The 82 game regular season wrapped up on Wednesday night and starting this Saturday, April 17th the second season begins. Eight teams will begin play for the right to represent the West in the NBA Finals. The following is a brief look at each team along with their current odds to win the conference. Los Angeles Lakers 2-3 The odds makers are not overly concerned with the Lakers late season … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings March 27, 2010
With less than 10 games to play in the regular season things still remain to close to call in the West. The Los Angeles Lakers are on top and should be the number one seed in the upcoming playoffs. They have a record of 53-18 and an eight game lead over Phoenix (45-26) in the Pacific division. Their lead in the conference is 6 ½ games over Denver, Dallas, and Utah. The Mavericks have lost three … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings March 19, 2010
With less than a month less to go in the regular season things continue to remain close in the West. The Los Angeles Lakers are still on top with a record of 50-18 and have an eight game lead over Phoenix (42-26) in the Pacific division, but their lead in the conference is just 3 ½ games over Denver. The Mavericks 13 game winning streak came to an end, but they still lead San Antonio in the … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings March 12, 2010
As we end into the home stretch of the regular season things are starting to heat up in the West. The Los Angeles Lakers are still on top with a record of 47-18 and have a seven game lead over Phoenix (40-25) in the Pacific division, but their lead in the conference is down to just 2 ½ games over Dallas. The red hot Mavericks have won 13 games in a row and lead San Antonio in the Southwest by six … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings March 5, 2010
As we enter the final month and a half of the NBA’s regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are 46-16 and still have a firm grip on the Western Conference with a five game lead over the Dallas Mavericks for the number one spot as well as an eight game lead over Phoenix (39-25) in the Pacific division. Denver at 40-21 still has a battle on their hands in the Northwest division as Utah (39-22) is … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 26, 2010
As we enter the final two months of the NBA’s regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers are 43-15 and still have a firm grip on the Western Conference with a 4 ½ lead over the Denver Nuggets for the number one spot as well as a 7 ½ game lead over Phoenix (36-23) in the Pacific division. The Nuggets at 38-19 still have a battle on their hands in the Northwest division as Utah (37-20) is only one game … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 19, 2010
With the NBA All-Star weekend in the books, the stretch run for the post season is underway. The Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the conference at 42-14 and a 10 game lead over Phoenix (32-23) in the Pacific division. Denver (36-18) has a one game lead in the Northwest division over Utah (34-19). Oklahoma City (31-21) is 3 ½ games back and Portland (32-24) is 4 ½ back. In the Southwest … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 12, 2010
Heading into the NBA All-Star weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the conference at 41-13 and a 9 ½ game lead over Phoenix (31-22) in the Pacific division. Denver (35-18) has a two game lead in the Northwest division over Utah (32-19). Oklahoma City (30-21) is four games back and Portland (31-24) is five back. In the Southwest division, Dallas(32-20) leads San Antonio (30-21) … [Read more...]
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings February 5, 2010
A week before the NBA All-Star break not much has changed in the Western Conference. The LA Lakers are still on top as they have been all season long. At 38-12 they have a 4 ½ game lead in the conference and an 8 ½ game lead over 30-21 Phoenix in the Pacific division. Denver is second in the conference with a record of 33-16. They have a 2 ½ game lead over 30-18 Utah and a four game lead over … [Read more...]
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers | Preview, Odds, Free Pick
NBA FREE PICK — FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010 Denver Nuggets (33-16) at Los Angeles Lakers (38-12), 10:30 p.m. EST, TV: ESPN The Denver Nuggets, the first-place team in the Western Conference’s Northwest Division, travel to take on the Los Angeles Lakers, the first-place team in the Western’s Pacific Division, at the Staples Center. The season series between the two teams is tied 1-1, with the … [Read more...]