2009-10 NBA Season Official DM Thread

[GoKnicks]

Current Playoff Race

Eastern Conference
1. Cleveland (49-15)
2. Orlando (44-20) 5 GB
3. Boston (40-21) 7.5 GB
4. Atlanta (40-22) 8 GB
5. Milwaukee (33-29) 15 GB
6. Toronto (32-29) 15.5 GB
7. Miami (32-31) 16.5 GB
8. Chicago (31-31) 17 GB
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9. Charlotte (30-31) 0.5 GB8

Western Conference
1. LA Lakers (46-18)
2. Dallas (43-21) 3 GB
3. Denver (42-21) 3.5 GB
4. Utah (40-22) 5 GB
5. Phoenix (40-25) 6.5 GB
6. Oklahoma City (38-24) 7 GB
7. San Antonio (36-25) 8 GB
8. Portland (37-28) 9.5 GB
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9. Memphis (32-31) 4 GB8
10. Houston (31-31) 4.5 GB8
11. New Orleans (31-32) 5 GB8

[slickdtc]

The one thing that always bothered me about the NBA is teams making the playoffs with records under .500. It just doesn't feel right! But it looks like Chicago is the #8 with an even record, so maybe there's hope for no under .500 teams this year.