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NBA 2012 standings: Suns climbing with four straight wins

The Phoenix Suns have won their past four games to improve to 11-15, but are still in 13th in the Western Conference. Last season's NBA finalists, Oklahoma City and Miami, currently lead the two conferences.

By John.Wilkinson
Christian Petersen

Despite all of their early-season struggles, the Phoenix Suns have won their last four games to get within shouting distance of a .500 record. At 11-15 the Suns are in 13th place in the Western Conference standings, just a half game behind the Dallas Mavericks and one game behind the struggling Los Angeles Lakers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lead the Western Conference with a 21-5 record, but the Los Angeles Clippers are hot on their heals, just a game behind.

The Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs are chasing just behind the leaders, both teams two games back of the Thunder. The rising Golden State Warriors are in fifth place with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets holding onto the final three prospective playoff spots. Here are the full Western Conference standings:

Western Standings

GP W-L PCT
Oklahoma City Thunder 26 21-5 .808
Los Angeles Clippers 25 19-6 .760
Memphis Grizzlies 23 17-6 .739
San Antonio Spurs 27 19-8 .704
Golden State Warriors 26 17-9 .654
Minnesota Timberwolves 24 13-11 .542
Houston Rockets 25 13-12 .520
Denver Nuggets 27 14-13 .519
Utah Jazz 27 14-13 .519
Portland Trail Blazers 24 12-12 .500
Dallas Mavericks 26 12-14 .462
Los Angeles Lakers 26 12-14 .462
Phoenix Suns 26 11-15 .423
Sacramento Kings 25 8-17 .320
New Orleans Hornets 25 5-20 .200

In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks lead the way with the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls chasing them. You can see the full standings below:

Eastern Standings

GP W-L PCT
New York Knicks 25 19-6 .760
Miami Heat 23 17-6 .739
Atlanta Hawks 23 15-8 .652
Chicago Bulls 24 14-10 .583
Milwaukee Bucks 24 13-11 .542
Indiana Pacers 26 14-12 .538
Brooklyn Nets 25 13-12 .520
Boston Celtics 25 13-12 .520
Orlando Magic 25 12-13 .480
Philadelphia 76ers 26 12-14 .462
Toronto Raptors 27 8-19 .296
Charlotte Bobcats 25 7-18 .280
Detroit Pistons 28 7-21 .250
Cleveland Cavaliers 27 5-22 .185
Washington Wizards 23 3-20 .130