| NOW THERE ARE FIVE? |
| 1. CLEVELAND (46-14) | Jamison, who was 0 for 12 in debut, averaging 16 and 7 since. (1) |
| 2. LAKERS (44-15) | Running away with West, just haven’t beaten any top West teams lately. (2) |
| 3. DENVER (39-19) | Nice knowing you: J.R. Smith tweets “Kobe is great but not when he play me.” (3) |
| 4. DALLAS (38-21) | Carlisle says “Every game is a practice,” but they’re 6-1 with Butler, Haywood. (7) |
| 5. ORLANDO (39-20) | Just won 14 of 18 -- oops, 13 of 18 after blowing 18-point lead over Hornets. (5) |
| BETTER THINK OF SOMETHING |
| 6. ATLANTA (36-21) | Woodson’s ‘Iso-Joe’ offense, six-man rotation drawing fire, again. (8) |
| 7. PHOENIX (37-23) | Aren’t you guys supposed to be falling apart? Just won 11 of 13. (10) |
| 8. OKLAHOMA CITY (34-23) | Upshot on Durant 25-point streak: He averaged 32, they were 20-9. (9) |
| 9. UTAH (38-21) | Just when they thought it was safe to go on road: 7-0 run ends in Sacramento. (6) |
| 10. SAN ANTONIO (32-24) | Ginobili, the Argentine Kobe, averaging 18 this month -- but Spurs are just 5-5. (11) |
| 11. TORONTO (31-26) | No. 5 seeding back in play: Bosh, who missed four, may miss several more. (12) |
| 12. PORTLAND (35-27) | Hot time in old town this spring: Lakers looking at trip here in first round. (13) |
| 13. CHICAGO (31-28) | New Bulls Warrick, Murray averaging combined 23 points off bench. (17) |
| 14. NEW ORLEANS (31-28) | Collison-Thornton breakout means real hope of giving Paul reason to stay. (15) |
| 15. HOUSTON (29-29) | Kevin Martin turns back into Kevin Martin, now Rockets’ leading scorer at 19.8. (14) |
| 16. MILWAUKEE (30-28) | Just won 12 of 15 with newly arrived Salmons averaging 18 in last six. (20) |
| 17. MEMPHIS (30-29) | Owner, not GM or coach, chose Thabeet -- now highest pick ever in D-League. (19) |
| 18. CHARLOTTE (28-29) | MJ buys team: What could go wrong now? (18) |
| 19. MIAMI (29-30) | No. 9 seeding back in play: 1-3 without Wade, who hopes to (better) return soon. (16) |
| ALREADY HIT (JOHN) WALL |
| 20. CLIPPERS (24-34) | I love Camby, but he had to come off cap for them to get a maximum salary slot. (23) |
| 21. PHILADELPHIA (22-36) | Nice knowing you: Eddie Jordan has rest of his first season to save his job. (21) |
| 22. NEW YORK (20-38) | Still great sometimes: McGrady gets 26-15-6-23 in first four with Knicks. (22) |
| 23. WASHINGTON (20-36) | McGee still on yo-yo despite averaging 11 and 6 in 22 minutes in last six games. (25) |
| 24. DETROIT (21-38) | Free-agent signees Gordon, Villanueva averaging 16 this month -- combined. (26) |
| 25. SACRAMENTO (19-39) | Hawes-Westphal “feud” ends in elaborate pregame chest-bump routine. (24) |
| 26. INDIANA (20-39) | Dive, dive, dive: After win totals of 61-44-41-35-36-36, on pace for 27. (27) |
| 27. MINNESOTA (14-47) | Darko’s last stand: gives them rest of season to keep him in the NBA. (28) |
| 28. GOLDEN STATE (17-41) | Even if it’s extended garbage time, Curry averages 23 over nine. (29) |
| BLACK HOLE OF JERSEY |
| 29. NEW JERSEY (6-52) | Four more wins in seven weeks and they’ll be just the second-worst of all time. (30) |
| 30. BOSTON (36-21) | Life isn’t over, it just feels like it after losing at home to Nets. (4) |
