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By Ron Campbell
01/04/10

Gilbert Arenas allegedly placed three firearms on a stool in front of teammate Javaris Crittenton's locker and allegedly Javaris let it be known he has guns too. Arenas has tried to down play the incident via his Twitter account. Arenas has been tweeting all weekend long below are a few:

for P Vecsey-ur articles r very entertaining and exciting..its like AND 1 basketball..great to watch but just not the real thing..cmon son

sumone just tweeted a nt so funny joke..he said i hope they like ur jokes in jailwell ur rt becuz if i tell a bad joke here..i can turn my laptop off..if i tell a bad joke in jail they turn them LIGHTS OUT..lol zip it out

@sugashayne3 why would i owe sumbody money and pull a pistol out sounds a little backwards rt...yea rt

This Gilbert Arenas situation isn't going away. Lets get into the rankings:

(1)1. LA Lakers (27-6)
The Mamba struck again against the Kings as Kobe hit the game winning shot with no time remaining. The Lakers are rolling as they followed up that win up with a 131 to 96 victory over the Mavericks.

(3)2. Cleveland (27-9)
The Cavs loss to the Bobcats ending a their seven game winning streak. The Cavs play one more game at home against the Wizards this week before they embark on a five game West Coast road trip.

(2)3. Boston (24-8)
On Saturday, the Celtics had No Kevin Garnett, no Paul Pierce, no Rajon Rondo and it was no problem as they were able to get past the Raptors 103-96. Pierce and Rondo should return this week but Garnett maybe out a bit longer as he has suffered a hyper-extended his knee.

(5)4. Orlando (24-9)
The Magic lost to the Bulls on Saturday night 101 to 93. I can't take the Magic seriously as championship contenders as they took 37 three pointers (made 14) in this game. I also can't take Dwight Howard seriously when he takes only 7 shots and doesn't demand the ball.

(4)5. Atlanta (21-11)
The Hawks have lost three in a row and five out of their last seven games. Trusting your teammates has gone out the window in Atlanta and unfortunately they are back to playing one on one basketball.

(7)6. San Antonio (20-12)
The Spurs did not start Tim Duncan against the Raptors Sunday in an attempt to get Duncan some rest. The strategy back fired as the Raptors were able to get off to a very hot start and get the win.

(6)7. Dallas (23-11)
The Mavs never got it going Sunday and were embarrassed by the Lakers. Dirk hasn't played well as of late averaging 17.8ppg in the Mavs last four games.

(9)8. Portland (22-13)
Despite all the injuries, the Portland Trail Blazers continue to find ways to win. They have won eight of their last 10. Brandon Roy was terrific in December averaging 27.2ppg, 5.1rpg and 4.9apg.

(10)9. Phoenix (21-13)
The Suns are the most unpredictable team this season after losing to Golden State last Saturday. Their only back to back wins in December were over the Lakers and Celtics but they lost to the Grizzlies at home on Saturday.

(8)10. Denver (21-13)
I thought the Denver Nuggets were an elite team but they have dropped their last seven in a row on the road. Elite teams have winning records on the road.

(11)11. Houston (20-14)
There were some rumors this week of a possible Andre Igoudola for Tracy McGrady trade but I don't see any logical reason why the Sixers would make that trade.

(14)12. Oklahoma City (18-15)
The Thunders five game winning streak came to end Saturday as they lost to the Bucks in overtime. Kevin Durant set a team record with seven consecutive games of 30 or more points, oh and by the way Durant is only 21 years old.

(12)13. Utah (18-15)
Deron Williams is hurt and when he is hurting the Jazz are hurting. The Jazz dropped their last two against the Thunder and Nuggets. Williams had a combined 30 points and 9 assists in the losses which isn't horrible but not good enough for the Jazz to win.

(17)14. Memphis (16-16)
The Grizzlies have won six out of their last seven. Zach Randolph deserves to be on the All-Star team. He averaged 23.6ppg and 14.2rpg in the month of December and the Griz went 9-4.

(13)15. Miami (16-15)
Three losses in a row for the Heat and they will play 20 of the next 29 games on the road. The Heat play the Hawks, Celtics, Suns and Clippers this week.

(15)16. Toronto (17-18)
Chris Bosh was averaging 13.5ppg when playing the Spurs with Tim Duncan in the lineup but on Sunday Bosh had 22 points and became the Raptors all-time leading scorer.

(16)17. New Orleans (15-16)
The Hornets are 13-3 at home but only 2-13 on the road and they play the next six of eight on the road.

(18)18. LA Clippers (14-18)
Mike Dunleavy missed the Clippers last game after he threw out his back sneezing. The Clippers won the game 104 to 88 over the Sixers.

(21)19. New York (14-20)

Nate Robinson made a dramatic return to play on Friday Night as he scored 41 points in the Knicks OT victory over the Hawks 112 to 108. Nate had 14 straight DNP's prior to this game.

(22)20. Chicago (14-17)
The Bulls have won six of their last eight and four in a row. Derrick Rose appears to be getting back to form in the four wins he has averaged 23.5ppg and 6.5apg.

(23)21. Charlotte (14-18)
The Bobcats got a huge 91 to 88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cats play the Bulls, Knicks and Grizzlies this week.

(20)22. Milwaukee (13-18)
Michael Redd had his best game of the season scoring 27 points to lead the Bucks past the Thunder. The Bucks desperately needed the win as they had only won one of their last eight games.

(19)23. Sacramento (14-19)
The Kings were without Tyreke Evans for Saturdays game against the Mavericks. The Kings lost 99 to 91 and have lost three games in a row and five of six overall.

(25)24. Detroit (11-21)
The Pistons have lost nine games in a row. The return of Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince has not made an impact at all. Rip is shooting 35.5% from the field and Prince 42.4%.

(28)25. Philadelphia (10-23)
Allen Iverson led the Sixers past his former team the Nuggets on Sunday. Iverson had 17 points and 7 assists in the 108 to 105 victory.

(24)26. Washington (10-21)
The only good news coming out of DC is that Gilbert Arenas is still being allowed to play basketball games but expect a lengthy suspensions for both Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton.

(29)27. Golden State (9-23)
Andris Biedrins is back for the Warriors but he doesn't look like the Biedrins we are used to seeing; he is averaging 2.7ppg and 5.0rpg in three games.

(26)28. Indiana (10-23)
The Pacers did not give any effort on Sunday when they lost 132 to 89 against the New York Knicks, the Pacers are now 4-11 without Danny Granger.

(27)29. Minnesota (7-28)
The Wolves have lost four games in a row by a total of 45 points.

(30)30. New Jersey (3-30)
The Nets got their third victory of the season against Knicks with a 104-95 victory. Yi Jianlian is playing well since returning from injury in nine games he is averaging 15.6ppg and 7.2rpg.

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