Cavs fall to the Wizards

The last two days the Cavs had back to back games and lost both. Lebron James missed a buzzer-beater with no time remaining against the Wizards on Thursday night. Despite averaging 33/10.5/9 the last two games, the Cavs have fallen five games back of the Magic for the third spot in the East. They will probably need to win 15 of their last 18 to have a 50 win season, and any chance of James being the MVP.

Meanwhile, the Western Conference is shaping up to be one of the tightest races of all time. The top 7 teams are within 3.5 games of each other, and Golden State and Denver are fighting for that last playoff spot. Houston is playing some amazing basketball of late, and after they beat the lowly Bobcats on Friday, they will have a chance to win their 22nd game in a row against the Lakers on Sunday, simultaneously taking over the top spot in the West.

Just for fun, I'm going to predict the final standings and playoffs right now, to see how accurate I can be.

Eastern Conference:

1. Boston
2. Detroit
3. Orlando
4. Cleveland
5. Toronto
6. Washington
7. Philadelphia
8. Chicago

Western Conference:

1. Los Angeles
2. San Antonio
3. Houston
4. Utah
5. New Orleans
6. Pheonix
7. Dallas
8. Denver

Playoffs:

(1) Boston in 4
(2) Detroit in 5
(3) Orlando in 5
(4) Cleveland in 6

(1) Los Angeles in 5
(2) Spurs in 7
(6) Pheonix in 6
(5) New Orleans in 7

(1) Boston in 7
(2) Detroit in 5

(6) Pheonix in 7 in the best playoff series in the history of the NBA
(5) New Orleans in 7

(1) Boston in 7
(6) Pheonix in 7

(6) Pheonix in 7

It is no coincidence that my favourite teams also happen to be doing very this year. I really don't care who wins out of the East unless it is the Magic. In the West I'm liking the way the Suns have played this past week, and think this is their year to win it all. I'd also like to point out that I absolutely despise the Spurs, and hope they never win a championship again (well, at least until Manu Whine-obili retires).

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