2012-13 Southwest Division Preview (by expected order of finish) San Antonio Spurs 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 50-16 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Nando De Colo and Eddy Curry (?) Key Off-Season Losses: none Outlook: The Spurs will probably finish atop the division but it doesn’t appear they’ve made improvements to win a playoffs series against
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2012-13 Northwest Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Oklahoma City Thunder 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 47-19 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Kevin Martin, Jeremey Lamb (rookie) and Hasheem Thabeet Key Off-Season Losses: James Harden and Derek Fisher Outlook: With the departure of James Harden, the Thunder will have to recalibrate their strategy to integrate
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2012-13 Southeast Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Miami Heat 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 46-20 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis Key Off-Season Losses: Ronny Turiaf Outlook: The defending NBA Champs just improved their roster On the Bright Side: LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh will continue to dominate. They
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2012-13 Pacific Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Los Angeles Lakers 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 41-25 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison Jodie Meeks, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark and Eddie Jordan (assistant coach) Key Off-Season Losses: Andrew Bynum, Ramon Sessions and Matt Barnes Outlook: With the addition of Howard
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2012-13 Central Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Indiana Pacers2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 42-24 (2nd) Key Off-Season Additions: D.J. Augustin, Sam Young Key Off-Season Losses: Darren Collison, Dahntay Jones, Leandro Barbosa and Lou Amundson Outlook: Building off their 2nd round playoff run, the Pacers are the favorites to win the Central over the (mostly) Rose-less Bulls.
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2012-13 Atlantic Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Boston Celtics 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 39-27 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Jason Terry, Jared Sullinger, Courtney Lee, Leandro Barbosa and Darko Milicic Key Off-Season Losses: Ray Allen, Greg Stiemsma, Marquis Daniels and Keyon Dooling Outlook: The Celtics are still the best team in their division
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