BBR Rankings: 2009-12-25
Posted by Neil Paine on December 25, 2009
I hope everyone is having a safe and happy holiday, and I really hope you're all ready for the games today, including the two marquee matchups -- #2 Orlando hosting #3 Boston, and the #1 Lakers vs. the #4 Cavs at Staples -- as well as #9 Denver @ #10 Portland at 10:30 PM ET. So sit back, relax, enjoy the coverage, and we'll be back on Monday to bring you the 1980s Inner-Circle HoFers... Until then, peace.
(Want to know how the BBR Rankings are calculated? Read this first.)
| Rank | Prev | Team | W | L | WPct | SOSRk | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 27 | 3-0 |
| 2 | 4 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 7 | 0.759 | 22 | 3-0 |
| 3 | 1 | Boston Celtics | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | 30 | 2-1 |
| 4 | 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 8 | 0.733 | 28 | 3-1 |
| 5 | 5 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 23 | 2-2 |
| 6 | 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 9 | 0.690 | 16 | 1-2 |
| 7 | 9 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 12 | 0.586 | 2 | 3-1 |
| 8 | 6 | Phoenix Suns | 18 | 11 | 0.621 | 11 | 1-2 |
| 9 | 8 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 9 | 0.690 | 29 | 1-2 |
| 10 | 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 12 | 0.613 | 21 | 3-1 |
| 11 | 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 1 | 2-2 |
| 12 | 10 | Utah Jazz | 16 | 13 | 0.552 | 8 | 1-3 |
| 13 | 14 | Miami Heat | 14 | 12 | 0.538 | 4 | 1-1 |
| 14 | 12 | San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 14 | 2-1 |
| 15 | 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 9 | 2-1 |
| 16 | 17 | Toronto Raptors | 14 | 17 | 0.452 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 17 | 20 | Memphis Grizzlies | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 13 | 3-0 |
| 18 | 22 | Sacramento Kings | 13 | 15 | 0.464 | 26 | 2-2 |
| 19 | 18 | Chicago Bulls | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 3 | 1-2 |
| 20 | 16 | Detroit Pistons | 11 | 18 | 0.379 | 5 | 0-4 |
| 21 | 21 | Charlotte Bobcats | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 15 | 1-2 |
| 22 | 19 | Milwaukee Bucks | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | 24 | 1-3 |
| 23 | 23 | Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 16 | 0.429 | 25 | 1-3 |
| 24 | 27 | Washington Wizards | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 19 | 3-1 |
| 25 | 25 | New York Knicks | 11 | 17 | 0.393 | 18 | 3-0 |
| 26 | 24 | Indiana Pacers | 9 | 18 | 0.333 | 20 | 0-4 |
| 27 | 26 | Golden State Warriors | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 17 | 0-3 |
| 28 | 28 | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 7 | 1-2 |
| 29 | 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 24 | 0.200 | 6 | 2-2 |
| 30 | 30 | New Jersey Nets | 2 | 27 | 0.069 | 12 | 0-3 |