My NBA Power Rankings for the Week of 2/21/11

These rankings are sure to be better than John Hollinger's computer. We hope.

Last Week's Power Rankings

1. San Antonio Spurs---Still the class of the NBA at the All Star Break even with the tough loss to the Bulls in the game going into the break. The Spurs are just a dominant team at home this year holding the best home record in the NBA with a 25-2 mark. Only question I have is if they can stay healthy. If they can, they have to be the favorites in the West to go to the finals even over the Lakers.

2. Boston Celtics---This team just has way too much depth and they have the size that Miami just can't compete with which is going to kill any chance of going to the finals this year for the Miami Heat. Boston has to be heavy favorites to reach the finals again this year and it wouldn't surprise me at all if they got there.

3. Miami Heat---Just can't see this team getting to the finals because of their lack of depth and size. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are legit MVP contenders but Chris Bosh is going to kill them in the playoffs with his soft play. Their depth is taking a hit too now with Mike Miller leaving a game last week in a wheelchair due to a concussion.

4. Chicago Bulls---The Bulls had two tests in the next two weeks to prove how for real this team actually is. They aced their first test with an impressive win at home over the Spurs in pretty easy fashion with Derrick Rose having the game of his life. Now the Bulls get Joakim Noah back Wednesday for the Toronto game which leads up to their 2nd meeting with the Miami Heat. If the Bulls win this one and D-Wade plays, expect to see them move up to 3rd next week.

5. Dallas Mavericks---Dallas has been on fire these past few weeks and some will argue that they should be ahead of the Bulls right now but I can't do that because the Bulls (with Boozer and Noah missing in each respective game) are 2-0 against Dallas. Dallas is a team some are saying can make it to the finals but I just can't see this happening. I think Dallas has a great team but they aren't good enough to reach the finals this year.

6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. Oklahoma City Thunder
8. Orlando Magic
9. Atlanta Hawks
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Memphis Grizzlies
12. Utah Jazz
13. New Orleans Hornets
14. New York Knicks (Carmelo)
15. Denver Nuggets (Carmelo-less)
16. Phoenix Suns
17. Philadelphia 76ers
18. Golden State Warriors
19. Indiana Pacers
20. Houston Rockets
21. Charlotte Bobcats
22. Los Angeles Clippers
23. Milwaukee Bucks
24. Detroit Pistons
25. New Jersey Nets
26. Washington Wizards
27. Toronto Raptors
28. Sacramento Kings
29. Minnesota Timberwolves
30. Cleveland Cavaliers