Race To The # 1 Seed, Spurs Or Thunder?

[ace3g]

[cd021]

Memphis up 1/2 a game on Phoenix for the 8th spot and has already won the season series 3-0 (with another in late April)

Phoenix has a ridiculously road heavy schedule over the final 19 games. They play just 5 home games compared to 13 road games. At the moment they are 14-15 away from Phoenix.

April for the Suns

Clippers
@ Portland
Oklahoma City
@ N.O.P
@ San Antonio
@ Dallas
Memphis
@ Sacramento

If the Spurs hold on to the 1st seed Memphis seems to be the likely opponent. Memphis does have a tough schedule as well but more home heavy. They have to face the Spurs, Heat (twice), Indiana, and Portland (twice).

They are only 1 game back of Dallas but are 0-3 against them but have one more remaining game that could allow them to jump to 7th.

[Sean Cagney]

What's scary is the Spurs haven't peaked, or even played their best basketball all season until just a few nights ago against the Heat.

Imagine the real possibility of winning back to back les this year if we would of got it done last year

LET THEM PEAK come playoff time! That would be nice.

[ezau]

Memphis up 1/2 a game on Phoenix for the 8th spot and has already won the season series 3-0 (with another in late April)

Phoenix has a ridiculously road heavy schedule over the final 19 games. They play just 5 home games compared to 13 road games. At the moment they are 14-15 away from Phoenix.

April for the Suns

Clippers
@ Portland
Oklahoma City
@ N.O.P
@ San Antonio
@ Dallas
Memphis
@ Sacramento

If the Spurs hold on to the 1st seed Memphis seems to be the likely opponent. Memphis does have a tough schedule as well but more home heavy. They have to face the Spurs, Heat (twice), Indiana, and Portland (twice).

They are only 1 game back of Dallas but are 0-3 against them but have one more remaining game that could allow them to jump to 7th.

Spurs are 7-0 against the Grizzlies dating back to last year's WCF. We own them, but I prefer a lighter opponent like Dallas in the first round.

[cd021]

"Broken metarcarpals. Broken noses. Othyus Jeffers starting. Shannon Brown starting. These things happened.



And now, as of March 11th, the Spurs have the best record in the conference. The Indiana Pacers' four-game slide means the Spurs also have the best record in the NBA with one-third of the season remaining."

-Project Spurs

Crazy. 2nd most starting lineups. The Lakers are last in the west the Spurs are the best in the league.

[ace3g]

WESTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	San Antonio	47	16	.746	-	23-8	24-8	9-3	25-10	104.6	98.0	+6.6	Won 7	9-1
2	Oklahoma City	47	17	.734	½	27-6	20-11	9-5	28-11	105.8	99.2	+6.6	Won 1	5-5
3	LA Clippers	45	20	.692	3	27-5	18-15	8-4	27-11	107.8	100.8	+7.1	Won 8	8-2
4	Houston	44	20	.688	3 ½	26-7	18-13	9-4	24-17	106.5	101.7	+4.8	Lost 1	7-3
5	Portland	42	22	.656	5 ½	24-8	18-14	12-3	23-18	107.5	102.9	+4.6	Lost 3	6-4
6	Golden State	40	24	.625	7 ½	20-10	20-14	9-4	22-16	103.5	98.7	+4.8	Won 4	8-2
7	Dallas	38	26	.594	9 ½	21-10	17-16	9-5	19-17	104.5	102.2	+2.3	Won 2	6-4
8	Memphis	37	26	.587	10	20-14	17-12	2-11	20-19	96.0	94.9	+1.1	Won 3	7-3
	Phoenix	36	27	.571	11	22-12	14-15	7-6	23-19	105.5	103.0	+2.5	Lost 2	4-6

With Dallas/GS still playing

[cd021]

Spurs go to 47-16 (.746). Duncan with 27 minutes and Parker only 25 minutes.

Come back to San Antonio to face the Blazers tomorrow. They lost to the Grizzlies tonight.

[cd021]

Miami loses to Brooklyn. Now lost 4 of their last 5 games. Spurs now 2.5 up on Miami, with a win tonight the Spurs would be 3 games up and 1 full game up on Indiana and OKC.

[ace3g]

WESTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	San Antonio	48	16	.750	-	24-8	24-8	9-3	26-10	104.6	97.9	+6.7	Won 8	9-1
2	Oklahoma City	47	17	.734	1	27-6	20-11	9-5	28-11	105.8	99.2	+6.6	Won 1	5-5
3	LA Clippers	45	20	.692	3 ½	27-5	18-15	8-4	27-11	107.8	100.8	+7.1	Won 8	8-2
4	Houston	44	20	.688	4	26-7	18-13	9-4	24-17	106.5	101.7	+4.8	Lost 1	7-3
5	Portland	42	23	.646	6 ½	24-8	18-15	12-3	23-19	107.2	102.9	+4.3	Lost 4	5-5
6	Golden State	41	24	.631	7 ½	21-10	20-14	9-4	23-16	103.6	98.5	+5.1	Won 5	8-2
7	Memphis	38	26	.594	10	20-14	18-12	3-11	21-19	95.9	94.8	+1.1	Won 4	7-3
8	Dallas	39	27	.591	10	21-10	18-17	9-5	20-18	104.2	102.3	+1.9	Won 1	6-4
	Phoenix	36	27	.571	11 ½	22-12	14-15	7-6	23-19	105.5	103.0	+2.5	Lost 2	4-

[exstatic]

We really have a pretty easy schedule the rest of this month, with only GS and Indy on the docket, and they're both at home. I can see us finishing up no worse than 8-2. , the way we are playing, it could be 10-0.

[cd021]

Spurs entering easiest stretch of post all-star break.


3/14-L.A. Lakers

3/16-Utah

3/19-@ L.A. Lakers

3/21-@ Sacramento

3/22-@ Golden State

3/24- Philadelphia

3/26-Denver

3/28-@ Denver

3/29-New Orleans

worst case scenario is 6-2. More likely 7-1. Spurs already won 8 straight and 11 of 12 games

[timtonymanu]

We really have a pretty easy schedule the rest of this month, with only GS and Indy on the docket, and they're both at home. I can see us finishing up no worse than 8-2. , the way we are playing, it could be 10-0.

The Pacers game is on the road, tbh. But the Pacers have been average as of late and the Spurs can take care of them on the road, if we play up to our potential.

[ezau]

I'd rather see the Spurs 100% healthy, tbh. But I'm okay with a number one seed.

[ace3g]

WESTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	San Antonio	49	16	.754	-	25-8	24-8	9-3	27-10	104.8	97.7	+7.1	Won 9	9-1
2	Oklahoma City	48	17	.738	1	28-6	20-11	9-5	29-11	106.1	99.2	+6.9	Won 2	5-5
3	LA Clippers	46	20	.697	3 ½	28-5	18-15	9-4	28-11	107.9	100.7	+7.2	Won 9	9-1
4	Houston	44	21	.677	5	26-7	18-14	9-4	24-17	106.2	101.8	+4.4	Lost 2	7-3
5	Portland	43	23	.652	6 ½	24-8	19-15	12-3	24-19	107.3	102.9	+4.4	Won 1	5-5
6	Golden State	41	25	.621	8 ½	21-10	20-15	9-5	23-17	103.5	98.7	+4.8	Lost 1	7-3
7	Dallas	39	27	.591	10 ½	21-10	18-17	9-5	20-18	104.2	102.3	+1.9	Won 1	6-4
8	Memphis	38	27	.585	11	20-14	18-13	3-11	21-19	95.7	94.8	+0.9	Lost 1	7-3
	Phoenix	37	28	.569	12	22-13	15-15	7-6	23-19	105.2	102.8	+2.4	Won 1	4-6

[cd021]

I'd like to see Memphis play OKC in the 1st round and the Spurs play Dallas. The other 2 series, could easily see the lower seeds upset the higher seed.

[cd021]

Tie breakers

Spurs have the tie breaker advantage over:

Miami (based on opposing conference records)
Portland (based on conference records)
Clippers (won series 2-1)
Dallas (won series)
Memphis (won series)

Still Up in the air

Golden State (Spurs lead series 2-0, One game at GSW one at Spurs)

No Advantage

OKC (lost season series)
Houston (lost season series

[cd021]

Season series tie breakers

Clippers>OKC (Lead 2-1)
GSW>Dallas (Lead 2-1)
Dallas>Memphis
Memphis>Phoenix

[Legacy]

I would just like The Spurs to get to The Playoffs 100% healthy, Dear Lord. I was fine with us having the 2nd seed last year... OKC can have #1 again this year for all I care. *shrug*

[Mugen]

Spurs now 2 games ahead of OKC. Clippers only 2 games back of the thunder for the 2nd seed.

[ElNono]

looking good

[cd021]

Thunder now 2 games back of San Antonio

Houston a full 6 games back

Clippers are only 1 1/2 games back of the Thunder for the 2nd seed with one remaining game.

[ace3g]

WESTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	San Antonio	50	16	.758	-	26-8	24-8	9-3	28-10	105.1	97.8	+7.3	Won 10	10-0
2	Oklahoma City	48	18	.727	2	28-7	20-11	9-5	29-12	105.8	99.4	+6.5	Lost 1	5-5
3	LA Clippers	47	20	.701	3 ½	28-5	19-15	9-4	29-11	107.7	100.5	+7.2	Won 10	10-0
4	Houston	44	22	.667	6	26-7	18-15	9-4	24-17	106.1	102.0	+4.2	Lost 3	6-4
5	Portland	43	23	.652	7	24-8	19-15	12-3	24-19	107.3	102.9	+4.4	Won 1	5-5
6	Golden State	41	26	.612	9 ½	21-11	20-15	9-5	23-17	103.4	98.7	+4.6	Lost 2	6-4
7	Dallas	40	27	.597	10 ½	21-10	19-17	9-5	21-18	104.3	102.0	+2.3	Won 2	6-4
8	Memphis	39	27	.591	11	20-14	19-13	3-11	21-19	95.8	94.6	+1.3	Won 1	7-3
	Phoenix	38	28	.576	12	22-13	16-15	7-6	23-19	105.4	102.9	+2.5	Won 2	5-5

[cd021]

Beware of the Clippers (next 5 games against teams -.500)

Cavs, @ Denver, Detroit, Milwaukee, @ N.O.P

could easily stretch their winning streak out to 15 games and catch up with OKC for the 2nd seed.


OKC's next 5 games: @ Chicago, @ Cavs, @ Toronto, Denver, @ Dallas

the Thunder have struggled (5-5 in last 10 games) and have yet to hit toughest stretch of season.

Spurs, @ Rockets, @ Phx, @ Kings, @ Clippers, NOP, @ Pacers 7 games in 11 days. April 3rd-April 13th

2 back to backs (Spurs, @ Rockets, @ Kings, @ Clippers)

[Mugen]

The Clippers having home court against RefKC would make for a VERY interesting 2nd round between those two teams tbh.

[RD2191]

Spurs toughest round will be the 2nd, if they can get past Houston I believe they can go all the way. Its a toss up though, Houston plays the Spurs really tough, not to mention Harden can get to the line at will.