Legitimate Contenders in the NBA [2008-2009]: Part III
Heading into the final stretch of games for the NBA’s regular season, the best teams in the League have established their positions at the top of Conference Standings:
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LEGITIMATE CONTENDERS IN THE NBA 2008-2009: Part III [as of Sun Mar 29 2009]
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Team |
W-L |
PDR |
PAR |
RDR |
QR |
QIR |
WCP |
ECP |
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Cavaliers |
60-13 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
T-1 |
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1 |
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Celtics |
56-19 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
T-1 |
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3 |
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Rockets |
48-26 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
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Blazers |
46-27 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
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Magic |
54-18 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
5 |
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2 |
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Lakers |
58-15 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
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Spurs |
48-25 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
26 |
7 |
2 |
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Hornets |
45-27 |
10 |
4 |
17 |
31 |
8 |
7 |
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Jazz |
45-27 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
32 |
T-9 |
6 |
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76ers |
37-35 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
32 |
T-9 |
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6 |
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Bobcats |
33-40 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
34 |
11 |
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Pistons |
36-37 |
16 |
7 |
13 |
36 |
12 |
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7 |
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Mavericks |
43-30 |
13 |
16 |
9 |
38 |
13 |
8 |
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Nuggets |
48-26 |
9 |
18 |
13 |
40 |
14 |
3 |
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Hawks |
43-31 |
11 |
10 |
25 |
46 |
15 |
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4 |
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Suns |
40-34 |
12 |
27 |
10 |
49 |
16 |
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Heat |
39-34 |
15 |
12 |
26 |
53 |
17 |
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5 |
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Bucks |
31-43 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
54 |
18 |
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Thunder |
20-53 |
26 |
23 |
6 |
55 |
19 |
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Bulls |
36-39 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
57 |
20 |
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8 |
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Timberwolves |
21-53 |
25 |
22 |
13 |
60 |
21 |
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Grizzlies |
18-54 |
27 |
13 |
21 |
61 |
22 |
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Nets |
30-43 |
21 |
19 |
23 |
63 |
23 |
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Raptors |
28-45 |
23 |
20 |
21 |
64 |
24 |
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Pacers |
31-43 |
20 |
26 |
20 |
66 |
25 |
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Wizards |
17-58 |
28 |
24 |
23 |
75 |
26 |
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Knicks |
29-44 |
22 |
28 |
27 |
77 |
27 |
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Clippers |
18-56 |
30 |
25 |
28 |
83 |
28 |
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Warriors |
25-48 |
24 |
30 |
30 |
84 |
29 |
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Kings |
16-56 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
87 |
30 |
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– Points Allowed Ranking; RDR – Rebounding Differential Ranking; QR – Quality Rating; QIR – Quality Index Ranking; WCP – Western Conference Playoffs Seeding; ECP – Eastern Conference Playoff Seeding
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Historically, the teams with a legit chance to win the NBA championship, in any given year, will finish the 82-game regular season schedule with a QR <= 34 and a QIR <= 11 … while the rest are just pretenders.
Into which category does your favourite team fit right now?
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