Who will emerge as the Best in the West

In the various results recorded in the thirteen NBA games played last night, the middle of the conference table standings was the only part where things were really shaken up. No team has succeeded in its quest to infiltrate the top of the conference standings. Two of current big four, the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns, won their matches convincingly against the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Hornets respectively.

In the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic one of the three teams providing a credible chase for the big four failed to capitalize their upward surge when they succumbed a home loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers delivering the devastating blow. The chasing pack now has the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Backs. The Hawks will not wait for too to long since their next match will be at the Celtics backyard.

All the chasing packs in the Western Conference sadly lost their matches. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks while the Denver Nuggets got the same losing script against the Milwaukee Buck’s cast.

Today’s two matches will definitely shake the table; one of the matches is being dubbed as a battle for who is the best in the west, since the defending champions La Lakers and Phoenix Suns are going head to head at the Staples Center. The other match is the Miami Heat welcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers. Will the Heat prove their sharpness this season once for all to all their skeptics or will the Cavaliers step up to the plate and show they are not getting a benefit of a doubt for nothing.

After the two big matches, one thing for sure is that it will bring an end to the big four and the birth of a big three. Remember the Suns and Lakers are meeting, in a winner take it all. The consoling thing for the loser will be the fact that it shall get position two, as the only chasing pack team.

At the bottom of the table things are not looking good for the New Jersey Nets, their expectations of grabbing their first win this season suffered a major blow when they lost at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. In their next match they face a team in pain over their recent defeat, the Orlando Magic.