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Originally Posted by Maldive
Raps are 2nd in the east (2.5 behind Boston but 5 games in hand). 4th in the entire league (with 2 games in hand on the Warriors).
Just an actual status report on a Canadian's invention... not home-grown talent but cheering is about nothing but net. ;-)
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Last year Raps only finished 2 GB the Celts for top spot in the East. If Demar and Kyle didn't suffer lengthy injuries, Raps would have for sure finished 1st. Year before they finished only 1 GB Cavs.
As expected though, Cavs weren't trying to finish 1st. They'll do the minimum to finish with a respectable record save their stars for the playoffs.
Nonetheless, would have been a nice feeling to finish 1st, but that means nothing come playoff time. Just a couple years ago ATL finished 1st at 60-22 and got smacked by the Cavs in the Conf. finals.
But in a league where only 3 and sometimes 4 or 5 teams have a chance at the championship, if you can finish 1st in the conference, might as well enjoy the feeling while it lasts. Go Raps!