In Miami, the song remains the same for Riley and Heat

Sporting News, The, Feb 21, 2000 by Dave D'Alessandro

Rk.   Team              W-L    Comment

1.    Portland        38-11    Sabonis can barely move sometimes,
                                but it doesn't seem to matter.

2.    L.A. Lakers     37-11    Team is 2-1 favorite to win title.
                                Shaq is 2-1 to miss winning
                                free throws.

3.    San Antonio     32-17    Robinson appears to be fully
                                healthy and tired of
                                sacrificing stats.

4.    Indiana         32-16    Pacers are one of the few teams
                                that can match Portland's depth.

5.    Seattle         31-20    Never mind McCoy's development--have
                                you seen Lewis lately?

6.    Sacramento      30-18    Suggestion for Williams: A pass
                                off the back of your head, under
                                your ...

7.    Miami           30-17    Riley knows what he's doing in
                                refusing to include Brown in
                                any trade.

8.    New York        29-18    Team is still letting out sigh
                                of relief that Camby will be
                                back this season.

9.    Phoenix         29-19    Longley is energized by Marion's
                                return--that, and Colangelo's
                                challenge.

10.   Minnesota       27-20    Garnett is awesome, but the
                                others can't afford to lose
                                concentration.

11.   Utah            29-18    Rumor is Mailman won't come to
                                playoffs because he doesn't
                                feel loved.

12.   Charlotte       27-20    Phills' number in the rafters
                                should serve as good motivation.

13.   Toronto         26-21    Still speechless after Carter's
                                amazing dunk-competition
                                performance.

14.   Philadelphia    27-22    The two Larrys cannot coexist;
                                if Hughes is dealt, team will
                                regret it soon.

15.   Detroit         25-23    If Gentry can say it, we can too:
                                Pistons are better with Hill
                                on the court.

16.   Orlando         24-26    Rivers thinks he may finally have
                                go-to guy in Atkins? Whatever
                                works ...

17.   Milwaukee       26-24    Bad sign: Bucks lost to Knicks--who
                                had two off the bench--last week.

18.   Houston         20-30    Playoffs are out of question, but
                                Francis, Mobley have things
                                looking up.

19.   Boston          21-28    When the defense is on, team's
                                not bad. When it's not, team's
                                terrible.

20.   Denver          21-27    Club is in some serious trouble
                                if Van Exel has to miss much
                                more time.

21.   Dallas          20-28    Oh yeah, Rodman was missing
                                ingredient. Mays are playoff
                                bound now.

22.   Atlanta         19-28    When Jackson is hitting, it
                                changes the whole complexion of
                                the team.

23.   New Jersey      19-30    Is there a record for games lost
                                at the buzzer? Nets have to
                                be close.

24.   Cleveland       19-30    Murray keeps improving, rounding
                                into top form; Cavs keep losing.

25.   Washington      15-34    Jordan brings national attention
                                to team; is that necessarily a
                                good thing?

26.   Vancouver       14-34    What ever happened to Big Country?

27.   Golden State    12-35    Injuries are crippling team's
                                chances. (Chances for what?
                                Don't ask.)

28.   Chicago         10-37    The good news is every
                                win--every point, really--is a
                                pleasant surprise.

29.   LA. Clippers    11-38    You have to hope Odom doesn't
                                get infected by team's
                                losing virus.