Don’t look now, but the New Orleans Hornets are in first place in the Western Conference.
The Hornets are getting great play from David West and Tyson Chandler, and Chris Paul deserves to be in the MVP conversation.
The West is really bunched up, with 10 teams within eight games of first place. If the season ended today, Denver and Houston wouldn’t make the playoffs. The battle for the last few spots in the West is going to be brutal.
