| RANK | Player | RUNDOWN | RECENT |
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MARKIEFF MORRIS, F, PHOENIX: His Suns suffered a bad loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday but Morris was, once again, stellar. He scored 18 points on 62% shooting along with 10 rebounds. He’s averaging 17.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in 29 minutes per night since the break. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
MANU GINOBILI, G, SAN ANTONIO: San Antonio is 10-1 since Ginobili returned from injury. The Argentine put up 46 total points in a 48 minute span (68% shooting) over a two game stretch last week. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
REGGIE JACKSON, G, OKC: The Thunder avenged their loss to the Lakers from earlier in the week with a convincing 131-102 victory last night. Jackson displayed why he’s just so valuable for OKC — he does a little of everything. Eight points, eight rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
TAJ GIBSON, F, CHICAGO: Underwhelming week from Gibson, who averaged just 4.3 points on 22% shooting. Regardless, it was an impressive week for the Bulls who came up with big wins over the Heat and Rockets. | 3 |
| 5 |  |
ALEC BURKS, G, UTAH: Burks has scored in double digits in 16 straight games. To put his growth as an offensive weapon in perspective, he scored in double digits 19 times total in 2012-2013. |
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DROPOUTS: Vince Carter, G-F, Dallas (5).
FIVE TO WATCH: Mike Scott, F, Atlanta; James Johnson, F, Memphis; J.R. Smith, G, New York; Rodney Stuckey, G, Detroit; Nick Young, G, LA Lakers.
OTHER RANKINGS: Rookie | Most Improved | MVP | Power
Jacob Eisenberg is a student at Emory University, spending the spring semester abroad in Brazil, and covers the NBA for SheridanHoops.com. Check out his website and click here to follow him on Twitter.
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