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The NBA East and West rankings after the Knicks win and the Lakers lose
In an awkward position for the Lakers in the west, the Knicks have been favored by the weakening of the Nets. Here’s how the NBA rankings stack up in the two regions.
The top 6 leading straight to the NBA playoffs are being chased by the Knicks, who clinched an important win against the Nets. The Los Angeles Lakers lost even more ground after their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Here’s how the East versus West rankings are shaping up just ahead of the 2023 All-Star Game.
East
1.Boston Celtics 41-16
2. Milwaukee Bucks 39-17
3. Philadelphia 76ers 36-19
4th Cleveland Cavaliers 38-22
5. Brooklyn Nets 33-24
6.Miami Heat 32-26
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7.New York Knicks 32-27
8.Atlanta Hawks 29-29
9.Toronto Raptors 27-31
10. Washington Wizards 26-30
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11.Chicago Bulls 26-31
12. Indiana Pacers 25-34
13 Orlando Magic 24-34
14. Charlotte Hornets 16-43
15. Detroit Pistons 15-43
west
1. Denver Nuggets 40-18
2. Memphis Grizzlies 34-22
3. Kings of Sacramento 32-24
4. Phoenix Suns 31-27
5. Dallas Mavericks 31-28
6.LA Clippers 31-28
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7. New Orleans Pelicans 30-28
8.Minnesota Timberwolves 31-29
9.Golden State Warriors 29-28
10. Utah Jazz 29-30
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11. Portland Trail Blazers 28-29
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 27-29
13. LA Lakers 26-32
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-44
15 Houston Rockets 13-44
* The top six teams in each region advance directly to the playoffs.
** The teams ranked 7th-10th in each region will enter the Play-In tournament and claim the last two spots in East and West respectively.
Source: sport 24
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