Tuesday, March 31, 2015

NBA Pre-Playoff Panic Meter: 6 Contenders in Serious Danger

Fire up those NBA playoff panic meters. It's high time we sound the alarm for the array of postseason contenders in danger of early-round collapses.


Late-season anxiety does not only extend to the teams battling for a playoff spot. Postseason locks are sometimes on equal edge as they try to stave off or escape stock-spoiling ruts.


These are those teams. This is their story.


And these are their worries.


Ensuing squads are all playoff-bound, struggling and presented in order of the likelihood that they'll be bounced in the first round. Some of them are championship contenders; some aren't. All of them are navigating choppy waters and seeing their playoff standing—record, seeding, offensive and defensive performance, etc.—suffer significantly.


Panic levels will also account for potential first-round opponents, conference disparity, and, most importantly, a team's ability to right its growing list of wrongs.


Brace yourselves. It's time to dole out the not-so-feel-goods.


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