The NBA is shut down right now because of the Coronavirus but let’s look at the standings before all of this happened.
Eastern Conference Standings
- Milwaukee Bucks 53-12
- Toronto Raptors 46-18
- Boston Celtics 43-21
- Miami Heat 41-24
- Indiana Pacers 39-26
- Philadelphia 76ers 39-26
- Brooklyn Nets 30-34
- Orlando Magic 30-35
- Washington Wizards 24-40
- Charlotte Hornets 23-42
- Chicago Bulls 22-43
- New York Knicks 21-45
- Detroit Pistons 20-46
- Atlanta Hawks 20-47
- Cleveland Cavaliers 19-46
Western Conference Standings
- Los Angeles Lakers 49-14
- Los Angeles Clippers 44-20
- Denver Nuggets 43-22
- Utah Jazz 41-23
- Oklahoma City Thunder 40-24
- Houston Rockets 40-24
- Dallas Mavericks 40-27
- Memphis Grizzlies 32-33
- Portland Trail Blazers 29-37
- New Orleans Pelicans 28-36
- Sacramento Kings 28-36
- San Antonio Spurs 27-36
- Phoenix Suns 26-39
- Minnesota Timberwolves 19-45
- Golden State Warriors 15-50
Los Angeles Lakers (Western)
The Lakers are one of the best franchises in the NBA. They have won 16 NBA Finals!!! There is only one team that has more than them and that is the Boston Celtics. They have 17 titles. The Lakers currently are the second best team in the league. Their main players are Lebron James and Anthony Davis. Lebron James is averaging just under 26 points a game (25.7 ppg). Anthony Davis is averaging 26.7 Points per game and is the leading scorer on the Lakers.
Milwaukee Bucks (Eastern)
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA as of right now. They have one of the best players in the league in Giannis Antetokounmpo. He is scoring about 30 points per game and is one of the candidates MVP (Most Valuable Player). The Bucks are also heavily favored to make it to the NBA Finals and have a good shot at winning it.
Toronto Raptors (Eastern)
The Raptors are the only team in the NBA that is from another country (Canada). Last year they were a really good team that has All-stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry. They were 58-24 which was second place in the Eastern Conference. This year they are currently 46-18 and are on pace to beat their record last year. The Raptors won the NBA Finals defeating the heavily favored Golden State Warriors being Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant.
Los Angeles Clippers (Western)
The Clippers are the fourth best team in the NBA. They are also located in L.A and are like a younger brother to the Lakers. The Clippers are one of the only teams in the NBA that have not won the finals, though this year they have a really good shot at making it. They have two really good players in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard who played for the Raptors last year.
We do not know if the NBA will finish this year but if they do these are the teams with the best chance of winning the NBA finals, but I have one more thing to talk about.
Washington Wizards (Eastern)
The Wizards don’t have much of a shot to make it to the NBA finals, and currently they aren’t even in the playoffs. Although, their team isn’t doing too well they have many reasons to look forward to next season. The standings will reset before next season starts, and then everyone will start at the same record. Bradley Beal is coming a career season averaging 30.5 points per game. Also, all-star guard John Wall will be coming back from an achilles injury that kept him out of most of last season and all of this season.
The Wizards may not have accomplished much this season but it looks like they can accomplish a lot next season.
