Are The Spurs Now The Favorite To Win The NBA Championship?

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics International Video Latest Monday, May 21, 2012 SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Are The Spurs Now The Favorite To Win The NBA Championship? The San Antonio Spurs finished their sweep of the Los Angeles Clippers last night and ran their winning streak to eight in a row in the playoffs and 18 in a row overall. Are the Spurs now the best team in the NBA? A look at how they have dominated their opponents in recent weeks seems to say just that. Here is a look at the average winning margin for each of the seven teams still alive in the playoffs including the last 20 games of the regular season and all of the playoff games. What we see is that, right now, the Spurs are in a class of their own, beating their opponents by an average margin of 13.4 points per game, nearly twice as much as the next best team, the Oklahoma City Thunder (6.9 pts per game). Record during this period is in parentheses... Data via Basketball-Reference.com Read » Also On Sports Page Today: The Orlando Magic Just Fired Their Coach And General Manager, Dwight Howard Is The Last Man Standing John Madden Just Relisted His NYC Apartment At $1 Million Loss A Colombian Soccer Player Scored A Goal While Horizontal In The Air The 12 Most Ridiculous Golf Lies Of All Time Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: The L.A. Kings Are Chasing History SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: LeBron's Playoff Success Dwarfs Jordan's At The Same Age SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: This Is Why The Miami Heat Are Suddenly Vulnerable Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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