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Stupid Power Rankings (Week 18 of the 2020-21 NBA Season)
Another Monday, another stupid list from TNLP.
Another Monday, another stupid list from TNLP.
The Hawks were 14-20 when Lloyd Pierce was fired. Since then? Nate McMillan has the Hawks at 20-7 since March 1.
The Mavericks beat the Lakers in a huge game on Saturday. Both teams are trying to avoid playing in the play-in series.
Once upon a time, the Wizards were 3-12. Now they’re the hottest team in the NBA outside of New York City.
In the last two years, all we talked about was Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. This season? Not so much.
The Phoenix Suns score a big win in Philadelphia as they have a hold on the second spot in the West.
James Harden will be out for a while. That hamstring injury should be cause of concern for the Nets.
Suns/Bucks a potential NBA Finals? Also, Chris Paul is now 5th in terms of all-time assists.
It’s very late but it’s still Monday and I have rankings to show you.
Zion Williamson talked about New York in a positive manner. Unfortunately, that becomes media fodder.
Stephen Curry is having a remarkable run but we have big networks trying to discredit Nikola Jokic as MVP.
Julius Randle’s 44 points helped the Knicks get their 5th straight win.
The Celtics defeated the Lakers on Thursday and won their 5th straight game. Hmmmmm.
Charli Collier gets picked #1 overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2021 WNBA Draft.
LaMarcus Aldridge had an irregular heartbeat in a game a few days ago. Now he has called it a career.
Jamal Murray is out for the season and it reminds us how much fun we’re NOT having this NBA season.