The Brooklyn Nets have won three straight games and have climed from 11th to 8th in the Eastern Conference standings in a week, meaning Atlanta would host Brooklyn if the playoffs started today.
Monday's Games:
Boston at CharlotteMilwaukee at Atlanta
The game of note for Monday is the Celtics in Charlotte to face the Hornets. Boston is a half game up on Charlotte, and both are chasing Brooklyn. Meanwhile, the Bucks are in Atlanta, so a Hawks win makes things a little less comfortable in Milwaukee with two weeks to play.
Things are far from decided though, as five teams are separated by just 2.5 games for the final two spots.