The 2018-19 NBA regular season has come to a conclusion. The NBA Playoffs hope to be entertaining and fun as 15 teams look to dethrone the Golden State Warriors.
The two teams that played in the championship game last have both struggled during the young 2019 season. The runner-up Portland was blown out in Week 2, and reigning MLS Cup champion Atlanta United has only earned one point.
It’s conference tournament week for all in-state schools with the exception of BYU. The Utah State Aggies clinched a share of the Mountain West regular season title and are the No. 2-seed in the conference tournament.
The Milwaukee Bucks hold the best record in the NBA despite winning just two of their four games last week. They are the new top team in the KSL Sports NBA Power Rankings.
Just one week remains for the local teams in their regular season with the exception of BYU, who will play their West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Saturday.
The Golden State Warriors look strong after the long All-Star break with just one loss in three games. They remain on top of the KSL Sports NBA Power Rankings.
The Orlando Apollos are one of two teams remaining that have yet to suffer a loss. They remain on top of the Alliance of American Football Power Rankings.
After their weekend sweep, the Utah State Aggies are just a half of a game behind Nevada for first place in the Mountain West Conference. They will face each other on Saturday in Logan.
Utah has a big week ahead of them if they want to stay in the top four of the Pac-12 standings. They are coming off of a split against the Arizona schools.
Snow College has won four straight games, including a big win at Salt Lake Community College to remain on top of the JUCO and Division II in-state Power Rankings for the fifth straight week.
Utah became the first Pac-12 school since Arizona in 2015 to beat all four California schools (Cal, Stanford, USC, UCLA) on the road after they swept the southern California schools. They are in third place in the Pac-12 Conference standings.