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1. Boston (7-1) Tell Rasheed they can only lose eight more and beat Bulls’ record.
2. Lakers (5-1) Khloe & Lamar, now Sasha & Maria Sharapova! Season OK too.
3. Phoenix (5-1) Suns ride again? Scored 110 on Celtics, who hadn’t allowed 90.
4. Denver (5-2) Top point guard tandem: Billups (21), Lawson (12) average 33.
5. Orlando (5-1) Off and running with Rashard Lewis set to make belated debut.
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6. Atlanta (5-2) Won in Portland, upended Nuggets at home. Not just highlight show anymore.
7. Miami (5-1) Just beat Denver: Standing Pat, er, pat, looking shrewder all the time.
8. Dallas (4-2) Dirk gets 29 in fourth quarter as Mavs come from 16 down to beat Jazz.
9. Houston (4-2) Small lineup that bedeviled Lakers last spring deviling everyone now.
10. Cleveland (4-3) 1-3 in last four at home over two seasons after winning 39 of 40.
11. Portland (3-3) Kids not all right: Aldridge averaging 14.6, Oden 4.8 fouls in 23 minutes.
12. San Antonio (2-3) Manu struggles, either getting in shape or grief-stricken after killing bat.
13. Chicago (4-2) Rose by another name: Coming off injury, averaging 12 ppg vs. last season’s 17.
14. Toronto (3-3) Calderon missed three FTs last season (151 of 154), already missed five (12 of 17).
15. Philadelphia (3-2) Problem for team that spreads floor: Sixers have 25 3s to opponents’ 55.
16. Charlotte (3-3) Brown up for coach of year at .500 while team scores 84 a game.
17. Utah (2-4) Sloan may bite someone’s neck: Giving up 104 a game, lost at home to Kings.
18. New Orleans (2-4) Bottom falls out as Paul’s exasperation shows for first time on 0-2 East trip.
19. Oklahoma City (2-3) Up past bedtime: At 2-0, lost at home to Blazers, Lakers.
20. Clippers (2-4) S. California passes out at news they won two games in row.
21. Washington (2-4) Injured Jamison pitches fit after Wizards lose by 16 in Indianapolis.
22. Milwaukee (3-2) Nice backcourt if it ever gets on floor: Jennings on fire, Redd out two weeks.
23. Detroit (2-4) So much for Kwame as starter … forever? Loses job to 35-year-old Ben Wallace.
24. Indiana (2-3) Hansbrough makes debut, getting 13 points, five rebounds in 14 minutes.
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25. Minnesota (1-5) Good thing Rambis won debut because T’wolves have lost the rest.
26. Sacramento (2-4) Wince if you’ve heard this one: Martin, averaging 31, out 6 to 8 weeks.
27. Golden State (1-3) Beating 2008-09 pace of 46 lineups in 82 games, Nelson is 4-for-4.
28. Memphis (1-5) Iverson leaves for “personal reasons.” Is this the end of Rico?
29. New York (1-6) Italian Bird, Gallinari, hits 18 3s in first three. Teams now guard him.
30. New Jersey (0-7) After all Nets’ injuries, swine flu? Douglas-Roberts has it.
Records through Saturday
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