Weekly Power Rankings....

[Eric Walsh <dallascowboys@mindspring.com>]

Thanks to great coaching and excellent team play this week, our Celtics have fallen
from 18th to 20th in the weekly power ranking..........


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NBA BASKETBALL POWER RATINGS
(Courtesy SportsMaster)
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#Basketball Power Ratings Through Sunday, February 27#
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Computerized Power Ratings for Pro Basketball were created by
SportsMaster, an enhanced data software developer.  The ratings
are a statistical analysis of the strength of a basketball team.
Compare the ratings for the two teams after adding 3.5 points to
the home team's rating.  The greater the difference the more
likely the higher rated team will win.

The Power Ratings take into account 45 different statistical
categories and rankings.

                           Power
Rank       Team            Rating
   1       Portland        127.6
   2       LA Lakers       127.5
   3       Indiana         125.7
   4       San Antonio     125.5
   5       Utah            125.4
   6       New York        125.2
   7       Miami           125.1
   8       Phoenix         124.7
   9       Seattle         124.5
  10       Minnesota       124.4
  11       Charlotte       123.9
  12       Philadelphia    123.4
  13       Sacramento      123.0
  14       Toronto         122.7
  15       Milwaukee       122.5
  16       Detroit         122.0
  17       Denver          120.7
  18       Dallas          120.6
  19       Orlando         120.2
  20       Boston          120.1
  21       Atlanta         119.6
  22       Cleveland       119.5
  23       New Jersey      119.2
  24       Houston         118.8
  25       Vancouver       118.5
  26       Washington      117.4
  27       Golden State    117.3
  28       Chicago         116.3
  29       LA Clippers     115.4