WEST                         EAST______
1. New Orleans (55-23)       1. Boston (62-16)
2. LA Lakers (54-25)           2. Detroit (55-23)
3. Houston (53-25)             3. Orlando (49-29)
4. SA Spurs (53-25)            4. Cleveland (43-35)
5. Phoenix (53-26)              5. Washington (41-37)
6. Utah (52-27)                  6. Philadelphia  (40-38)
7. Dallas (50-29)                7. Toronto (39-39)
8. Denver (48-31)              8. Atlanta (36-42)

With only 2 regular season games left for most teams, this is pretty much how the playoff rankings will go. However, since the western conference is so tight and 1 loss is all it takes to drop you anywhere from 1 to 4 ranks, there is potential for a whole difference playoff lineup than showed above. I don't think the NBA has ever had  so many teams with records so close to each other. This should make for one of the best playoff contentions ever.

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