I noticed something this past week. The Detroit Pistons still know how to play basketball after playing in the past four Eastern Conference Finals. They enter Friday’s game against Chicago having won five straight and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

The Celtics and the Spurs are continuing to dominate their respective conferences. Boston is 9-0 at home and 12-2 in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio is also undefeated at home, having won 11 games. They are 9-1 in their last 10 games.

It will be interesting to see how Cleveland continues to respond without LeBron James who has a sprained finger. They just resigned Anderson Vareajo after an ugly contract dispute that began over the summer and stretched until now.

The Golden State Warriors have impressed as well. After starting out 0-6 they have reached the 10-win plateau. Last week they were able to beat Phoenix and Houston by double digits.

Baron Davis is a player I feel is underrated. He is never mentioned along with Jason Kidd and Steve Nash in the conversation of elite point guards.

This season, Davis is averaging 23.1 points and almost nine assists per game.

Power Rankings

Top 5

1. Boston

2. San Antonio

3, Orlando

4, Phoenix

5. Detroit

Orlando falls from No. 1 because of the early season dominance of the Celtics and the Spurs. Detroit sneaks in this week because of their recent win streak.

Bottom 5

26. Chicago

27. Philadelphia

28. Seattle

29. Miami

30. Minnesota

Minnesota only has two wins this season after trading Garnett for a plethora of young players like Al Jefferson and Gerald Green. Chicago gets to move up after winning some games for once. Miami is one of the most underachieving teams in the league at 4-14.