If Jazz and Spurs win out, they can play each other...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

and the Spurs would be facing a Boozerless/Kirilenkoless/Brewerless Jazz team


Hmmmm....:ihit

[gospursgojas]

Who do the jazz play?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Who do the jazz play?

The Suns in Utah.


But with the injuries listed above it'll be tough, though Sloan always does a great job of plugging in the parts.

[Sense]

Phx

[gospursgojas]

Go jazz go

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Both teams are on a back to back, but the Suns got an easy victory so they should be better rested.

[gospursgojas]

I must have missed what happened to boozer and kiralinko

[draft87]

Don't forget Maynor-less!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[siraulo23]

blazers also has to win vs gsw, very likely

wouldn't it be crazy if portland lose in purpose to have a chance to play utah in the 1st round instead of mavs :lol

Go jazz go, go spurs go for tomorrow

[xellos88330]

Certainly changes things doesn't it.

[spursfaninla]

boozer has a muscle sprain in his rib cage and will have an mri tomorrow.

damn, they would have had a good shot at beating phx otherwise.

[kaji157]

If the Jazz and Spurs win out then the Spurs 7th will face Utah 2nd, unless Portland looses to GS. In which case we face Dallas.

[Xylus]

If the Suns beat the Jazz, the Spurs beat the Mavs, and the Blazers lose to the Warriors...

The Suns play the Spurs in the first round. Thank god this is an unlikely scenario.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

If the Suns beat the Jazz, the Spurs beat the Mavs, and the Blazers lose to the Warriors...

The Suns play the Spurs in the first round. Thank god this is an unlikely scenario.

Dude, your Suns have been tearing it up lately. I know the Spurs have had your number in recent years but I'm sure it would be a hell of a series.

[Xylus]

Dude, your Suns have been tearing it up lately. I know the Spurs have had your number in recent years but I'm sure it would be a hell of a series.

Every year, I go into the playoffs thinking my team can beat the Spurs. Every year I'm wrong. No more!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:lol

[Borosai]

Mavs, Jazz or Suns in the first round. Interesting.

[angelbelow]

Every year, I go into the playoffs thinking my team can beat the Spurs. Every year I'm wrong. No more!

fair enough

[kromediablo]

I would rather the spurs play the lakers in the first round than later....spurs mavs is going o be tough on the spurs...not good at all

[Seventyniner]

Every year, I go into the playoffs thinking my team can beat the Spurs. Every year I'm wrong. No more!

Just like us with the Lakers. There's a reason many fans here are hoping that the Lakers go down in round 1 or 2.

[Dirkadirkastan]

If the Suns beat the Jazz, the Spurs beat the Mavs, and the Blazers lose to the Warriors...

The Suns play the Spurs in the first round. Thank god this is an unlikely scenario.

Do the Suns really have any incentive to win this game? Losing guarantees they host Denver in Game 1.

[Silverheart80]

I knew about the Boozer injury, but what's this about other Jazz players with injuries? Details?

I just posted up in the playoff scenarios thread, but in a nutshell -- yeah, I want the Jazz in the 1st round because they're the remaining possibility that Spurs have the most winnable personnel matchups against.

Tonight I'm rooting for Spurs win, Jazz win, Blazers win.

Jazz owned season series 4-0, but 2 of those games were in the 1st 4 weeks of the season. All were pre-All Star Break.

Spurs = vastly improved post-All Star Break. I can see the Jazz being overconfident against us because of regular season sweep. Jazz pick-and-roll is devastating as ever, but I think overall, we match up well. Would've most preferred getting the Thuggets in the 1st round, but since that's no longer possible, I want us to beat the Mavs tonight, get the 7th seed, and have Jazz finish as the 2nd seed.

If anyone has Jazz injury details, I'd love to hear more on that....

[BronxCowboy]

Every year, I go into the playoffs thinking my team can beat the Spurs. Every year I'm wrong. No more!

The thing is, if the Suns win tonight, the Spurs and Suns will meet in one of the first two rounds (if both teams make it that far). If the Jazz win, the Spurs and Suns can't meet until the WCF. I don't want the Spurs and Suns to meet any more than you do, Xylus, so go Jazz! (sorry...)

[silverblackfan]

All the possible matchups, my head is spinning...
Just bring on the Mavs and kick their butt. If Pop doesn't rest the guys, this will be the first time playing them this season with the team healthy and gelling.
I like our chances against any of the teams, including the Mavs.

[timtonymanu]

All this anticipation of who the Spurs are gonna face in the first round is killing me.

Good thing I can sleep it off since it's 11 PM right now where I'm at.

Mavs or Jazz is who I believe we're gonna face. Utah is the easier opponent, but Mavs is the more satisfying. I really wanna get revenge on the Mavpricks.

[alchemist]

Portland could cockblock and lose on purpose to face a banged up Jazz.

[urunobili]

I don't want the Suns in the first round.. it's the team I see that is ready to do anything to kill us...

[timtonymanu]

I don't want the Suns in the first round.. it's the team I see that is ready to do anything to kill us...

I agree. They seem really confident against us now.

[Jimcs50]

and the Spurs would be facing a Boozerless/Kirilenkoless/Brewerless Jazz team


Hmmmm....:ihit

AK and Boozer will be ready to play by Sat for sure. Utah is on streak at home and it is tough to win in their building( 2nd best home record in West). Spurs will need to not only win all home games, but they need to win on opponent's home court. That is very hard to do in SLC. I'll take Dallas.

[DPG21920]

Now that the picture is clearer, all of these opponents seem a lot tougher than they did yesterday.

[rascal]

Portland could cockblock and lose on purpose to face a banged up Jazz.

I want the spurs drafting ahead of Portland so this would not be good.

[alchemist]

I want the spurs drafting ahead of Portland so this would not be good.
:lol

[Dex]

This is the craziest last day of the season I can ever remember. :wow

[in2deep]

possibility of Jazz winning in Utah: 70%

possibility of Spurs winning in Dallas: 40%

[in2deep]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/carlos-boozer-suffers-rib-cage-injury-mri-wednesday.php



Carlos Boozer suffers rib cage injury, MRI Wednesday

Wed Apr 14,2010 8:26 AM ET By Kurt Helin (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/kurt-helin)

The Utah Jazz are not going to go very far in the playoffs without Carlos Boozer. They will find out today if they will have to try.

Boozer left Tuesday night's game in the second quarter, went back to the locker room and did not play another minute in the Jazz's win.

The injury is described as a strained muscle in his right rib cage. According to Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune, X-rays were negative (http://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/12143601750). Boozer is scheduled for an MRI today. Aside that, we don't know much about the injury.

His status for a key showdown with the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night is not known. If Boozer does not play, Paul Milsap will get the start. Boozer likely will try to be in the lineup when the playoffs start this weekend, but the MRI likely will determine his status for that.

[wildbill2u]

Portland could cockblock and lose on purpose to face a banged up Jazz.

Stranger things have happened in the NBA. I wouldn't be surprised at all.

[ohmwrecker]

possibility of Jazz winning in Utah: 70%

possibility of Spurs winning in Dallas: 40%

Looks like we are screwed either way. I don't see how this is helping. It's a good thing statistics don't play basketball.

[TDMVPDPOY]

looks like some team will lose on purpose for easier matchup first round

[rjv]

whoever we play it will not be easy, and the same could be said of that team's chances against the spurs. i really think most teams would rather not play the spurs as well. too reminiscent of the rockets of 95.

[Flux451]

I have a feeling Spurs are playing the Suns

[Höfner]

I'm just going to wait til the games are done tonight.

Yep

[OldSilentHill]

Mavs, Jazz or Suns in the first round. Interesting.

Or LA...

[HarlemHeat37]

I've wanted Utah the entire time, they were my #1 choice weeks ago, now I want them even more..

So let's hope they can win @ home tonight and the Spurs take care of Dallas..

[TD 21]

The Jazz are not a deep team to begin with, so I can't see them beating the Suns minus all of that firepower/depth. It's unfortunate, because if the Spurs could get the Jazz it would really make it easier on them to advance.

[Saul Silver]

Fuck the Spurs!

[Spurs Brazil]

http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/blazerbanter/2010/apr/14/aldridge-hospitalized-howard-will-likely-start-in-/

Aldridge hospitalized; Howard will likely start in regular-season finale

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By Brian T. Smith (Columbian Staff)

April 14, 2010

TUALATIN, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge was hospitalized Tuesday night due to a stomach virus, and stayed overnight for evaluation. He is expected to be released today from the hospital.

Aldridge, who is also dealing with a left-calf contusion, is listed as doubtful because of viral gastroenteritis for tonight's regular-season finale against Golden State at the Rose Garden.

Veteran forward Juwan Howard will likely replace Aldridge in the starting lineup.