By Marc Lawrence, PlaybookSports.com — The NBA Play-In games start tonight with the two winners advancing onto the playoffs starting this weekend.
According to Axios Sports, Eastern Conference teams went 226-224 against Western Conference teams, ending the West’s streak of 13 straight seasons with a winning inter-conference record.
In addition, ESPN notes the Suns’ .780 win percentage (32-9 record) on the ROAD was better than every other team’s HOME winning percentage this season.
Phoenix is the second team in NBA history to achieve this feat, along with the Knicks in 1969-70, who went on to win the championship
