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Power Rankings: Lakers begin second half at No. 1

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

--> For only the second time in NBA history, two teams reached the All-Star break with a winning percentage of .800 or better. Those two teams predictably fill the top two spots in ESPN.com's weekly NBA Power Rankings as we move into the final 30-odd games of the regular season. The Los Angeles Lakers (.808 entering Tuesday's play) and Boston Celtics (.800) have combined to give the league two teams with such a gaudy success rate at this stage for the first time since the 1980-81 season, w ...

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