Alright fellas, its April 1st, 2015 and there are just a handful of games remaining in the Regular Season... We saw some big names get moved at the trade deadline, and, for some teams those moves are working out well, for other teams, no so well... Here's a quick run down of whats going on around the league and heading into the Playoffs...
Here's a couple notes before I post all the standings and playoff races from around the league...
**Cavs - 23 game win streak dating back to Feb 8th, snapped by Clippers on March 30th**
**Cavs 20-1 since the All Star Break / Trade with Knicks**
The Cavaliers have been rolling since the addition of Tyson Chandler and Ronnie Brewer... The Defensive attitude and mindset that those two players brings to the game on a nightly basis appears to be exactly what this team had been missing... This team was picked by some, before the trade, to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals... After the trade, it looks like they will head into the playoffs as the favorite to end the Thunder's Championship reign...
Since the addition of Rudy Gay and Dion Waiters, the Knicks have been scoring with the best in the league, however, with the departure of two of their best defenders, Tyson Chandler and Ronnie Brewer, the team hasn't been able to stop anyone... Scoring over 100 points per game is nice, but, if you're giving up over 100
**Knicks 8-14 since trades**
****STANDINGS April 1st, 2015***
****EASTERN CONFERENCE****
**ATLANTIC DIVISION**
76ers - 43-30
Celtics - 35-38 - 8.0
Nets - 35-38 - 8.0
Knicks - 34-35 - 8.5
Raptors - 34-39 - 9.0
**CENTRAL DIVISION**
Cavs - 55-19
Bucks - 39-33 - 15.0
Bulls - 37-35 - 17.0
Pistons - 33-41 - 22.0
Pacers - 28-44 - 26.0
**SOUTHEAST DIVISION**
Wizards - 38-35
Heat - 35-38 - 3.0
Bobcats - 35-39 - 3.5
Hawks - 30-44 - 8.5
Magic - 17-56 - 21.0
****WESTERN CONFERENCE****
**SOUTHWEST DIVISION**
Hornets - 44-29
Rockets - 40-33 - 4.0
Spurs - 38-36 - 6.5
Grizzlies - 37-36 - 7.0
Mavericks - 30-43 - 14.0
**NORTHWEST DIVISION**
Nuggets - 46-27
Thunder - 45-29 - 1.5
Jazz - 44-30 - 2.5
T'Wolves - 36-36 - 9.5
Trail Blazers - 12.5
**PACIFIC DIVISION**
Lakers - 43-21
Warriors - 40-34 - 3.0
Clippers - 39-35 - 4.0
Kings - 32-42 - 11.0
Suns - 23-51 - 20.0
****PLAYOFF PICTURE****
**EAST**
1. Cavs - 55-19
2. 76ers - 43-30 - 11.5
3. Bucks - 39-33 - 15.0
4. Wizards - 38-35 - 16.5
5. Bulls - 37-35 - 17.0
6. Heat - 35-38 - 19.5
7. Nets - 35-38 - 19.5
8. Celtics - 35-38 - 19.5
9. Bobcats - 35-39 - 0.5 (out of 8th seed)
10. Knicks - 34-38 - 0.5 (out of 8th seed)
11. Raptors - 34-39 - 1.0 (out of 8th seed)
12. Pistons - 33-41 - 2.5 (out of 8th seed)
13. Hawks - 30-44 - 5.5 (out of 8ths seed)
14. Pacers - 28-44 - eliminated from playoffs
15. Magic - 17-56 - eliminated from palyoffs
**WEST**
1. Nuggets - 46-27
2. Thunder - 45-29 - 1.5
3. Hornets - 44-29 - 2.0
4. Lakers - 43-31 - 3.5
5. Jazz - 44-30 - 2.5
6. Rockets - 40-33 - 6.0
7. Warriors - 40-34 - 8.0
8. Clippers - 39-35 - 7.5
9. Spurs - 38-36 - 1.0 (out of 8th seed)
10. Grizzlies - 37-36 - 1.5 (out of 8th seed)
11. T'Wolves - 36-36 - 2.0 (out of 8th seed)
12. Trail Blazers - 34-40 - 5.0 (out of 8ths seed)
13. Kings - 32-42 - 8.0 (out of 8th seed)
14. Mavericks - 30-43 - eliminated from playoffs
15. Suns - 23-51 - eliminated from palyoffs