The NBA's All-Star break is regularly confused as the halfway purpose of the season. It's most certainly not. Teams have under 30 games on the timetable, and once Thursday's trade due date passes, under two months of the normal season remain. It's a hectic dash to the finish as teams attempt to determine the uncertain.

Will the Cleveland Cavaliers clutch ahead of all comers in the East? On the other hand, can the Boston Celtics, only two games behind the Cavs in the East, surpass them?Who will secure the last three seeds in the East? Only 4½ games isolate the 6th place Indiana Pacers from the eleventh place Charlotte Hornets with the Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat sandwiched in the middle.

In the West, it seems seven seeds are bolted up, however, the eighth seed is undecided. Denver holds a 1½-game lead over the Sacramento Kings, however only 3½ as isolating the Nuggets from the fourteenth place Minnesota Timberwolves. Believe it or not, the fourteenth place group in the conference is not out of the playoff race reports, USAToday.

Fans hear a tonne of trade jabber encompassing Carmelo Anthony and Butler before the exchange due date terminates on Thursday evening. Be that as it may, don't be amazed if both stay with their teams for whatever is left of the season.

Carmelo Anthony needs to forgo his no-trade condition, and he has advised administration he wants to remain with the Knicks. His pay and trade kicker (which adds cash to his pay if exchanged) make it troublesome for most teams to assimilate his pay, particularly a contender.

Regardless of the possibility that Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook doesn't complete the season averaging a triple-double. The way that he enlivened correlations with the immense Oscar Robertson for such an extensive amount this season is sufficient proof of how great he has been.

With 25 games to go and the Thunder solidly in playoff position (32-25), Westbrook is averaging 31.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 10.1 assists. However in the event that he will trip up toward the end on this front, and maybe leave Robertson (1961-62) as the main player to have achieved this deed, the assists will probably be his undoing. His pace has plunged since those initial couple of months, from 11.3 assists for every game in the initial 23 games to 9.4 since reports, sportal.

Recently Carmelo Anthony is linked with many teams regarding the transfer. Reports suggest Cavs are interested in the player. Stay tuned for more updates.

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