Cleveland remains the hottest team in the league despite having their 13 game winning streak snapped by Denver last night. They have a 6 ½ game lead in the conference and a 15 ½ game lead over Chicago in the Central division. Orlando has a 1 ½ game lead over Atlanta in the Southeast division. Charlotte is 9 ½ games back. In the Atlantic division, Boston has fallen to 34-18 and their lead over … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 12, 2010
Cleveland remains the hottest team in the league as they are riding a 13 game winning streak into the NBA All-Star weekend. They have a seven game lead in the conference and a 16 ½ game lead over Chicago in the Central division. Orlando has a 1 ½ game lead over Phoenix in the Southeast division. At 26-25, Charlotte is 8 ½ games back. In the Atlantic division, Boston has fallen to 32-18 and their … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings February 5, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a roll, winning their last 10 games to open up a six game lead in the conference and a 15 game lead over 23-24 Chicago in the Central division. After going 7-3 in their last 10 games, Orlando is back on top of the Southwest division with a 1 ½ game lead over Atlanta. Boston continues to struggle, going 4-6 in their last 10 games and now leads 27-23 Toronto by just 5 … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 29, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to look impressive, winning six straight games and eight out of their last 10. They lead the conference with 36 wins and have a 12 game lead over the 22-22 Chicago Bulls in the Central division. After beating Boston last night, 30-16 Orlando is currently tied with29-15 Atlanta for first place in the Southeast division. At 23-22, Miami is 6 ½ games behind the … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 22, 2010
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings- January 22nd The Cleveland Cavaliers are making a mid season statement that they are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference by winning three straight including a big win over the Lakers last night. They are 33-11 and have a 13 game lead over 18-22 Chicago in the Central division. Boston has lost five out of their last seven games, but still have a 7 ½ … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 15, 2010
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings Cleveland and Boston are still the top two teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference but watching them play lately you get the feeling that the door may be open for a few more teams to make a run at them. The Celtics are 27-11, going 4-6 in their last 10. They still have an 8 ½ game lead in the Atlantic division over Toronto, but the 19-20 Raptors have closed … [Read more...]
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets | Preview & Predictions
NBA BASKETBALL: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9) at Denver Nuggets (22-13) 10:30 p.m. EST, TV: ESPN NBA fans get a real treat when these two first-place teams. Cleveland has an 11½-game lead in the Eastern Conference’s Central Division, and Denver has a 1-game lead in the Western Conference’s Northwest Division meet at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Click Here for more … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings January 1, 2010
There has been a shift in the balance of power in the Eastern Conference this week as Cleveland is now the top team after going 9-1 in their last 10 games, winning their last six, while Boston has dropped three games in a row. The Cavaliers are 26-8 and have opened up an 11 ½ game lead over 12-17 Chicago in the Central division. The Celtics have dropped to 23-8 but still have an eight game lead … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 26, 2009
With the big match-ups of Christmas Day behind us, Boston has maintained their spot a top the East. With a 23-5 record they have a 10 ½ game lead over Toronto in the Atlantic division. Orlando is now 22-8 and has opened up a one game lead over 20-8 Atlanta and a 5 ½ game lead over 15-12 Miami in the Southeast division. Cleveland, coming off a big win on Friday over the Lakers for their third … [Read more...]
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings December 18, 2009
NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings Boston currently has the longest winning streak in the NBA at 11 and with a record of 20-4 they have an 11 game lead in the Atlantic division over the distant second place 11-17 Raptors. Atlanta has won five straight and with Orlando’s loss to Miami last night they have tied the Magic atop the Southeast division. The Hawks record is now 18-6, while the … [Read more...]