![]() Charlotte has won three straight to move into eighth place. The Miami Heat enter Thursday with a half game lead over the Hornets for the seventh seed. Still a tight race for the last two spots in the East's playoff picture. That hasn't materialized as the Pistons have lost six of 10 and four straight to fall 3.5 games behind Charlotte for the final playoff spot. The move was made with one eye on the future but there was optimism that it could also elevate them into the East playoff picture. The Detroit Pistons made a significant move at the trade deadline getting Reggie Jackson from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Milwaukee has lost six of 10 and four straight and remain two games back of Washington. They are currently 14.5 games behind Atlanta and four full games behind Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto.įor a moment it looked like Milwaukee might be able to overtake the Wizards and move into fifth place but the Bucks are scuffling a bit themselves. The Washington Wizards have fallen to fifth place in the East and have lost seven of their last 10 games. There are several teams that fit into the Who's Not hot category. That would be good news for Atlanta as they would avoid seeing Cleveland until a potential Eastern Conference Finals match up. The Cavs are still fourth in the standings currently but have caught Chicago and Toronto and look like the team that is best positioned to settle into the second spot in the Eastern Conference behind the Atlanta Hawks. Here is a look at the Eastern Conference Standings heading into play on Thursday: TeamĬleveland has righted the ship since the calendar turned to 2015 and has won 20 of their last 24 games. The Cavs, Bulls and Raptors look like they will battle daily for the 2-4 spots in the standings. Over the final part of the season, playoff positioning will be the key element to focus on. The Atlanta Hawks are running away with the Eastern Conference and now hold a 10.5 game lead over Chicago, Toronto and Cleveland in the standings. Let’s dive into my predicitons for the 2016-17 Eastern Conference standings.We are in the final stretch of the NBA season and not much has changed at the top of the Eastern Conference Standings since the last time we took a closer look. Youth and length could spearhead the Milwaukee Bucks back into the playoff race and if John Wall and Bradley Beal ever get on the same page then the Washington Wizards could make some noise as well. The Indiana Pacers let Frank Vogel walk and plan to use Jeff Teague and other offseason additions to really push the tempo in Naptown. The Orlando Magic seemingly threw millions at any player above 6’8″ including Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo. The New York Knicks assembled a team that would give any 35-and-up league a scare with Joakim Noah, Courtney Lee and Derrick Rose as their key offseason additions. The Eastern Conference might be even stronger in the upcoming season, which means we could see more of the same from Mikhail Prokohov’s team.Īl Horford took the hike up I-85 from Atlanta to Boston. However, a new season means new beginnings for Brooklyn.įor the Nets the only thing New about the 2016-17 season will be some of the players that will suit up in the white and black at Barclays Center.Īnthony Bennett, Trevor Booker, Randy Foye, Joe Harris, Jeremy Lin, Luis Scola, and rookies Caris LeVert and Isaiah Whitehead were all brought into the Nets during the offseason. While the talk was about the resurgence the top half of the East saw during the 2015-16 season, the Nets were not part of that discussion at all. ![]() Last year, the Brooklyn Nets (21-61) finished 23 games back of the eighth seeded Detroit Pistons and only 11 games above the lowly Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference. A lot of changes happened in the Eastern Conference during the offseason and with training camps open in about a month and the season tips off only a couple weeks after that it’s time to check in on what could happen in the 2016-17 season. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports / NBA basketball is almost among us once again. Brooklyn, NY, USA Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks during the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
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