Experts say it’s now the Brooklyn Nets, not the Lakers, who are NBA frontrunners this shortened season. With the addition of Blake Griffin they’ve now got a team of all-stars, and are poised to overtake the Sixers atop the Eastern Conference.

A little farther out the LIE the New York Islanders sit atop their division as well. Is Long Island the new sports mecca?

Short-lived reign, Tampa Bay.