<div align="center"><u>In Playoffs As Of Now:</u>1) Dallas Mavericks: 44-11 --2) Phoenix Suns: 37-17 6.53) Denver Nuggets: 30-26 14.54) San Antonio Spurs: 42-12 1<span style="color:#000099">5) Los Angeles Clippers: 31-23 12.5</span>6) NO/Okla City Hornets: 30-25 147) Memphis Grizzlies: 30-25 148) Los Angeles Lakers: 28-27 16<u>Outside Looking In:</u>9) Utah Jazz: 26-29 210) Sacramento Kings: 25-30 311) Golden State Warriors: 24-31 3.512) Houston Rockets: 24-31 3.513) Minnesota T'Wolves: 23-32 4.5<u>Bring On The Draft:</u>14) Seattle Sonics: 21-36 815) Portland Trail Blazers: 18-36 9.5</div><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">Someone Please Pin This</span>
2/25 Gamesallas defeats Toronto in overtime at home, 115-113. Dirk had 32/11 with 4 blocks.Seattle plays at Miami at 4:30 Pacific time. Seattle needs to go on a big run if they have any playoff hopes.Golden State visits San Antonio. Big games for both teams as San Antonio needs a win to stay within a game of the Mavericks for the first seed while Warriors need to get themselves on some sort of run.Phoenix hosts the 2nd year Bobcats. Suns need to win and try to keep a 6 game cushion on the Clippers who are 5.5 games behind of them.Hornets visit the Utah Jazz. Huge games for both teams as the Hornets are in 7th seed, just .5 games behind the Grizzlies for 6th and a game and a half on top of the Lakers, while the Jazz are 1.5 games behind the 8th seed and 3 behind the Hornets. A Utah win puts them one game behind the Lakers for 8th seed and 2 games behind the Hornets for 7th. Hornets loss puts them a game behind Memphis and a game ahead of Lakers.
<div align="center"><u>2/25 Results:</u>Miami/Sonics: Shaq drops 31 points as the Heat prevail and win by 9.Warriors/Spurs: Duncan grabs 16 boards as Spurs kill Warriors by 17.Suns/Bobcats: Phoenix wins a shoot out, 136-121.Hornets/Jazz: Led by Paul's 23 and 8, Hornets were able to win by 5 in Utah.<u>2/26 Games: </u>Memphis Grizzlies @ Minnesota T'Wolves: Minny is 4.5 games out of the 8th seed and needs a huge victory here, while the Grizzlies are tied with the Hornets for the 6th seed. Memphis needs a win here and a Hornets loss to take sole possession of 6th seed. Houston Rockets @ Orlando Magic: Rockets have taken off winning 8 of their last 10 and need a win here to get closer to the 8th and final playoff spot. Rockets are 4 games out and could cut into that lead by a game with a win and a Laker loss.Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers: After a huge blow out loss to their crosstown rivals, Lakers need to get back into the winning mode with a win at home over Paul Pierce and his struggling Celtics. Lakers are 2 games behind Memphis/Hornets for the 6th and 7th seeds respectively and have a 2 game edge over the Jazz for the 8th spot. They could cut into just 1 game behind Memphis for the 7th overall seed with a win and a Grizzlies loss.<u>Q's Key Match-Up Of The Day</u>New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets @ Portland Trail Blazers: Portland needs virtually a miracle if they want to somehow make the playoffs as they are 9.5 games behind the Lakers for the 8th seed. If Portland wants to get on a streak somehow, a win over the 6th seed Hornets would be a good way to do so. While the Hornets are tied with the Grizzlies for the 6th seed may fall a game behind them or take over sole possession of the 6th seed. </div>
<div align="center"><u>3/11 Results</u>Orlando beats Golden State lowering the Warriors hopes to stay in the playoff picture.Wolves are up 5 on Phoenix in the 2nd, Minny needs a win to stay in the playoff race.Dallas up 13 on Utah in the 2nd, Utah with a win, will be closer to the 8th seed.Clippers up 12 on the Bucks at the half.</div>
