Which teams are still not in the top 8 of their conference that you expect to be there? In the East, we have the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat while Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers made it already. Or is the Chicago Bulls line-up not worthy of a playoff spot?
The west is too crowded with good teams. Probably only 3 to 4 teams do not have the potential of landing in the top 8. Sad to see the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers are losing most of their games now. There are still 70+ games for each team though, plenty of time but they better start showing and making necessary adjustments now.
Blazers and Jazz are now feeling the pressure of the real competition, especially on the west side. They needed the right adjustment
to keep their campaign to move forward to the playoff.
They are now losing most of their games and without the adjustment the chance of them not to reached the playoff is still
possible, they need new sets of plays, system that may work with each player inside the court.
The early strong start is now fading. They both need to bring the right spice to the system or if there's still possibilities
to bring someone. Maybe that's also an option for both these franchises.