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Power Rankings: Mavs back in familiar territory

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Monday, April 7, 2008

Elation in Atlanta. Relief in Dallas. New life in Oakland. Utter despair in Denver. With no change to the Boston/New Orleans/Detroit top three in ESPN.com's weekly NBA Power Rankings, our focus shifts to the biggest jumps and steepest falls in the season's second-to-last batch of rankings. The Hawks have climbed to No. 14 as a reward for moving to the brink of their first playoff berth since 1999. The Mavericks have reclaimed their usual spot in the top 10 after halting a string of narrow ...

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