The East wins more games than the West for 2nd year in a row (1st time since 1999)

[Im Still Ballin]

The times are changing.

Last year the east won more games then the west (226-224), and this year again the east has won more games (235-210) with only 5 interconference games remaining.

[Wally450]

"Everyone's running to the East to avoid LeBron."

[Im Still Ballin]

21-3 in the Western Conference's favor in the 21st century. I think the one other time might have been 2009, 2011, 2021, or 2019? I can't remember.

[SouBeachTalents]

21-3 in the Western Conference's favor in the 21st century. I think the one other time might have been 2009, 2011, 2021, or 2019? I can't remember.

I'm pretty sure it was '09. Cavs, Celtics & Magic all won nearly 60 games.

[Axe]

"Everyone's running to the East to avoid LeBron."

Meltdown.

[kawhileonard2]

"Everyone's running to the East to avoid LeBron."

Why? Lost in round 1 in the west, missed the playoffs twice and then now in the play in.

[RRR3]

I'm pretty sure it was '09. Cavs, Celtics & Magic all won nearly 60 games.

Yep, hence LeBron not making the finals despite probably playing the best he ever has.

[Manny98]

Toughest the East has looked since 2002

2003-2018 was the weakest most watered down conference in NBA history

[SouBeachTalents]

Toughest the East has looked since 2002

2003-2018 was the weakest most watered down conference in NBA history

The East was just as weak from 1999-2002, very weird you'd cut it off at '03. And I personally wouldn't lump in '05-'12 into that timeframe, the only truly weak year during that span was '07.

[kawhileonard2]

"Everyone's running to the East to avoid LeBron."

Why? He missed playoffs twice in the west and lost in round 1.

[Stephonit]

Uh, has anyone noticed that Steph, LeBron, Kawhi, and KD, best players on 9 of the last 10 championship teams are all in the Western Conference now?

[bison]

All the pacific division teams are going to the playoffs, yet several eastern conference teams have already been eliminated.

Pacific division >>> eastern conference