And suddenly, the Eastern Conference is on the verge of belonging to the Brooklyn Nets. While the Bucks have been wandering in the woods and the Celtics reduced to win one, lose one travails, the Nets have ripped off 11 straight and sit a mere 1.5 games out of the one seed. There have been a number of close calls in that run (5 of those games were won by four points or fewer), but Brooklyn has gradually built up a top-10 offense and top-10 defense since sputtering out a 2-6 start to the season.
NBA Open Thread - Week 12
