Sports – FiveThirtyEight — NBA Eastern Conference RSS




What’s Surprised Us In The NBA Season So Far

Every NBA season has its moments. Some will dominate the “SportsCenter” conversation on a given night, like the Lakers’ hot start with Anthony Davis and LeBron James, and some will create longer-term ripple effects, like Steph Curry’s injury, and how abruptly the Warriors’ playoff hopes were tossed aside. But the best moments of a season […]

Continue reading



Is The NBA’s Eastern Conference Really Just A Two-Team Race?

neil (Neil Paine, senior sportswriter): We chatted on Monday about the NBA’s Western Conference, in advance of the season starting tonight, so let’s talk about the East now. At the moment, our predictions say the two big favorites are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers. The defending champion (and model namesake) Toronto Raptors are […]

Continue reading



Somebody Break Up The NBA’s Eastern Conference

For most of this millennium, the West has ruled the NBA with zero debate, boasting a long list of superstar players, including Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, James Harden and Russell Westbrook, to name just a few. Meanwhile, in the East, there has been LeBron James — and 14 teams that each year served […]

Continue reading



Somebody Break Up The NBA’s Eastern Conference

For most of this millennium, the West has ruled the NBA with zero debate, boasting a long list of superstar players, including Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, James Harden and Russell Westbrook, to name just a few. Meanwhile, in the East, there has been LeBron James — and 14 teams that each year served […]

Continue reading