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NBA standings 2012: Miami sits atop the Southeast

Despite two ugly losses of late, the Heat are still in the top spot of the Southeast Division.

By Matt Verderame
Mike Ehrmann

The Miami Heat still hold a lead in the Southeast Division, albeit a half game over the hard-charging Atlanta Hawks.

Miami has endured a tough stretch lately, losing two straight to the lowly Washington Wizards and high-flying New York Knicks, to fall to 12-5.

Meanwhile, Atlanta is 11-5 after beating those same Wizards, who sit in the division (and league) basement at 2-14.

The Atlantic Division has been the strongest one in the East, with the aforementioned Knicks leading the way with a conference-best 14-4 record. Everyone sans the Toronto Raptors (4-16) are competitive, including the resurgent Brooklyn Nets (11-7) who are in second place and three games behind New York.

In the Central division, the Chicago Bulls have risen to the top of a very mediocre group. No team appears ready to run away with anything, but the Bulls have given themselves a one-game lead over the Indiana Pacers (10-10) and Milwaukee Bucks (9-9) with a 10-8 mark.

Photographs by cstreet.us, thelastminute, turtlemom nancy , fesek, kthypryn, justinwright, sue_elias, pointnshoot, and scrapstothefuture used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.