It may be early, but to this point which Western Conference teams have proved to be the best and worse bets to win their divisions?
This past week of NBA action saw Klay Thompson scorch the Chicago Bulls for a record 14 threes and the Nuggets win four games in a row to keep pace with the dominant Warriors in the Western Conference. The West is shaping up to be a bloodbath -- our model shows 10 teams with at least a 50% likelihood of making the playoffs, and that’s not including the Grizzlies, Kings or Clippersall of whom would be in the playoffs if they started today.