Let's talk playoffs

In the coming days we will look at the teams that are looking better towards the playoffs. As is customary in recent years, the Western Conference remains the most difficult to get a place.

In the Western Conference Lakers now have a team that can aspire to everything (although next year Lamar Odom is difficult to follow) have managed to reach the top due to its triumphant streak of 9 straight wins (and even not is over). Kobe Bryant has already won playoff carry the Lakers by himself, and now it has company intends to shake down the league and win another ring, which the Lakers fail since 2002. Ring would be the first Spanish player.

They have a 40-17 mark, the third best in the league.

Behind them, the best franchise of the last five years. San Antonio Spurs seem to be the only one of three recent major West remains one of the favorites. The trio of Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker works perfectly, and have luxury squires repeat success.

Below we find the revelation of the season, New Orleans Hornets. In previous seasons were always depleted by injuries, but this time he used it to perfection Chris Paul to mature as a player and now is the best young foundation of the League. They also have a quintet of luxury, with David West each passing year is better, a Stojakovic who returns to his best level and Tyson Chandler who can dominate the paint. And lest we forget, Morris Peterson, who is always there when needed.

Then in fourth place, I find boring state team: Utah Jazz. Without going favorites have crept into fourth place and have a strong team to stay there, provided they are not affected by injury. Led by the second best youth base of the league, Deron Williams, and shielded by Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko, who knows how you can finish this season for the Salt Lake City.

In the fifth and sixth position we are two teams that have lowered their level compared to previous years. However, they remain at the top (39-19 to 38-19 for Suns and Dallas, Lakers and compare with them). The Suns, with the signing of Shaquille O'Neal (with whom they have not yet mastered) is the most entertaining team in the league, but always fatigue takes its toll and not take well to slow play. Nevertheless, they are my favorites.

Dallas has been reinforced with Jason Kidd, but after the fiasco of last season, nothing is predictable. The rest of the set is the same, led by Dirk Nowitzki.

Houston took the seventh place with a comfortable cushion over Golden State in 3 games, but they must overcome the injury to Yao Ming. This has to Tracy McGrady makes everything easier.

Golden State Warriors closed the playoff positions, although only half-game difference with the Denver Nuggets, and is therefore struggle will be fierce. Denver would be a failure for not qualifying for play-offs after two players put headlines in the major meeting of the All-Star.