Team Milton Kent's comment

1. Sacramento (1) Lakers win could be biggest of season in NBA.

2. Dallas (3) Leads NBA in scoring, three-point shooting.

3. New Jersey (6) Best home record in league.

4. Indiana (4) Harrington doing well in O'Neal's absence.

5. Detroit (5) Wallace leads NBA in rebounding, fourth in blocks.

6. Boston (10) Taking twice as many threes as Mavericks.

7. Philadelphia (2) Hitting the road for first West Coast swing.

8. Phoenix (11) Beaten Spurs, Nets, Rockets and Pacers at home.

9. San Antonio (8) On road for seven of eight games.

10. New Orleans (7) Second-best three-point shooting team in league.

11. Portland (12) Wells and/or Wallace will take down Blazers.

12. Houston (9) Yao third in scoring, second in rebounds for rookies.

13. Utah (17) Jackson set to pass Magic for second in assists.

14. Orlando (13) Second-best free-throw shooting team.

15. Minnesota (14) 0-8 against East's Big Five.

16. Seattle (15) Can't win close ones.

17. Milwaukee (19) Allen on verge of 1,000 three-pointers.

18. L.A. Clippers (18) Maggette off, Piatkowski on injured list.

19. Washington (16) Jeffries' knee injury big blow to rotation.

20. Atlanta (22) Coaching change should be first of many moves.

21. L.A. Lakers (20) Only a miracle gets them in playoffs now.

22. Chicago (25) In midst of six-game home swing.

23. Memphis (21) Gooden second-leading rookie scorer.

24. Golden State (23) Nice arena security in Blazers fight.

25. New York (27) Thomas seventh in field-goal shooting.

26. Miami (28) Big back-to-back with Atlanta this week.

27. Toronto (26) Officially entered in LeBron James sweepstakes.

28. Denver (24) Rocky Mountain low - eight-game losing streak.

29. Cleveland (29) Poised for 16-win season.

(Last week's ranking in parentheses)