NBA Observations 03.05.08

Lebron drops 50 on the Knicks at MSG..It's not the first time the Garden's seen that sort of performance, and not the first time it was partly involving Spike Lee. This 50 point performance by James comes just days after Kobe Bryant had his own 50 plus point game.

The Suns are still a "Big Enigma" after adding Shaq. Tonight they lost to a Nuggets team who's been pretty inconsistent this season. It remains to be seen if this Suns team will have what it takes to get by the likes of Dallas, San Antonio or even the Lakers now.

Here's how the West Conference is stacked for playoff position as of right now:

1) Spurs 2) Lakers 3) Hornets 4) Jazz, 5) Rockets 6) Suns 7) Mavs 8) Warriors.

According to Sportscenter the West's 9th team (Nuggets) would be 4th over in the East. That's not to say the East is entirely bad, just the bottom half of their playoff teams right now will have a tough road and slim chance at the NBA Finals.