On today's show, NBA power rankings continue as we take a look at the Eastern Conference teams on the edge between making the playoffs and battling for a play in a spot.

How the Pacers and Celtics stack up without their stars is Janus enough to keep the bucks in the mix?

And will the Sixers finally catch a break?

It's all coming up right here at Locked on NBA.

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What is up and welcome to another edition of Locked-on NBA?

I'm your host, Jackson Gatlin, also host of Locked On Rockets, right here on the Lockedon

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your team every single day. And joining me is my partner in crime, host of Lock on Heat,

David Ramil. David, we're about to power rank the middle of the pack in the East. And this might be the hardest set of teams that we've had to power rank. How do you feel? Not confident. I'm

telling you that much. I mean, I think the way everybody looks at the Eastern Conference,

I think there are two clear contenders, and we went through them in our first episode,

where we kind of preview and Power Rank the Eastern Conference. And after that, it's just

basically a tier of almost eight to nine teams. And it's

almost a matter of just personal preference. And you can, they all have their strengths and weaknesses

some more glaring than others. And I think that's kind of what we'll reflect in our rankings today.

But it's not an easy choice. Let me tell you. The six through 10, much more difficult than any

others that we've done so far.

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