Have you checked out the Western Conference standings lately? Have a look below …
Basically the Hornets and Kings are on the outside looking in on the playoff race, but they are not slouches. Four teams are sitting just a shade under .500 and the "middle class" of the West is very bunched together. When will the teams begin to separate?
Things could always be a little better for the Nuggets, but a 7-6 record thus far is looking pretty decent in the stacked wild wild West.
