Just two games remain for each team as we head into the Seasson 29 home stretch, and it's still difficult to come up with an overall favorite for the title.
One thing's for certain, however...just six teams remain in the hunt for the four playoff spots.
San Jose, Dallas and Oklahoma City are the contenders for the two Western spots. It appears that the big game will be defending champion Dallas at Oklahoma City in the final game of the year for both teams. Dallas destroyed the Lariats in the previous meeting by a 78-55 score.
Three of Tyler's teams are contenders for the two East Division slots. Philadelphia looks like a shoo-in, while Houston and Milwaukee will play their last two games against each other, with Milwaukee needing a sweep to get in. That's a tall order, since the Iguanas of Houston have the league's longest win streak at five in a row.
Milwaukee is led by rookie guard sensation Hrundi Bakshi, the favorite to win the league MVP award. Bakshi is averaging a league-high 23.0 points per game and is in a battle for top scoring honors with Sacramento's second-year star Cheetos Jones, who currently averages 22.5.
Oklahoma City is on pace for a team rebounding record, boasting the league's top four rebounders in Titfur Tatt (7 per game), Jimmy Wharfdale (6.1), Gulemon Mon-Mon (5.6) and Sanuk (5.3).
San Jose is again playing the stingiest defense in the league and recently held Dallas to a 28-point game to break a record established way, way, way back in Season 4 when Houston held Oklahoma City to 32.
Charleston crashed and burned after Jonny Cockaroo, their Hall of Fame center, went down with a season-long injury in the sixth game of the year. Cockaroo, who led the team during its most prosperous seasons that included two titles, will retire.
