![]() ![]() That’s the night of their 63rd game and, coincidentally enough, the night they make the return trip to Los Angeles for their second and final regular-season meeting with the Lakers. The way the Milwaukee Bucks are playing, they seem as if they might get to 60 wins by March 6. So there’s a bit more parity, but nothing to remind of the late 1970s, a time when there was a 44-win NBA champion and a streak of four straight seasons (1975-76 through 1978-79) when there was not a single team that reached 60 wins. 400-.599 winning percentage range, exactly one-third of the league. There are more contenders than we’ve seen in recent years - there is almost zero chance of the Warriors reaching a sixth consecutive NBA FInals - but there is still a very clearly defined top tier, bottom tier and the dreaded middle. 14-30 and the New York Knicks fell 10 straight times from Nov. The New Orleans Pelicans’ current streak of 11 straight defeats is the longest of the season thus far, while the Atlanta Hawks dropped 10 in a row from Nov. 10.Ĭonversely, there have also been three streaks of 10 losses or more. 12-29 and now the Bucks are at 18 consecutive wins, a streak that began on Nov. The Boston Celtics ran off 10 straight victories from Oct. Within the season’s first eight weeks, there have already been three winning streaks that have reached double digits. ![]() 300 clip and one - the Golden State Warriors of all teams - below the. 500 mark, with six of those at worst than a. 900 pace.īut on the other end of that are 17 teams that are below the. 700 mark and Milwaukee and Los Angeles playing at nearly a. 650 or higher, with six of those over the. Eleven teams have winning percentages of. What the Power Rankings also show is that the wide-open season so many predicted has played out that way … sort of. Not dissimilar to the Lakers and the Bucks now featuring the old superstar ( LeBron James) and the new one ( Giannis Antetokounmpo). That, of course, throws back to the halcyon days of the rivalry between the old superstar ( Wilt Chamberlain) and the new one ( Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). set NBA records of 33 straight wins (which still stands) and 69 victories in a single season (bested twice since). The Bucks took out the Lakers in five games in 1971 the Lakers returned the favor with a six-game victory in 1972, the season L.A. split Western Conference Finals victories in 19, with each team going on to win the NBA title. While Thursday’s matchup shapes up as a (*** CLICHE ALERT ***) potential NBA Finals preview, you have to go back nearly 50 years to find a time when these two teams were at each other’s throats this closely. the Lakers carried this much meaning, to be honest. It’s been a long time since the Bucks vs. 10.Īnd as luck (and a bit of foresight when setting up the national TV schedule) would have it, the Bucks will host the Lakers at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night in the first game of a TNT doubleheader. Should the Knicks trade up into the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft?īehind them by a half-game in the standings and second place in the Power Rankings are the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that has lost just once since Nov.NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson’s days with the Pelicans may be numbered.Caesars NBA Bonus: Get Ahead of Next Season’s Hype with $1,250 Promo.Hoops Habit’s favorite moments and stories from the 2022-23 NBA season.4 Reasons drafting Scoot Henderson should be a no-brainer for Hornets. ![]()
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