NBA Playoff Picture 2015: Full Standings and Postseason Predictions

April 4th, 2015 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

If you think the appetizer that is the 2014-15 NBA season has been entertaining, wait until the main course.

This season’s NBA playoffs will be appointment viewing from the opening tip of the first game all the way through the lifting of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The Western Conference is loaded with elite teams that could all theoretically make a deep postseason run, and the Eastern Conference has the game’s biggest star set to take on a handful of dangerous challengers.

There is still plenty to be decided before the playoffs tip off April 18, including the final spots in both conferences and the actual seeding order in the middle of the packed Western standings. With that in mind, here is a look at the current playoff picture, as well as a few predictions for the postseason.



 

Oklahoma City Thunder Grab the Western Conference No. 8 Seed



This prediction isn’t focused on Russell Westbrook’s brilliance, although that will certainly help the Oklahoma City Thunder hold off the New Orleans Pelicans for the final playoff spot in the Western Con ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.