



Let's hear it for New York.



Los Angeles Lakers fans are still trying figure out how Mike D'Antoni ended up becoming their new head coach over 11-time NBA champion, Hall of Famer and former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks are flourishing since parting with D'Antoni – they're the only unbeaten team in the NBA. The Knicks jumped up two places in this week's Yahoo! Sports' NBA Power Rankings to move past the Miami Heat and into first.

Records are through Monday night.

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1. New York Knicks (4-0, previous ranking: third): Knicks are off to a perfect start under Mike D'Antoni's replacement, Mike Woodson. Games against San Antonio and Memphis will provide good tests.









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2. San Antonio Spurs (6-1, previous ranking: second): Tough stretch starts Tuesday with games against Lakers, New York, Denver, Clippers and Boston. Tim Duncan is averaging nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds.









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3. Miami Heat (6-2, previous ranking: first): The defending champs look mortal after losing by 18 points at Memphis on Sunday and squeaking by Houston on Monday.









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4. Oklahoma City Thunder (6-2, previous ranking: fifth): The Thunder barely got by the winless Pistons on Monday, but it was their fourth game in five nights.













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5. Los Angeles Clippers (5-2, previous ranking: fourth): Sources say Clippers' recent surge played a role in cross-town rival Lakers recently firing Mike Brown.









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6. Memphis Grizzlies (5-1, previous ranking: 10th): The Grizzlies have now won five straight games and earned a big home victory against the Heat.









[Also: Phil Jackson wanted to humiliate Lakers VP]

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7. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-2, previous ranking: 24th): Who needs Kevin Love or Ricky Rubio? Scrappy Wolves have the third-best record in Western Conference.









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8. Milwaukee Bucks (4-2, previous ranking: ninth): Point guard Brandon Jennings is playing well-rounded ball. He's not only scoring and dishing, but leading NBA in steals.









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9. Boston Celtics (4-3, previous ranking: eighth): The Celtics are playing better ball having won two straight and scored 101 points against Chicago's tough defense.









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10. Chicago Bulls (4-3, previous ranking: 14th): If the Bulls can keep up this pace until injured guard Derrick Rose returns, they should end up with decent seed in playoffs.













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10. Denver Nuggets (4-4, previous ranking: 23rd): The Nuggets' four-game winning streak came to an end with poor road loss against the Phoenix Suns.









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12. Brooklyn Nets (3-2, previous ranking: sixth): Nets point guard Deron Williams will face an interesting challenge on Tuesday against Cavs' young point guard Kyrie Irving.









[Also: Wolves' Chase Budinger out at least three months after knee surgery]

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