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Team (Record): Comment

1. Lakers (3-0): Harris keeps telling Horry: “You’re a power forward, you’re a power forward . . . “

2. Atlanta (6-0): Wilkens’ teams may fade in playoffs, but they’re hell in the regular season.

3. San Antonio (4-1): They need a couple of jump shooters to go along with those Twin Towers.

4. Seattle (4-1): Skeptics (hello) notwithstanding, they’re off to a good start.

5. Chicago (4-2): Dynasty trembles as Jordan encourages Rodman to take early retirement.

6. Miami (4-2): Mashburn looks like the old Monster Mash, but they still miss Mourning.

7. Houston (3-2): Big Three? Looks more like Big One (Barkley) vs. Big Two (Olajuwon, Drexler).

8. Portland (4-1): Dunleavy, who had never met a player he didn’t like, just met Isaiah Rider.

9. New York (3-2): Bad news backcourt: Houston starts 16 for 55; Childs starts on bench.

10. Milwaukee (4-1): Ray Allen, who went from prodigy to disappointment, is on the rise again.

11. New Jersey (4-1): J. Williams: “I’ve been in purgatory six years. Now I can see St. Peter.”

12. Charlotte (4-2): Bad omen: Indoor blimp crashes into stands opening night.

13. Phoenix (3-1): Home rout by Knicks shows they’re still good little team facing good big ones.

14. Utah (2-4): Eisley doesn’t look like Stockton; Vaughn doesn’t even look like Eisley.

15. Minnesota (4-1): If Garnett got $128 million, Marbury is going to have to get $150 million.

16. Detroit (2-3): Hard times arrive early. Smoke is spotted rising from Mt. St. Collins.

17. Indiana (2-3): Larry Legend gets even paler as Pacers blow games against Nets and SuperSonics.

18. Orlando (3-3): How many times you think Chuck Daly has asked, “What am I doing here?”

19. Cleveland (2-3): Kemp drops in standings, but on the bright side, he already has made $419,511.

20. Washington (2-4): So far, Wizards look like the Bullets, making their usual run at No. 8 berth.

21. Dallas (3-2): Cleamons bolts to shocking start, can send his laundry out (once).

22. Clippers (1-4): When one of your top rebounders is named Air Bones, you’ve got a problem.

23. Toronto (1-4): So much for novelty. SkyDome openers drew 30,000, 28,000. Last week: 15,000.

24. Vancouver (1-4): Put it this way: The win put them two weeks ahead of last year’s pace.

25. Sacramento (0-4): The Richmond-trade circus demoralizes what used to be a hard-working team,

26. Boston (1-5): Pitino has a problem on defense; they can’t press if they can’t score.

27. Philadelphia (0-4): In such times, Brown would ask the boss to back up the truck. Now he’s the boss.

28. Denver (0-4): Hanzlik insists they played well in that 24-point loss to Wizards, though.

29. Golden State (0-5): Harry Houdini escape of the week: B.J. Armstrong pops off, gets traded.

GAME OF THE WEEK

LAKERS at SAN ANTONIO

* When--Thursday. Time--5:30 p.m. TV--Ch. 9 (6:30 p.m., tape delay)

* Storyline--The first game in the rivalry that should dominate the West for the rest of the ‘90s, David Robinson and Tim Duncan vs. Shaquille O’Neal. The Spurs have the edge in star centers, 2-1. The Lakers have more of everything else. The Spurs were thin before Chuck Person and Vinny Del Negro were hurt, but, at least, they’re at home.