With the conclusion of Sunday night’s All-Star game in Cleveland, the NBA is officially on break until Thursday. As the league-leading Phoenix Suns have built a 6.5-game lead over the second place Golden State Warriors in the West, the East race continues to be tight.
The Miami Heat sit atop the East, sharing a record with the Chicago Bulls, 2.5 games ahead of the surging No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers, No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks. The No. 6 Boston Celtics have only a half-game lead over the No. 7 Toronto Raptors, who are two games ahead of the No. 8 Brooklyn Nets, and 2.5 games ahead of the No. 9 and No. 10 Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks, respectively.
NBA WEEK 19
1. Phoenix Suns
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Miami Heat
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Milwaukee Bucks
7. Philadelphia 76ers
8. Dallas Mavericks
9. Cleveland Cavaliers
10. Utah Jazz
11. Denver Nuggets
12. Boston Celtics
13. Toronto Raptors
14. Brooklyn Nets
15. Minnesota Timberwolves
16. LA Clippers
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Charlotte Hornets
19. Los Angeles Lakers
20. Washington Wizards
21. Portland Blazers
22. San Antonio Spurs
23. New Orleans Pelicans
24. New York Knicks
25. Sacramento Kings
26. Indiana Pacers
27. Oklahoma City Thunder
28. Detroit Pistons
29. Houston Rockets
30 Orlando Magic