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| 1. San Antonio (1): Hottest team right now, w/good chance to repeat. |
| 2. Minnesota (2): Should sweep Denver; tough matchup in Round 2. |
| 3. Indiana (4): Road to a title goes through Conseco Fieldhouse. |
| 4. Detroit (5): This is why they gave coach Brown all that money. |
| 5. Lakers (3): It's Kobe's world now. As he goes, so go the Lakers. |
| 6. Dallas (6): Sleeper pick to reach Western Conference finals. |
| 7. Sacramento (8): No B-Jax, no chance. Morale low. Lost last two. |
| 8. New Jersey (12): Smart move taking interim tag off of Frank. |
| 9. Miami (9): From 11 games below .500 in March to winning season. |
| 10. Memphis (7): Just-happy-to-be-here attitude spells early exit. |
| 11. Houston (14): We'll finally see how good Yao truly is. |
| 12. Denver (11): Camby will be free agent. Sonics should give him a call. |
| 13. New York (17): Minus Houston, don't have a chance vs. Nets. |
| 14. Boston (18): Barros, 37, goes from the assistant to backup PG. |
| 15. New Orleans (22): Left Mash off playoff roster; he'll likely be traded. |
| 16. Milwaukee (10): Tanked it down the stretch, losing the last three. |
| 17. Cleveland (27): Home attendance increased by 59 percent. |
| 18. Utah (16): Sloan, 62, says he will return for his 17th season. |
| 19. Portland (13): Randolph wants to establish roots in Rose City. |
| 20. Golden State (15): Musselman's time is short; Elie might be next. |
| 21. Seattle (20): Is there a rift between McMillan and Allen? |
| 22. Phoenix (21): Sold! Colangelo receives a record $401 million. |
| 23. Atlanta (23): Shame on Sura for bogus triple-double attempt. |
| 24. Chicago (24): Crawford looking for Arenas-like deal this summer. |
| 25. Toronto (25): Sonics' Casey, GM Sund linked to Raptors. |
| 26. Philadelphia (19): Green, traded from Sonics, is final-month MVP. |
| 27. Orlando (29): T-Mac: I truly believe I'll be back next year. |
| 28. Washington (26): Showing no signs they won't be here next year. |
| 29. Clippers: (28): Brand should be angry, but he's too nice to get mad. |
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