Mavs drop spot in power rankings

December, 1, 2009
12/01/09
2:56
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The Mavs have dropped a spot from No. 6 to No. 7 in the latest edition of ESPN.com’s weekly NBA Power Rankings, harsh as that might seem for a team that began the week with one of the league’s best road records.

The reasoning?

There had to be some sort of penalty assessed to the Mavs after their home loss last Tuesday to severely short-handed Golden State.

This week’s rankings in their entirety can be found here.

This week’s Mavs comment:
“Losing at home to the six-man Warriors can't go unpunished -- hence the drop to No. 7 -- but maybe we've been a bit too tough on the Mavs. They've had injuries, too ... but going 7-3 on the road works for anyone.”

Marc Stein | email

Senior Writer, ESPN.com
Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com
Began covering the NBA in 1993-94
Has also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics

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