LiveFromKyoto
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Branduil said:Let's not kid ourselves, New Orleans' season was over a long time ago.
Au contraire - they've actually been on stealth-fire for two months after a bad start.
These are the top 10 teams in the NBA since that same Dec. 3rd date I've been counting for the Raptors. The Hornets are actually 5th overall since then:
Code:
Team W L PCT as of 12/3
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1. Cleveland 24 6 .800 (13-5 .722)
2. L.A. Lakers 22 8 .733 (14-3 .824)
3. Toronto 18 9 .667 (7-12 .368)
3. Memphis 18 9 .667 (7-13 .350)
5. New Orleans 19 10 .655 (7-11 .389)
6. Denver 18 10 .643 (13-5 .722)
7. San Antonio 18 11 .621 (9-7 .563)
8. Utah 18 11 .621 (10-7 .588)
9. Atlanta 17 11 .607 (13-5 .722)
10. Charlotte 17 12 .586 (7-10 .412)
The other teams, if anybody's interested:
Code:
Team W L PCT as of 12/3
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11. Dallas 16 12 .571 (14-5 .737)
11. Orlando 16 12 .571 (15-4 .789)
13. Boston 14 11 .560 (15-4 .789)
14. Chicago 16 13 .552 (7-9 .438)
14. Portland 16 13 .552 (12-8 .600)
16. Houston 15 13 .536 (10-8 .556)
16. Oklahoma City 15 13 .536 (10-8 .556)
18. New York 14 13 .519 (4-15 .211)
19. Miami 14 16 .467 (10-7 .588)
20. Phoenix 13 16 .448 (14-5 .737)
Code:
Team W L PCT as of 12/3
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21. L.A. Clippers 12 15 .444 (8-11 .421)
22. Milwaukee 11 17 .393 (9-8 .529)
23. Philadelphia 10 17 .370 (5-14 .263)
24. Detroit 9 18 .333 (6-12 .333)
25. Indiana 10 21 .323 (6-10 .375)
26. Washington 9 20 .310 (7-10 .412)
27. Minnesota 8 22 .267 (2-16 .111)
28. Golden State 7 21 .250 (6-11 .353)
29. Sacramento 7 22 .241 (9-8 .529)
30. New Jersey 4 23 .148 (0-18 .000)