The Oklahoma City Thunder have followed up on their championship last year with a blistering 19-1 start to the new season, which lands them in first place in my first rankings of the regular season. The Houston Rockets are not far behind, while the top 4 teams all come from the West. Toronto has been the biggest surprise so far, projected to finish in the running for the #1 pick, but currently looking at the #3 seed in the East. Here are my full current rankings and playoff picks:
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Record |
Proj |
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Rank |
LW |
Team |
Rating |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Seed |
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1 |
1 |
Oklahoma City |
-11.38 |
19 |
1 |
69 |
13 |
W1 |
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2 |
13 |
Houston |
-11.14 |
12 |
4 |
67 |
15 |
W2 |
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3 |
2 |
Denver |
-7.327 |
13 |
5 |
59 |
23 |
W3 |
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4 |
18 |
San Antonio |
-5.505 |
13 |
5 |
55 |
27 |
W4 |
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5 |
20 |
Miami |
-5.283 |
13 |
6 |
55 |
27 |
E2 |
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6 |
7 |
Orlando |
-4.825 |
12 |
8 |
53 |
29 |
E4 |
|
7 |
3 |
New York |
-4.538 |
12 |
6 |
53 |
29 |
E5 |
|
8 |
19 |
Detroit |
-4.501 |
15 |
4 |
56 |
26 |
E1 |
|
9 |
27 |
Toronto |
-4.385 |
14 |
5 |
54 |
28 |
E3 |
|
10 |
4 |
Cleveland |
-3.173 |
12 |
8 |
50 |
32 |
E6 |
|
11 |
6 |
LA Lakers |
-3.094 |
14 |
4 |
52 |
30 |
W5 |
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12 |
15 |
Boston |
-2.982 |
10 |
8 |
48 |
34 |
E7 |
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13 |
21 |
Phoenix |
-2.304 |
12 |
8 |
46 |
36 |
W6 |
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14 |
16 |
Minnesota |
-2.143 |
10 |
8 |
46 |
36 |
W7 |
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15 |
17 |
Golden State |
-1.686 |
10 |
10 |
44 |
38 |
W8 |
|
16 |
9 |
Atlanta |
-1.545 |
12 |
8 |
46 |
36 |
E8 |
|
17 |
25 |
Portland |
-0.052 |
8 |
11 |
41 |
41 |
W9 |
|
18 |
28 |
Philadelphia |
-5E-04 |
10 |
8 |
42 |
40 |
E9 |
|
19 |
23 |
Chicago |
2.1912 |
9 |
9 |
37 |
45 |
E10 |
|
20 |
11 |
Memphis |
2.873 |
8 |
12 |
33 |
49 |
W10 |
|
21 |
10 |
Milwaukee |
2.907 |
8 |
12 |
34 |
48 |
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22 |
5 |
LA Clippers |
4.8576 |
5 |
14 |
27 |
55 |
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23 |
22 |
Charlotte |
5.5259 |
5 |
14 |
25 |
57 |
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24 |
26 |
Utah |
5.5435 |
6 |
12 |
26 |
56 |
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25 |
12 |
Sacramento |
6.6226 |
5 |
15 |
24 |
58 |
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26 |
14 |
Dallas |
6.8153 |
5 |
15 |
21 |
61 |
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27 |
30 |
Brooklyn |
7.8628 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
62 |
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28 |
8 |
Indiana |
8.4265 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
64 |
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29 |
24 |
New Orleans |
8.6716 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
64 |
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30 |
29 |
Washington |
12.218 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
70 |
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Playoff Picks
Play In
(7) Celtics over (8) Hawks
(9) 76ers over (10) Bulls
(8) Hawks over (9) 76ers
(7) Timberwolves over (8) Warriors
(9) Trail Blazers over (10) Grizzlies
(8) Warriors over (9) Trail Blazers
First Round
(1) Pistons over (8) Hawks in 6
(2) Heat over (7) Celtics in 7
(3) Raptors over (6) Cavaliers in 7
(4) Magic over (5) Knicks in 7
(1) Thunder over (8) Warriors in 4
(2) Rockets over (7) Timberwolves in 5
(3) Nuggets over (6) Suns in 6
(4) Spurs over (5) Lakers in 7
Second Round
(1) Pistons over (4) Magic in 7
(2) Heat over (3) Raptors in 7
(1) Thunder over (4) Spurs in 6
(2) Rockets over (3) Nuggets in 6
Conference Finals
(2) Heat over (1) Pistons in 7
(1) Thunder over (2) Rockets in 7
NBA Finals
(1) Thunder over (2) Heat in 6
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