Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers have been good enough to hold onto their perch at the top of the tree and after a rocky start the Miami Heat are right up there, too. The Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers have also came out of the gates looking pretty good, and Atlanta and New Orleans are both a perfect 3-0 to start the year.
Others have stumbled out of the gate and a select few have yet to actually leave the gate. The Nets are about three weeks ahead of their woeful start from 2009, while the Charlotte Bobcats, L.A. Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are looking for their first win of the new year.
Read on to find out who's hot and who's not after the first week of play.
RANK TEAM RECORD 1 L.A. Lakers 3-0 2 Miami Heat 3-1 3 Boston Celtics 2-1 4 Portland Trailblazers 3-0 5 New Orleans Hornets 3-0 6 Atlanta Hawks 3-0 7 Orlando Magic 1-0 8 Sacramento Kings 2-1 9 Memphis Grizzlies 2-1 10 Dallas Mavericks 2-1 11 Golden State Warriors 2-1 12 Oklahoma City Thunder 2-1 13 Denver Nuggets 2-1 14 Indiana Pacers 2-1 15 San Antonio Spurs 1-1 16 Chicago Bulls 1-1 17 Phoenix Suns 1-2 18 New York Knicks 1-2 19 Cleveland Cavaliers 1-2 20 Utah Jazz 1-2 21 Toront Raptors 1-1 22 New Jersey Nets 2-1 23 Milwaukee Bucks 1-2 24 Houston Rockets 0-3 25 Detroit Pistons 0-3 26 Washington Wizards 0-2 27 L.A Clippers 0-3 28 Minnesota Timberwolves 1-2 =29 Philadelphia 76ers 0-3 30 Charlotte Bobcats 0-3 Begin Slideshow
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
