West power rankings

  • Updated: October 29, 2007 - 11:00 PM
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1 DALLAS

'06-07: 67-15

Dirk Nowitzki lost himself in Australia after the Mavs went from 67 victories to first-round playoff losers. The bet here is they're both back in a big way.

2 PHOENIX

'06-07: 61-21

Shawn Marion is in a contract year, Steve Nash turns 34 in February and the time is ticking. Adding Grant Hill is the X factor.

3 SAN ANTONIO

'06-07: 58-24

The Spurs have been the league's best over the past decade, but they haven't yet won back-to-back titles. Nobody's more efficient than dull Tim Duncan.

4 DENVER

'06-07: 45-37

A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, the Nuggets will benefit from a full season together following the Allen Iverson trade. Carmelo Anthony just might be ready to blossom into a bona fide superstar and the league's leading scorer.

5 UTAH

'06-07: 51-31

Up-and-comer Deron Williams tutored under Jason Kidd with Team USA. Uh-oh. Will Andrei Kirilenko and Jerry Sloan make peace?

6 HOUSTON

'06-07: 52-30

The Rockets hired Rick Adelman to nurture Yao Ming's high-post passing, but that also takes the big lug away from the hoop. The trade for rookie PF Luis Scola got big summer buzz, but why would savvy the Spurs just give the Argentine to a division rival?

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LA Lakers 88 FINAL
Boston 87
Golden State 109 FINAL
Denver 101
Houston 96 FINAL
Phoenix 89
Oklahoma City 101 FINAL
Sacramento 106
St. Louis 4 FINAL(SO)
New Jersey 3
Montreal 4 FINAL
NY Islanders 2
Tampa Bay 3 FINAL(OT)
NY Rangers 4
Toronto 3 FINAL
Philadelphia 4
Winnipeg 3 FINAL(SO)
Washington 2
Dallas 4 FINAL
Columbus 2
Nashville 3 FINAL
Ottawa 4
Los Angeles 1 FINAL
Florida 3
Vancouver 5 FINAL
Minnesota 2
Calgary 1 FINAL(OT)
Phoenix 2
(21) Wisconsin 68 FINAL
Minnesota 61
Ole Miss 60 FINAL
(20) Miss State 70
Illinois 71 FINAL
(23) Indiana 84
Tennessee St 72 FINAL
(9) Murray State 68
(16) St Marys-CA 59 FINAL
Gonzaga 73
Old Dominion 63 FINAL
(12) Delaware 76
Wisconsin 54 FINAL
(18) Penn State 69
(5) Duke 71 FINAL
Boston College 62
(8) Maryland 91 FINAL
Clemson 61
Detroit 70 FINAL
(9) Green Bay 58
(10) Ohio State 65 FINAL
Illinois 66
(24) South Carolina 47 FINAL
Arkansas 68
Michigan 63 FINAL
(13) Nebraska 52
U-S-C 52 FINAL
(4) Stanford 69
(19) Gonzaga 40 FINAL
B-Y-U 70
(11) Tennessee 79 FINAL
Vanderbilt 93

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