http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-10-nba-teams-are-already-a-lock-to-make-the-playoffs-2013-10 Ooooouch, baby, ouuuuch. The computer says Minnesota is a near lock? The computer has all of these teams with better odds to make the playoffs than Portland: Denver, Dallas, Golden State, New Orleans. Well, at least the Lakers are doomed according to the computers.
Seriously. There are so many unknowns with this team. And you can't measure chemistry with a computer.
The ESPN stats site will have new kinds of stats this year. http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/10/31/big-data-takes-big-step-forward-in-the-nba/