After getting off to great starts the past two seasons, the Celtics are at it again. They opened the 2009-10 season by beating LeBron and Shaq in Cleveland, held the Bobcats to 59 points, then reeled off two more wins to leapfrog the Cavs and the Pau-less Lakers in the Week 1 Power Rankings.

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Records are through games of Monday, Nov. 2

NBA Power Rankings Week Of 11/03/2009
Rk	Team	Last Wk	Rise/Fall	High/Low	Comment
1	Celtics	3	(+2)	1/3	(4-0) Rondo just got the superstar contract, but he barely needs to score on this team. He's averaging nearly twice as many assists as points. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
2	Magic	4	(+2)	2/4	(3-0) Ryan Anderson's already proving to be more than a throw-in in the Vince Carter deal. With 11 treys in three games, he's filling the Rashard Lewis role to perfection. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
3	Lakers	1	(-2)	1/3	(2-1) Once Gasol comes back, they'll likely move back into the top two. But for now, they're not a great team, especially with Artest still trying to fit in. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
4	Nuggets	6	(+2)	4/6	(3-0) With two 40-point games already, Carmelo may be on the way to his first scoring title. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
5	Spurs	5	-	5/5	(2-1) After having little depth last season, Spurs go 10 deep. So injuries shouldn't be quite as devastating when they occur. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
6	Cavaliers	2	(-4)	2/6	(2-2) The Magic started 0-2 last year and went to the NBA Finals. In other words, there's plenty of time to get this right, though Shaq's early returns aren't promising. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
7	Mavericks	9	(+2)	7/9	(2-1) Leaving Los Angeles with two wins is like leaving Las Vegas with twice as much money. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
8	Suns	11	(+3)	8/11	(3-0) They're on fire so far, but five-game East Coast swing may cool them off. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
9	Heat	13	(+4)	9/13	(3-0) There is an O'Neal who's looking fit, happy and rejuvenated -- and it's Jermaine, not Shaq. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
10	Rockets	14	(+4)	10/14	(3-1) With plucky roster and Rick Adelman on the bench, no surprise that Rockets are already overachieving. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
11	Hawks	12	(+1)	11/12	(2-1) Joe Johnson called Hawks "soft" after loss to Lakers. He's right. Talent makes them an upper-tier team, but lack of toughness keeps them out of the elite. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
12	Trail Blazers	7	(-5)	7/12	(2-2) Given their youth, inconsistency is understandable early on. If they progress as expected, they may be a top-five team eventually. But not now. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
13	Wizards	18	(+5)	13/18	(2-1) Arenas looks like his old self again. Andray Blatche looks like a new man. Both are great developments for the Wiz, especially with Jamison and Butler hurting. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
14	76ers	17	(+3)	14/17	(2-1) They don't miss Andre Miller so far thanks to Lou Williams, who's leading the team in scoring and has just two turnovers. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
15	Jazz	10	(-5)	10/15	(1-2) Boozer's bad start is the last thing Jazz needed. The fans don't like him, which takes away some of Utah's usual home-court advantage. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
16	Raptors	19	(+3)	16/19	(1-2) Will beating Cavs in opener be highlight of their season? You have to wonder when they follow that with a loss to Memphis. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
17	Bulls	15	(-2)	15/17	(1-2) Offense is a problem without Ben Gordon. The Bulls already didn't have a low-post threat. Now they don't have any good 3-point shooters either. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
18	Thunder	20	(+2)	18/20	(2-1) Durant's 3-for-21 night vs. Portland got a lot of attention, but the story of OKC's first week was its own defense. None of Thunder's first three opponents cracked 90 points. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
19	Hornets	8	(-11)	8/19	(1-3) With eight points in four games, Posey's one reason Hornets bench may be even worse than last year. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
20	Pistons	16	(-4)	16/20	(1-2) You only really appreciate Rip Hamilton when he's not playing. Then you see how bad Detroit is without him. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
21	Bobcats	23	(+2)	21/23	(2-2) Bounced back after opening debacle against Boston, but scoring will be an issue all season. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
22	Clippers	21	(-1)	21/22	(1-4) Let's see. Critical injury. Second-half meltdowns. Disappointed fans. Yep, another season begins for the Clippers. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
23	Knicks	24	(+1)	23/24	(1-3) Two big fourth-quarter comebacks went for naught in overtime losses. But Nate Robinson's knee injury was the biggest bummer of opening week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
24	Pacers	22	(-2)	22/24	(0-2) Ford's awful start and Foster's injury spell trouble for talent-challenged Pacers. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
25	Bucks	27	(+2)	25/27	(1-1) Bucks really needed Redd to stay healthy this season. Now there's too much pressure on rookie Brandon Jennings, who's already playing better in the NBA than he did in Europe. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
26	Warriors	26	-	26/26	(0-2) A discouraging opening week only adds to the offseason negativity. If this week's cupcake schedule (Grizzlies, Clippers, Kings, T-Wolves) doesn't turn things around, things will really get ugly in Nellie-ville. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
27	Grizzlies	25	(-2)	25/27	(1-3) Offense isn't a problem for the Grizz. Defense is. Iverson's return doesn't change that. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
28	Kings	30	(+2)	28/30	(1-3) Martin's 48 points vs. Grizzlies was great, but 67 points from the bench was even better. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
29	Timberwolves	29	-	29/29	(1-3) It took a miraculous comeback to beat the Nets in the opener. Winning 20 games may require 19 more minor miracles. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy
30	Nets	28	(-2)	28/30	(0-4) First Jarvis Hayes. Then Devin Harris. Now Yi Jianlian. For a team that couldn't afford injuries, the Nets have had a half-season's worth in one week. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy