NBA Power Rankings, Jan. 9 Edition: A New Face At The Top

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Jan 2, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward Shane Battier (31) is pressured by Golden State Warriors small forward Andre Iguodala (9) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Miami Heat (27-8)

Last Week: 3-1
Previous Ranking: 4

Bynum To South Beach? The Miami Heat are reportedly one of the teams at the top of Andrew Bynum’s list and Bynum is also an attractive target of the Heat, according to a report (h/t Pro Basketball Talk). Bynum was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Bulls and waived about 1.1 seconds later as part of a salary dump and is expected to clear waivers on Thursday. Miami, the Clippers and Brooklyn all have varying degrees of interest in the big man.

The Week That Was: The Heat lost to the Warriors 123-114 on Thursday, won at Orlando 110-94 on Saturday, beat the Raptors 102-97 on Sunday and beat the Pelicans 107-88 on Tuesday.

The Numbers: 50.8% FG (3rd), 36.1% 3PT, 81.3% FT (4th), 38 RPG (26th), 13.3 TOPG, 108.3 PPG
The Opponents: 48.7% FG (28th), 38.4% 3PT, 75.3% FT, 39 RPG, 16.3 TOPG, 100.5 PPG

The Leaders: LeBron James 25.8 PPG, Chris Bosh 7.5 RPG, James 5.8 APG, Mario Chalmers 2.3 SPG (3 games), Michael Beasley 2 blocks (total), James 40-for-69 (58%) FG, Shane Battier 3-for-4 (75%) 3PT (1 game)
Don’t! Shooters: Bosh 20-for-41 (48.8%) FG, Ray Allen 2-for-13 (15.4%) 3PT