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Related: About this forumAt this moment, there are two teams above .500 in the entire NBA Eastern Conference.
None of them are in the Atlantic Division. Boston has surged ahead in the Atlantic with a record of 8-10.
pscot
(21,024 posts)Fuck Lawrence Stern
Fuck Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon
May they all burn in Hell
And no, I am not bitter.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)caraher
(6,278 posts)The argument was, they were only supposed to win 10-15 games all year and get a lottery pick. But now the fools are in the hunt for a division title, which will just get them a first-round playoff loss rather than the talent they need for the future.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)the league is split into 2 conferences and 6 divisions. If there were no divisions, we'd probably see an all-West postseason this year.
trumad
(41,692 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Miami's 18th straight win vs the Western Conference.
And with the Lakers coming up Christmas day and Sacramento again next Friday, they have a good chance of at least tying Boston's record of 20 straight wins vs the West from the 1973 season.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)are still in first place even though they are four games under 500!!!!
Given that most of the teams in the Atlantic have only played 3 or 4 games within the division so far after 25 games, there will be a couple of teams that end up fluffing their record against the others in the division.