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NBA Power Rankings: Heavy’s Top 10 for January 2


5. Utah


Record: 21-13


Last week: Unranked


Not only do the Jazz replace the Clippers, who have lost six straight, in the power rankings but they jump right into the middle of the pack. Utah too care of business, beating three bad teams (Lakers, Philadelphia and Phoenix) ahead of their five-game road trip that begins in Brooklyn Monday night. The best news from last week was the return of point guard George Hill, whose return makes Utah a better team on both ends of the floor. Three of the five games on the upcoming road trip are against teams that will be in the playoffs (Boston, Toronto and Memphis), so we'll learn a little more about Quin Snyder's group. (Getty)

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