One more NBA post

So I'm watching the Celtics game against the Hawks, and this is just embarrassing right now. Neither team is really standing out. With the Celtics' win streak on the line, one would think that Boston would do all it could to make the streak 12. But apparently not. While the Celtics are making their fair share of points, they are making minimal efforts to keep the Hawks from scoring, which is half the battle.

At this juncture, I definitely see the Celtics going deep into the postseason. Atlanta, though, is in the same division as the Magic and Heat, and as such, doesn't stand a chance of going anywhere. I don't see why they're even trying.

Other major contenders include the Bulls, Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks. The biggest postseason surprise looks like it will be the Thunder - a team that just moved in the past few years from Seattle to Oklahoma City and has been bottom of the barrel since Ray Allen left. All in all, it will be an interesting, Hawk-less spring, I believe.