Best NBA records since Jan 1, 2014

[hihofink]

Approximately the first 30 games of the season are played until Dec 31, 2013

From Jan 1 to now, the next 30 or so games have been played by the NBA.

Very interesting to see the top NBA teams since Jan 1. Here are the records since Jan 1 of the current playoff teams in order of best record

1. Houston 21-6
2. LA Clippers 21-8
3. Brooklyn 20-8
4. Chicago 22-9
5. Miami 19-8
6. OKC 21-9
7. San Antonio 19-9
8. Indiana 21-10
9. Toronto 19-11
10. Golden State 18-11
11. Portland 17-12
12. Dallas 18-13
13. Washington 18-15
14. Phoenix 16-14
15. Charlotte 14-15
16. Atlanta 8-19

Surprised by how good the East has done (5/9 top teams are from the East). I think the conference finals are not as locked as people think.

[Legends66NBA7]

I think the conference finals are not as locked as people think.

Heh, you and me both.

There are some sleepers out there.

[jlip]

To me, how teams play for the last half of the season is a better indicator of who should be favorites in the playoffs than simply the overall record. Hypothetically speaking, if a 55 win team is playing a 49 win team in the playoffs, but the 49 win team started the season off slowly and went 30-11 over the last half of the season while the 55 win team started off hot but went only 24-17 over the last half of the season, I'm picking the 49 win team as the favorites.

[kells333]

Approximately the first 30 games of the season are played until Dec 31, 2013

From Jan 1 to now, the next 30 or so games have been played by the NBA.

Very interesting to see the top NBA teams since Jan 1. Here are the records since Jan 1 of the current playoff teams in order of best record

1. Houston 21-6
2. LA Clippers 21-8
3. Brooklyn 20-8
4. Chicago 22-9
5. Miami 19-8
6. OKC 21-9
7. San Antonio 19-9
8. Indiana 21-10
9. Toronto 19-11
10. Golden State 18-11
11. Portland 17-12
12. Dallas 18-13
13. Washington 18-15
14. Phoenix 16-14
15. Charlotte 14-15
16. Atlanta 8-19

Surprised by how good the East has done (5/9 top teams are from the East). I think the conference finals are not as locked as people think.

I realize there are east teams playing well at the moment but you dont actually believe toronto or chicago could beat miami or imdiana in a 7 game series do you?

[TheMan]

Goddam if we had just one legit scorer

[ImKobe]

I know Memphis isn't currently in the POs, but they've been 20-9 since Jan 1 & are 1 game behind Dallas. Mavs fans are worried.

[ImKobe]

To me, how teams play for the last half of the season is a better indicator of who should be favorites in the playoffs than simply the overall record. Hypothetically speaking, if a 55 win team is playing a 49 win team in the playoffs, but the 49 win team started the season off slowly and went 30-11 over the last half of the season while the 55 win team started off hot but went only 24-17 over the last half of the season, I'm picking the 49 win team as the favorites.

We had this going for us last season. So sad Kobe got injured right before the Playoffs, I think we had the 2nd or 3rd best record after ASB.

[WallIn]

Thibodeau is a genius

[BoutPractice]

My early season finals prediction was Miami-Houston. The early season quickly made me think it wasn't going to happen, but my first intuition might turn out to be correct in the end.

[Legends66NBA7]

I realize there are east teams playing well at the moment but you dont actually believe toronto or chicago could beat miami or imdiana in a 7 game series do you?

Don't know why Chicago can't beat Indiana. Both are rugged defenses who have some trouble scoring at times. It would easily go 6-7 games either way.

I've seen Nets fans thinking they can beat both on here and in other forums.

[UK2K]

2nd half of the season, more inter conference games


East squads beating other butt east squads.

[mattvNJ]

griz will sneak in there for certain... i feel they either sit in the middle of the west or just sneak in there at the end recently. Good for them. Their roster is pretty poor, they do a lot with it. Especially under a new coach(a move i didnt agree with)

Also, nets looking solid, hopefully all those old men can hold up.

[pegasus]

Approximately the first 30 games of the season are played until Dec 31, 2013

From Jan 1 to now, the next 30 or so games have been played by the NBA.

Very interesting to see the top NBA teams since Jan 1. Here are the records since Jan 1 of the current playoff teams in order of best record

1. Houston 21-6
2. LA Clippers 21-8
3. Brooklyn 20-8
4. Chicago 22-9
5. Miami 19-8
6. OKC 21-9
7. San Antonio 19-9
8. Indiana 21-10
9. Toronto 19-11
10. Golden State 18-11
11. Portland 17-12
12. Dallas 18-13
13. Washington 18-15
14. Phoenix 16-14
15. Charlotte 14-15
16. Atlanta 8-19

Surprised by how good the East has done (5/9 top teams are from the East). I think the conference finals are not as locked as people think.

No other teams in between?

[Smook A.]

Really loving my Rockets this year. That Dwight Howard REALLY made an impact on this team's winning. Last year we were a mediocre team. This year, we are one of the best teams in the league. Personally, I feel like the Rockets do have a chance to get to the WCF or even the Finals.

Moving on. The Bulls... goodness gracious. They don't have a legit star on their team right now. What I love about this team is that they come out and play with fire and grit every single night. Loving Joakim Noah this season. He is the anchor of that team. Coach Thibs has done a fantastic job this season

[Doranku]

The Nets are coming.