With Final Push, Dragic Can Lead Suns into Playoffs, Clinch Most Improved Player

RANK	PLAYER	RUNDOWN	LAST
1		GORAN DRAGIC, G, PHOENIX: He had 26 and 5 in Sunday’s HUGE home win over OKC. Dragic made all the plays down the stretch, guiding the team like Shabazz Napier did UConn. He’s the best player on a potential playoff team. Think about that.	1
2		DEANDRE JORDAN, C, LA CLIPPERS: Another day, another double-double. It’s almost getting boring. DeAndre went for 11 and 12 in Sunday’s win over the Lakers after putting up 21 and 15 in a loss to the Mavs last Thursday.	2
3		ANDRE DRUMMOND, C, DETROIT: U-C-O-N-N!! UCONN!! UCONN!! UCONN!! Sorry, had to do it. ‘Dre was as improved this season as his Huskies during the NCAA Tournament. He went for 19 and 20 in a win over Boston on Saturday.	3
4		ANTHONY DAVIS, F-C, NEW ORLEANS: Kentucky probably wouldn’t have lost on Monday night if they’d had Davis – who would be a JUNIOR – in the lineup. The ‘Brow can drown his sorrows in the fact that he’s balled out of his mind this season.	5
5		LANCE STEPHENSON, G, INDIANA: Lance is floundering, and so are the Pacers. They can’t figure out what to do on offense, and Stephenson isn’t helping, having scored 9 combined points on 3-of-11 shooting in back-to-back losses to the Raptors and Hawks. Ugh.	4

DROPOUTS: None.

NEXT FIVE: Gerald Green, G, Phoenix; Isaiah Thomas, G, Sacramento; Markieff Morris, G-F, Phoenix; Reggie Jackson, G, Oklahoma City; Robin Lopez, C, Portland.

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