12/3/12 – After years of regular-season dominance, the Western Conference can only boast five teams with a record above .500.  The Memphis Grizzlies stay on top with the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder representing the best the conference has to offer.  The East has eight teams with winning percentages over .500, topped by the Miami HEAT and New York Knicks.  Meanwhile the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers lead the Pacific Division while the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls top the Atlantic.  If the Bulls can win their division, they’ll go to the playoffs with a top-four seed, even with a lesser record.  By then, Derrick Rose may be back and healthy.  The NBA, five weeks in: