Penultimate Power Rankings as Playoffs Approach

 
The last 10 days of the season in the West promise to be great, with the Mavs rising (to No. 10) and Denver and Golden State battling it out for the eighth seed. In the East, No. 13 Atlanta's staking its claim to the lone spot left for grabs. [link]

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