-In western Conference it seems all decided for playoffs:
the first round should be this:
Golden State vs Portland
San Antonio vs Memphis
Houston vs Oklahoma
Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers
-In Eastern Conference:
fighting for first place Cleveland and Boston
fighting for third place Toronto and Washinghton
Atlanta and Milwaukee are almost certainly in the playoffs.
Miami, Indiana and Chicago are fighting for the last two useful places in the playoffs
Tops seeds in east are far from being decided. Boston has 48 wins, Cleveland has 47, the Wizards have 46 and Toronto 45. In theory any of them could be first, and Cleveland might get lower than second seed it they keep playing like they are now
its seems that they are just playing around might be a fixed speculation but its really bad for their fans, bulls can be easily beaten if they didn't choked out, its better to wait until the play off before betting again with that favored cavs.
I think they are playing bad to get easier 1st round draw. I know this is a far fetched conspiracy but thats what I think it is. The games from 2nd round of playoffs are going to be a lot more grueling so, I think Cavs are performing under par so that they can get weaker opposition in the first round so that they can give their star players some rest early on and get the bench fired up. Once the 7th and 8th place is decided, Cavs will make a move. They will certainly try to avoid the Heat as the Heat have found good results against the Cavs. With just 0.5 games behind, Cavs can take no 1 spot with ease.
I don't think they are "throwing" games to get a easy pass for the second round. We know how Lebron James is very competitive, so he always there to win. I'm sure they will find a way to win and reclaim the no. 1 from Boston. We will see the true colors of Cavaliers once they are in the playoffs.
They are not "throwing" games of course, it's just that this season was very complicated for the Cavs. The roster was again not properly get together with the losses of Delly and Mozgov. Again they had to bring in new players and while they did great in terms of getting the best talent for nothing (Korver, both D-Williams, Bogut and Sanders) they have failed to mesh with the rest so far.
On top of that there's certain some fatigue of having no real challenge until the NBA finals. I'm not saying the Cavs are in the NBA finals already, but that's what people expect. There's also the championship hangover factor. Plus some players are underperforming compared to last season to the point they are almost unplayable (Frye, Thompson, JR Smith).
With all that being said, if the Cavs have a couple of good games at the start of the playoffs and start gaining momentum when it actually counts then it will all be forgiven and forgotten. That's the bottomline.