8th seed watch..

[HarlemHeat37]

Follow the teams vying for the 8th seed in this thread, tbh..

Spurs are currently the 1st seed, this could obviously change, but we'll assume they remain 1st for now..

Utah is now 8th, 0.5 ahead of LA and they hold the tiebreaker..

Utah getting the 8th seed would be great for the Spurs, probably a sweep..

[NASpurs]

So Jazz>Clippers>OKC again this year?

The Redemption Tour.

[letmk]

I didn't underestimate the Jazz, but seems I did overestimate the Lakers. They lost 4 of last 5 to Suns, Wizards, Warriors and Bucks. The next few games are really make or break time for the Lakers as the Jazz only has 3 away games left.

Of course, if the Lakers miss the playoffs, that's the second best news to the Spurs winning it all.

[ElNono]

Don't sleep on Dallas... they keep choking their chances, but they still have a shot and arguably the easiest schedule from here on out

[DPG21920]

Jazz play BKY at home tomorrow and BKY has just been sucking something fierce. Dwill had been on a streak but his last two outings are really poor. If LA can somehow lose to SACTO and Jazz can win at home it will be 1.5 game lead on LA.

[TheGoldStandard]

So if Kobe misses the playoffs are we going to hear rumors of him demanding a trade out of LA?

[ElNono]

Jazz play BKY at home tomorrow and BKY has just been sucking something fierce. Dwill had been on a streak but his last two outings are really poor. If LA can somehow lose to SACTO and Jazz can win at home it will be 1.5 game lead on LA.

Nash apparently doubtful for tomorrow's game...

[UZER]

So if Kobe misses the playoffs are we going to hear rumors of him demanding a trade out of LA?

Nah...media gots Kobe's back. The excuses are already mapped out...Bad coach, Dwight didn't carry his share, Mitch failed Kobe with no bench, Kobe did everything he could and willed his team to .500, Kobe should still be MVP. Did I miss any?

[Russo21]

We'll assume the Rockets are safe at this stage, 3 games ahead for the 7th seed but have lost 2 in a row.

Looked like the Jazz were fading out of the picture. Didnt they lose 4 out of 5 games recently? I thought they were just gonna write the season off. Good to see them win 3 straight to leap over the Lakers again.

Mavs v Lakers April 2nd could prove very telling. Aprox 10 games left in the season and we have 3 possible first round opponents, damn. I suppose Utah would be the easiest opponent so i hope they stay at number 8 but a first round matchup with our old Pals in LA and Dallas could be tantalising to. But the only thing better then beating the Lakers or Mavs in the playoffs would be seeing them miss the playoffs alltogether. That would be some funny shit.

[Mel_13]

Follow the teams vying for the 8th seed in this thread, tbh..

Spurs are currently the 1st seed, this could obviously change, but we'll assume they remain 1st for now..

Utah is now 8th, 0.5 ahead of LA and they hold the tiebreaker..

Utah getting the 8th seed would be great for the Spurs, probably a sweep..

They're actually tied at 37-36.

Dallas is 1.5 back at 35-37.

Utah has clinched the tie-breaker over both LA and Dallas.

[Robz4000]

Lakers have a pretty brutal schedule (Grizz, Clips, @ Blazers, Dubs, Spurs, and Rockets), as does Dallas (Bulls, two games against the Nuggs, the Grizz, and @ Blazers), plus the game against each other Tuesday and several b2bs. Utah plays everyone in their division (T-pups twice) and @ Grizz last day of the season. Tough call, but with the tie-breaker on both I'll take the Jazz.

[racm]

I didn't underestimate the Jazz, but seems I did overestimate the Lakers. They lost 4 of last 5 to Suns, Wizards, Warriors and Bucks. The next few games are really make or break time for the Lakers as the Jazz only has 3 away games left.

Of course, if the Lakers miss the playoffs, that's the second best news to the Spurs winning it all.

And they won on a no-call foul by Kobe on Rubio.

[Spur|n|Austin]

So Jazz>Clippers>OKC again this year?

The Redemption Tour.

Sounds good to me..

[spurs1990]

I'd prefer Dallas>Memphis>Hou

I think the Rockets can go '07 GSW on the thunders.

[crc21209]

Getting the Jazz in the 1st round would be awesome. :tu We'll see what happens...

[timtonymanu]

The Jazz would definitely be the easiest opponent the Spurs could get.

I would like to see LA miss the playoffs, but it's also sweet to picture the Spurs being the team that eliminated the "stacked" Lakers.

Dallas sucks, but I still think they will give the Spurs trouble. Nowitzki knows how to play against us. And Vince Carter has been a good 6th man for them.

I think the Spurs will beat all three, but I would want Jazz>Mavericks>Lakers.

[Splits]

How any Spurs fan doesn't want to humiliate this weak ass broken down no identity horribly coached Faker team is beyond me. We would absolutely destroy them in 4 games, it wouldn't be a contest. And nothing is better than taking a shit down Kobe's throat when he's got 3 other HOFers next to him and the largest payroll in the league.

[SURGE]

Lakers n jazz r tied but I think jazz will get the eight seed which is good for me cause I live in LA n lakers fans are annoying

[HarlemHeat37]

Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..

Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed competition in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick:lol..

Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..

[Splits]

Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..

Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed competition in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick:lol..

Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..

Compelling case, tbh... Especially with $100m payroll and 4 HOFers...

[SpursIndonesia]

I prefer the Jazz as the 8th seed and it's not even close for the others.

[JWest596]

Nah...media gots Kobe's back. The excuses are already mapped out...Bad coach, Dwight didn't carry his share, Mitch failed Kobe with no bench, Kobe did everything he could and willed his team to .500, Kobe should still be MVP. Did I miss any?

Nailed it.

[Harry Callahan]

In the 16 years Tim Duncan has been in SA he has NEVER been in a position of sweating out making the Playoffs. In fact the Spurs have won at least one playoff series 13 of the 15 playoff years and the two losses included 2000 when Duncan did not play.

There is a solid chance Kobe Bryant will miss the playoffs twice in his career. The TOSB tag actually should be directed to the west now.

An idle thought - does anyone besides me think that Kobe Bryant is loading up on Human Growth Hormone or something of that ilk to keep things going. Those trips to Germany in the offseason seem a little fishy to me.

[Uriel]

The Spurs play the Lakers in Staples on April the 14th. I'll be watching it live, so I was getting worried that Pop might rest the Big 3 in that game, but now he has an incentive not to.

[Russo21]

What would be most enjoyable?

Both the Lakers and Mavs missing the playoffs alltogether or having the pleasure of knocking either of them out in the 1st round? Should start a poll on that one lol

[mrjap2x]

Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..

Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed competition in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick:lol..

Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..
Would be also be nice if Phoenix will get the #1 pick the cleveland way(the lower % getting #1 then their own pick was 4th).

[exstatic]

They're actually tied at 37-36.

Dallas is 1.5 back at 35-37.

Utah has clinched the tie-breaker over both LA and Dallas.
That's actually huge. I think they also have a nice stretch of home games at the end, 6 of 7 including last night, but finish with MIN and MEM on the road.

[exstatic]

What would be most enjoyable?

Both the Lakers and Mavs missing the playoffs alltogether or having the pleasure of knocking either of them out in the 1st round? Should start a poll on that one lol

Yeah, but the Mavs get a shot at the top pick in that scenario.

[mrjap2x]

Yeah, but the Mavs get a shot at the top pick in that scenario.
Well it is better than getting a #1 pick on a draft with an oneal or duncan or lebron.

[exstatic]

Well it is better than getting a #1 pick on a draft with an oneal or duncan or lebron.

There won't ever be one of any of those again unless the NBA ups the age limit. Players come into the league WAY too raw to ever step in and be an All Star in year one any more.

[Kidd K]

Honestly, I'd rather play either of the Jazz or Lakers than the Rockets tbh. The Rockets actually play fairly well against us. While I doubt that'd go more than 5-6 games, that series would have a lot closer games than we would against Jazz (I'd predict another sweep including a couple blowouts tbh), and Lakers (4-5 games, at least one blowout). Rockets would be a 5-6 gamer with 3-4 close games.

I'm hoping for the Lakers. Nothing would be better than sweeping the Lakers out of the first round, not even them missing the playoffs entirely tbh. . .because you will still get some dumb faggots claiming they only didn't win because they didn't make the playoffs because of dropping a few games early in the season when they had a few injuries. . .or will somehow find a way to blame Mike Brown for it.


Beating the Lakers in a series would be fun, but it would be much more entertaining to watch the meltdown if they missed the playoffs, tbh..

Stacked roster with historic hype, most people(including myself) picking them to win the West, a lot of people even thinking they could challenge Miami(idiots), yet they would miss the playoffs against the weakest 6 to 9 seed competition in the West since the mid-2000s..adding insult to injury, they don't have a lottery pick:lol..

Also, Kobefan having to explain how Kobe missed the playoffs as the top player on his team twice during his career would be quite pleasing, tbh..

Same here. Thinking the Lakers would be good is the only preseason prediction I made this year that I was way off on. I don't feel bad about it since almost everyone who wasn't trolling had them finishing top 3, but jesus christ, completely unexpectedly shit combination of players.

I enjoy it though. It's a prime example of talent not always being better than a well put together team. The Nuggets, with zero stars, are clearly much better than the Lakers when healthy.

[exstatic]

Honestly, I'd rather play either of the Jazz or Lakers than the Rockets tbh. The Rockets actually play fairly well against us. While I doubt that'd go more than 5-6 games, that series would have a lot closer games than we would against Jazz (I'd predict another sweep including a couple blowouts tbh), and Lakers (4-5 games, at least one blowout). Rockets would be a 5-6 gamer with 3-4 close games.

I'm hoping for the Lakers. Nothing would be better than sweeping the Lakers out of the first round, not even them missing the playoffs entirely tbh. . .because you will still get some dumb faggots claiming they only didn't win because they didn't make the playoffs because of dropping a few games early in the season when they had a few injuries. . .or will somehow find a way to blame Mike Brown for it.

I want them to miss the playoffs, drop into the lottery, and have no pick. :lol

[Phenomanul]

The additional benefit of playing against and beating the Lakers is improving Tim's head-to-head playoff record against Kobe's Lakers... 3-4 is more respectable than 2-4...

[bklynspursfan]

Utah would be tougher this year simply cause of Mo Williams. Might get them a game or 2 the way he seems to go off on us.

[Raven]

i want the lakers to miss the play offs big time, if the mavs miss it that's fine too. Also the thing about the two picks being lottery after like 12years for one and from bynum for the other, is huge.. I still hope we win a title and then when duncan and manu retire, we tank it big time, so the number one pick would be almost a given, lakers and mavs could do it too, but if they lose those picks this year, it is really huge.

[y2kbug]

Bone spurs.

[bluebellmaniac]

So if Kobe misses the playoffs are we going to hear rumors of him demanding a trade out of LA?
No, we'll just hear how courageous he was playing in such agonizing pain without ever mentioning his bone spurs and that the other players needed to step up and scream for the ball. Oh, and that it's MDA's fault for not being PJ.

[DPG21920]

Who holds the tie breaker with Dallas/LA?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Who holds the tie breaker with Dallas/LA?

Lakers as of now...they still have one game left H2H though

[HarlemHeat37]

Who holds the tie breaker with Dallas/LA?

Lakers, unless Dallas wins on Tuesday, then the season series is split..

[DPG21920]

So if they split, who holds the tie breaker?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Whomever finishes with a better conference record, which the Lakers also have a one game edge on as of now.

[HarlemHeat37]

So if they split, who holds the tie breaker?

Conference record, which is virtually identical at this point:lol..

[Kidd K]

I want them to miss the playoffs, drop into the lottery, and have no pick. :lol

:lmao All right, I'm sold. I think I'd prefer that too

[Cry Havoc]

Don't sleep on Dallas... they keep choking their chances, but they still have a shot and arguably the easiest schedule from here on out

The Lakers remaining schedule is fucking brutal.

[exstatic]

The Lakers remaining schedule is fucking brutal.

Good. Kobe needs to be taken down a peg or two.

[Cry Havoc]

Whomever finishes with a better conference record, which the Lakers also have a one game edge on as of now.

@ Sacramento
vs Dallas
vs Memphis
@ Los Angeles
vs New Orleans
@ Portland
vs Golden State
vs San Antonio
vs Houston

[Cry Havoc]

And Utah's remaining schedule:


vs Brooklyn
vs Portland
vs Denver
vs New Orleans
@ Golden State
vs Oklahoma City
vs Minnesota
@ Minnesota
@ Memphis

[HarlemHeat37]

Dirk just took a massive shit all over the Bulls and Father Time, tbh..

[Bruno]

Whomever finishes with a better conference record, which the Lakers also have a one game edge on as of now.

Both Mavs and Lakers are 17-13 against the east with no game left to play against eastern teams. If they are tied, they will have the same conference record.

The next tiebreaker is the record against own conference playoffs teams. Mavs are 6-16 and Lakers are 5-16.

[Cry Havoc]

Both Mavs and Lakers are 17-13 against the east with no game left to play against eastern teams. If they are tied, they will have the same conference record.

The next tiebreaker is the record against own conference playoffs teams. Mavs are 6-16 and Lakers are 5-16.

I wonder if they would both be considered playoff teams in that situation? :lol

[spurraider21]

@ Sacramento
vs Dallas
vs Memphis
@ Los Angeles
vs New Orleans
@ Portland
vs Golden State
vs San Antonio
vs Houston
Lakers radio voice and daytime talk show host John Ireland has the Lakers going 7-2 in that stretch :lol

[Obstructed_View]

How any Spurs fan doesn't want to humiliate this weak ass broken down no identity horribly coached Faker team is beyond me.

Some of us would love to see them miss the playoffs, get a top three lottery pick, and watch the Suns say "thanks".

[Mel_13]

MDA's insight on the race for the 8 seed:



"It would be worse if it's April 18," D'Antoni said, referring to the day after the Lakers' regular-season schedule comes to an end. "We still have nine games, so we're tied. That's what the guys understand. Our goal is to win nine games. If we win nine in a row, then hopefully Utah will lose one. And if they lose two and we lose one, then that (works too). You got to go with every game is crucial and every game you have to win. You don't know what Utah is going to do. You hope they lose one."


:lmao

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9115394/kobe-bryant-steve-nash-back-los-angeles-lakers-lineup

[Splits]

MDA's insight on the race for the 8 seed:



"It would be worse if it's April 18," D'Antoni said, referring to the day after the Lakers' regular-season schedule comes to an end. "We still have nine games, so we're tied. That's what the guys understand. Our goal is to win nine games. If we win nine in a row, then hopefully Utah will lose one. And if they lose two and we lose one, then that (works too). You got to go with every game is crucial and every game you have to win. You don't know what Utah is going to do. You hope they lose one."


:lmao

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9115394/kobe-bryant-steve-nash-back-los-angeles-lakers-lineup

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

You just lost 4 of 5 to the likes of the Suns, Wizards and Bucks, needed a non-call against Kobe in the one you won, and the coach thinks they can rip off 9 straight against the likes of the Mavs, Grizz, Clips, Warriors, Spurs, and Houston?

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Mugen]

Lakers radio voice and daytime talk show host John Ireland has the Lakers going 7-2 in that stretch :lol

I'm sure Ireland is contractually obligated to be as much of a homer as possible but yeah he's pretty retarded.

ESPN Radio LA is just atrocious tbh. You know they're horrible when Marcellus is the voice of reason more often than not.

I prefer Petro's screaming & Money to the pretentious douchebags over at ESPN tbh.

[spurraider21]

I'm sure Ireland is contractually obligated to be as much of a homer as possible but yeah he's pretty retarded.

ESPN Radio LA is just atrocious tbh. You know they're horrible when Marcellus is the voice of reason more often than not.

I prefer Petro's screaming & Money to the pretentious douchebags over at ESPN tbh.

I mean, Mason and Ireland have a funny show, but Ireland's homerism is as strong as I know. Right up there with Sean for us. And that clown Kellerman is the worst radio guy I've heard in a LONG time, so I'm glad Mercellus is there. The reason I still listen to ESPN as opposed to Petros/Money and those other dudes on that show is that... they seriously don't talk about sports. Its the weirdest thing. Or they only talk college. But every time I flip onto that channel, they're not talking about sports. Weird for sports radio station

[therealtruth]

Jazz and Lakers both have pretty bad schedules. The Jazz schedules looks slightly better.

[DesignatedT]

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo 3m
Lakers guard Steve Nash (hip, back) heads to lockeroom early in 1st quarter at Sacramento.

[ace3g]

Utah beat Brooklyn tonight

[chapnis]

Kings were beating the Lakers then remembered they were tanking.

[GB20]

mike is going to kill kobe, playing him the whole game

[chapnis]

The Kings must be trying really hard to win, they've got DeMarcus Cousins take their three-pointers in crunch time...

[ace3g]

Lakers win by DMCWDYTTDA3 (Why Did You Take That Dumb Ass 3)

[racm]

Doesn't matter for LA, Utah won.

[JR3]

I'm a big Utah and Dallas fan these days...

[Sean Cagney]

mike is going to kill kobe, playing him the whole game

Thats cool, he will be tired for our series.

[ace3g]

Jazz up 12 with 1:30 left:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2013040126

[spurraider21]

Kings were beating the Lakers then remembered they were tanking.

Isaiah Thomas played less than 1 minute during the 4th quarter :lol

Reminds me of how the Hornets suspiciously benched Anthony Davis during their 4th quarter meltdown when he was having a good all around game :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Looks like this thread should have been a 7th seed watch:lol..

[crc21209]

It's either gonna be Utah, LA, Houston, or Golden State as the 7th or 8th seed that we play. Dallas has an outside shot as well..

[hater]

Utah winning 5 in a row really hurt the lakers chances.

Now all Lakers can hope for is Utah losing to a scrub team and/or Lakers beating 2 out of these: MEM, LAC, GS, SA, HOU

It looks like the game Spurs vs. Lakers will decide not only 8th seed fate, but might also decide 1st seed :wow :wow

fucking great games coming up, playoffs are actually starting right now

IMO here are the chances:
Spurs 1st seed: 60%
OKC 1st seed: 40%
Utah 8th seed: 75%
LA 8th seed: 25%

:lol lakers if they don't make the playoffs. dudes gonna have to ball out of their minds just to make 8th seed :lol

[Robz4000]

Refs will get the Lakers in, don't you worry. Then they'll help them get out of the first round should they meet the Spurs.

[BatManu20]

Utah winning 5 in a row really hurt the lakers chances.

Now all Lakers can hope for is Utah losing to a scrub team and/or Lakers beating 2 out of these: MEM, LAC, GS, SA, HOU

It looks like the game Spurs vs. Lakers will decide not only 8th seed fate, but might also decide 1st seed :wow :wow

fucking great games coming up, playoffs are actually starting right now

IMO here are the chances:
Spurs 1st seed: 60%
OKC 1st seed: 40%
Utah 8th seed: 75%
LA 8th seed: 25%

:lol lakers if they don't make the playoffs. dudes gonna have to ball out of their minds just to make 8th seed :lol

Good points. I still think the Lakers find a way to get in somehow, just by the grace of the basketball Gods (aka David Stern). It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Spurs are barely hanging on to that one spot, and we play the Thunder in OKC which is obviously a big game. But even if we lose, we'll still be up 1/2 a game on them (as long as we take care of business against Orlando tonight). I think we finish with the 1st seed and play the Lakers somehow. But don't hold me to it.

[AFBlue]

Gonna be the Spurs if they keep sitting players tbh.

[ace3g]

Utah lost tonight, Lakers back at the 8th spot

[crc21209]

Utah lost tonight, Lakers back at the 8th spot

Yeah but only because Utah has played 1 more game than the Lakers. LA has Memphis and the Clippers coming up next...

[Robz4000]

If the Lakers go even 1-1 in that stretch though...








































:lmao yeah right

[HI-FI]

I just can't see Utah getting the 8th spot. LA (ie bandwagoners) = mucho dinero compared to Mormons. They'll probably get in and then the media will focus on how it's time for redemption, Kobe is blossoming into a leader, it's the start of a new season blah blah. I wouldn't mind avoiding them and their refs tbh. We could still beat them, but it will be a 6-7 game series imo.

[ElNono]

Long way to go still... Dallas still isn't even out, and Rockets are far from locking up the 7th seed either...

Both LA and Utah have a handful of very tough games ahead of them...

[Thread]

I wouldn't mind avoiding them---We could still beat them, but

Crawl, motherfucker, crawl!!!

[Blizzardwizard]

I don't want no Kobe jumpshot game winner in game 7 of a series that would be made into a portrait plastered all over David Sterns' bedroom and the NBA headquarters and be played over and over during every ad break on nbatv for life. I'd much much rather lose in game 7 to a Paul Millsap 3 pointer tbh.

[Thread]

I don't want no Kobe jumpshot game winner in game 7 of a series that would be made into a portrait plastered all over David Sterns' bedroom and the NBA headquarters and be played over and over during every ad break on nbatv for life.

I'll just bet you don't.

[ace3g]

Jazz already have 8th spot due to tiebreaker with Lakers, but a win against Warriors and that lead goes to .5 games

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2013040709

[benefactor]

:lol the free throw disparity

The league isn't even trying to hide that they are attempting to shoehorn the Lakers into the playoffs.

[ace3g]

Jazz up 6 with 13.4 sec

[bklynspursfan]

Mo Williams with a big time shot... If we played Utah I hope we stick Kawhi on him lol

[DesignatedT]

Utah with a big W.

[letmk]

Mo Williams with a big time shot... If we played Utah I hope we stick Kawhi on him lol

Guess the Warriors didn't watch the Spurs game? lol. But seriously, for a player like Mo who is not a great slasher, the defense need to know that his first and second choice would be a 3-pointer no matter how far it is. As long as he has a clean look, it's dangerous.

[hater]

Utah winning 5 in a row really hurt the lakers chances.

Now all Lakers can hope for is Utah losing to a scrub team and/or Lakers beating 2 out of these: MEM, LAC, GS, SA, HOU

It looks like the game Spurs vs. Lakers will decide not only 8th seed fate, but might also decide 1st seed :wow :wow

fucking great games coming up, playoffs are actually starting right now

IMO here are the chances:
Spurs 1st seed: 60%
OKC 1st seed: 40%
Utah 8th seed: 75%
LA 8th seed: 25%

:lol lakers if they don't make the playoffs. dudes gonna have to ball out of their minds just to make 8th seed :lol

well, well. looks like everything going as I had predicted.

More importantly, lakers win over MEM was canceled out today with Utah's win over GS. :lol

So Lakers have still got to beat 2 out of GS, SA, HOU

oh and btw, Utah would be the more formidable 8th seed

[Seventyniner]

If the Nuggets can somehow hold on to #3 even with their injuries, then the Rockets and Warriors will be fighting like mad to draw them in the first round and avoid the Thunder or Spurs. That could make things hard for the Lakers who play both in the last few games.

[phxspurfan]

Great day for Spur fans:

1. OKC lost, so they can no longer just win out and get the #1 seed
2. LAL lost and Utah won, so Utah is more competitive to win the 8th seed
3. No Spur got injured.

[bklynspursfan]

Utah:

OKC
MIN
@MIN
@MEM

Lakers:

NO
@POR
GS
SA
HOU

If Utah goes 2-2, Lakers need to go 4-1 in that stretch to make it. I think Utah can take care of Minny 2x, and maybe even upset OKC tonight. MWP coming back early for the Lakers. We'll see what they're made of.

[Darius McCrary]

Is Memphis still fighting for seeding purposes? Would be the ultimate screw job if they tanked to Utah. But we so know Jerry West will play a role in that decision.

[trypldubl]

Is Memphis still fighting for seeding purposes? Would be the ultimate screw job if they tanked to Utah. But we so know Jerry West will play a role in that decision.

:lol Can you imagine the outcry that Laker fan will have if Memphis sits their starters that game? They would call West a traitor and call for rule changes. I agree though that probably Jerry would try throw a bone the lakers way.

[HarlemHeat37]

Jerry West is with the Warriors now..

[trypldubl]

Jerry West is with the Warriors now..

haha your right....isn't Hollinger their VP now?

[Captivus]

Is Memphis still fighting for seeding purposes? Would be the ultimate screw job if they tanked to Utah. But we so know Jerry West will play a role in that decision.

Memphis is probably going to be fighting for a higher seed. Either to get the HCA agasint LAC or to get the 3rd seed from Denver if possible (less likely).

Whats also likely is that GS and HOU are also going to be fighting for a higher seed.

Ahhhh....so much at stake tonight!! Hopefully Utah can put the pressure to the Lakers and defeat OKC.

[bus driver]

i wouldnt mind if the spurs made kobe cry again with a sweep

[ace3g]

Kanter most likely to miss rest of season with shoulder injury and Artest suppose to return tonight