In 10-game increments, you can get a pretty good measure of how a team is playing during the long, 52-game bj-league regular season.

Everyone will agree that the Yokohama B-Corsairs' 9-1 record over their past 10 games is impressive, whereas as the Oita HeatDevils' 0-10 stretch is, well, awful.

The current Western Conference standings feature the top six teams — all of which would advance to the playoffs if the regular season ended today — with winning records in that on-court litmus test.