The NBA Preseason is kicking into high gear and with the season just a couple weeks away, teams will be looking to work out their starting rotations and finalizing their rosters and the standings shake out with the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans as the only undefeated teams in the league.
The Bulls are leading the East with a 4-0 record in preseason play, including a game in Brazil and the Pelicans are 5-0 in the preseason over the Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, oustonhLA Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder at 3-1 on the preseason. The Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers in their first preseason game before winning big over Memphis and then the team travelled all the way to Brazil and won against the Wizards at HSBC ARENA and that came before the glorious home return of star Derrick Rose.
The Bulls are happy to have their MVP point guard back this season and now the team is gearing up for a game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday and they will finish the preseason with two more home games and one road contest. After playing the Pacers, the team will go up against the Bucks and them the Thunder on the road before coming home to play against the Denver Nuggets. The Bulls have championship expectations in the Eastern conference this season and they feel like they can knock off the Miami Heat, NY Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers.
The Pelicans are coming into the season with playoff expectations after making the moves to get Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday and so far those moves have paid off, as the team is 5-0 in the preseason to lead the Western conference. The team won a one point game over the Rockets to start the preseason and then won their next two road games against the Mavericks and Magic to improve to 3-0.
The team then defeated the Atlanta Hawkes and then travelled to lay the OKC Thunder, who they beat by three and now they will face the Washington Wizards on Saturday. The team then has a home game against the Miami Heat and then they will play the Orlando Magic to finish the preseason.
In the East, the Bulls are leading the Toronto Raptor and Brooklyn Nets with 4-1 records, while the Miami Heat and Bobcats are next at 3-2, while the Cavaliers are 3-1 this preseason. The Knicks are 2-2 and the Sixers are 2-3, tied along with the Pistons. A number of teams are 1-3, including the Magic, Wizards and Hawks, while Boston is 1-5 and the Bucks and Pacers are both winless at 0-4.
The West has the Pelicans up top with the Kings, Clips, Thunder and Rockets next and behind them are the Warriors and Suns at 3-2. A number of teams are 2-2, including the Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Blazer, Mavericks, Spurs and Nuggets, while the Lakers are 2-4 and the Jazz are 1-3 in the preseason.
