| 1 | The L. A. Lakers were the best team in the VERY tight Western Conference this season. | |
| 2 | Another Western Conference contender was hit by an injury, and it wasn't the Lakers, for once. | |
| 3 | In order to combat tyrannical, stability and social needs, it emerged a group of clean and upright, not A powerful, getting rid of the officials. | |
| 4 | Until India shows more charm - or strength - to those nearby, distant powers are unlikely to take its global pretensions very seriously. | |
| 5 | It may be too early to tell whether the Nuggets can really contend in the West, but Billups finally brings a defensive identity to the team. |