Last week’s rankings in parentheses; record through Friday
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1: Pacers, 29-7: ABC doesn’t want Pacers in the Finals even with 141 percent local TV-ratings jump. (2)
2: Spurs, 28-8: Lead West but have ground to make up in Texas (0-2 versus Rockets). (5)
3: Heat, 27-10: Receive anti-flopping warning from league after losses to Knicks, Nets. (1)
4: Thunder, 27-9: Starting to wear down with Kevin Durant continually going 1-on-5. (4)
5: Trail Blazers, 27-9: Damian Lillard hires Kobe Bryant as All-Star voting campaign manager. (3)
6: Clippers, 26-13: Andrew Bynum would give Doc Rivers something else to cover for home games. (6)
7: Warriors, 25-14: Should wear bell bottoms to honor longest win streak since 1975. (7)
8: Rockets, 23-14: Dwight Howard’s girlfriend can’t blend in in camo shirt with “Laker Hater” in pink. (8)
9: Suns, 21-14: Eric Bledsoe’s knee injury is first surprise that hasn’t gone Suns’ way this season. (9)
10: Mavericks, 21-16: Shawn Marion should auction off untied shoelace signed by J.R. Smith. (10)
11: Hawks, 20-17: Demand inquiry into Nets leading Hawks 4-0 among All-Star-vote leaders. (11)
12: Nuggets, 18-17: Unbeaten since airing-it-out session, Nuggets showing power of talk therapy. (16)
13: Timberwolves, 18-18: Whenever 2015 free agent Kevin Love is unhappy, Lakers fans are gleeful. (12)
14: Raptors, 17-17: DeMar DeRozan won’t have to daydream about making playoffs much longer. (13)
15: Wizards, 16-18: Low-scoring road blowout loss to Pacers goes down as Rout 66. (15)
16: Grizzlies, 16-19: No need to remind them they were 24-11 at this point last season. (17)
17: Bulls, 16-18: East is so bad Bulls might make playoffs without Derrick Rose and Luol Deng. (21)
18: Pelicans, 15-20: Flying south in standings after injuries to Jrue Holiday, Ryan Anderson. (14)
19: Nets, 15-21: Even with Reggie Evans wearing “Joker” uniform, Nets are for real vs. Heat. (25)
20: Pistons, 15-22: Greg Monroe’s shoelaces are impervious to knuckleheaded Knicks. (18)
21: Lakers, 14-23: Might as well televise rest of games on C-SPAN or Discovery Health Channel. (19)
22: Bobcats, 15-22: Trade market for Ben Gordon as robust as one for fake-wood doorknobs. (20)
23: Knicks, 13-22: Opponents should thwart shoelace bandit J.R. Smith by wearing Velcro Keds. (26)
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24: Celtics, 13-23: New All-Star event: Rajon Rondo vs. Steve Nash on anti-gravity treadmill. (22)
25: Cavaliers, 13-23: Going from Earl Clark to Luol Deng earns Cavs a buy rating from Citigroup. (23)
26: 76ers, 12-24: Lorenzo Brown being assigned to 87ers from 76ers sounds like a dual promotion. (24)
27: Kings, 11-22: DeMarcus Cousins has spot on Team Shaq even if he’s not an All-Star. (28)
28: Jazz, 12-26: Instead of pep talk, coach Tyrone Corbin plays The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright.” (29)
29: Magic, 10-25: In a season of hard knocks, Nikola Vucevic’s concussion is the biggest blow. (27)
30: Bucks, 7-28: Not even a Marquette math major can figure coach Larry Drew’s rotations. (30)