NBA 2018 trades and the midseason report

Today, NBA teams did some massive trades and the NBA season is past its midpoint. The top two teams in the NBA are the Golden State Warriors, and the Houston Rockets. Golden State has the best record in the Western Conference and the NBA, but by 1 game only on those great Rockets. Houston has won their past six games, and they could overtake the Warriors soon. In the eastern conference, Boston and Toronto are vying for the best record. The Celtics are only one game ahead of the Raptors, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in 3rd place in the East. The Cavaliers traded Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Dwyane Wade, and some other players to different teams in the past 5 months. The big question for the Cavaliers is whether Lebron James will stay with the team in Summer 2018. Next, the NBA All-Star game is on February 18 in Staples Center/Los Angeles. The Golden State Warriors need the all-star break to happen soon, as the team has lost three of their last four games. In other NBA related news, the NBA trade deadline ended a couple of hours ago. The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets did not trade any players. The Boston Celtics did not trade any players, but they don't have Gordon Hayward for this year. He tore his ACL earlier in the season, yet the Celtics continue to play like a really good playoff team without him. Marcus Smart was part of trade rumors, but he is staying with the Celtics. The Celtics seemed to have won the Kyrie Irving trade sweepstakes, as the Cavaliers are playing worse without their former all-star guard. Finally, what does the 2nd half of the NBA season have in store? The Warriors and Rockets will battle it out for first place, in the Western conference. With the Cleveland Cavaliers making a lot of trades in the NBA this year, let's hope they don't make the NBA finals in June. It would be great to see the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals in June, from the eastern conference. Going back to the western conference, the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors twice this year. The Rockets won the regular season series against the Warriors, because of their stifling defense. The Rockets need to have the better record than the Golden State Warriors, in the 2nd half of the season. Chris Paul and perennial mvp candidate James Harden will be hard to beat, in the playoffs. Many of my readers know that making sports predictions is not my forte, in all of my favorite sports. Hope the NBA western conference finals is Golden State vs. Houston, as it would be a fun series to watch. In closing, enjoy the picture of the NBA All-Star 2018 game above. All the NBA teams are probably looking forward to a much needed break, in a few days. As a huge fan of the NBA, the All-Star weekend is an exciting one because of the Slam Dunk contest; the 3 point shootout contest; and other fun events. Goodbye and hope the 2nd half of the nba season is as exciting, as the first half was.