Power Ranking the Mavs

A look at where the Mavs stack up in leading sports websites NBA power rankings after the this past week.

ESPN.com:  4.
"One of the most surprising developments of the season's opening month: Dallas leads the league in dunks with 110. Even harder to process: Milwaukee is next in line with a mere 91. The far more important stat is that Rick Carlisle is manufacturing more rest for Dirk than he's ever gotten."

ESPN.com Hollinger Power Rankings: 5.

NBA.com: 5.
"Though they lost to the Pacers and almost lost to the Knicks, the Mavs' week was a positive, because they got their best victory of the season, winning in Toronto on Friday. Facing his old team put a spark in Tyson Chandler, who averaged 16 points and 16 boards in his team's three wins. His rebounding percentage (21.7 percent) is a career high."

Yahoo Sports: 5.
"The Mavericks have won three straight games and nine of 11, and average an NBA-best 109.1 points per game."

CBS Sports: 6.
"Lose to the Pacers, go to OT with the Knicks, beat the Raptors and survive vs. the Sixers without Dirk. There's no denying the Mavs (13-5) are good. But they're not consistently hitting on all cylinders. They're not a restaurant where the food is good every time, but when it is good, the grub is so good it keeps you coming back."

SI.com: 4.
"How deep are the Mavs? Monta Ellis is leading the team in scoring (19.6 ppg), but Dallas is actually scoring more points per 100 possessions when he's off the floor (119.3) than when he's on it (114.5), per basketball-reference."

SB Nation: 5.
"The Mavericks fell to the Pacers for their first two-game losing streak of the season, but responded by rattling off three wins to close out the week while getting a chance to rest Dirk Nowitzki against the 76ers. Dallas still isn't firing on all cylinders yet, but is still eight games over .500."