Updated 2014-15 NBA Playoff Picture

March 27th, 2015 by Adam Fromal Leave a reply »
This late in the regular season, NBA teams tend to fall into one of these five overarching categories: 

The conference favorite (a self-explanatory category, though there's a slight twist in the East) The playoff locks (teams you can write into the postseason field with a Sharpie) The bubble favorites (squads that aren't guaranteed admission into the playoffs but are predicted to eventually get there) The popped bubbles (organizations with at least a decent chance to get in but are predicted to finish in the lottery) The rest (the fuhgeddaboutit group) We're not concerned with the final group here, but let's get some clarity on each of the first four for each conference. 

After all, there are still plenty of moving pieces in these compelling races. The final spots in each half of the NBA are far from determined, and the order can still be shuffled rather dramatically between those slots in the field and the No. 1 teams. 

Will the Houston Rockets catch the Memphis Grizzlies for No. 2 in the West? Will Russell Westbrook lead his Oklahoma City Thunder into the playoffs, or will Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans catch hi ...

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