The NBA is loaded at the top this season:
1 Dallas
2 Boston
3 Miami
4 San Antonio
5 LA Lakers
6 Utah
7 Orlando
8 Oklahoma City
9 Chicago
10 New York Knicks
15 Portland
Full Rankings.

New starting lineup with Andre Miller suspended.

Here’s what he got suspended for:

• Terrence Jones makes early splash with Kentucky Wildcats, gets early homecoming game in Portland
• Portland 86, Denver 83: Finally, some good news … LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews lead Blazers past Nuggets
• Kyle Singler would beat you in H-O-R-S-E – ESPN video
• Kevin Love: Wolf … or cheetah?
• 2011 NBA mock draft – Terrence Jones 7th, Kyle Singler 15th.

Hornets emerge on top after eventful week
NBA.com Power Rankings
1. Hornets
2. Celtics
3. Spurs
4. Lakers
5. Jazz
14. Blazers

1 LA Lakers – West
2 Orlando Magic – East
3 Miami Heat – East
4 Boston Celtics – East
5 Dallas Mavericks – West
6 Oklahoma City Thunder – West
7 Portland Trailblazers – West
8 San Antonio Spurs – West
9 Utah Jazz – West
10 Houston Rockets – West
FULL RANKINGS

That’s good news for Blazer fans! Story here.

Steven Hill

Bill Walton

Steven Hill

Bill Walton

NBA High-5: Can Greg Oden really be an All-Star? It’s not that crazy a notion

Blazers sign pick Armon Johnson

NBA High-5: LeBron James’ fingerprints all over the place; Hedo Turkoglu burns bridges; Tim Donaghy’s beef with publisher – Oregonlive.com