With about 20 games left in the season for most teams, the final push for playoff and lottery seeding has begun.
And Brothersteve's simplified, objective performance ranking shows where the teams stand based on their season and current trends.
In the West, Memphis, New Orleans, and Houston have fallen five games off the pace and barring another significant Portland injury situation, they have little chance of making the postseason.
Except for the first place Lakers, the seven other teams in the playoff picture look to be fighting for playoff seeding down to the wire.
In the East, Toronto, Milwaukee, Chicago, Miami, and Charlotte are all within three games in the fight for the final four playoff spots.
Toronto without Chris Bosh went 2-4 but managed to hold the fifth spot ...
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2010 NBA Team Performance Rankings For the Stretch Drive
Posted: 5th March 2010 by Stephen Brotherston in NBAComments Off on 2010 NBA Team Performance Rankings For the Stretch Drive