Orlando Magic Power Rankings Roundup: Judgment Day is near

Golden State Warriors. 1. team. 41. Amid all of the understandable focus on Saturday night’s events in Oklahoma City, let’s not overlook what the Warriors achieved in their Friday night victory at Memphis. Led by <strong><a rel=. (46-8). Previous:

(17-38). Previous: . Phoenix Suns. 28. team. 66. Only five starting backcourts in the NBA house a pair of 20 PPG scorers. Along with Golden State, Portland, Toronto and Washington, Phoenix can make that claim with both <strong><a rel=

Orlando Magic. 29. team. 38. It’s not often that we have the opportunity to throw the Magic into the same Committee sentence as San Antonio, so permit us this rare indulgence when we make a (ridiculously) bigger deal than we probably should of the fact that the Magic are right there with San Antonio on the short list of teams sporting a better record on the road than they have at home. In real life, of course, this is nothing for Orlando to celebrate, given its status as a team well under .500 wherever it plays; 9-17 in Orlando and 11-19 on its travels. With Magic down to the 14th in the East, it’s probably wisest to focus on what they might do deal-wise, amid increasing evidence that Serge Ibaka will be moved before the Feb. 23 trade deadline.. (20-36). Previous:

30. team. 147. Perhaps no one is benefiting more from the unexpected, uh, relevance that we’re getting from the Knicks in February than the Nets, who find themselves in a 1-23 funk that the Gotham tabloids don’t have the time or space to recognize. Brooklyn’s 12 consecutive defeats account for the franchise’s longest skid since that unforgettable 18-gamer to start the 2009-10 season. The Nets, though, sure know how to inch closer to the Committee’s good side. Love their move to honor 1984 Nets draftee Oscar Schmidt in a ceremony Monday night to pay homage to one of the greatest players we sadly never saw in the world’s finest league.. (9-45). Previous: . Brooklyn Nets