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2005 Power Rankings: Week 5
Rank (Last Wk)		Team	Rec.	Comment
	1 (2)	Spurs	15-3	Perhaps the best part about Spurs' start is all the rest Duncan's getting. TD is averaging just 34.9 mpg because SA has been so dominant, and that's mileage saved for the playoffs.
	2 (4)	Timberwolves	11-5	Sam I Am is finally heating up and KG was already scorching. How scorching? Six times already KG has been two assists or less away from a triple-double.
	3 (1)	Suns	14-3	The reality, Suns fans, is this: Phoenix would have dropped from the top spot even with a win over Minny. Don't be angry with us; San Antonio is simply playing that well.
	4 (3)	SuperSonics	15-3	It's only a bad rumor. Sonics didn't really petition the league to play all 82 games this November. They're even off to an encouraging 2-0 start in December.
	5 (6)	Kings	12-5	Remember that 0-3 start? From those depths, Kings and their empty bench have quickly climbed within sight (two games) of the Pacific Division lead.
	6 (10)	Pistons	8-8	Getting better with Ben back, but they had to get better. Pistons were .500 only once last season -- this season we've seen the champs mired at 1-1, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7 and 8-8.
	7 (7)	Mavericks	12-6	Common sense says Armstrong has to help Mavs' shaky passing game at least a little. Or maybe Nowitzki, arguably Dallas' best passer, can start passing to himself.
	8 (9)	Cavaliers	11-6	We still don't see LeBron winning the MVP trophy this season, given how Garnett and Duncan are playing, but he sure looks like the best player in the East. Agreed?
	9 (5)	Heat	11-7	Heat is now 10-2 against the East and 1-5 vs. the West. Miami's also hoping Shaq's hamstring is the real culprit for this trend: O'Neal has been held below 20 points in 8 of 18 games.
	10 (11)	Magic	11-5	Seeing Magic atop the East standings is the last thing T-Mac needed, but it's not just Grant Hill's doing. Orlando also tops the league in rebound margin at (wow) nearly plus-5 per game.
	11 (13)	Nuggets	9-7	The good news: Nuggets have quietly won eight of 11. The bad news: Denver's seven-game, 11-day trip is up next, while the pressure on 'Melo just keeps building.
	12 (15)	Clippers	10-7	Best team in L.A.? Who cares? The stats say Clippers -- get this -- are the league's best shooting team (.483) and its best passing team (24.5 assists per game).
	13 (12)	Lakers	10-7	Lakers' start is a tough read, with only two of their wins (over Denver and the crosstown Clips) coming against teams with winning records. And that 1-1 record vs. Chicago doesn't help.
	14 (18)	Wizards	10-5	The schedule hasn't been the toughest, true, but 10 wins this early is still an achievement. Last season, Wiz didn't see win No. 10 until Jan. 10, when they improved to 10-25.
	15 (8)	Pacers	10-7	No one in the locker room is counting the shopping days 'til Christmas. The only countdown of consequence in Indy: 40 days 'til Jermaine returns, unless the appeal shortens the wait.
	16 (16)	Trail Blazers	8-8	Blazers had the league's second-stingiest defense when they woke up Sunday (89.0 ppg). Then Phoenix swept through town and dropped 121 points on them.
	17 (14)	Jazz	8-9	Bad time to lose AK-47. The first four games without their defensive ace saw Jazz face Spurs, Suns, Sonics and Mavs ... with only Phoenix, the hottest road team, at the Delta Center.
	18 (22)	Celtics	7-9	The Pierce-Rivers blowup got all the attention, but the bigger development is Boston finally winning a couple close games (Milwaukee, Toronto) after blowing several late leads.
	19 (17)	Knicks	8-8	Just when you think they've turned a corner, Knicks lose to Orlando and Charlotte to remind us how much trouble they've had in the new millennium just playing .500 ball.
	20 (27)	Nets	4-12	How glad is Coach Frank to have his point guard back? Without J-Kidd, Nets have exactly one guy (Jefferson at 20.8 ppg) averaging more than 12 points per game.
	21 (21)	Grizzlies	6-12	Word on the street is that The Logo wanted Muss to replace Hubie and ownership wanted The Czar. The key now: Will the players want to listen to either one or, preferably, both?
	22 (19)	Rockets	7-11	At Van Gundy's request, T-Mac is vowing to be more aggressive. The real problem in Houston: JVG is hesitant to ask the same from a passive Yao, who also looks tired already.
	23 (20)	76ers	6-10	Tuesday's visit to lowly Atlanta is a serious opportunity for Sixers. That's because Philly has lost seven straight road games since an Opening Night victory at Boston.
	24 (25)	Bobcats	4-10	How sweet must these numbers be: With a payroll that comes in about $5 million under Shaq's $27.7 million salary, Bobcats are on a 23-59 pace. Stunning.
	25 (23)	Raptors	7-12	Did you notice how quickly Raps went from urging Vince to give the new Babcock-Mitchell regime a chance to granting his wish to try to trade him back to the States?
	26 (24)	Bucks	4-10	Our man Redd is relieved to be done with Lakers, averaging just 7.0 ppg against Kobe (on 19-percent shooting) instead of his usual 25. But real relief for Bucks would be road win No. 1.
	27 (30)	Bulls	2-12	If you're willing to twist this stat into a cause for optimism, Bulls can claim history is on their side. In 1976-77, Chicago went 0-10 in November and still made the playoffs.
	28 (28)	Warriors	4-12	They've got Mully and Richmond in the front office . . . and not a soul on the roster who can shoot anything like either one. And with no shooters, Warriors can't score.
	29 (26)	Hawks	2-14	In the quest to come up with something -- anything -- positive, all we can tell you is Hawks have the league's best 40-year-old. In fact, at age 42, Kevin Willis is the only 40-year-old.
	30 (29)	Hornets	1-14	The bad start is a bit more understandable when you remember Hornets are down three All-Stars (Baron, Mash and Magliore). But shouldn't they have won a home game by now? By accident?