Everybody is saying that the Eastern Conference is better. According to records they are. The Eastern Conference is full of Playoff Contenders. Ranging from the Boston Celtics to the Chicago Bulls. There have only been two teams who have clinched berths. They are both from the East, the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. In the West no one has clinched a spot because of the tight race.
Win Streaks could play a very important part in the playoff seedings. This is important because the longest win streak in the East is 10 wins by the Celts. The longest win streak in the West is 20 wins by the Houston Rockets. The Celtics are the team to beat in the East, but the Lakers as of right now are the team to beat. That could change on this Sunday because the Houston Rockets are playing the LA Lakers. If the Rockets were to win they would be unstoppable in the Western Conference. In the East there are many good teams, but no team is eliminated from playoff contention. In the West Seattle, Memphis and Minnesota have been eliminated.
According to records the Western Conference is the best conference. The top eight seeds all have 40 plus wins so far. In the Eastern Conference the top eight seeds have records ranging from 51 to 27. The eighth seed in the Eastern Conference as of right now is the New Jersey Nets. The eighth seed as of right now in the Western Conference is Golden State Warriors. So what will play a role in the seeding of the playoffs, Win Streaks or Placement in the Standings of Conference play.
In my opinion both of these Conferences are good. The Eastern Conference has my favorite team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. But the Western Conference also has one of my favorite teams with the New Orleans/ Oklahoma City Hornets. I don't know who to choose be the dominating conference. I will leave that decision up to you.
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7 months ago
It's the Western Conference, you idiot. Stop overanalyzing things and look at the freaking standings.
7 months ago
Hands down, the West is the dominate conference. The East is so weak that only 2-3 teams stand out though they have a huge advantage in that they should sail through the first two rounds of the playoffs. The Western Conference playoffs, at every step, will be a blood bath with many, if not all, series going 7-games. This will leave the West battle-weary by the time anyone emerges whereas the East will have had plenty of time to rest up.
All eyes will be on the West during the entire playoffs except for one series in the East - BOS-DET - for the Eastern Conference Finals. Well, there might be one of two other good series in the East but nothing as interesting as what will be happening out West.
7 months ago
I'm going to be easy on you, because at least you're still in high school. In the first paragraph you say, "Everybody is saying that the Eastern Conference is better. According to records they are." Actually no one is remotely saying that. Then in the third paragraph you say " According to records the Western Conference is the best conference." That part is true, but totally contradicting what you just said earlier. Finally read the second to last sentence and see how it sounds. I'm really into sports info and opinions, but not ones that make no sense and are hard to read.
7 months ago
Please keep your day job.
7 months ago
i want to kill myself after reading this
7 months ago
The west, according to the record, is up on the east 226-168 in cross-conference games. Only 4 teams in the east have winning records against the west and only 4 teams in the west have losing records against the east. Portland has a .500 record cross-conference. I'll let you decide.
7 months ago
I was trying to be kind.
7 months ago
Leave him alone people he clearly just practicing for his fifth grade english project. Good work lil buddy
7 months ago
The West is 10 times better. Look at all the depth......
7 months ago
By the way, who said the East is better?
There are a few good teams in the East, but there aren't a lot of good teams. Besides 3-4 teams, the rest are extremely crappy.
7 months ago
The freakin' record, with the 28-38 New Jersey Nets in the playoffs?
As the great Jim Mora once said, Are you kiddin' me????
Are you freakin kidding me??????????????
6 months ago
Ok, Phil, your articles aren't worth much. You just restate common knowledge and bring up nothing new. I feel like my 5 year old niece could write a better sports article than that.
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