We have passed the halfway point of the 2021-22 NBA season and while many teams in the league have been having up-and-down seasons, some of the league’s best teams are starting to hit some rough patches in their schedules.
The Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets still remain at or near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, but recent injuries have started to limit the success they were seeing during the first few months of the regular season.
In the Western Conference, the Golden Warriors have the second-best record in the NBA and the Utah Jazz are the 4-seed in the conference, but both teams have been struggling to find their identity as of late.
The trade deadline is less than three weeks away and all four teams mentioned above could be active in looking to fill some holes on their roster, but overall, all of these teams are true title contending teams this season whether they have looked like one or not recently.
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A lot has factored into each team’s lack of success over the last few weeks, so let’s take a look and evaluate the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors, four contending teams that are struggling right now.
