The Western Conference has dominated the East so far this season, which has resulted in a very weird set of rankings to open the season, with the top 10 teams all coming from the West, while the 76ers, who currently have the best record, are sitting at #18. The biggest surprise of the early season has been Memphis, who was the final undefeated team, although they have now lost 3 in a row, while Charlotte has had the biggest dropoff from last year after trading away several of their best players after they finally made the play-in last year. 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 |
6 |
Houston |
-12.41 |
7 |
2 |
62 |
18 |
W1 |
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2 |
10 |
Minnesota |
-11.12 |
7 |
3 |
60 |
20 |
W2 |
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3 |
19 |
Portland |
-10.28 |
6 |
2 |
59 |
21 |
W4 |
|
4 |
2 |
San Antonio |
-10.27 |
7 |
2 |
60 |
20 |
W3 |
|
5 |
1 |
Oklahoma City |
-9.217 |
7 |
2 |
59 |
21 |
W5 |
|
6 |
12 |
LA Lakers |
-9.2 |
8 |
2 |
58 |
22 |
W6 |
|
7 |
20 |
Golden State |
-8.645 |
6 |
3 |
55 |
25 |
W7 |
|
8 |
25 |
Memphis |
-6.061 |
6 |
3 |
50 |
30 |
W8 |
|
9 |
7 |
Denver |
-5.101 |
4 |
3 |
50 |
30 |
W9 |
|
10 |
23 |
Dallas |
-4.5 |
5 |
4 |
47 |
33 |
W10 |
|
11 |
8 |
Cleveland |
-3.556 |
5 |
4 |
51 |
29 |
E1 |
|
12 |
4 |
Detroit |
-2.734 |
6 |
2 |
50 |
30 |
E2 |
|
13 |
21 |
New Orleans |
-1.507 |
4 |
5 |
39 |
41 |
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14 |
11 |
Toronto |
-0.414 |
5 |
4 |
44 |
36 |
E5 |
|
15 |
14 |
Phoenix |
-0.392 |
2 |
5 |
37 |
43 |
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|
16 |
5 |
Boston |
0.1611 |
7 |
2 |
44 |
36 |
E3 |
|
17 |
15 |
Atlanta |
0.1985 |
6 |
4 |
44 |
36 |
E4 |
|
18 |
18 |
Philadelphia |
1.2147 |
8 |
2 |
43 |
37 |
E6 |
|
19 |
17 |
LA Clippers |
1.8378 |
1 |
7 |
30 |
50 |
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20 |
3 |
New York |
2.6663 |
4 |
4 |
35 |
45 |
E7 |
|
21 |
13 |
Miami |
4.5466 |
3 |
6 |
33 |
47 |
E8 |
|
22 |
26 |
Utah |
4.6244 |
1 |
8 |
25 |
55 |
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|
23 |
27 |
Indiana |
6.2405 |
3 |
6 |
28 |
52 |
E9 |
|
24 |
29 |
Sacramento |
6.4188 |
1 |
8 |
21 |
59 |
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|
25 |
30 |
Washington |
7.6658 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
54 |
E10 |
|
26 |
16 |
Orlando |
8.5413 |
2 |
6 |
24 |
56 |
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27 |
28 |
Brooklyn |
10.449 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
61 |
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|
28 |
24 |
Milwaukee |
12.113 |
1 |
8 |
17 |
63 |
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|
29 |
9 |
Charlotte |
14.064 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
64 |
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|
30 |
22 |
Chicago |
17.052 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
66 |
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Playoff Picks
Play In
(7) Knicks over (8) Heat
(9) Pacers over (10) Wizards
(8) Heat over (9) Pacers
(7) Warriors over (8) Grizzlies
(9) Nuggets over (10) Mavericks
(8) Grizzlies over (9) Nuggets
First Round
(1) Cavaliers over (8) Heat in 5
(2) Pistons over (7) Knicks in 6
(3) Celtics over (6) 76ers in 7
(4) Hawks over (5) Raptors in 7
(1) Rockets over (8) Grizzlies in 5
(2) Timberwolves over (7) Warriors in 6
(3) Spurs over (6) Lakers in 7
(4) Trail Blazers over (5) Thunder in 7
Second Round
(1) Cavaliers over (4) Hawks in 6
(2) Pistons over (3) Celtics in 6
(1) Rockets over (4) Trail Blazers in 6
(2) Timberwolves over (3) Spurs in 7
Conference Finals
(1) Cavaliers over (2) Pistons in 7
(1) Rockets over (2) Timberwolves in 7
NBA Finals
(1) Rockets over (1) Cavaliers in 4
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