With just three weeks left in the NBA regular season, we’re definitely getting down to crunch time. And unlike last season, there’s still a whole heck of a lot to be decided.
Throughout the course of the season, it sure looked like the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors would meet for the third consecutive time in the NBA Finals.
Then in an instant, things changed. Kevin Durant went down with an MCL injury for the Warriors, at which point the two-time defending Western Conference champions struggled big time. Back east, the Cavaliers’ struggles have been more about depth than injuries.
Now heading into the final few weeks of the season, it is not a foregone conclusion that either of these teams will gain home-court advantage in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, a pretty darn interesting MVP race is brewing between James Harden and Russell Westbrook. How will their two teams close the regular season and what impact will that have on the MVP race?
These are among the top-eight stories as the NBA enters the stretch run of the 2016-17 regular season.