NBA: Breaking down the playoff race in the Eastern Conference
By Trey Flynn
There are about 25 games left for the remainder of the 2017-18 NBA season for most teams post All-Star break; we break down the playoff race in the Eastern Conference
This regular season has been filled with intense drama, erratic emotion, and surprisingly heated matchups.
In saying that, there is a date that has been marked on my calendar that signifies the day I become glued to my couch: April 14, 2018.
This date marks the beginning to the NBA playoffs, therefore ending my attention to anything else in the world.
Before I go on a deep tangent about my feelings toward the NBA playoffs, we should check out some records before the All-Star break.
The East and West both have some peculiar standings at this point.
Specifically, the Eastern Conference has been a Balboa vs. Creed grudge match in 2018 that I never knew I needed.
Going all the way the from the eighth seed to the first seed, we are seeing teams take advantage of the disgruntled Cleveland Cavaliers and the fatigued Boston Celtics.
I’m hoping we have more of a Rocky/Rocky II type of atmosphere come mid-April, and less of a Rocky IV/V.