The Bulls have the best record in the league at 15-3 (.833). OKC is 2nd at 13-3 (.812). Wouldn't that be an awesome Finals match up? Records aside, who are the hottest teams? Bulls at 8-2 in their last 10. OKC is 8-2 as well. So are Atlanta and Utah. Atlanta lost a top 3 center in the league and keeps on rolling thanks to their depth. Utah has to be one of the surprises of the league this season. Indiana is 2.5 games behind the Bulls at 11-4, 7-3 in their last 10. Philly is 11-5, 3 games behind the Bulls, and 7-3 in their last 10. Vinnie has the Clippers playing 9-5 basketball, 7-3 in their last 10. Denver continues to impress after the Melo deal, with a 12-5 record, 7-3 in their last 10. Orlando thumped the Lakers last night to move to 11-4, also 2.5 behind, 7-3 in their last 10. Houston is 7-3 in their last 10 to improve their record to 9-7. Perhaps most interesting are Dallas at 10-7, but 7-3 in their last 10. The champs are maybe getting their act together. And how about Miami? They're 6-4 in their last 10, but still just 3 behind the Bulls with the 6th seed. Dwayne Wade has missed 7 of their last 10 games, the three games he played all losses.
Utah is interesting. Check out their games starts: Al Jefferson, C 14 Paul Millsap, PF 15 Josh Howard, SF 11 C.J. Miles, SF 15 Gordon Hayward, SG 15 Devin Harris, PG 15 Derrick Favors, FC 14 Alec Burks, G 14 Raja Bell, SG 15 Enes Kanter, F 15 Earl Watson, PG 15 Yeah, so basically their whole team has been healthy. That'll do it in this bizarro season! I like their composition though regardless. They have four talented big men including Kanter, and that's a great place to start. I haven't had an opportunity to get a feel for his game but people seem to be saying nice things about Alec Burks too.
