Sim #4

Headlines going into the final sim of the regular season:

1. Vince Carter has entered the MVP conversation and seems to be Tim Duncan's biggest threat for the prized individual award

2. A game away from clinching the West, the Utah Jazz are also a 10-0 sim away from tying the '96 Bulls regular season record

3. New York Knicks are one game away from clinching the best record in the East

4. Miami coming on strong beating Utah, New York and Sacramento in this sim solidifying themselves a title contender

PLAYOFF PICTURE

East

1 New York (50-32)

8 Boston (34-39)

4 Charlotte (38-34)

5 Cleveland (36-34)

3 Atlanta (39-33)

6 Chicago (36-36)

2 Miami (41-30)

7 Toronto (34-38)

GB

Philadelphia 2.0

Milwaukee 2.5

New Jersey 3.5

West

1 Utah (62-10)

8 Portland (38-34)

4 Dallas (45-26)

5 LA Clippers (45-27)

3 Phoenix (47-25)

6 LA Lakers (41-30)

2 Sacramento (52-18)

7 Vancouver (40-31)

GB

Portland 3.5

Seattle 5.5