San Antonio Spurs still look like West’s team to beat

The Western Conference provided an assembly line of contenders all season. The stacked final standings allow a reasoned hunt for powerhouses and darkhorses. The top-seeded, clear-cut favorite Warriors became the eighth team in NBA history with a positive point differential of at least 10 per game. The second-seeded Rockets have MVP candidate James Harden and a real-deal rim protector in Dwight Howard. Even the Pelicans, the eighth-seed that snuck in on the season’s final day, can scare the daylights out of any opponent with Anthony Davis.Read full article >>





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