| 22 |
Philadelphia |
114.639 |
35-47 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
Seattle |
114.583 |
31-51 |
Northwest |
| 25 |
Boston |
114.400 |
24-58 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
New York |
114.298 |
33-49 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Charlotte |
114.186 |
33-49 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Portland |
113.206 |
32-50 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
Memphis |
113.082 |
22-60 |
Southwest |
| 30 |
Atlanta |
112.459 |
30-52 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on April 18
Week 24: Chicago Style Tasting Good
Scott Skiles has the Bulls focused on 50 wins and that motivation is helping
them lock up the No. 2 seed in the East. Chicago moved to within one win
of the 50-win plateau after trouncing the short-handed Wizards on Sunday
(101-68) for its third straight win and 10th in 12 games. The streak moved
Chicago to the top of the Index, while San Antonio dropped to No. 2 after losing
at Dallas (91-86). Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Chicago |
128.577 |
49-32 |
Central |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
126.029 |
58-22 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
125.944 |
61-19 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Cleveland |
122.844 |
48-32 |
Central |
| 5 |
Golden State |
122.540 |
40-40 |
Pacific |
| 6 |
Toronto |
121.583 |
47-33 |
Atlantic |
| 7 |
Dallas |
120.617 |
66-14 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
Orlando |
119.821 |
38-42 |
Southeast |
| 9 |
Charlotte |
119.181 |
33-48 |
Southeast |
| 10 |
Houston |
119.102 |
51-29 |
Southwest |
| 11 |
L.A. Clippers |
118.799 |
39-41 |
Pacific |
| 12 |
Detroit |
118.608 |
51-29 |
Central |
| 13 |
Philadelphia |
118.508 |
34-46 |
Atlantic |
| 14 |
Denver |
117.924 |
43-37 |
Northwest |
| 15 |
New Orleans |
117.129 |
37-43 |
Southwest |
| 16 |
New Jersey |
116.849 |
39-41 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
Miami |
116.415 |
44-36 |
Southeast |
| 18 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.345 |
41-40 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
Utah |
115.607 |
49-31 |
Northwest |
| 20 |
Sacramento |
115.272 |
33-47 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Indiana |
115.251 |
35-45 |
Central |
| 22 |
Portland |
114.032 |
32-48 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Washington |
113.008 |
40-40 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Boston |
112.875 |
23-57 |
Atlantic |
| 25 |
Seattle |
112.539 |
31-50 |
Northwest |
| 26 |
New York |
111.672 |
32-48 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
111.327 |
32-48 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Memphis |
110.483 |
20-60 |
Southwest |
| 29 |
Atlanta |
109.784 |
29-51 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Milwaukee |
109.505 |
27-53 |
Central |
* Updated Through Games on April 15
Week 23: Lakers Sinking Fast
While Kobe Bryant may be setting scoring records, his Laker teammates are not
contributing enough to keep L.A. in the win column right now. The Lakers
have lost five of their last seven, including a 115-107 loss to Phoenix on
Sunday, that has dropped Phil Jackson's team to seventh in the Western
Conference playoff standings and No. 21 in the Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
127.634 |
55-21 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Chicago |
123.152 |
46-32 |
Central |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
122.701 |
58-19 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Toronto |
122.183 |
44-33 |
Atlantic |
| 5 |
Detroit |
121.282 |
49-27 |
Central |
| 6 |
Dallas |
121.195 |
63-13 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Denver |
120.884 |
40-36 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
L.A. Clippers |
120.739 |
37-38 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Golden State |
119.254 |
37-40 |
Pacific |
| 10 |
Cleveland |
118.703 |
46-32 |
Central |
| 11 |
Charlotte |
118.205 |
31-47 |
Southeast |
| 12 |
New Orleans |
117.994 |
36-41 |
Southwest |
| 13 |
Orlando |
117.450 |
35-41 |
Southeast |
| 14 |
Houston |
117.133 |
47-29 |
Southwest |
| 15 |
New Jersey |
117.072 |
36-40 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Miami |
116.767 |
42-35 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
Indiana |
116.448 |
34-42 |
Central |
| 18 |
Philadelphia |
116.270 |
31-45 |
Atlantic |
| 19 |
Utah |
116.108 |
48-28 |
Northwest |
| 20 |
Seattle |
115.774 |
31-46 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
L.A. Lakers |
115.767 |
40-37 |
Pacific |
| 22 |
Boston |
114.907 |
23-53 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Portland |
114.827 |
31-45 |
Northwest |
| 24 |
Washington |
114.146 |
39-37 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
New York |
113.691 |
32-44 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
Sacramento |
112.853 |
31-44 |
Pacific |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
112.811 |
32-44 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Atlanta |
112.199 |
28-49 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Milwaukee |
111.844 |
26-50 |
Central |
| 30 |
Memphis |
108.139 |
19-59 |
Southwest |
* Updated Through Games on April 8
Week 22: San Antonio Earning Its Spurs
With the focus in the West squarely on Dallas and Phoenix, San Antonio has
quietly sent a message that they are not to be overlooked. The Spurs put
together a six-game winning streak that surprisingly ended on Sunday when
Indiana erased a seven-point deficit in the final four minutes of a 100-99
Pacers' victory. But the setback was not enough to keep San Antonio from
taking over the top spot in the Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
125.795 |
53-21 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Detroit |
124.546 |
48-27 |
Central |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
123.179 |
56-18 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Dallas |
121.935 |
62-12 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
Houston |
121.639 |
47-28 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
L.A. Clippers |
121.179 |
37-37 |
Pacific |
| 7 |
Toronto |
119.910 |
42-33 |
Atlantic |
| 8 |
Utah |
119.890 |
48-26 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
Cleveland |
119.597 |
45-31 |
Central |
| 10 |
Denver |
119.520 |
38-36 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Chicago |
119.188 |
45-31 |
Central |
| 12 |
New Jersey |
118.441 |
35-39 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
New Orleans |
118.204 |
35-40 |
Southwest |
| 14 |
Washington |
117.707 |
39-35 |
Southeast |
| 15 |
Boston |
117.315 |
23-51 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Golden State |
116.892 |
36-39 |
Pacific |
| 17 |
Seattle |
116.869 |
30-45 |
Northwest |
| 18 |
Philadelphia |
116.846 |
30-44 |
Atlantic |
| 19 |
Miami |
116.436 |
41-34 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.185 |
39-36 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Charlotte |
116.154 |
30-46 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
Orlando |
115.143 |
34-41 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
New York |
114.759 |
31-43 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
Indiana |
113.457 |
32-42 |
Central |
| 25 |
Milwaukee |
112.689 |
26-48 |
Central |
| 26 |
Portland |
111.798 |
30-44 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
111.426 |
31-43 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Atlanta |
110.909 |
27-48 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Sacramento |
110.694 |
30-44 |
Pacific |
| 30 |
Memphis |
109.829 |
19-57 |
Southwest |
* Updated Through Games on April 1
Week 21: L.A. Not Clipped Yet
The race between the Clippers and Golden State for the eighth and final playoff
spot in the West is heating up and so is Los Angeles. The Clippers moved a
game and a half ahead of the Warriors thanks to a four-game winning streak
capped off by a 111-105 win against the Wizards on Saturday night. Golden
State has also been playing well, but slipped against the Lakers Sunday night
for just their third loss in 11 games. The Clippers are No. 5 in the
Index; the Warriors are No. 8. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Detroit |
126.371 |
44-25 |
Central |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
126.331 |
49-20 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Dallas |
126.318 |
58-11 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Houston |
121.891 |
44-26 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
L.A. Clippers |
121.539 |
34-36 |
Pacific |
| 6 |
Denver |
121.235 |
35-33 |
Northwest |
| 7 |
Cleveland |
121.109 |
42-28 |
Central |
| 8 |
Golden State |
118.776 |
33-38 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Toronto |
118.685 |
38-31 |
Atlantic |
| 10 |
Utah |
118.346 |
45-24 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Chicago |
117.596 |
41-30 |
Central |
| 12 |
Phoenix |
117.458 |
52-17 |
Pacific |
| 13 |
New Orleans |
117.400 |
32-38 |
Southwest |
| 14 |
Washington |
117.128 |
37-31 |
Southeast |
| 15 |
Orlando |
117.109 |
32-38 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Philadelphia |
116.525 |
28-42 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
Milwaukee |
116.213 |
25-43 |
Central |
| 18 |
New Jersey |
115.723 |
32-38 |
Atlantic |
| 19 |
Boston |
114.781 |
20-49 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Seattle |
114.736 |
27-42 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Miami |
114.638 |
37-32 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
L.A. Lakers |
114.421 |
38-32 |
Pacific |
| 22 |
Indiana |
114.217 |
31-38 |
Central |
| 24 |
Portland |
114.121 |
29-41 |
Northwest |
| 25 |
Charlotte |
114.020 |
26-45 |
Southeast |
| 26 |
Atlanta |
113.684 |
27-44 |
Southeast |
| 27 |
New York |
113.020 |
30-39 |
Atlantic |
| 28 |
Sacramento |
112.402 |
30-40 |
Pacific |
| 29 |
Minnesota |
111.718 |
30-39 |
Northwest |
| 30 |
Memphis |
110.617 |
17-53 |
Southwest |
* Updated Through Games on March 25
Week 20: Cleveland Rocks To Top
Cleveland may be changing the perception that the Western Conference is far
better than the East as the Cavaliers have built an 18-9 record against the
West, including Saturday's 82-73 win over Utah. The win was the eighth
straight for the Cavs and provided a little extra satisfaction as it marked the
first appearance by Carlos Boozer in Cleveland since he left for more money
three years ago. The streak also has Cleveland No. 1 in the Index just
ahead of Dallas, which slipped a bit with back-to-back losses to Golden State
and Phoenix during the week. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Cleveland |
126.027 |
41-25 |
Central |
| 2 |
Dallas |
125.750 |
54-11 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Detroit |
124.538 |
42-23 |
Central |
| 4 |
Houston |
123.903 |
42-25 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
San Antonio |
122.911 |
46-20 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Denver |
122.371 |
33-31 |
Northwest |
| 7 |
Utah |
120.921 |
43-23 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Chicago |
120.260 |
39-29 |
Central |
| 9 |
Boston |
119.919 |
20-46 |
Atlantic |
| 10 |
Golden State |
119.536 |
32-36 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
Miami |
119.145 |
36-30 |
Southeast |
| 12 |
Washington |
118.495 |
36-28 |
Southeast |
| 13 |
Milwaukee |
118.437 |
25-41 |
Central |
| 14 |
Seattle |
118.056 |
26-40 |
Northwest |
| 15 |
Orlando |
117.348 |
31-37 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Phoenix |
117.261 |
50-16 |
Pacific |
| 17 |
New York |
116.385 |
30-36 |
Atlantic |
| 18 |
Sacramento |
116.356 |
29-37 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
New Jersey |
115.958 |
31-36 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
L.A. Clippers |
114.719 |
30-36 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
114.685 |
26-41 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Toronto |
114.336 |
36-31 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
New Orleans |
112.610 |
29-37 |
Southwest |
| 24 |
Portland |
112.179 |
26-40 |
Northwest |
| 25 |
Memphis |
111.771 |
17-50 |
Southwest |
| 26 |
Charlotte |
111.401 |
24-43 |
Southeast |
| 27 |
L.A. Lakers |
111.370 |
35-32 |
Pacific |
| 28 |
Indiana |
111.253 |
30-35 |
Central |
| 29 |
Minnesota |
110.171 |
28-37 |
Northwest |
| 30 |
Atlanta |
110.063 |
26-41 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on March 18
Week 19: Miami Bringing On The Heat
When Dwyane Wade went down with a shoulder injury, it was questionable whether
the defending-champion Heat would be able to even make it back to the playoffs.
But Miami has responded by winning six straight games, including two over
Southeast Division-leading Washington, to get right back into the thick of the
playoff chase. The Heat, who have also won 12 straight home games, are
just a game behind the Wizards in the division standings and have moved up to
No. 4 in the Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Dallas |
129.898 |
52-9 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
128.646 |
45-18 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Utah |
125.823 |
43-19 |
Northwest |
| 4 |
Miami |
123.005 |
33-29 |
Southeast |
| 5 |
Cleveland |
122.981 |
38-25 |
Central |
| 6 |
Chicago |
122.398 |
37-28 |
Central |
| 7 |
Houston |
121.958 |
39-24 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
Phoenix |
119.945 |
48-14 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Detroit |
119.823 |
39-22 |
Central |
| 10 |
Portland |
119.165 |
26-36 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Milwaukee |
118.586 |
23-40 |
Central |
| 12 |
Philadelphia |
117.663 |
25-38 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
Denver |
116.736 |
30-31 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
Sacramento |
116.253 |
28-34 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
Toronto |
115.874 |
34-29 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Washington |
115.525 |
34-28 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
New Orleans |
115.303 |
28-35 |
Southwest |
| 18 |
Orlando |
114.827 |
29-35 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Golden State |
114.534 |
29-36 |
Pacific |
| 20 |
Boston |
114.531 |
18-44 |
Atlantic |
| 21 |
Seattle |
114.448 |
25-38 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
New York |
114.424 |
29-34 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
L.A. Clippers |
114.097 |
29-33 |
Pacific |
| 24 |
Atlanta |
114.059 |
25-29 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Memphis |
112.923 |
16-48 |
Southwest |
| 26 |
New Jersey |
112.506 |
28-35 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
112.340 |
27-35 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
L.A. Lakers |
110.739 |
33-31 |
Pacific |
| 29 |
Indiana |
109.266 |
29-33 |
Central |
| 30 |
Charlotte |
108.981 |
22-41 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on March 11
Week 18: Utah Getting Jazzed Up On Road
The Jazz won three straight road games last week over Memphis, Minnesota and New
Orleans by an average margin of 18.66 points to push their record to 10-2 since
the start of February. Utah has now won eight of its last 10 road games
after starting out the season 10-10 outside Salt Lake City. Even more
impressive is the fact that the Jazz are 14-0 when leading after three quarters
on the road. The push has been good enough to move Utah up to No. 3 in the
Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
129.730 |
41-18 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Dallas |
127.893 |
49-9 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Utah |
124.217 |
39-19 |
Northwest |
| 4 |
Cleveland |
124.089 |
34-25 |
Central |
| 5 |
Chicago |
122.281 |
34-27 |
Central |
| 6 |
Detroit |
121.080 |
37-20 |
Central |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
120.649 |
45-14 |
Pacific |
| 8 |
Miami |
120.198 |
29-29 |
Southeast |
| 9 |
Sacramento |
119.557 |
26-32 |
Pacific |
| 10 |
L.A. Lakers |
119.079 |
33-26 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
Toronto |
118.601 |
32-28 |
Atlantic |
| 12 |
Milwaukee |
118.263 |
22-37 |
Central |
| 13 |
Seattle |
117.427 |
23-35 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
L.A. Clippers |
117.232 |
28-30 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
Houston |
116.881 |
36-23 |
Southwest |
| 16 |
New Orleans |
116.875 |
28-31 |
Southwest |
| 17 |
Philadelphia |
116.470 |
21-38 |
Atlantic |
| 18 |
Portland |
115.870 |
25-34 |
Northwest |
| 19 |
Boston |
115.711 |
16-42 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Denver |
115.069 |
28-29 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Orlando |
114.879 |
28-32 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
New Jersey |
113.889 |
28-31 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
New York |
113.808 |
28-33 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
Memphis |
112.837 |
15-46 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
Washington |
112.738 |
32-25 |
Southeast |
| 26 |
Atlanta |
112.712 |
22-38 |
Southeast |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
111.016 |
26-32 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Charlotte |
110.362 |
22-37 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Indiana |
108.149 |
29-28 |
Central |
| 30 |
Golden State |
108.067 |
26-34 |
Pacific |
* Updated Through Games on March 4
Week 17: Raptors Feasting In East
Toronto's win at Charlotte on Saturday lifted the Raptors' record to 31-25 and
extended their Atlantic Division lead over New Jersey to five games. It's
the first time since 2002 that the Raptors record stood six games above .500
this late in the season. The turnaround is a far cry from Toronto's
situation at the beginning of the season when the Raptors started out 13-19.
But since that time Toronto has gone 18-6, which is behind just Dallas and
Phoenix for the best record over that span, and has pushed the Raptors up to No.
3 in the Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Dallas |
127.138 |
46-9 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
125.770 |
38-18 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Toronto |
124.914 |
31-25 |
Atlantic |
| 4 |
Utah |
122.580 |
37-18 |
Northwest |
| 5 |
Detroit |
122.492 |
35-19 |
Central |
| 6 |
Chicago |
121.683 |
32-25 |
Central |
| 7 |
Houston |
121.033 |
34-20 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
Cleveland |
120.945 |
32-23 |
Central |
| 9 |
Miami |
120.914 |
26-28 |
Southeast |
| 10 |
L.A. Lakers |
119.841 |
31-25 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
Phoenix |
119.524 |
42-13 |
Pacific |
| 12 |
New Orleans |
118.911 |
27-29 |
Southwest |
| 13 |
Charlotte |
116.798 |
22-34 |
Southeast |
| 14 |
New Jersey |
116.714 |
26-30 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Sacramento |
116.463 |
23-31 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
Seattle |
116.249 |
21-34 |
Northwest |
| 17 |
Portland |
115.585 |
24-33 |
Northwest |
| 18 |
Atlanta |
114.466 |
22-33 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Washington |
114.339 |
31-22 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Minnesota |
114.252 |
25-30 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Denver |
114.212 |
26-28 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Orlando |
114.128 |
27-29 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
Memphis |
113.691 |
15-42 |
Southwest |
| 24 |
L.A. Clippers |
112.994 |
26-29 |
Pacific |
| 25 |
New York |
112.531 |
25-31 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
Milwaukee |
112.501 |
20-37 |
Central |
| 27 |
Golden State |
112.152 |
26-30 |
Pacific |
| 28 |
Indiana |
112.078 |
29-25 |
Central |
| 29 |
Philadelphia |
111.431 |
18-38 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Boston |
109.304 |
13-42 |
Atlantic |
* Updated Through Games on February 25
Week 16: Mavs Head Into Break No. 1
Dallas heads into this weekend's All-Star break with the best record in the NBA
and the top ranking in the Index. The Mavericks finished the first half
with a nine-game winning streak capped by an 80-77 victory at Houston on
Thursday. Over in the East, Cleveland has turned it up a notch by winning
for of its last five, including victories over the Lakers twice and Miami, to
move up to No. 2. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Dallas |
125.525 |
44-9 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Cleveland |
123.578 |
31-22 |
Central |
| 3 |
Utah |
123.159 |
35-17 |
Northwest |
| 4 |
San Antonio |
122.844 |
35-18 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
Detroit |
122.598 |
32-19 |
Central |
| 6 |
Houston |
122.552 |
33-19 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Toronto |
122.075 |
29-24 |
Atlantic |
| 8 |
Miami |
121.720 |
26-26 |
Southeast |
| 9 |
New Orleans |
120.025 |
25-28 |
Southwest |
| 10 |
Seattle |
117.622 |
20-32 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
L.A. Lakers |
117.579 |
30-24 |
Pacific |
| 12 |
Indiana |
116.986 |
28-24 |
Central |
| 13 |
Chicago |
116.764 |
29-25 |
Central |
| 14 |
Minnesota |
116.648 |
25-27 |
Northwest |
| 15 |
Denver |
116.334 |
26-25 |
Northwest |
| 16 |
New York |
115.579 |
23-30 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
Golden State |
115.482 |
25-29 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Phoenix |
115.479 |
39-13 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
Orlando |
115.473 |
27-26 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Sacramento |
115.220 |
22-29 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Atlanta |
114.763 |
21-31 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
New Jersey |
114.368 |
25-29 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Charlotte |
114.358 |
19-33 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Memphis |
114.289 |
14-40 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
Washington |
113.963 |
29-21 |
Southeast |
| 26 |
Portland |
113.696 |
22-32 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
Philadelphia |
113.504 |
17-36 |
Atlantic |
| 28 |
L.A. Clippers |
113.029 |
25-28 |
Pacific |
| 29 |
Boston |
112.560 |
13-38 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Milwaukee |
107.862 |
19-34 |
Central |
* Updated Through Games on February 15
Week 15: Nash-less Suns Cool Down
Any doubts about where the Suns get their energy from have been erased by
Phoenix' struggles without Steve Nash. With the defending two-time MVP on
the bench with a shoulder injury, Phoenix has dropped two straight, including a
116-103 home loss to Chicago on Sunday that was the Bulls' first win in Phoenix
since the days of Michael Jordan in 1996. The skid has dropped the Suns to
No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Dallas |
126.661 |
42-9 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Detroit |
123.986 |
31-18 |
Central |
| 3 |
Cleveland |
123.814 |
30-21 |
Central |
| 4 |
Houston |
122.656 |
32-18 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
Toronto |
121.788 |
27-24 |
Atlantic |
| 6 |
Utah |
120.712 |
33-17 |
Northwest |
| 7 |
Miami |
120.135 |
25-26 |
Southeast |
| 8 |
New Orleans |
119.716 |
24-27 |
Southwest |
| 9 |
Chicago |
119.540 |
29-23 |
Central |
| 10 |
New York |
118.720 |
22-29 |
Atlantic |
| 11 |
Phoenix |
118.604 |
39-12 |
Pacific |
| 12 |
San Antonio |
118.265 |
33-18 |
Southwest |
| 13 |
L.A. Lakers |
117.563 |
30-22 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
New Jersey |
117.170 |
25-27 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Portland |
116.985 |
22-30 |
Northwest |
| 16 |
Atlanta |
116.815 |
20-30 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
Sacramento |
116.643 |
22-27 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Denver |
116.210 |
25-24 |
Northwest |
| 19 |
Indiana |
116.073 |
27-24 |
Central |
| 20 |
Minnesota |
115.867 |
24-27 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
115.139 |
17-35 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Seattle |
114.497 |
19-32 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
L.A. Clippers |
113.987 |
25-26 |
Pacific |
| 24 |
Memphis |
113.985 |
13-39 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
Orlando |
113.769 |
26-26 |
Southeast |
| 26 |
Golden State |
113.262 |
24-28 |
Pacific |
| 27 |
Washington |
112.327 |
28-21 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Charlotte |
111.457 |
18-33 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Boston |
110.009 |
12-38 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Milwaukee |
109.273 |
19-32 |
Central |
* Updated Through Games on February 11
Week 14: Pistons Catching East In Web
Any doubts about Chris Webber's value to the Pistons have been answered in the
early going as Detroit has won seven of its last nine to move into the top spot
in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons completed a strong week by
dominating the Cavaliers in Cleveland (90-78) with Webber finishing with 15
points and six rebounds. Detroit's surge has moved them up to No. 3 in
this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
125.463 |
38-10 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
123.208 |
39-9 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Detroit |
122.916 |
28-18 |
Central |
| 4 |
Toronto |
122.024 |
25-23 |
Atlantic |
| 5 |
Houston |
121.243 |
30-17 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Utah |
120.325 |
32-17 |
Northwest |
| 7 |
New Orleans |
120.248 |
21-27 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
Indiana |
120.214 |
26-22 |
Central |
| 9 |
Chicago |
119.184 |
28-21 |
Central |
| 10 |
Miami |
119.164 |
23-25 |
Southeast |
| 11 |
San Antonio |
119.105 |
32-16 |
Southwest |
| 12 |
L.A. Clippers |
119.070 |
24-23 |
Pacific |
| 13 |
Cleveland |
118.846 |
27-21 |
Central |
| 14 |
L.A. Lakers |
118.765 |
30-19 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
Minnesota |
117.149 |
22-26 |
Northwest |
| 16 |
New York |
116.957 |
21-28 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
Orlando |
116.650 |
25-23 |
Southeast |
| 18 |
Washington |
116.218 |
28-19 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Charlotte |
115.864 |
18-30 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Sacramento |
115.738 |
20-26 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
115.171 |
16-33 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Denver |
114.763 |
23-23 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Atlanta |
114.418 |
18-29 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Memphis |
114.175 |
12-36 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
New Jersey |
113.881 |
22-27 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
Portland |
113.754 |
20-29 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
Seattle |
112.481 |
17-31 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Golden State |
111.122 |
23-26 |
Pacific |
| 29 |
Boston |
110.182 |
12-34 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Milwaukee |
107.332 |
18-30 |
Central |
* Updated Through Games on February 4
Week 13: No Party In Boston
When Paul Pierce went down with an injury, the Celtics knew it would be tough.
But just how tough has become apparent as Boston has lost 11 straight for its
longest losing streak since dropping 13 in a row in 1996-97. The
undermanned Celtics kept the streak alive on Sunday with a 105-91 loss to
Washington that dropped Doc Rivers' team to No. 29 in this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
128.435 |
36-8 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
124.035 |
36-9 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Houston |
123.827 |
27-16 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Chicago |
121.629 |
26-19 |
Central |
| 5 |
San Antonio |
121.003 |
32-14 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Washington |
120.731 |
26-17 |
Southeast |
| 7 |
Detroit |
120.489 |
25-17 |
Central |
| 8 |
New Jersey |
119.825 |
21-23 |
Atlantic |
| 9 |
Indiana |
119.609 |
23-21 |
Central |
| 10 |
L.A. Clippers |
118.626 |
21-22 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
Denver |
118.210 |
22-19 |
Northwest |
| 12 |
Toronto |
118.198 |
22-23 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
Utah |
118.027 |
29-16 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
New Orleans |
117.447 |
18-25 |
Southwest |
| 15 |
New York |
116.996 |
19-27 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Minnesota |
116.221 |
21-22 |
Northwest |
| 17 |
L.A. Lakers |
115.656 |
27-17 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Golden State |
115.573 |
21-23 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
Miami |
115.522 |
19-25 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Orlando |
115.053 |
23-21 |
Southeast |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
114.973 |
14-31 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Sacramento |
114.742 |
17-25 |
Pacific |
| 22 |
Charlotte |
114.436 |
15-28 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Cleveland |
114.354 |
25-19 |
Central |
| 25 |
Seattle |
112.929 |
17-26 |
Northwest |
| 26 |
Portland |
112.926 |
19-26 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
Milwaukee |
112.431 |
18-26 |
Central |
| 28 |
Memphis |
111.849 |
11-34 |
Southwest |
| 29 |
Boston |
110.980 |
12-31 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Atlanta |
110.897 |
15-27 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on January 28
Week 12: Suns Refuse To Set
Phoenix extended its winning streak to 13 games, becoming just the eighth team
in NBA history to have two streaks of that duration in the same season.
The Suns achieved the mark in typical high-scoring fashion as they topped
Minnesota 131-102 behind Shawn Marion's 17 points and 20 rebounds. Phoenix
remains in the top spot for the fourth straight week ahead of Dallas, which has
won 20 of its last 21. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
129.207 |
32-8 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
126.656 |
34-8 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
San Antonio |
122.288 |
29-13 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Chicago |
121.203 |
23-18 |
Central |
| 5 |
Washington |
121.059 |
24-16 |
Southeast |
| 6 |
Houston |
120.441 |
25-16 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Utah |
120.236 |
27-14 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Denver |
120.216 |
20-17 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
New Jersey |
120.052 |
20-20 |
Atlantic |
| 10 |
Charlotte |
119.459 |
14-25 |
Southeast |
| 11 |
Toronto |
118.980 |
19-22 |
Atlantic |
| 12 |
Detroit |
118.945 |
23-16 |
Central |
| 13 |
Seattle |
117.368 |
16-25 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.974 |
26-15 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
Miami |
116.536 |
18-22 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Indiana |
116.472 |
20-20 |
Central |
| 17 |
New Orleans |
115.958 |
16-23 |
Southwest |
| 18 |
L.A. Clippers |
115.916 |
19-21 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
New York |
115.830 |
18-24 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Cleveland |
115.205 |
24-16 |
Central |
| 21 |
Portland |
114.935 |
16-25 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Orlando |
114.883 |
22-19 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
Minnesota |
113.877 |
20-19 |
Northwest |
| 24 |
Sacramento |
112.545 |
15-23 |
Pacific |
| 25 |
Milwaukee |
112.259 |
17-22 |
Central |
| 26 |
Philadelphia |
112.170 |
11-30 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Memphis |
111.740 |
10-31 |
Southwest |
| 28 |
Boston |
111.580 |
12-27 |
Atlantic |
| 29 |
Atlanta |
111.336 |
13-25 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Golden State |
111.303 |
19-22 |
Pacific |
* Updated Through Games on January 21
Week 11: Warriors Not So Golden
With the Warriors down to eight healthy players in uniform and Baron Davis
admitting his focus wasn't entirely on basketball, Golden State fell 118-96 to
Miami on Friday night for its fourth defeat in five games. It was also the
second straight home loss to a Florida team as the Warriors fell 91-76 to
Orlando two nights before. The slide has dropped Golden State to last in
this week's Index, while the Suns continue to hold onto the top spot. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
128.175 |
28-8 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
124.587 |
31-8 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
San Antonio |
124.142 |
27-11 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Houston |
124.130 |
25-13 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
Chicago |
122.115 |
21-17 |
Central |
| 6 |
Cleveland |
121.330 |
23-13 |
Central |
| 7 |
Minnesota |
120.787 |
19-16 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Orlando |
120.393 |
22-16 |
Southeast |
| 9 |
New Jersey |
118.955 |
16-20 |
Atlantic |
| 10 |
Toronto |
118.889 |
17-21 |
Atlantic |
| 11 |
Charlotte |
118.730 |
12-23 |
Southeast |
| 12 |
Indiana |
118.605 |
20-17 |
Central |
| 13 |
L.A. Lakers |
118.429 |
24-13 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
Washington |
118.346 |
20-16 |
Southeast |
| 15 |
Denver |
117.125 |
18-17 |
Northwest |
| 16 |
Miami |
117.035 |
17-19 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
Detroit |
115.820 |
21-14 |
Central |
| 18 |
Sacramento |
115.500 |
14-20 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
L.A. Clippers |
115.294 |
17-20 |
Pacific |
| 20 |
Philadelphia |
115.200 |
10-27 |
Atlantic |
| 21 |
Utah |
114.700 |
24-13 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
New York |
113.560 |
16-22 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Milwaukee |
113.405 |
16-20 |
Central |
| 24 |
New Orleans |
113.128 |
14-22 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
Seattle |
112.517 |
14-25 |
Northwest |
| 26 |
Memphis |
112.280 |
9-29 |
Southwest |
| 27 |
Boston |
112.164 |
12-24 |
Atlantic |
| 28 |
Portland |
110.679 |
15-24 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
Atlanta |
109.161 |
11-23 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Golden State |
108.883 |
18-20 |
Pacific |
* Updated Through Games on January 14
Week 10: Rockets Refuse To Fizzle
When Yao Ming went down with an injury, many expected the Rockets to go down
with him. Instead Houston has rallied around a healthy Tracy McGrady and
kept the ship in full flight. That was on display Friday night as McGrady
scored a season-high 44 points -- topping 30 points for the fourth consecutive
game -- to lead the Rockets to a 100-86 win over Utah for their fifth straight
victory. The stretch puts Houston at No. 6 in this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
127.586 |
25-8 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
124.990 |
27-7 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Chicago |
122.966 |
20-14 |
Central |
| 4 |
San Antonio |
122.843 |
24-11 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
L.A. Lakers |
122.278 |
22-11 |
Pacific |
| 6 |
Houston |
121.774 |
21-13 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Cleveland |
121.385 |
21-12 |
Central |
| 8 |
Milwaukee |
120.197 |
16-17 |
Central |
| 9 |
Orlando |
120.110 |
21-14 |
Southeast |
| 10 |
Minnesota |
120.076 |
17-15 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Washington |
119.981 |
19-14 |
Southeast |
| 12 |
Detroit |
118.989 |
19-12 |
Central |
| 13 |
New Jersey |
118.658 |
14-19 |
Atlantic |
| 14 |
Utah |
117.937 |
24-10 |
Northwest |
| 15 |
Sacramento |
117.361 |
14-17 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
Toronto |
116.582 |
15-19 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
New York |
115.802 |
15-21 |
Atlantic |
| 18 |
Indiana |
115.644 |
18-16 |
Central |
| 19 |
Philadelphia |
114.708 |
9-24 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
L.A. Clippers |
114.531 |
15-19 |
Pacific |
| 21 |
Boston |
114.145 |
12-21 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Golden State |
113.612 |
18-18 |
Pacific |
| 22 |
Charlotte |
113.471 |
9-23 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Denver |
113.080 |
16-15 |
Northwest |
| 25 |
Memphis |
112.497 |
8-27 |
Southwest |
| 26 |
Portland |
111.453 |
14-21 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
Miami |
110.726 |
14-19 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Seattle |
110.718 |
13-23 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
Atlanta |
110.420 |
10-21 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
New Orleans |
109.543 |
12-21 |
Southwest |
* Updated Through Games on January 7
Week 9: Bucks Increase In Value
Milwaukee closed out the 2006 calendar with a 119-102 win over Washington on
Saturday that gave Milwaukee seven wins in its last eight games. Michael
Redd (28 points vs. Washington) and Ruben Patterson (21 points) have led the
offensive resurgence as Milwaukee has averaged 113.8 points per game during the
streak. The push has been good enough to move the Bucks up to No. 4 in
this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Phoenix |
126.428 |
21-8 |
Pacific |
| 2 |
Dallas |
125.328 |
23-7 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
San Antonio |
124.660 |
23-8 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Milwaukee |
123.003 |
16-15 |
Central |
| 5 |
Chicago |
122.254 |
19-12 |
Central |
| 6 |
Houston |
121.978 |
19-12 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Sacramento |
120.548 |
13-15 |
Pacific |
| 8 |
Washington |
119.744 |
17-13 |
Southeast |
| 9 |
Detroit |
118.987 |
18-11 |
Central |
| 10 |
Minnesota |
118.582 |
13-15 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Denver |
118.281 |
16-11 |
Northwest |
| 12 |
Cleveland |
118.217 |
17-12 |
Central |
| 13 |
L.A. Lakers |
118.205 |
19-11 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
L.A. Clippers |
117.836 |
14-16 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
New Jersey |
117.709 |
13-18 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Utah |
117.168 |
22-9 |
Northwest |
| 17 |
Orlando |
116.573 |
18-14 |
Southeast |
| 18 |
Charlotte |
115.971 |
9-21 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Golden State |
115.845 |
16-16 |
Pacific |
| 20 |
Indiana |
115.311 |
17-15 |
Central |
| 21 |
Toronto |
113.419 |
13-18 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Memphis |
113.359 |
7-25 |
Southwest |
| 22 |
Seattle |
113.224 |
12-19 |
Northwest |
| 24 |
New York |
112.911 |
13-20 |
Atlantic |
| 25 |
Philadelphia |
112.529 |
8-21 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
Miami |
112.229 |
13-17 |
Southeast |
| 27 |
Boston |
112.065 |
10-18 |
Atlantic |
| 28 |
New Orleans |
111.667 |
12-18 |
Southwest |
| 29 |
Portland |
111.604 |
13-18 |
Northwest |
| 30 |
Atlanta |
108.428 |
9-20 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on December 31
Week 8: Wizards Magical Out West
Washington completed a solid 3-1 western road trip with a 144-139 overtime win
against Phoenix that saw Gilbert Arenas lead the way with 54 points. It
was the second thrilling overtime win during the trip for the Wizards (147-141
over the Lakers) and the second time Arenas had topped 50 points (60 points vs.
L.A.). The performance was good enough to move Washington up to No. 4 in
this week's Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
127.707 |
19-6 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Phoenix |
124.816 |
17-6 |
Pacific |
| 3 |
Dallas |
123.707 |
18-7 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Chicago |
121.505 |
14-10 |
Central |
| 5 |
Washington |
121.338 |
12-12 |
Southeast |
| 6 |
L.A. Lakers |
120.998 |
16-8 |
Pacific |
| 7 |
Utah |
120.726 |
18-7 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Denver |
120.636 |
14-9 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
Houston |
119.890 |
15-9 |
Southwest |
| 10 |
Minnesota |
119.199 |
10-11 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Detroit |
118.331 |
15-8 |
Central |
| 12 |
Boston |
117.805 |
10-13 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
Cleveland |
117.738 |
14-9 |
Central |
| 14 |
Toronto |
116.578 |
10-14 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Golden State |
116.507 |
12-14 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
Indiana |
116.485 |
13-13 |
Central |
| 17 |
Sacramento |
116.447 |
10-13 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Miami |
115.923 |
11-13 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
New Jersey |
115.915 |
10-14 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Milwaukee |
115.732 |
10-14 |
Central |
| 21 |
Portland |
115.066 |
11-14 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Orlando |
113.657 |
16-10 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
New York |
113.329 |
10-17 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
L.A. Clippers |
113.116 |
10-13 |
Pacific |
| 25 |
Seattle |
112.760 |
10-16 |
Northwest |
| 26 |
New Orleans |
112.694 |
10-13 |
Southwest |
| 27 |
Atlanta |
112.678 |
9-14 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Memphis |
111.593 |
6-19 |
Southwest |
| 29 |
Charlotte |
110.875 |
6-17 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Philadelphia |
110.310 |
5-18 |
Atlantic |
* Updated Through Games on December 24
Week 7: Chicago On Bullish Run
A loss to Philadelphia back on November 24 dropped the Bulls' record to 3-9 and
had people wondering if Chicago had really improved itself with the acquisition
of Ben Wallace. Few are questioning that now as the Bulls have 11 of their
last 12, including all four games last week, to move up to No. 4 in this week's
Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings* for the week.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
127.707 |
19-6 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Phoenix |
124.816 |
17-6 |
Pacific |
| 3 |
Dallas |
123.707 |
18-7 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Chicago |
121.505 |
14-10 |
Central |
| 5 |
Washington |
121.338 |
12-12 |
Southeast |
| 6 |
L.A. Lakers |
120.998 |
16-8 |
Pacific |
| 7 |
Utah |
120.726 |
18-7 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Denver |
120.636 |
14-9 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
Houston |
119.890 |
15-9 |
Southwest |
| 10 |
Minnesota |
119.199 |
10-11 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Detroit |
118.331 |
15-8 |
Central |
| 12 |
Boston |
117.805 |
10-13 |
Atlantic |
| 13 |
Cleveland |
117.738 |
14-9 |
Central |
| 14 |
Toronto |
116.578 |
10-14 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Golden State |
116.507 |
12-14 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
Indiana |
116.485 |
13-13 |
Central |
| 17 |
Sacramento |
116.447 |
10-13 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Miami |
115.923 |
11-13 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
New Jersey |
115.915 |
10-14 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Milwaukee |
115.732 |
10-14 |
Central |
| 21 |
Portland |
115.066 |
11-14 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Orlando |
113.657 |
16-10 |
Southeast |
| 22 |
New York |
113.329 |
10-17 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
L.A. Clippers |
113.116 |
10-13 |
Pacific |
| 25 |
Seattle |
112.760 |
10-16 |
Northwest |
| 26 |
New Orleans |
112.694 |
10-13 |
Southwest |
| 27 |
Atlanta |
112.678 |
9-14 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Memphis |
111.593 |
6-19 |
Southwest |
| 29 |
Charlotte |
110.875 |
6-17 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Philadelphia |
110.310 |
5-18 |
Atlantic |
* Updated Through Games on December 17
Week 6: Wolves Running With Pack
Minnesota extended its winning streak to four straight with a 91-81 win over
Chicago on Saturday which also ended the Bulls win streak at seven. With
rumors of an Allen Iverson trade swirling around the team, the T'wolves have put
that aside, creeping above .500 (10-9) and moving up to No. 5 in this week's*
Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
126.145 |
15-6 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Phoenix |
124.465 |
14-6 |
Pacific |
| 3 |
Dallas |
123.732 |
14-6 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Houston |
123.461 |
14-6 |
Southwest |
| 5 |
Minnesota |
121.115 |
10-9 |
Northwest |
| 6 |
Chicago |
120.630 |
11-10 |
Central |
| 7 |
Denver |
119.780 |
11-7 |
Northwest |
| 8 |
Detroit |
119.616 |
13-7 |
Central |
| 9 |
L.A. Lakers |
119.399 |
14-6 |
Pacific |
| 10 |
Seattle |
118.728 |
10-11 |
Northwest |
| 11 |
Cleveland |
118.636 |
12-8 |
Central |
| 12 |
Washington |
118.209 |
9-11 |
Southeast |
| 13 |
Sacramento |
118.085 |
9-10 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
Utah |
118.011 |
15-5 |
Northwest |
| 15 |
L.A. Clippers |
116.763 |
10-9 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
New York |
116.223 |
8-15 |
Atlantic |
| 17 |
Golden State |
116.117 |
10-11 |
Pacific |
| 18 |
Milwaukee |
114.948 |
8-12 |
Central |
| 19 |
Orlando |
114.549 |
15-8 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Toronto |
114.353 |
7-14 |
Atlantic |
| 21 |
New Jersey |
114.352 |
8-12 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Boston |
114.300 |
7-13 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Memphis |
114.060 |
5-16 |
Southwest |
| 24 |
Miami |
113.793 |
9-11 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Indiana |
113.412 |
11-12 |
Central |
| 26 |
Portland |
112.816 |
9-14 |
Northwest |
| 27 |
New Orleans |
112.328 |
10-10 |
Southwest |
| 28 |
Atlanta |
111.123 |
8-11 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Philadelphia |
110.218 |
5-15 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Charlotte |
108.374 |
5-15 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on December 10
Week 5: Denver Striking Gold
Carmelo Anthony is sending a message that he may be the best player in the
league this year as he leads all others in scoring (32.2 ppg) through the first
month of the season. Denver seems to be sending a similar message as the
Nuggets have won eight of their last 10 to move up to No. 4 in this week's*
Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Dallas |
125.378 |
12-4 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
122.451 |
12-5 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
121.605 |
9-6 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Denver |
121.146 |
10-5 |
Northwest |
| 5 |
Houston |
120.306 |
11-5 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Sacramento |
119.082 |
8-7 |
Pacific |
| 7 |
Chicago |
118.996 |
7-9 |
Central |
| 8 |
L.A. Clippers |
118.413 |
8-8 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Golden State |
118.080 |
9-8 |
Pacific |
| 10 |
Detroit |
117.963 |
11-6 |
Central |
| 11 |
Utah |
117.700 |
14-4 |
Northwest |
| 12 |
L.A. Lakers |
117.387 |
11-5 |
Pacific |
| 13 |
Minnesota |
116.452 |
7-9 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
Memphis |
116.082 |
4-12 |
Southwest |
| 15 |
Toronto |
115.992 |
7-10 |
Atlantic |
| 16 |
Milwaukee |
115.631 |
6-10 |
Central |
| 17 |
Cleveland |
115.585 |
10-7 |
Central |
| 18 |
Seattle |
115.502 |
7-11 |
Northwest |
| 19 |
Orlando |
115.403 |
13-5 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
New York |
115.233 |
6-13 |
Atlantic |
| 21 |
New Jersey |
114.932 |
7-9 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Boston |
114.739 |
5-10 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Miami |
114.176 |
7-9 |
Southeast |
| 24 |
Atlanta |
113.836 |
7-8 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Indiana |
113.830 |
9-9 |
Central |
| 26 |
Charlotte |
112.994 |
5-12 |
Southeast |
| 27 |
New Orleans |
112.947 |
8-8 |
Southwest |
| 28 |
Philadelphia |
112.703 |
5-11 |
Atlantic |
| 29 |
Washington |
112.613 |
6-10 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Portland |
109.741 |
6-12 |
Northwest |
* Updated Through Games on December 3
Week 4: Mavs Looking Like Old Self
Dallas caught people by surprise when the defending conference champs started
out 0-4 this year. But Avery Johnson's team has turned it around and is
looking more like the team that went to the NBA finals last season. A
strong week that included a 95-92 win at San Antonio has moved Dallas up to No.
2 in this week's* Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
123.839 |
12-5 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Dallas |
122.543 |
12-4 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Phoenix |
120.834 |
9-6 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Sacramento |
120.478 |
8-7 |
Pacific |
| 5 |
Golden State |
119.837 |
9-8 |
Pacific |
| 6 |
Utah |
119.671 |
14-4 |
Northwest |
| 7 |
Houston |
119.625 |
11-5 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
Detroit |
119.148 |
11-6 |
Central |
| 9 |
Orlando |
118.566 |
13-5 |
Southeast |
| 10 |
Memphis |
118.457 |
4-12 |
Southwest |
| 11 |
Denver |
118.313 |
10-5 |
Northwest |
| 12 |
Chicago |
117.743 |
7-9 |
Central |
| 13 |
Minnesota |
116.794 |
7-9 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.524 |
11-5 |
Pacific |
| 15 |
Cleveland |
116.403 |
10-7 |
Central |
| 16 |
L.A. Clippers |
116.150 |
8-8 |
Pacific |
| 17 |
New York |
116.026 |
6-13 |
Atlantic |
| 18 |
Indiana |
115.665 |
9-9 |
Central |
| 19 |
Boston |
115.662 |
5-10 |
Atlantic |
| 20 |
Seattle |
115.165 |
7-11 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Toronto |
114.957 |
7-10 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
New Orleans |
114.438 |
8-8 |
Southwest |
| 22 |
Philadelphia |
114.069 |
5-11 |
Atlantic |
| 24 |
Atlanta |
113.814 |
7-8 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Milwaukee |
113.729 |
6-10 |
Central |
| 26 |
New Jersey |
113.634 |
7-9 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Miami |
113.061 |
7-9 |
Southeast |
| 28 |
Washington |
112.960 |
6-10 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
Charlotte |
112.007 |
5-12 |
Southeast |
| 30 |
Portland |
109.941 |
6-12 |
Northwest |
* Updated Through Games on November 26
Week 3: Jazz In Tune
Utah capped off a perfect 3-0 week with an overtime win against Phoenix
(120-117) on Saturday that saw the Jazz rally from a 16-point deficit in the
fourth quarter. Utah is off to its best start (9-1) since the 1999 season
and sits just behind No. 1 San Antonio in this week's* Index. Here are the
complete Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
121.818 |
12-5 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
Utah |
121.059 |
14-4 |
Northwest |
| 3 |
Golden State |
120.218 |
9-8 |
Pacific |
| 4 |
Detroit |
119.203 |
11-6 |
Central |
| 5 |
Dallas |
118.862 |
12-4 |
Southwest |
| 6 |
Boston |
118.628 |
5-10 |
Atlantic |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
118.380 |
9-6 |
Pacific |
| 8 |
L.A. Clippers |
118.070 |
8-8 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Cleveland |
117.935 |
10-7 |
Central |
| 10 |
Houston |
117.778 |
11-5 |
Southwest |
| 11 |
New York |
117.672 |
6-13 |
Atlantic |
| 12 |
Orlando |
117.135 |
13-5 |
Southeast |
| 13 |
Sacramento |
116.907 |
8-7 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
New Jersey |
116.719 |
7-9 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.640 |
11-5 |
Pacific |
| 16 |
Washington |
116.190 |
6-10 |
Southeast |
| 17 |
Denver |
115.740 |
10-5 |
Northwest |
| 18 |
Seattle |
115.161 |
7-11 |
Northwest |
| 19 |
New Orleans |
114.951 |
8-8 |
Southwest |
| 20 |
Atlanta |
114.510 |
7-8 |
Southeast |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
114.481 |
5-11 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Chicago |
114.332 |
7-9 |
Central |
| 22 |
Memphis |
113.539 |
4-12 |
Southwest |
| 24 |
Miami |
113.481 |
7-9 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Milwaukee |
113.235 |
6-10 |
Central |
| 26 |
Indiana |
113.092 |
9-9 |
Central |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
112.163 |
7-9 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Portland |
111.884 |
6-12 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
Toronto |
111.193 |
7-10 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Charlotte |
111.086 |
5-12 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on November 19
Week 2: Healthy Rockets Make Move To No. 3
Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming are healthy again, which has boosted the prospects
for Houston this year. That was on full dispaly on Sunday as Yao finished
with 34 points and 14 rebounds, while McGrady chipped in with eight assists to
lead the Rockets to 94-72 win over the defending-champion Heat. The win
helped move Houston up to No. 3 in this week's Index. Here are all of this week's* Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
San Antonio |
120.675 |
7-2 |
Southwest |
| 2 |
L.A. Clippers |
120.253 |
6-2 |
Pacific |
| 3 |
Houston |
120.066 |
6-4 |
Southwest |
| 4 |
Sacramento |
118.828 |
5-3 |
Pacific |
| 5 |
Cleveland |
118.112 |
7-3 |
Central |
| 6 |
New Jersey |
117.970 |
5-4 |
Atlantic |
| 7 |
Chicago |
117.825 |
3-6 |
Central |
| 8 |
Seattle |
117.444 |
4-7 |
Northwest |
| 9 |
Utah |
117.412 |
9-1 |
Northwest |
| 10 |
Phoenix |
117.375 |
3-6 |
Pacific |
| 11 |
Detroit |
117.207 |
5-5 |
Central |
| 12 |
Washington |
117.158 |
4-5 |
Southeast |
| 13 |
Golden State |
117.068 |
7-3 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
Dallas |
116.400 |
5-4 |
Southwest |
| 15 |
Atlanta |
115.721 |
4-4 |
Southeast |
| 16 |
Denver |
115.712 |
4-4 |
Northwest |
| 17 |
Indiana |
115.403 |
5-5 |
Central |
| 18 |
L.A. Lakers |
115.310 |
6-3 |
Pacific |
| 19 |
Miami |
115.220 |
4-5 |
Southeast |
| 20 |
Orlando |
114.824 |
7-3 |
Southeast |
| 21 |
Philadelphia |
114.305 |
4-5 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Memphis |
114.212 |
1-8 |
Southwest |
| 22 |
Milwaukee |
113.830 |
3-7 |
Central |
| 24 |
New Orleans |
113.725 |
7-3 |
Southwest |
| 25 |
Toronto |
112.651 |
2-7 |
Atlantic |
| 26 |
Boston |
112.588 |
4-6 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
112.096 |
3-6 |
Northwest |
| 28 |
Portland |
111.630 |
5-6 |
Northwest |
| 29 |
New York |
110.865 |
4-7 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Charlotte |
110.156 |
2-7 |
Southeast |
* Updated Through Games on November 12
Week 1: Pistons Open Season At No. 1
The Pistons shook off an opening-night loss to Milwaukee with back-to-back wins
over Boston and Memphis to finish in the top spot in this week's Index.
The No. 2 Spurs also won two out of three in the first week with victories over
Dallas and Toronto boxed around a loss to Cleveland. Utah may be the
biggest surprise of the young season as the Jazz won three straight to move up
to No. 3. Here are all of this week's* Dunkel ratings.
|
TEAMS |
RATING |
RECORD |
DIVISION |
| 1 |
Detroit |
121.024 |
2-1 |
Central |
| 2 |
San Antonio |
120.678 |
2-1 |
Southwest |
| 3 |
Utah |
117.663 |
3-0 |
Northwest |
| 4 |
Cleveland |
117.454 |
2-1 |
Central |
| 5 |
Phoenix |
117.382 |
1-3 |
Pacific |
| 6 |
Dallas |
116.999 |
0-2 |
Southwest |
| 7 |
Memphis |
116.879 |
1-2 |
Southwest |
| 8 |
L.A. Clippers |
116.826 |
2-1 |
Pacific |
| 9 |
Chicago |
116.791 |
1-2 |
Central |
| 10 |
Houston |
116.712 |
1-2 |
Southwest |
| 11 |
Philadelphia |
116.523 |
3-0 |
Atlantic |
| 12 |
Indiana |
116.404 |
2-1 |
Central |
| 13 |
L.A. Lakers |
116.364 |
3-1 |
Pacific |
| 14 |
New Jersey |
116.219 |
1-1 |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
New Orleans |
116.182 |
3-0 |
Southwest |
| 16 |
Milwaukee |
116.056 |
2-1 |
Central |
| 17 |
Washington |
115.945 |
1-1 |
Southeast |
| 18 |
Miami |
115.716 |
1-2 |
Southeast |
| 19 |
Seattle |
115.210 |
1-2 |
Northwest |
| 20 |
Denver |
114.978 |
0-2 |
Northwest |
| 21 |
Minnesota |
114.863 |
2-1 |
Northwest |
| 22 |
Toronto |
114.223 |
1-2 |
Atlantic |
| 22 |
Sacramento |
113.846 |
1-2 |
Pacific |
| 24 |
Orlando |
113.776 |
1-2 |
Southeast |
| 25 |
Atlanta |
112.648 |
2-1 |
Southeast |
| 26 |
Boston |
112.162 |
0-3 |
Atlantic |
| 27 |
Golden State |
111.806 |
1-2 |
Pacific |
| 28 |
Charlotte |
111.532 |
1-2 |
Southeast |
| 29 |
New York |
109.471 |
1-2 |
Atlantic |
| 30 |
Portland |
109.468 |
2-1 |
Northwest |
* Updated Through Games on November 5
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