Records through Sunday (last week’s ranking)
1. Cavaliers 37-11 (1): 5-0 without Mo Williams. Who are these guys, or actually, who is this guy?
2. Lakers 37-11 (2): Andrew Bynum just lucky not to get smoke inhalation from whoever said he was All-Star.
3. Magic 32-16 (5): Back on feet, just went 5-1, even dragging Vince Carter behind them.
4. Hawks 30-16 (6): Guess which pigeon they hope to see in spring: Just swept Celtics 4-0.
5. Nuggets 32-15 (3): Lakers of the Rockies, wacky but good George Karl, J.R. Smith go again.
6. Celtics 29-16 (4): In the really bad news, Kevin Garnett is back, but he’s not KG anymore.
7. Mavericks 30-17 (7): Old school: With Jason Terry in lineup, average age of starters is 33.
8. Jazz 28-18 (9): Carlos Boozer problem: In way of Paul Millsap, who gets 32-13 as soon as he leaves.
9. Spurs 27-19 (8): Now it’s Tony Parker, the baby in the oft-injured Big Three, who’s out.
10. Grizzlies 25-21 (14): Look who started weekend No. 8 in West, 24-12 since their 1-8 start.
11. Trail Blazers 28-21 (10): On bright (?) side, still play rear ends off without Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, et al.
12. Thunder 26-21 (11): Team Up And Coming would look better if it wasn’t mostly Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook.
13. Raptors 26-22 (18): Chris Bosh hasn’t left building: Look who’s No. 5 in East, 14-5 after 11-17 start.
14. Bulls 23-22 (19): En fuego: 13-5 with Kirk Hinrich starting — so what about moving him?
15. Rockets 25-22 (12): Look who started weekend No. 9 in West, 5-8 in January after 20-13 start.
16. Bobcats 24-22 (16): Thanks, Larry Brown: With team above .500, Gerald Wallace gets overdue All-Star nod. (16)
17. Hornets 26-21 (15): Franchise holds breath as Chris Paul leaves loss to Bulls with bruised knee, sprained ankle.
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18. Suns 28-21 (8): Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Sunrise, sunset …
19. Heat 24-23 (17): Still OK for what’s really just Dwyane Wade, Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem and D-League roster.
20. Bucks 20-25 (22): East race just ended: With eight teams above .500, Bucks now 31/27 out of No. 8.
21. Knicks 18-29 (21): On bright side, still can go after Carmelo Anthony in 2011 and Chris Paul in 2012.
22. Clippers 20-27 (20): Getting run over by two teams with 13 victories between them isn’t good sign.
23. Kings 16-30 (23): His body’s back, but his game just visits: Kevin Martin scores 23-5-5-5-33.
24. 76ers 16-31 (25-T): Eddie Jordan must draw lineup out of hat because they don’t have five guys he likes.
25. Pacers 16-32 (24): Team that won 35-36-36 last 3 seasons must rally to get 30.
26. Pistons 15-31 (25-T): John Kuester rips effort. Then Pistons lose by 27 to Heat.
27. Wizards 16-30 (25-T): On bright side, Flip Saunders, haunted by Larry Brown in Detroit, faces no expectations.
28. Warriors 13-33 (25-T): Monta Ellis snubbed, but LeBron James might not have been All-Star in this zoo.
29. Timberwolves 11-38 (25-T): Not enough players and ones they have don’t fit — like Al Jefferson and Kevin Love.
30. Nets 4-42 (30): After taking a month to get 4th victory, over/under on No. 5 is 2 weeks.