NBA's Power Rankings

Here are today's Power Ranking by Hollinger

Teams W-L Card
1.Boston Celtics 46-13
2.Cleveland Cavaliers 44-11
3.Los Angeles Lakers 47-10
4.Orlando Magic 42-15
5.San Antonio Spurs 39-17
6.Portland Trail Blazers 35-22
7.Utah Jazz 35-23
8.Houston Rockets 36-21
9.Phoenix Suns 32-24
10.Denver Nuggets 38-20
11.Dallas Mavericks 34-23
12.Chicago Bulls 26-32
13.New Orleans Hornets 34-22
14.Atlanta Hawks 32-25
15.Philadelphia 76ers 28-28
16.Miami Heat 30-26
17.New York Knicks 24-33
18.Indian Pacers 25-35
19.Charlotte Bobcats 23-35
20.Milwaukee Bucks 28-32
21.New Jersey Nets 26-32
22.Golden State Warriors 20-37
23.Detroit Pistons 27-29
24.Toronto Raptors 23-36
25.Minnesota Timberwolves 18-39
26.Oklahoma City Thunder 13-44
27.Memphis Grizzlies 15-42
28.Los Angeles Clippers 15-43
29.Washington Wizards 13-44
30.Sacramento Kings 12-47

To read some backgrounder on the power rankings click on the Hollinger link..thanks!

NBA Updates

Today as the National Basketball Association comes towards the Playoffs 2009. Teams are adjusting to make a powerful combination through their trades.

Stephon Marbury looks his future in joining KG with the Boston Celtics.

While that is still confirmed and as we wait for that moment...Teams are still climbing for a better spot in the conferences' top eight.

Here are some of the top games and their results:

Cleveland vs. Memphis: Cleveland Wins 94-79

Chicago vs Orlando: Chicago Wins 120-102

Portland vs. Houston: Houston Wins 94-98

San Antonio vs. Dallas: San Antonio Wins 93-76

Phoenix vs. Charlotte: Phoenix Wins 112-102

NBA's Injury List 2009

Here is the updated list of current NBA Players in the NBA's Injury list.(indicated dates before the player's name is the date of the updates on injury status)


Atlanta Hawks
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
11/19/08 Speedy Claxton PG Hamstring I-L. Out indefinitely

Boston Celtics
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/17/09 Tony Allen SG Thumb Out indefinitely. Could miss remainder of regular season
02/21/09 Kevin Garnett PF Knee Out until least mid-March

Chicago Bulls
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/23/09 Luol Deng SF Wrist Probable for Feb. 24 vs. Orlando
01/19/09 Jerome James PF Achilles' Out for the season

Cleveland Cavaliers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/21/09 Sasha Pavlovic SG Ankle Out until at least late March
11/07/08 Eric Snow PG Knee Expected to retire
02/22/09 Lorenzen Wright C Flu Out indefinitely

Dallas Mavericks
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/18/09 Jason Terry PG Hand Out until at least late March

Denver Nuggets
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/18/09 Steven Hunter PF Knee Out until early March
02/23/09 Kenyon Martin PF Back Probable for Feb. 23 vs. Boston
02/23/09 Nene PF Knee Out for Feb. 23 vs. Boston

Golden State Warriors
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/22/09 Andris Biedrins C Ankle Questionable for Feb. 23 at L.A. Clippers
02/22/09 Monta Ellis SG Ankle Out until at least early March
02/22/09 Brandan Wright SF Shoulder Questionable for Feb. 23 at L.A. Clippers

Houston Rockets
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/18/09 Luther Head PG Foot Out until late February
02/22/09 Carl Landry PF Ankle Questionable for Feb. 24 vs. Portland
02/23/09 Tracy McGrady SG Knee Out for the 2008-09 season. Doubtful for the start of 2009-10 season

Indiana Pacers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/19/09 Mike Dunleavy SG Knee Out indefinitely. Could miss rest of the season
02/19/09 Danny Granger SF Foot Out until at least mid-March

Los Angeles Clippers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/15/09 Chris Kaman C Foot Out until at least late February
02/22/09 Marcus Camby C Ear Questionable for Feb. 23 vs. Golden State
02/23/09 Baron Davis PG Toe Probable for Feb. 23 vs. Golden State
02/18/09 Zach Randolph PF Suspension Out until Feb. 23 vs. Golden State
02/22/09 Al Thornton SF Foot Questionable for Feb. 23 vs. Golden State

Los Angeles Lakers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/21/09 Andrew Bynum C Knee Out until at least late March

Memphis Grizzlies
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
10/18/08 Mike Wilks PG Knee Out for the season

Miami Heat
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/22/09 James Jones SF Wrist Questionable for Feb. 24 vs. Detroit

Milwaukee Bucks
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/16/09 Andrew Bogut C Back Out until late March
01/25/09 Michael Redd SG Knee Out for the season

Minnesota Timberwolves
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
12/03/08 Corey Brewer SF Knee IR. Out for the season
02/17/09 Al Jefferson PF Knee Out for the season

New Jersey Nets
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/23/09 Jarvis Hayes SF Thumb Out for Feb. 23 vs. Philadelphia
02/17/09 Eduardo Najera PF Adominal Out indefinitely. Could be out until early March
02/10/09 Stromile Swift C Personal Out indefinitely

New Orleans Hornets
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/21/09 Tyson Chandler C Ankle, toe Questionable for Feb. 23 at Sacramento
02/21/09 Morris Peterson SG Foot Questionable for Feb. 23 at Sacramento

New York Knicks
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
12/03/08 Stephon Marbury PG Suspension Out indefinitely
02/10/09 Eddy Curry C Knee, personal Out indefinitely. Could be out until at least late February

Oklahoma City Thunder
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
01/29/09 Desmond Mason SF Knee Out for the season
01/05/09 D.J. White PF Jaw Out until at least early March

Orlando Magic
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/19/09 Jameer Nelson PG Shoulder Out for the season
02/22/09 Mickael Pietrus SF Wrist Questionable for Feb. 24 at Chicago

Philadelphia 76ers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
12/02/08 Jason Smith PF Knee Out for the season
02/05/09 Elton Brand PF Shoulder Out for the season

Phoenix Suns
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/20/09 Amar'e Stoudemire C Eye Out for season

Portland Trail Blazers
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
09/16/08 Raef LaFrentz PF Shoulder Could miss entire 2008-09 regular season
02/23/09 Greg Oden C Knee Questionable for Feb. 24 at Houston
02/21/09 Martell Webster SG Foot May be out for season

Sacramento Kings
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/20/09 Drew Gooden PF Groin Out indefinitely. Could be out until early March

San Antonio Spurs
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/19/09 Manu Ginobili SG Ankle Out until at least mid-March
02/01/09 Ian Mahinmi C Ankle Out until at least mid-March

Toronto Raptors
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/22/09 Marcus Banks PG Back Questionable for Feb. 24 vs. Minnesota
01/21/09 Kris Humphries PF Leg Out indefinitely

Utah Jazz
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/21/09 Carlos Boozer PF Knee Questionable for Feb. 23 vs. Atlanta

Washington Wizards
Updated Player Pos Injury Expected Return
02/18/09 Etan Thomas C Knee Out indefinitely
10/16/08 Brendan Haywood C Wrist Out until at least mid April
02/15/09 Gilbert Arenas PG Knee Out indefinitely. Likely out until at least late March
02/21/09 DeShawn Stevenson SG Back Questionable for Feb. 25 vs. Philadelphia

Spurs wins against Pistons 83-79

Tim Duncan was heavily defended by the Piston's Baller from Detroit. Tim Duncan produced 18 points and 18 boards in Spurs' victory over the Piston 83-79.

"It says a lot about Tim Duncan that we can say he didn't have a great game when he had 18 and 18," Curry said. "People aren't going to fully appreciate what a great player they're watching until he retires. He just goes out there and does that game after game."

Duncan had seven points and eight rebounds in the fourth quarter, helping the Spurs break a three-game road losing streak.

"Tim is the base to everything we do," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "He rebounded and he got some buckets, and that's what we needed." Tony Parker added 19 points and 11 assists for the Spurs, who are 4-3 on an eight-game road trip.

The Pistons dropped to 2-10 at home in the past six weeks, and face a road trip that includes games at Boston, Cleveland, New Orleans and Orlando. "We lost again," point guard Rodney Stuckey said. "I don't know. I really can't explain anything anymore. We just keep losing, and now we've got some great teams to play."

Allen Iverson led all scorers with 31 points, and Antonio McDyess added 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Bruce Bowen grabbed the rebound, and was fouled while frantically trying to call a timeout. Despite coming into the game shooting 47 percent from the line, he hit both shots to make it 82-79 with 9.7 seconds left.“Bruce is a real pro,” Popovich said. “He doesn’t start for us, but he does whatever we ask. He guarded Rip (Hamilton) for a while, he guarded Allen for a while, and he did a great job.”

Still Gregg Popovich told the reporters that Manu Ginobili will be missing another 2-3 weeks due to a right ankle injury.

Tyson Chandler to Thunder

Chandler was dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday in a trade that brings veterans Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox to the Hornets and could give New Orleans some cap room next season heading into the first year of Paul’s new four-year, $68 million contract.

New Orleans also got the rights to DeVon Hardin, a second-round pick out of California in last year’s draft who never signed with Oklahoma City.

“We were able to get great depth, leadership and experience by making this trade,” Hornets general manager Jeff Bower said in a statement. “We felt we needed to increase our overall play of the front line and Chris Wilcox is a young, athletic player that can score and fit well in our system. We will be able to take advantage of his athleticism and style of play.

“Joe provides us with much needed depth and someone who can be an integral part of our rotation.”

Chandler’s numbers had dropped off even before he missed the Hornets’ last 12 games with a sprained left ankle. He’s averaging 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds this season, after going for 11.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game last season.

Wilcox’s averages of 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds fell off, along with his playing time, since the Thunder signed restricted free agent Nenad Krstic on Dec. 30. He had a season-high 23 points on New Year’s Eve, before Krstic got into the rotation, but saw his time on the court fall off to practically nothing within a week. He played in only one of Oklahoma City’s last five games.

Smith, the No. 1 pick in the 1995 draft, has been fighting through injury issues of his own. A balky left knee kept him out of the Thunder’s lineup for nearly a month before he returned to play in four of the last five games before the All-Star break. He has averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds in 36 games.

The Hornets and Thunder were to play Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.

“We are excited to add a young, defensive-minded big man that we feel can help us now and in the future,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a statement. “Tyson has ties to the Oklahoma City community and we are excited to have him with us as we continue to build our organization.”