Should the NBA be worried?

The NBA world has been shocked this year as many primetime teams from last year are going down to records under 0.500. According to ESPN, teams like the Los Angeles Lakers (5-7), the Brooklyn Nets (3-6), and the New York Knicks (3-6) are the biggest surprises this year. Each of these teams were huge teams in the playoffs last year. The Denver Nuggets (4-5), the Memphis Grizzlies (5-5), and the Boston Celtics (4-7) are also three shocking teams struggling this season. The Lakers are coming off of a season that they barely squeaked into the playoffs, only to be beaten by the San Antonio Spurs (9-1) in six games. The Nets were the opposite, as they were the number three seed in the Eastern Conference, but got upset by the Chicago Bulls (5-3), the number six seed, in seven games. The Knicks are an even bigger shock, as they made it to the second round of the playoffs last year; the Pacers (9-1) put a stop to that, and beat them in seven games. The Nuggets are coming off of their most winning season ever, with 57 wins. This is not a big accomplishment, as they were beaten in the first round by the Golden State Warriors (7-3). The Grizzlies made it to the second round, to be beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Celtics were not the most successful team last year, but no one expected them to be as bad as they are, considering they made the playoffs as a number seven seed. The biggest shock of all of them, the Charlotte Bobcats are 5-5 and in the playoffs! 

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This team, notorious for being one of the worst teams in the NBA, owned by the great Michael Jordan, and the closest team to our area, in now in the playoffs. Keep in mind that the Bobcats have never been in the playoffs. These are some examples of surprises at the 10-game mark. Is this the downfall of most well-known teams in the NBA, or a new age of teams to rush into the playoffs? Will a team like Charlotte win the NBA Finals? You will just have to watch and find out!

-Blake Holmes