Race To The # 1 Seed, Spurs Or Thunder? [Archive]

cd021

02-27-2014, 02:12 AM

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San Antonio Spurs-41-16

2/28-Charlotte

3/2-Dallas

3/4-@ Cleveland

3/6-Miami

3/8-Orlando

3/11-@ Chicago

3/12 -Portland

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

3/31-@ Indiana

4/2-Goldenstate

4/3-@ Oklahoma City

4/6-Memphis

4/8 @ Minnesota

4/10- @ Dallas

4/11-Phoenix

4/14-@ Houston

4/16-L.A. Lakers

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25 remaining games, in 49 days

14 Home Games/ 11 Road Games

13 games against playoff teams. 7 Games at home, 6 on the road.

On pace to finish 59-23

11 games vs -.500 teams including 3 vs. the Lakers, 2 vs. The Nuggets

8 games of those games are at home.

Back to Backs-2
3/21-@ Sacramento, 3/22-@ Golden State
3/28-@ Denver, 3/29-New Orleans
4/2-Goldenstate, 4/3-@ Oklahoma City
4/10-@ Dallas, 4/11-Phoenix

Toughest Stretch-5 games in 8 days-@ Pacers, Golden State, @ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota

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Oklahoma City Thunder

2/28-Memphis

3/2-Charlotte

3/4-Philadelphia

3/6-@ Phoenix

3/9 L.A. Lakers

3/11-Rockets

3/13-L.A. Lakers

3/16-Dallas

3/17-@ Chicago

3/20-@ Cleveland

3/21-@ Toronto

3/24- Denver

3/25-@ Dallas

3/28-Sacramento

3/30-Utah

4/3-San Antonio

4/4-@ Rockets

4/6-@ Phoenix

4/8-@ Sacramento

4/9-@ L.A. Clippers

4/11-New Orleans

4/13-@ Indiana

4/14-@ New Orleans

4/16-Detroit

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24 remaining games in 49 days

12 Home/ 12 Away

On pace to finish 61-21

13 vs. Playoff teams, 8 of those on the road.

11 games against -.500 teams, 7 at home.

back to backs : 2

[4/8-@ Sacramento, 4/9-@ L.A. Clippers, 4/13-@ Indiana ,4/14-@ New Orleans]

Toughest Stretch:-5 games in 7 days. San Antonio, @ Houston @ Phoenix, @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers,

Who has the Advantage?

The Spurs weathered ,what should have been, a devastating stretch to hold on to the number 2 seed coming out of all star break. They are 3-1 since then with wins over The Clippers and Portland. Parker has rested the past 16 days without playing a game and could rest up till sunday at home against Dallas. This contrasts the end of last season, where he broke down and had little time to recover before the post season.

With Leonard back the Spurs will have a full roster, minus Parker at their disposal heading into March. The Spurs trail OKC by just 1 1/2 games, with 1 remaining head to head match-up.

Against the Western Conference

OKC-26-9 (.742)
Spurs-24-10 (.705)

Oklahoma City has remained the team to beat despite Westbrook missing most of the season with knee injuries. With Westbrook back and several new(er) rotation players :Adams, Jackson and Lamb have stepped up and are playing well off the bench. Durant's is having a MVP caliber season. An injury to Perkins, should only help OKC find better alternatives that won't slow down the offense and continue to play solid defense. They have lost 3 straight at home and have lost 5 of 10 games to allow the Spurs to gain ground.

That being said both teams have similar remaining schedules. Both are heavy on playoff teams that are jockeying for possessions (mainly Dallas, GSW and Phoenix) with Memphis determined to make the post season for 4 straight season. Both also have their fair share against bad teams.

Though San Antonio is 25-3 with a .892 winning percentage against teams below .500 (best in the NBA). They are also the best road team in the league with a 22-8 record (.733)

The Spurs ,notoriously, rest players late in April but also manage to play well even without all of the big 3 suiting up. OKC has the toughest stretch of either team, playing 4 of the top 7 teams in the west in an span of week. The Spurs also have the easiest stretch of either team playing the 3 worst teams in the west (Lakers,twice, Utah and Sacramento) in a 7 day stretch.

Prediction-Oklahoma City-62-20, Spurs-60-22

At the moment, the bottom half of the west is very fluid. 4 teams (6-9) are separated by 2 1/2 games.

There is a chance that San Antonio ends up with a more favorable match up in the 2-7 series (I.E Dallas, or Phoenix) while Oklahoma City could face a tougher time (GSW or Memphis)

N0 LyF3 ScRuB

02-27-2014, 02:16 AM

I think we can pull it out, and I hope we do. Because it would be extremely difficult to beat OKC in OKC, especially if the series gets drawn out.

Wiz

02-27-2014, 02:17 AM

Spurs :hat

Hoops Czar

02-27-2014, 02:24 AM

Robz4000

02-27-2014, 02:28 AM

Thunder already won the season series tbh. Need to see a bit more of OKC to decide now that they've lost Porkins, but as of now I think they get the #1 seed.

Wiz

02-27-2014, 02:34 AM

Thunder already won the season series tbh. Need to see a bit more of OKC to decide now that they've lost Porkins, but as of now I think they get the #1 seed.

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Robz4000

02-27-2014, 02:37 AM

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Man, cats don't know what it's gonna be
Fuckin with a nigga like me, D-to-the-M-to-the-X
Last I heard, y'all niggaz was havin sex, with the SAME sex
I show no love, to homo thugs
Empty out, reloaded and throw more slugs
How you gonna explain fuckin a man?
Even if we squashed the beef, I ain't touchin ya hand
I don't buck with chumps, for those to been to jail
That's the cat with the Kool-Aid on his lips and pumps
I don't fuck with niggaz that think they broads
Only know how to be ONE WAY, that's the dog
I know how to get down, know how to BITE
Bark very little, but I know HOW TO FIGHT
I know how to chase a cat up in the tree
MAN, I GIVE Y'ALL NIGGAZ THE B'INESS FOR FUCKIN WIT ME, IS YOU CRAZY?!?

Wiz

02-27-2014, 02:39 AM

Man, cats don't know what it's gonna be
Fuckin with a nigga like me, D-to-the-M-to-the-X
Last I heard, y'all niggaz was havin sex, with the SAME sex
I show no love, to homo thugs
Empty out, reloaded and throw more slugs
How you gonna explain fuckin a man?
Even if we squashed the beef, I ain't touchin ya hand
I don't buck with chumps, for those to been to jail
That's the cat with the Kool-Aid on his lips and pumps
I don't fuck with niggaz that think they broads
Only know how to be ONE WAY, that's the dog
I know how to get down, know how to BITE
Bark very little, but I know HOW TO FIGHT
I know how to chase a cat up in the tree
MAN, I GIVE Y'ALL NIGGAZ THE B'INESS FOR FUCKIN WIT ME, IS YOU CRAZY?!?
G.O.A.T

Sean Cagney

02-27-2014, 03:01 AM

G.O.A.T

Not the GOAT to me but I fuck with X!!!!!!! Legend.

justinandimcool

02-27-2014, 03:05 AM

who gives a fuck- whatever matches us up with Clippers in the 2nd round is all that matters

spursince#99

02-27-2014, 03:12 AM

It really isn't a race. The Spurs would need to beat the Thunder outright to be the #1 seed because they lost the season series. They aren't geting the #1 seed without Parker. Lastly, sloppy offense + mediocre defense = no chance. The Thunder would literally have to fall apart completely. The Spurs need to concentrate, holding on to the #2 seed because it's far from a lock.

Your takes are the most ridiculous inhumane statements I've ever heard uttered. It's like being a pessimist towards this forum and this team is what you live for. I never post comments but rather enjoy the read. However, I couldn't resist telling you that you should stop posting cause your opinions may seriously single handedly ruin this forum in all seriousness. They're downright God awful.

Hoops Czar

02-27-2014, 05:36 AM

Your takes are the most ridiculous inhumane statements I've ever heard uttered. It's like being a pessimist towards this forum and this team is what you live for. I never post comments but rather enjoy the read. However, I couldn't resist telling you that you should stop posting cause your opinions may seriously single handedly ruin this forum in all seriousness. They're downright God awful.

You don't know the difference between pessimism and realism. Now, if you have a take you pompous shit, I'm all ears.

cd021

02-27-2014, 09:34 AM

It really isn't a race. The Spurs would need to beat the Thunder outright to be the #1 seed because they lost the season series. They aren't geting the #1 seed without Parker. Lastly, sloppy offense + mediocre defense = no chance. The Thunder would literally have to fall apart completely. The Spurs need to concentrate, holding on to the #2 seed because it's far from a lock.

Just the fact that the Spurs are 5th in defense with Splitter, Green and Leonard each missing more than 3 weeks is damn impressive. They are still one of the best offenses in the NBA and lead the league in 3pt %, assists and are #1 in bench scoring.

They have legit shot. The key is taking advantage during OKCs toughest stretch. They play the Spurs then at @ Houston, @Phoenix, @ Sacramento and @ Clippers in a 7 day stretch.

The Spurs schedule in that stretch-@ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota, & @ Dallas. The Spurs could stand to go 3-1 or even 4-0 while OKC could go 3-2 or 2-3 in that stretch.

Mel_13

02-27-2014, 09:46 AM

cd021,

Thanks for taking the time to break down the respective schedules. Please provide a little more detail on exactly what the following numbers represent:

OKC-26-9 (.742)
Spurs-24-10 (.705)

Though San Antonio is 25-3 with a .892 winning percentage (best in the NBA against those teams).

Drom John

02-27-2014, 11:28 AM

FWIW, Hollinger predicts:
OKC 59-23 47.2% chance West #1
SAS 58-24 27.2%
LAC 56-26 9.7%
POR 55-27 9.0%
HOU 55-27 6.7%
DAL 49-33 0.1% one game behind GSW in record, but GSW with 0.0%

Spur|n|Austin

02-27-2014, 11:35 AM

Nice breakdown cd, :tu

Cowboys_Wear_Spurs

02-27-2014, 11:47 AM

Who cares. I am just glad Westbrook is back to destroy the chemistry that team had built up to this point. 0-3 since his return is no fluke.

Mel_13

02-27-2014, 12:04 PM

The records of the top 9 teams in the West against the other 8 teams/number of games remaining against the other 8/number of games remaining against Indiana and Miami:

OKC: 14-6 (9) (1)
SAS: 12-10 (9) (2)
POR: 10-10 (9) (1)
LAC: 11-9 (9) (0)
HOU: 13-12 (5) (3)
DAL: 7-10 (12) (1)
GSW: 8-13 (9) (1)
PHO: 8-12 (10) (0)
MEM: 11-12 (7) (3)

Houston may still be a factor for the #1 seed. Their schedule over the next 8 games is tough, but their final 16 games are very soft. If they're still within striking distance on March 16th, they'll contend for the top spot.

Jwash_1986

02-27-2014, 12:30 PM

Thunder not looking to good anymore since Westbrook came back. Now it could be the just need to get some chemistry going with him back now. But I say it's doesn't matter I think he's to stubborn to realize while sitting on that bench the team is 100 times better when he's Pippen to Jordan. He does it to them every time. If he just let the game come to him instead of trying to force things OKC would be unstoppable.

Jwash_1986

02-27-2014, 12:31 PM

I'll admit there still a force to be wrecking with but there not the same team a month ago

Ditty

02-27-2014, 12:40 PM

As long as we avoid the Rockets or Thunder until the WCF I'm cool facing anyone else.

Spur|n|Austin

02-27-2014, 12:43 PM

I'll admit there still a force to be wrecking with but there not the same team a month ago

there what?

Mel_13

02-27-2014, 12:46 PM

there what?

:lol

translated:

they're still a force to be reckoned with

Spur|n|Austin

02-27-2014, 12:48 PM

:lol

translated:

they're still a force to be reckoned with

Ooooohhhh, well that makes much more sense, I didn't know what was wrecking with who.

FromWayDowntown

02-27-2014, 12:52 PM

Did some quick calculations and got what should be pretty close to the remaining strengths-of-schedule (the aggregate opponent winning percentage) for all of the West contenders (from most difficult to least difficult):

DAL -- .547
MEM -- .526
HOU -- .523
PNX -- .517
SAS -- .505
OKC -- .502
GST -- .501
PRT --. 496
LAC -- .486

If you adjust those for the location of the games (i.e., winning @ Clippers is much more difficult than beating Clippers on the road, since LAC is 24-5 at home and 16-15 on the road), the numbers stay basically the same, but OKC's SOS goes up from .502 to .523 and DAL's goes down from .547 to .524. Otherwise, the numbers are essentially the same for all of the teams.

cd021

02-27-2014, 01:47 PM

cd021,

Thanks for taking the time to break down the respective schedules. Please provide a little more detail on exactly what the following numbers represent:

records against the western conference. I forgot that OKC and San Antonio only play 3 times. I put those records in case the Spurs evened the season series. But OKC has already won, so i deleted that part of the post.

The 25-3 mark is against -.500 teams. I'll go back and edit to clarify

Jwash_1986

02-27-2014, 01:54 PM

:lol

translated:

they're still a force to be reckoned with
He understood what the fuck it meant

cd021

02-27-2014, 01:59 PM

cjw

02-27-2014, 02:10 PM

Beaverfuzz

02-27-2014, 02:23 PM

Don't care. Spurs will wear them out in a 7 game series anyway. :flag:

Mikeanaro

02-27-2014, 02:25 PM

I really don´t know even as a Spurs fan maybe the Thunder will finish first, at this point I just want my team to be healthy for the playoffs and nothing else matters

td4mvp2k

02-27-2014, 03:15 PM

z0sa

02-27-2014, 03:30 PM

I'm hoping and praying the Spurs come together for a big push for that #1 seed. They're going to need it.

jyra

03-02-2014, 05:23 PM

Another injury for OKC:

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Juggity

03-02-2014, 05:36 PM

Another injury for OKC:

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great news tbh.

Budkin

03-02-2014, 06:13 PM

Hoping the Spurs can take advantage.

Hoops Czar

03-02-2014, 06:14 PM

Wasn't Seph on the trading block? Anyways, enter Caron Buter.

freemeat

03-02-2014, 06:32 PM

Your takes are the most ridiculous inhumane statements I've ever heard uttered. It's like being a pessimist towards this forum and this team is what you live for. I never post comments but rather enjoy the read. However, I couldn't resist telling you that you should stop posting cause your opinions may seriously single handedly ruin this forum in all seriousness. They're downright God awful.

Do you know what "inhumane" means? I'm fairly certain it doesn't apply to comment to which you were replying.

cd021

03-02-2014, 09:06 PM

great news tbh.

Hard to say. Potentially more playing time for Collison, Adams and Lamb. Gives Buttler a chance to get acclimated. Best case there defense struggles a bit with lineups that they haven't used as much.

Russ

03-02-2014, 09:49 PM

If the Clips and Rockets are in the 4/5 slot, the Spurs might be better off as the 2 seed.

(I know it's too early to be thinking that way though. :nope )

Spurs 4 The Win

03-02-2014, 10:50 PM

If the Clips and Rockets are in the 4/5 slot, the Spurs might be better off as the 2 seed.

(I know it's too early to be thinking that way though. :nope )

I want to avoid Portland and Portland only, we can beat Houston and the Clips easily (Rockets are a fraud)

Richie

03-02-2014, 10:59 PM

I want to avoid Portland and Portland only, we can beat Houston and the Clips easily (Rockets are a fraud)

Portland are too inexperienced, wouldn't be surprised to see them lose in the first round. Im much more afraid of the Rockets than the Blazers or Clips.

If the Spurs can't get the #1, I hope it finishes like the current standings.

Spurs v Phoenix, then Portland/Warriors
Thunder v Dallas, then Rockets/Clips

I know who I'd rather be facing.

Spurs 4 The Win

03-02-2014, 11:11 PM

Portland are too inexperienced, wouldn't be surprised to see them lose in the first round. Im much more afraid of the Rockets than the Blazers or Clips.

If the Spurs can't get the #1, I hope it finishes like the current standings.

Spurs v Phoenix, then Portland/Warriors
Thunder v Dallas, then Rockets/Clips

I know who I'd rather be facing.

Aldridge is a major threat, we havent proven we can stop him and if we drop one at home it is gonna be hard to beat them in Portland

Chinook

03-02-2014, 11:31 PM

Nah, the Clippers are the second-easiest matchup for the Spurs right after Dallas. If the Spurs can get those teams in the first two rounds, it'd be awesome.

ace3g

03-02-2014, 11:37 PM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
45
15
.750
-
25-6
20-9
9-5
27-9
105.1
98.6
+6.5
Won 2
6-4

2
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
43
16
.729
1 ½
21-8
22-8
9-3
25-10
104.0
98.0
+6.0
Won 3
7-3

3
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
41
18
.695
3 ½
23-7
18-11
12-3
23-14
107.8
102.9
+4.9
Won 5
6-4

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
41
20
.672
4 ½
25-5
16-15
5-4
24-11
107.2
100.8
+6.5
Won 4
7-3

5
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
40
19
.678
4 ½
23-7
17-12
9-4
23-16
106.4
101.9
+4.6
Won 1
8-2

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
36
24
.600
9
18-10
18-14
8-4
21-16
103.3
98.8
+4.5
Lost 1
6-4

7
Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
35
24
.593
9 ½
21-11
14-13
7-3
22-16
105.3
102.3
+3.0
Won 2
6-4

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
36
25
.590
9 ½
19-10
17-15
9-5
18-16
104.4
102.2
+2.2
Lost 2
6-4

Robz4000

03-02-2014, 11:47 PM

Nah, the Clippers are the second-easiest matchup for the Spurs right after Dallas. If the Spurs can get those teams in the first two rounds, it'd be awesome.

This, with Memphis being a close third. Wouldn't bother me if they got matched up with the Dubs either, tho that would be a waste as I think they'd be a tough challenge for Houston, Portland, or OKC.

ace3g

03-02-2014, 11:48 PM

http://espn.go.com/nba/bracket/_/year/2014

Sean Cagney

03-02-2014, 11:56 PM

Nah, the Clippers are the second-easiest matchup for the Spurs right after Dallas. If the Spurs can get those teams in the first two rounds, it'd be awesome.
Dallas is a rival team though so you know they will give it their all if they play the Spurs, plus Dirk when he shoots makes me nervous all the time.

Chinook

03-03-2014, 12:00 AM

http://espn.go.com/nba/bracket/_/year/2014

I'm confident in the Spurs beating anyone in the West besides OKC, but that'd be an unfortunate draw for the Spurs' side of the bracket. The Suns could be like GS was last year and actually make a series. And the Blazers and Warriors are the same way. SA would win that side, buy they'd probably be exhausted by the time they reached the WCF like they were in 2008.

sehui

03-03-2014, 01:12 AM

jARS mEsH sEt

03-03-2014, 01:44 AM

Hollinger's power ranking projects the following final standings:

http://s23.postimg.org/kg4jnutcr/hollinger.jpg

1 game behind OKC is probably well within the margin of error for Hollinger's model, so it's definitely do-able.

ElNono

03-03-2014, 01:50 AM

Clippers better odds to win it all than OKC and Indiana? :lol

Robz4000

03-03-2014, 01:59 AM

I'd take those standings in a heartbeat tbh. Spurs wouldn't have a rough matchup until the WCF at the earliest.

Hoops Czar

03-03-2014, 02:13 AM

Those stats are comletely meaningless until they prove they can beat an elite team. I don't mean Portland without LA or the Clips without CP3.

jARS mEsH sEt

03-03-2014, 02:15 AM

Clippers better odds to win it all than OKC and Indiana? :lol

Lollinger :lol

For better or worse his rankings aren't all that useless. IIRC something like 90% of NBA champions have been top 3 in his power rankings in the last 15 years. The only exception? The 2011 Mavs who were ranked 6th on his power rankings going into the post season.

Spurs have finished top 3 since 2010 and were top 3 during our championship years (it's something like rank 3 in 07, rank 2 in 05, and I forget '03 and I don't know if hollinger had rankings in '99). This year we're currently 5th or 6th.

Chinook

03-03-2014, 02:22 AM

Those stats are comletely meaningless until they prove they can beat an elite team. I don't mean Portland without LA or the Clips without CP3.

What about the last LAC game?

ElNono

03-03-2014, 02:28 AM

Lollinger :lol

For better or worse his rankings aren't all that useless. IIRC something like 90% of NBA champions have been top 3 in his power rankings in the last 15 years. The only exception? The 2011 Mavs who were ranked 6th on his power rankings going into the post season.

Spurs have finished top 3 since 2010 and were top 3 during our championship years (it's something like rank 3 in 07, rank 2 in 05, and I forget '03 and I don't know if hollinger had rankings in '99). This year we're currently 5th or 6th.

We were leading for a good chunk of time this season. The problem is that the ranking doesn't adjust for injuries or flat out resting/coasting. Last season we were also sitting pretty at the top until Pop decided to start coasting at the end. Still managed to be in game 7 of the Finals.

Hoops Czar

03-03-2014, 02:36 AM

What about the last LAC game?

Depends.... 1 game out 14 or 15 sounds more like an anomaly to me. Coming into the season, nobody considered them a contender anyways. Many still don't. I'll wait until after they curbstomp Miami before I start throwing around accolades.

Chinook

03-03-2014, 02:44 AM

Depends.... 1 game out 14 or 15 sounds more like an anomaly to me. Coming into the season, nobody considered them a contender anyways. Many still don't. I'll wait until after they curbstomp Miami before I start throwing around accolades.

They weren't considered contenders the last two seasons either. I don't think winning or losing any regular-season games should change anyone's opinions. The Heat swept the Spurs last RS, but that didn't stop the Spurs from winning three games in the Finals. Memphis split the RS series with the Spurs last year as did the Clippers the year before, but that didn't stop the Spurs from sweeping both in the respective post-seasons.

Hoops Czar

03-03-2014, 03:06 AM

They weren't considered contenders the last two seasons either. I don't think winning or losing any regular-season games should change anyone's opinions. The Heat swept the Spurs last RS, but that didn't stop the Spurs from winning three games in the Finals. Memphis split the RS series with the Spurs last year as did the Clippers the year before, but that didn't stop the Spurs from sweeping both in the respective post-seasons.

In both head to head meetings vs Miami, neither team played complete. Spurs benched their starters in Game 1 and Miami did the same in game 2, sans Bosh. I think the Spurs reaching the finals had a lot to do with matchups and let's not forget the huge assist from Beverely. Regardless of what the stats might suggest, the Spurs are nowhere near the defensive presence they were last year. This isn't to say the Spurs can't dial it up a notch but they won't beat elite teams if they can't stop perimeter shots. Athletic teams like Houston and OKC can pretty much run circles around this defense. Hell, they're winning games but nearly everyone is a full out struggle... sloppy offense, lazy defensive rotations, etc. Time is running out and the Spurs remainig schedule is brutal compared to the Clips and Rockets. If they're not careful, they could easily slip down to the fifth seed by season's end.

And Chinook, while you can take RS games with a grain of salt, last year, the Spurs still had signature wins amidst the losses. 23 games left this year and the Spurs are still looking for their first.

Aztecfan03

03-03-2014, 03:37 AM

Clippers better odds to win it all than OKC and Indiana? :lol They expecting Granger and Davis to have that much impact?

cd021

03-03-2014, 10:03 AM

Those stats are comletely meaningless until they prove they can beat an elite team. I don't mean Portland without LA or the Clips without CP3.

In that Portland game we were missing Duncan, Parker, & Leonard. Its not like we beat them when we were at full strength and they were beat up. We were missing more key players than they were.

cd021

03-03-2014, 06:20 PM

Nash and Kobe unlikely to return this season

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/232239/Kobe-Bryant-Steve-Nash-Unlikely-To-Return-This-Season

The Lakers are likely to go into "Philadelphia super-tank mode".

Spurs play them on March 14th, 19th and April 16th (The final night of the regular season)

2 in San Antonio and 1 in L.A

TheGoldStandard

03-03-2014, 06:34 PM

cjw

03-03-2014, 07:14 PM

Lol to the Clippers having that great of odds to win it all, Chris Paul will melt down and disappear again.

I don't think the Spurs really care about #1 seed, this year they've played better on the road than they have at home.

Agree to a point. I don't think it makes a difference where the Spurs play outside of a few arenas against top teams. There are places - namely OKC and Portland - that I wouldn't want to be going four out of seven games.

Hoops Czar

03-03-2014, 07:18 PM

Lol to the Clippers having that great of odds to win it all, Chris Paul will melt down and disappear again.

I don't think the Spurs really care about #1 seed, this year they've played better on the road than they have at home.

That only makes them need home court all the more. You can almost guarantee a home loss in a series from the Spurs. It would be extremely difficult to go into OKC needing two victories.

TD 21

03-03-2014, 09:07 PM

That only makes them need home court all the more. You can almost guarantee a home loss in a series from the Spurs. It would be extremely difficult to go into OKC needing two victories.

All the more reason why they're not beating the Thunder in a series. A reasonable as two back (counting the season series loss) in the loss column sounds, the reality is they were always going to need a lead coming down the stretch to have a chance at the one seed given how differently the two teams navigate the regular season.

jARS mEsH sEt

03-03-2014, 09:48 PM

They expecting Granger and Davis to have that much impact?

Lollinger emphasizes point differential and strength of schedule.

cd021

03-03-2014, 11:14 PM

Lebron with 61 tonight. Miami 8 straight and 9-1 in last 10. Heres hoping Miami doesn't get red hot again. Around the same time, last season, Miami reeled off 27 straight games.

Next 10 Games:

@ Rockets
@ Spurs
@ Chicago
Washington
Brooklyn
Denver
Rockets
@ Cleveland
@ Boston
Memphis

Spurs 43-16/ Miami-43-14 (Spurs 1 game back)

If the Spurs get that far (back to the Finals) home court is essential

Ice009

03-03-2014, 11:31 PM

Spurs 43-16/ Miami-43-14 (Spurs 1 game back)

If the Spurs get that far (back to the Finals) home court is essential

How are the Spurs 1 game back when Miami have two less losses.

Chinook

03-03-2014, 11:37 PM

How are the Spurs 1 game back when Miami have two less losses.

That's how GB are calculated. Each win counts as half a game, and each loss as minus a half game. So the Heat have 14.5 games (translates 29 games over .500) while the Spurs have 13.5 (27 games over .500). Therefore, the Spurs are one game back.

Seventyniner

03-04-2014, 09:46 AM

The losses tend to matter more than the wins for good teams; you can always add wins but you can't subtract losses.

ace3g

03-05-2014, 10:41 PM

with Portland still playing tonight

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
46
15
.754
-
26-6
20-9
9-5
27-9
105.4
98.5
+6.9
Won 3
6-4

2
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
44
16
.733
1 ½
21-8
23-8
9-3
25-10
104.3
98.0
+6.2
Won 4
8-2

3
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
42
19
.689
4
24-7
18-12
9-4
23-16
106.3
101.7
+4.7
Won 3
8-2

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
42
20
.677
4 ½
25-5
17-15
6-4
25-11
107.2
100.7
+6.5
Won 5
8-2

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
41
19
.683
4 ½
23-8
18-11
12-3
23-15
107.8
103.0
+4.8
Lost 1
6-4

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
38
24
.613
8 ½
18-10
20-14
8-4
21-16
103.3
98.6
+4.7
Won 2
7-3

7
Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
35
25
.583
10 ½
21-12
14-13
7-4
22-17
105.2
102.4
+2.8
Lost 1
5-5

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
36
26
.581
10 ½
19-10
17-16
9-5
18-17
104.5
102.4
+2.1
Lost 3
5-5

cd021

03-06-2014, 01:44 AM

Spurs 1 1/2 back of best record in NBA.

Still 2 1/2 ahead of Houston, for the 2nd seed in the West.

ace3g

03-07-2014, 12:22 AM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
46
16
.742
-
26-6
20-10
9-5
27-10
105.7
99.0
+6.7
Lost 1
6-4

2
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
45
16
.738
½
22-8
23-8
9-3
25-10
104.4
97.9
+6.5
Won 5
8-2

3
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
42
19
.689
3 ½
24-7
18-12
9-4
23-16
106.3
101.7
+4.7
Won 3
8-2

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
42
20
.677
4
25-5
17-15
6-4
25-11
107.2
100.7
+6.5
Won 5
8-2

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
42
19
.689
3 ½
24-8
18-11
12-3
23-15
107.7
102.6
+5.2
Won 1
6-4

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
38
24
.613
8
18-10
20-14
8-4
21-16
103.3
98.6
+4.7
Won 2
7-3

7
Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
36
25
.590
9 ½
22-12
14-13
7-4
23-17
105.5
102.7
+2.8
Won 1
6-4

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
36
26
.581
10
19-10
17-16
9-5
18-17
104.5
102.4
+2.1
Lost 3
5-5

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
34
26
.567
11
18-14
16-12
2-11
19-19
95.7
95.2
+0.5
Lost 1
7-3

cd021

03-07-2014, 12:57 AM

Spurs splitting season series with Miami. Now goes down to conference records

Miami 17-6 (Vs. Western Conference) [.739]

Spurs-20-6 (Vs. Eastern Conference) [.769]

Spurs half game behind OKC and Indiana now. 1 Game remaining against both (@ Indiana, @ OKC)

Spurs at the moment would have home court if they were to meet in the Finals.

Hoops Czar

03-07-2014, 01:02 AM

Spurs splitting season series with Miami. Now goes down to conference records

Miami 26-10 (Vs. Eastern Conference) [.722]

Spurs-25-10 (Vs. Western Conference) [.714]

Spurs half game behind OKC and Indiana now. 1 Game remaining against both (@ Indiana, Home vs OKC)

The OKC game is on the road.

Chinook

03-07-2014, 01:07 AM

Chinook

03-07-2014, 01:11 AM

The OKC game is on the road.

Would you call that a signature win?

Hoops Czar

03-07-2014, 01:19 AM

Would you call that a signature win?

It hasn't been played yet. But, yes, it would be.

Chinook

03-07-2014, 01:20 AM

It hasn't been played yet. But, yes, it would be.

I meant tonight. Didn't phrase it correctly.

Hoops Czar

03-07-2014, 01:31 AM

I meant tonight. Didn't phrase it correctly.

First signature win of the season. March 6th!!! Now, they need to build on it.

mystargtr34

03-07-2014, 02:06 AM

Tbh i would rather avoid the Rockets, bad matchup imo. Hopefully the Rox get the Clips in R1 and then OKC in R2 if they get through that.

cd021

03-07-2014, 03:06 AM

The OKC game is on the road.

Corrected

cd021

03-07-2014, 03:07 AM

The tie-break is the other way around. It's the Spurs' record versus the East and Miami's versus the West.

Fixed it. Spurs would have home court as of now.

Drom John

03-07-2014, 11:01 AM

Hollinger's #1 Western Conference odds now has Spurs the most likely.
42.8% Spurs
39.4 Thunder
09.6 Clippers
05.3 Rockets
02.9 Blazers

Chinook

03-07-2014, 11:07 AM

Still has the Clippers a substantial favorites to come out of the West, though. For some reason, people can't seem to get that the Spurs are far and away LAC's worst possible matchup.

Seventyniner

03-07-2014, 11:29 AM

Still has the Clippers a substantial favorites to come out of the West, though. For some reason, people can't seem to get that the Spurs are far and away LAC's worst possible matchup.

Hollinger's rankings don't take matchups into account at all. They just predict the outcome of a series between teams with ratings of 108.756 (Clippers now) and 106.607 (Spurs now); they don't care who those teams actually are. By definition the #1 team in his rankings will always have the highest chance of making the Finals (in their own conference) and winning the Finals.

Chinook

03-07-2014, 11:54 AM

Hollinger's rankings don't take matchups into account at all. They just predict the outcome of a series between teams with ratings of 108.756 (Clippers now) and 106.607 (Spurs now); they don't care who those teams actually are. By definition the #1 team in his rankings will always have the highest chance of making the Finals (in their own conference) and winning the Finals.

Indeed. I was speaking generally, though.

Diego20

03-07-2014, 06:38 PM

4-0 so far?

cd021

03-07-2014, 07:47 PM

4-0 so far?

Yes.

Spurs-4-0 ( Now on pace to win 60 games) 21 remaining games

Thunder-3-1 (Now on pace to win 61 games) 20 remaining games

1/2 game apart.

Russ

03-07-2014, 08:12 PM

Hollinger's #1 Western Conference odds now has Spurs the most likely.
42.8% Spurs
39.4 Thunder
09.6 Clippers
05.3 Rockets
02.9 Blazers

That would be the perfect order. Thunder and Clippers face in the 2d round -- with the Clips prevailing. Then no OKC to deal with.

And the Spurs have owned the Clippers in the Blake Griffin era.

But, of course, be careful what you wish for. The Spurs owned OKC until Game 3 of the WCF in '12. Once OKC turned the corner, the dynamic completely flipped with no middle ground in between. Could that happen in the Spurs-Clippers series? :wow

ace3g

03-07-2014, 11:55 PM

With the Pacers loss tonight: Spurs, Pacers, Heat, OKC all with 16 losses.

cd021

03-08-2014, 12:25 AM

As of right now.

Spurs would play Phoenix

winner would play winner of Houston/GSW series.

Hoops Czar

03-08-2014, 12:35 AM

As of right now.

Spurs would play Dallas

winner would play winner of Houston/GSW series.

Houston isn't just a bad matchup. They're the better team. The Spurs need the #1 seed more than ever so Houston plays OKC in the second round.

ace3g

03-08-2014, 12:42 AM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
46
16
.742
-
26-6
20-10
9-5
27-10
105.7
99.0
+6.7
Lost 1
6-4

2
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
45
16
.738
½
22-8
23-8
9-3
25-10
104.4
97.9
+6.5
Won 5
8-2

3
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
43
19
.694
3
25-7
18-12
9-4
23-16
106.4
101.4
+5.0
Won 4
8-2

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
43
20
.683
3 ½
25-5
18-15
7-4
26-11
107.7
100.6
+7.2
Won 6
8-2

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
42
20
.677
4
24-8
18-12
12-3
23-16
107.6
102.6
+5.0
Lost 1
6-4

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
38
24
.613
8
18-10
20-14
8-4
21-16
103.3
98.6
+4.7
Won 2
7-3

7
Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
36
25
.590
9 ½
22-12
14-13
7-4
23-17
105.5
102.7
+2.8
Won 1
6-4

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
37
26
.587
9 ½
20-10
17-16
9-5
19-17
104.4
102.3
+2.1
Won 1
6-4

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
35
26
.574
10 ½
18-14
17-12
2-11
19-19
95.5
94.9
+0.6
Won 1
7-3

Spurs vs Suns is our current 1st round match up

http://espn.go.com/nba/bracket/_/year/2014

Ditty

03-08-2014, 12:53 AM

Spurs would sweep Phx or Dallas if they came to play every game. As awesome a Rockets vs Spurs series would be in the second round that's too much of a risk. Spurs could easily beat them in four games, or win or lose in seven games. I rather not take the risk and face Portland or LA in the second round.

cd021

03-08-2014, 01:59 AM

Houston isn't just a bad matchup. They're the better team. The Spurs need the #1 seed more than ever so Houston plays OKC in the second round.

They're a tough match-up. Not a better team IMO. The Diaw starting lineup has its advantages over Houston's lineup. The last game showed that Diaw can cover Jones and exploit him on the offensive end with post ups. Allowing Green to guard Harden and Leonard to shut down Parsons isn't that much difference from Green and Leonard shutting down Curry and Thompson last season.

Also Splitter anchoring the second unit is (obviously) a major upgrade over Ayers at center. Diaw or Leonard would play the 4 for a stretch along with Mills, Beli and Manu. That should give us an advantage over their bench.

Chinook

03-08-2014, 03:58 AM

Robz4000

03-08-2014, 04:14 AM

Would anyone be surprised if Houston loses in the first round? I wouldn't, especially not to Golden State. The Warriors are their worst matchup. Dallas is probably one legit bigman short of being able to beat them. Memphis doesn't have the offense, and the Suns don't have the defense. Don't know who'd win if they played Portland.

I disagree, Hoop. The Rockets are just a bad matchup. Or at least they were earlier in the season. At best for Houston, Duncan versus Howard is a draw. Jones has the ability to be an X-factor, but he'll have to get mad lucky shooting. The Rockets win on the wings, but if Leonard continues to excel on offense, it will be a lot closer than Houston needs it to be. Parker versus Beverly may be comical, since Patrick is extremely overrated defensively. Lin, Asik and whomever versus Manu, Beli/Mills and Splitter comes out well if everyone stays healthy.

In short, the Rockets can win if they shooting above their heads. But the Spurs haven't peaked yet and still look like a buzzsaw. If the Spurs have home court, they could well sweep Houston, since I think they'll give up if they go down 2-0.

Clippers are the worst matchup for Houston tbh, but I also could see the Dubs giving them problems. As for a Spurs-Rockets series, I'd give Houston the edge unfortunately. Too much Harden and their three-point shooting is harder to contain than Golden State's was last year as shutting down Harden/Parsons is much tougher than doing the same to Curry/Thompson. It also doesn't help that Lin and most of their bench actually plays well against the Spurs, much like OKC and Portland. Its ridiculous how confident these teams are against SA.

superbigtime

03-08-2014, 03:10 PM

TheGoldStandard

03-08-2014, 03:52 PM

Memphis will get hot and get the 8th seed, phoenix will falter and lose out this season, Dallas will get the 7th seed and that will he the spurs matchup. Memphis will upset Okc in 7 as they are just a bad matchup for Okc. Spurs beat Dallas, we will face golden state and long story short we end up playing either clippers or Memphis in the WCF.

sook

03-08-2014, 05:51 PM

Would anyone be surprised if Houston loses in the first round? I wouldn't, especially not to Golden State. The Warriors are their worst matchup. Dallas is probably one legit bigman short of being able to beat them. Memphis doesn't have the offense, and the Suns don't have the defense. Don't know who'd win if they played Portland.

I disagree, Hoop. The Rockets are just a bad matchup. Or at least they were earlier in the season. At best for Houston, Duncan versus Howard is a draw. Jones has the ability to be an X-factor, but he'll have to get mad lucky shooting. The Rockets win on the wings, but if Leonard continues to excel on offense, it will be a lot closer than Houston needs it to be. Parker versus Beverly may be comical, since Patrick is extremely overrated defensively. Lin, Asik and whomever versus Manu, Beli/Mills and Splitter comes out well if everyone stays healthy.

In short, the Rockets can win if they shooting above their heads. But the Spurs haven't peaked yet and still look like a buzzsaw. If the Spurs have home court, they could well sweep Houston, since I think they'll give up if they go down 2-0.

The warriors and portland are our easiest matchips.

LAC, Memphis, OKC are our worst.

Chinook

03-08-2014, 06:46 PM

The warriors and portland are our easiest matchips.

LAC, Memphis, OKC are our worst.

Golden State is a terrible matchup for Houston if healthy. They have two two-way wings, great shooting, a strong scoring big and the ability to go small in two distinct ways. The Rockets' biggest weakness is defense in the middle positions, and their biggest strength is their perimeter offense. If Bogut/Howard isn't lopsided in Houston's favor, it'd be hard to see them winning.

The Clippers suck. They're nobody's worst matchup. OKC is everyone's hardest opponent. Memphis aren't a legit threat to anyone if they can't score. The Spurs ran circles arounf their defense last year, and Houston has a good enough front-court rotation to not get destroyed inside.

SupremeGuy

03-08-2014, 11:27 PM

Fuck, right now, there is nothing easy in the playoffs in the West.

D-rob fan

03-08-2014, 11:30 PM

N0 LyF3 ScRuB

03-08-2014, 11:32 PM

Why are people saying they want to play Portland? Portland has had our number for the last few years! They are this Spurs generation of the Milwaukee Bucks. We are 7-12 against them since the 2008-2009 season! I think our three worst matchups are Portland, OKC and Houston. The Clippers the last few years have not been a threat to the Spurs but they are definitely an improved team with an improved coach, improved players, and new acquisitions. JJ Reddick would be the key for the Clippers beating us with his 3-point prowess.

Portland has been struggling and they are pretty much playoff virgins. Like GS last year. They looked good for a series, but when they play an experienced team, such as the Spurs, they will falter.

cd021

03-08-2014, 11:48 PM

Indiana Pacers

(struggling since start of 2014)

25-5 In 2013 (.833)

21-11 In 2014 (.656)

7-6 (.538) Last 13 games

San Antonio Spurs

(improving since start of 2014)

25-7 (.781) In 2013

21-9 (.700) In 2014

10-3 (.769) in last 13 Games

D-rob fan

03-08-2014, 11:48 PM

They always seem to play better against the Spurs. And lets not forget, our lone win against them was without Aldridge. But let's hope what you believe is true...

Spursfanfromafar

03-09-2014, 12:20 AM

Rockets will be a very tough matchup for the Spurs because they just can't seem to guard Harden. Howard is a beast defensively and his long FT practices have got him better at it. Won't be easy at all.

My wishful playoff road for the Spurs would be - vs 8) Mavericks; vs 4) LAC; and then whoever they get in the finals.

N0 LyF3 ScRuB

03-09-2014, 12:24 AM

All bullshit and trolling aside...

I really don't see how the Spurs lose to any of these teams other than OKC. Houston has our number (Harden in particular), but I just think the Spurs would be more consistent than them in a playoff series. They are playing great right now, but they come out lazy a lot and tend to give up big leads. I think if Duncan got going, we would beat them in 6. Plus Dwight tends to get frustrated when he plays us (Duncan).

The Clips show signs of greatness, but I think we are just a bad match for them. Griffin puts up great stats, but it's almost like a Kevin Love type performance. He doesn't do much in crunch time. Crawford would give us problems, and I don't know how Granger and Big Baby match against us, but I really don't think Doc has made the type of impact everyone else expected him (which I called).

I personally think Doc is overrated. Didn't he have the worst record before the big 3 joined the Celtics? I'm pretty sure he wen't like 21-61 with Antonie Walker and Pierce. Not saying he's horrible - just overrated.

And of course OKC presents bad matches for us. But I think it's funny for people to say we can't beat them. Kawhi was out in two of those games, and we are clearly are not the same team without him (8-7). I think it's 50-50 with OKC, not to mention OKC has been looking really sketchy now that Westbrook is back. He has been playing alright, but 2-4 record is starting to seem less and less like a "get Westbrook back into the swing of things" thing. They will probably turn it up towards the end of the year. I'm just hoping GS/LAC/HOU knock them out while Sefalosha and Perks is out.

cd021

03-09-2014, 01:20 AM

Why are people saying they want to play Portland? Portland has had our number for the last few years! They are this Spurs generation of the Milwaukee Bucks. We are 7-12 against them since the 2008-2009 season! I think our three worst matchups are Portland, OKC and Houston. The Clippers the last few years have not been a threat to the Spurs but they are definitely an improved team with an improved coach, improved players, and new acquisitions. JJ Reddick would be the key for the Clippers beating us with his 3-point prowess.

Portland generally alot at home because teams usually either are ending a road trip there or playing back to backs or travel related circumstances. The Spurs would matchup well against Porland and they are one of the few teams that doesn't go small.

Splitter can be used more and can play alongside Duncan (usually our best tandem). Portland is an elite offense and a mediocre defense,teams like that generally flop in the postseason.

rascal

03-09-2014, 08:04 AM

Every year it is the same thing. Seedings don't matter, the spurs lost as a number 1, the spurs won't beat any of the top teams if those teams are healthy. The Spurs roster is built for regular season success(their lack of athleticism gets exposed in the playoffs) and Spur fan has been blinded this year by the fact the team needed injuries last year to get to the finals.

rascal

03-09-2014, 08:06 AM

OKC and Houston are tremendous opponents. Those teams just make a livin at the free throw line and the refs are all too happy to oblige. Yeah the Spurs shoot well from the stripe but they don't get paraded there by the zebras.

Spurs lack athleticism to draw fouls. They are a jump shooting team that camps out on the 3 point line team. Those teams draw fewer fouls. Just watch their offense, little fast break action, guys camping on the 3 point line or throwing it down to Duncan or Parker taking it in for a layup off a set play and that is about it.

barbacoataco

03-09-2014, 08:38 AM

Mel_13

03-09-2014, 08:51 AM

You don't get to the 7th game of the finals on luck.

He's a closeted Laker fan with a decade long, predictable schtick. The utter failure of his favorite team has him more frustrated than in most seasons.

tmtcsc

03-09-2014, 08:56 AM

Lots of match-up speculation going on in here based on regular season games. I want the Spurs to go through Houston AND OKC on the way to the next chip. Houston is NOT an intelligent team. They take horrible, low percentage shots and will fold in the playoffs.

We are built to beat the Thunder. PLEASE let us play them in the playoffs. Throw out what you think you know based on the regular season match-ups, we'd take them in 5 or 6.

Mel_13

03-09-2014, 09:06 AM

The next two games are critical to their chances of getting the #1 seed. A B2B @ the Bulls and then home to play Portland. Over their last 37 games, the Bulls are 25-12 compared to 26-11 for the Spurs. The problems with Portland are well known, and this will be the third time in four games that they play them on the back end of a B2B. At least Portland is also on a B2B this time around.

Win both and a 12-6 finish gets them to 60 wins and a very high probability of a top 2 seed.

superbigtime

03-09-2014, 09:39 AM

Spurs lack athleticism to draw fouls. They are a jump shooting team that camps out on the 3 point line team. Those teams draw fewer fouls. Just watch their offense, little fast break action, guys camping on the 3 point line or throwing it down to Duncan or Parker taking it in for a layup off a set play and that is about it.

Last night spurs had 30 plus attempts at the stripe, so they're athletic enough to get a whistle. Point I was trying to make is that Harden and Durant make a living at the line. The refs freely whistle fouls for them. TP is grossly under-whistled. I understand the principle that a jump shooter collects fewer FT attempts than a scorer driving in the paint, that's BBall 101.

cd021

03-09-2014, 02:38 PM

Last night spurs had 30 plus attempts at the stripe, so they're athletic enough to get a whistle. Point I was trying to make is that Harden and Durant make a living at the line. The refs freely whistle fouls for them. TP is grossly under-whistled. I understand the principle that a jump shooter collects fewer FT attempts than a scorer driving in the paint, that's BBall 101.

Fortunately, against the Spurs, neither Durant or Westbrook have been able to get to the line consistently (at least when compared to their season averages). The Refs generally give the BOTD to the Spurs defense.

In 3 games against the Spurs this season

Kevin Durant

9.8 FTA Per Game

5.7 FTA vs. San Antonio

-4.1 FTA

12'-'13 (4 Games Played vs Spurs)

9.3 FTA Per Game

6.8 Vs. San Antonio

-2.5 FTA

Westbrook Vs. Spurs

5.9 FTA season average

3.5 average vs. San Antonio

-2.4 FTA

Westbrook in 4 games last season

7.0

7.3 FTA vs San Antonio

+.3 FTA vs Spurs

Some of Parkers inability to get to the line is his doing. He frequently adjusts in midair or uses his speed to beat his defender or his floater before a big can challenge the shot. He's too crafty for his own good sometimes.

cd021

03-09-2014, 03:00 PM

Joakim Noah in full beast mode

9-16 (.563) 12 Rebs., 7 asts., 5 Blks

in win vs Miami

Kidd K

03-09-2014, 03:09 PM

Some of Parkers inability to get to the line is his doing. He frequently adjusts in midair or uses his speed to beat his defender or his floater before a big can challenge the shot. He's too crafty for his own good sometimes.

Nah not really. He shoots 50-52% from the field usually. Look at the high FTA PGs like Westbrook. . .shooting 43% usually. That's the drawback of diving into defenders. You don't get the call, you're gonna miss that shit. The only prob with it is refs often miss foul calls when Parker does get fouled since they aren't used to giving him the whistle.

superbigtime

03-09-2014, 04:20 PM

Fortunately, against the Spurs, neither Durant or Westbrook have been able to get to the line consistently (at least when compared to their season averages). The Refs generally give the BOTD to the Spurs defense.

In 3 games against the Spurs this season

Kevin Durant

9.8 FTA Per Game

5.7 FTA vs. San Antonio

-4.1 FTA

12'-'13 (4 Games Played vs Spurs)

9.3 FTA Per Game

6.8 Vs. San Antonio

-2.5 FTA

Westbrook Vs. Spurs

5.9 FTA season average

3.5 average vs. San Antonio

-2.4 FTA

Westbrook in 4 games last season

7.0

7.3 FTA vs San Antonio

+.3 FTA vs Spurs

Some of Parkers inability to get to the line is his doing. He frequently adjusts in midair or uses his speed to beat his defender or his floater before a big can challenge the shot. He's too crafty for his own good sometimes.
Kind of surprising numbers then. Durant is a great player. 7 FT/gm is still a lot even if it's less than his avg. vs rest of league.

cd021

03-09-2014, 04:25 PM

Meeks with 38 late in the 3rd. Lakers up 7 on OKC.

littlecoyotecoin

03-09-2014, 04:40 PM

Meeks with 38 late in the 3rd. Lakers up 7 on OKC.

Yes, a good day for the Spurs...Heat lose to Bulls and looks like OKC is destined to fall to LA. Haven't looked but do Pacers play today?! :). The trifecta?

cd021

03-09-2014, 04:41 PM

Lakers up 95-77 with 10 minutes left. If OKC loses they'd drop to 2nd in the West by .5 game and would have gone 3-5 since Westbrook returned.

littlecoyotecoin

03-09-2014, 04:44 PM

Yup...Pacers play the Mavs at 6:30, too. Worth watchin'.

DesignatedT

03-09-2014, 05:10 PM

Thanks Lakers.

BatManu20

03-09-2014, 05:14 PM

Down goes OKC.. to the Lakers. Double win.

BatManu20

03-09-2014, 05:15 PM

442785282144731136

TampaDude

03-09-2014, 05:15 PM

Thanks, Lakers! Spurs back on top of the West again!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

TampaDude

03-09-2014, 05:17 PM

Joakim Noah in full beast mode

9-16 (.563) 12 Rebs., 7 asts., 5 Blks

in win vs Miami

I'm a huge Gators fan, so I'm really enjoying Noah's performance in the NBA. Go Jo!

RD2191

03-09-2014, 05:18 PM

:wakeup

timtonymanu

03-09-2014, 05:20 PM

Pacers play GS today. We could be #1 in the league if Indiana loses.

:cry Regular season titles.

Robz4000

03-09-2014, 05:21 PM

Pacers play GS today. We could be #1 in the league if Indiana loses.

:cry Regular season titles.

Pacers play Dallas tbh.

03-09-2014, 05:23 PM

Go Mavs! :cry

td4mvp21

03-09-2014, 05:28 PM

The Spurs next two games are pretty tough tho :cry

RD2191

03-09-2014, 05:28 PM

Pacers play Dallas tbh.

Magic vs Heat, tbh.

TheGoldStandard

03-09-2014, 05:30 PM

Thank you Westbrook for screwing it all up

timtonymanu

03-09-2014, 05:34 PM

Pacers play Dallas tbh.

Shit, had a "Magic @ Heat" moment. :lol

Robz4000

03-09-2014, 05:36 PM

Magic vs Heat, tbh.

Mario Parker and Dwayne Ginobili had monster games for us tbh.

RD2191

03-09-2014, 05:39 PM

Mario Parker and Dwayne Ginobili had monster games for us tbh.

:lol

Dverde

03-09-2014, 06:21 PM

The Spurs next two games are pretty tough tho :cry
Tough for the other teams. Since Parker returned the Spurs have been playing amazing. I think they can beat anyone right now. Whether that lasts...we will see.

poeticism707

03-09-2014, 06:25 PM

The Spurs next two games are pretty tough tho :cry

Yep, unfortunately. Hope I'm wrong, but it looks like the Spurs may lose one of the next two.

poeticism707

03-09-2014, 06:27 PM

Joakim Noah in full beast mode

9-16 (.563) 12 Rebs., 7 asts., 5 Blks

in win vs Miami

How I wish the Spurs somehow had Joakim Noah....

the Spurs would beat the 96 Bulls reg season win record...

Spur|n|Austin

03-09-2014, 06:33 PM

Noah is an animal.

littlecoyotecoin

03-09-2014, 09:06 PM

Yes, a good day for the Spurs...Heat lose to Bulls and looks like OKC is destined to fall to LA. Haven't looked but do Pacers play today?! :). The trifecta?

Sweet! We DID get the Trifecta! Ahead in the loss column 'gainst everyone, now? Now to scratch and claw mixing in rest to stay there. Fun.

z0sa

03-09-2014, 09:09 PM

Spurs #1 overall in the entire NBA.

Damn it feels good.

poeticism707

03-09-2014, 09:14 PM

Spurs #1 overall in the entire NBA.

Damn it feels good.

:toast

ace3g

03-09-2014, 09:15 PM

with GS and PHX still going on

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
46
16
.742
-
23-8
23-8
9-3
25-10
104.6
98.1
+6.6
Won 6
9-1

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
46
17
.730
½
26-6
20-11
9-5
27-11
105.7
99.2
+6.6
Lost 2
5-5

3
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
44
19
.698
2 ½
26-7
18-12
9-4
24-16
106.6
101.6
+5.0
Won 5
8-2

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
44
20
.688
3
26-5
18-15
7-4
26-11
107.8
100.7
+7.1
Won 7
8-2

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
42
21
.667
4 ½
24-8
18-13
12-3
23-17
107.7
102.8
+4.8
Lost 2
6-4

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
39
24
.619
7 ½
19-10
20-14
8-4
21-16
103.4
98.6
+4.8
Won 3
8-2

7
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
38
26
.594
9
21-10
17-16
9-5
19-17
104.5
102.2
+2.3
Won 2
6-4

8
Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
36
25
.590
9 ½
22-12
14-13
7-4
23-17
105.5
102.7
+2.8
Won 1
6-4

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
36
26
.581
10
19-14
17-12
2-11
19-19
95.8
94.8
+1.0
Won 2
7-3

Dverde

03-09-2014, 09:16 PM

That was an impressive win by HOU over Portland. They are quickly becoming the second best team in the West. I thought it would take them two season to put it all together...

Robz4000

03-09-2014, 09:17 PM

I'd take those standings if they ended today tbh.

RD2191

03-09-2014, 09:19 PM

ElNono

03-09-2014, 09:22 PM

Houston ain't shit, last years GS, Green will shut down Harden and Dwight is a mental midget when shit gets serious. The only way we lose a series against them is if the refs step in, which is a very big possibility.

Look at you... :lol

We're going to have to get out of the 1st round to play Houston though... :depressed

RD2191

03-09-2014, 09:23 PM

Look at you... :lol

We're going to have to get out of the 1st round to play Houston though... :depressed
I changed my mind, we will at least make it to the WCF. Tune in next game for my ever changing predictions.

cd021

03-09-2014, 09:36 PM

Pacers drop to 7-7 in last 14 games.

Heat lost 3 straight games.

Oklahoma City 3-5 in last 8 games.

Spurs 6-0, 9-1 in last 10 games.

Ditty

03-09-2014, 09:43 PM

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 titles this year if we would of got it done last year :depressed

Robz4000

03-09-2014, 09:43 PM

Rockets are playing better ball these days tho, and are a terrible matchup for the Spurs. Too soon to start celebrating yet tbh.

heyheymymy

03-09-2014, 10:04 PM

Spurs top 7 players miss a combined 65 regular season games, pop tinkering with the lineup, defense at half-speed, players not even into it really, going through the motions most games, and we are the # 1 team in the league right now.

wow. what happens when we start really trying?

littlecoyotecoin

03-09-2014, 10:11 PM

Rockets are playing better ball these days tho, and are a terrible matchup for the Spurs. Too soon to start celebrating yet tbh.

May we compartmentalize our celebration to what occurred today, if we promise to withhold celebration on any speculative matters?

#wet blanket? :)

Robz4000

03-09-2014, 10:32 PM

May we compartmentalize our celebration to what occurred today, if we promise to withhold celebration on any speculative matters?

#wet blanket? :)

ok

exstatic

03-09-2014, 10:52 PM

Rockets are playing better ball these days tho, and are a terrible matchup for the Spurs. Too soon to start celebrating yet tbh.

Rockets are prone to bad losses. They'll knock off a top team, and then drop a couple of dumb games to losing teams. They're good, but unfocused, and it will be their undoing in the playoffs.

ace3g

03-09-2014, 10:56 PM

with all the games done for the night:

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
46
16
.742
-
23-8
23-8
9-3
25-10
104.6
98.1
+6.6
Won 6
9-1

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
46
17
.730
½
26-6
20-11
9-5
27-11
105.7
99.2
+6.6
Lost 2
5-5

3
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
44
19
.698
2 ½
26-7
18-12
9-4
24-16
106.6
101.6
+5.0
Won 5
8-2

4
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
44
20
.688
3
26-5
18-15
7-4
26-11
107.8
100.7
+7.1
Won 7
8-2

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
42
21
.667
4 ½
24-8
18-13
12-3
23-17
107.7
102.8
+4.8
Lost 2
6-4

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
40
24
.625
7
20-10
20-14
9-4
22-16
103.5
98.7
+4.8
Won 4
8-2

7
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
38
26
.594
9
21-10
17-16
9-5
19-17
104.5
102.2
+2.3
Won 2
6-4

8
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
36
26
.581
10
19-14
17-12
2-11
19-19
95.8
94.8
+1.0
Won 2
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
36
26
.581
10
22-12
14-14
7-5
23-18
105.5
102.9
+2.7
Lost 1
5-5

littlecoyotecoin

03-09-2014, 11:01 PM

ok

Tyvm

Woohoo, great Sunday!

Mugen

03-09-2014, 11:05 PM

If the Spurs can somehow win this upcoming b2b, it's going to be huge standings wise. They'll get a chance to put some distance between them and OKC until a pretty brutal April schedule tbh.

Beaverfuzz

03-09-2014, 11:28 PM

Tank the Bulls game, beat the Blazers. Or win them both :flag:

cd021

03-10-2014, 12:42 AM

Tank the Bulls game, beat the Blazers. Or win them both :flag:

two days off before the back to back. A bit of minute conservation is more likely. Duncan sitting long stretches. Manu topping out at about 24 minutes. Bulls offense is so horrid, the Spurs should be able to keep close while resting the big 3.

Portland is struggling a bit of late only 9-8 and 5 of their 8 losses on the road. Hopefully the Blazers struggles continue against the Spurs. If San Antonio wins, the Spurs would tie the season series and push Portland as much as 5 or 6 games behind us (not including the fact that the Spurs would hold the conference record tie breaker)

Johnny RIngo

03-10-2014, 12:48 AM

Records since January 1:

1. Houston 23-6 (.793)
2. Los Angeles Clippers 23-8 (.742)
3. Memphis 23-9 (.718)
4. San Antonio 21-9 (.700)
5. Chicago 23-10 (.697)
6. Brooklyn 20-9 (.689)
7. Oklahoma City 21-11 (.656)
8. Toronto 21-11 (.656)
9. Miami 19-10 (.655)
10. Golden State 20-11 (.645)
11. Indiana 21-12 (.636)
12. Dallas 20-13 (.606)
13. Washington 19-15 (.558)
14. Portland 17-14 (.548)
15. Phoenix 17-15 (.531)

cd021

03-10-2014, 12:51 AM

Rockets are prone to bad losses. They'll knock off a top team, and then drop a couple of dumb games to losing teams. They're good, but unfocused, and it will be their undoing in the playoffs.

Not entirely true. Houston has the 5th highest winning percentage in the NBA against teams -.500. Only Indiana, Miami, OKC and San Antonio are better. With The Spurs crushing those teams (.925 winning percentage) leading the league in that area.

They seem legit. top 10 defense, top 5 offense and a great shot at the 2 seed with OKC fumbling.

screw_ston713

03-10-2014, 12:55 AM

Rockets are prone to bad losses. They'll knock off a top team, and then drop a couple of dumb games to losing teams. They're good, but unfocused, and it will be their undoing in the playoffs.

What team hasn't had bad losses? So every team including the Spurs has loss to teams they should have beat. Thunder just loss to a Lakers team thats currently not even a playoff team.

Rockets are 2.5 games back of the number 1 seed and if they continue playing at the level that they are, they have a realistic shot at being the number 1 seed. The Rockets hold the tie breaker over Spurs because they are 3-0 against them this season.

Gummi Clutch

03-10-2014, 04:57 AM

BEST RECORD BITCHES

Raven

03-10-2014, 06:13 AM

this could be the most exiting post season in recent memory.

exstatic

03-10-2014, 07:17 AM

bigfan

03-10-2014, 08:58 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu1JMbSLPvc

Still a long way to go obviously.

Seventyniner

03-10-2014, 11:03 AM

F'ing amazing that SA played .700 ball with 4 of their top 8 out for a couple weeks, each. It started with Danny going down on 4 January.

Good point. The Spurs have played, what, 6 of those 30 games since January 1 at full strength? And the injured players weren't scrubs, they were key parts of the top 7.

ace3g

03-10-2014, 12:00 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiYVXYRCQAAWrTq.jpg:large

cd021

03-11-2014, 12:14 AM

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

03-11-2014, 01:06 AM

ezau

03-11-2014, 01:22 AM

cd021

03-11-2014, 01:39 AM

"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

03-11-2014, 09:45 PM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
47
16
.746
-
23-8
24-8
9-3
25-10
104.6
98.0
+6.6
Won 7
9-1

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
37
26
.587
10
20-14
17-12
2-11
20-19
96.0
94.9
+1.1
Won 3
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
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

03-11-2014, 10:16 PM

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

03-12-2014, 08:40 PM

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

03-12-2014, 11:08 PM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
48
16
.750
-
24-8
24-8
9-3
26-10
104.6
97.9
+6.7
Won 8
9-1

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
44
20
.688
4
26-7
18-13
9-4
24-17
106.5
101.7
+4.8
Lost 1
7-3

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
38
26
.594
10
20-14
18-12
3-11
21-19
95.9
94.8
+1.1
Won 4
7-3

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
39
27
.591
10
21-10
18-17
9-5
20-18
104.2
102.3
+1.9
Won 1
6-4

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
36
27
.571
11 ½
22-12
14-15
7-6
23-19
105.5
103.0
+2.5
Lost 2
4-

exstatic

03-12-2014, 11:24 PM

cd021

03-12-2014, 11:30 PM

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

03-12-2014, 11:30 PM

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. Hell, 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

03-13-2014, 01:19 AM

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

ace3g

03-14-2014, 09:52 PM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
49
16
.754
-
25-8
24-8
9-3
27-10
104.8
97.7
+7.1
Won 9
9-1

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
44
21
.677
5
26-7
18-14
9-4
24-17
106.2
101.8
+4.4
Lost 2
7-3

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
38
27
.585
11
20-14
18-13
3-11
21-19
95.7
94.8
+0.9
Lost 1
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
37
28
.569
12
22-13
15-15
7-6
23-19
105.2
102.8
+2.4
Won 1
4-6

cd021

03-14-2014, 09:55 PM

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

03-14-2014, 11:30 PM

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

03-14-2014, 11:33 PM

Season series tie breakers

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

Legacy

03-15-2014, 01:40 AM

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

03-16-2014, 08:22 PM

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

ElNono

03-16-2014, 08:23 PM

looking good

cd021

03-16-2014, 08:25 PM

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

03-16-2014, 08:26 PM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
50
16
.758
-
26-8
24-8
9-3
28-10
105.1
97.8
+7.3
Won 10
10-0

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
44
22
.667
6
26-7
18-15
9-4
24-17
106.1
102.0
+4.2
Lost 3
6-4

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
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 (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
39
27
.591
11
20-14
19-13
3-11
21-19
95.8
94.6
+1.3
Won 1
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
38
28
.576
12
22-13
16-15
7-6
23-19
105.4
102.9
+2.5
Won 2
5-5

cd021

03-16-2014, 08:34 PM

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

03-16-2014, 08:37 PM

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

RD2191

03-16-2014, 08:38 PM

heyheymymy

03-16-2014, 09:51 PM

it's almost that point in the season when you are watching the bracket so closely for seeding, and it's so refreshing seeing teams like dal and lal beating okc and giving us much needed breathing room.

exstatic

03-16-2014, 10:00 PM

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.

Houston hasn't played us in the playoffs. I just watched them melt down and implode in the 4th against Miami today. If coffee is for closers, then Harden doesn't get any.

cd021

03-16-2014, 10:41 PM

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.

I'm starting to believe Houston is a tad bit overrated. They seem to settle for bad shots in tight games. Alot of 3's and aimless drive and kicks. Late in the Miami game they began to jack up 3's when defenses applied pressure. Absolutely 0 ball movement.

Howard can disappear for long stretches and Duncan usually plays him extremely well.

Beverly-Parker -Beverly's physical defender but is a mediocre shooter from deep

Harden-Green- Green should be able to slow Harden down a bit.

Parson-Leonard-A great match up for Leonard his length and off ball defense is ideal to shut him down (like with Klay Thompson)

Jones-Diaw-Diaw exploited Jones last time we played. He is quick enough to cover him on the perimeter and can attack him in the post.

Howard-Duncan-Against the Spurs, Dwight is shooting 10% worse (48%) than his season average. He averages 12 FTA per game against us but is only shooting 51%.

The Spurs keep him from getting anything easy he has to score 1/3 of his points at the line.

Spurs also have a significantly better bench and better defense.

therealtruth

03-16-2014, 10:42 PM

Good point. The Spurs have played, what, 6 of those 30 games since January 1 at full strength? And the injured players weren't scrubs, they were key parts of the top 7.

I don't think it's that amazing. We won alot of games before Kawhi, Green, and Splitter got into the rotation on the strength of our offense. We used to start Blair/Jefferson and won lots of games with them. The value of those guys is really defensively and that's what matters for the playoffs.

ace3g

03-17-2014, 09:13 PM

Bulls staying with Thunder right now.... of course right as I'm typing this, Fisher hits a 3....

cd021

03-17-2014, 09:34 PM

Thunder improve to 49-18. 1 1/2 back of the Spurs.

cd021

03-17-2014, 10:42 PM

San Antonio Spurs

16 remaining games Home /Away 7/9

7 Games remaining against playoff teams

8 Games against teams below -.500

Back to Backs-4
3/21-@ Sacramento, 3/22-@ Golden State
3/28-@ Denver, 3/29-New Orleans
4/2-Goldenstate, 4/3-@ Oklahoma City
4/10-@ Dallas, 4/11-Phoenix

Toughest Stretch-5 games in 8 days-@ Pacers, Golden State, @ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota 9 day span 4/3-4/11

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oklahoma City Thunder

15 remaining games. 29 days

Home/Away 6/9

6 Games remaining against playoff teams

9 Games against teams below -.500

back to backs : 2

[4/8-@ Sacramento, 4/9-@ L.A. Clippers, 4/13-@ Indiana ,4/14-@ New Orleans]

Toughest Stretch:-5 games in 7 days. San Antonio, @ Houston @ Phoenix, @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers, 7 day span 4/3-4/9

Who has the advantage:

Spurs (on pace to win 62 games)

Thunder (on pace to win 60 games)

San Antonio-The Spurs are back at full strength and are rolling of late. Since returning from all-star break the Spurs are 12-1 and have won 10 straight games. This includes wins @ Clippers and @ Portland along with a home win against Miami. The remaining schedule of both teams are surprisingly similar but the Spurs have 4 remaining back to backs, including a brutal back 2 back against the Warriors and Thunder.

OKC-The Thunder have struggled of late, going 6-6 since all-star break. Entering the final 25 games the Thunder carried a 1 ½ game lead but now trail by 1 ½ games. With injuries to 2 starters and reincorporating Westbrook, along with adding Caron Butler, they’ve had to adjust their rotation. As a result their defense has taken a hit.

Spurs toughest Stretch-5 games in 8 days-@ Pacers, Golden State, @ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota 3/31/-4/8

The Thunder has a tougher stretch of games including a 7 day span of San Antonio, @ Houston @ Phoenix, @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers. 4-3-4-9

The difference between the 1st and 2nd seed will likely be settled by the 8th of April.

Advantage Spurs

SpursFan86

03-18-2014, 12:43 AM

Clippers lost tonight:toast

ace3g

03-18-2014, 01:51 AM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
50
16
.758
-
26-8
24-8
9-3
28-10
105.1
97.8
+7.3
Won 10
10-0

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
49
18
.731
1 ½
28-7
21-11
9-5
29-12
105.7
99.1
+6.6
Won 1
6-4

3
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
48
21
.696
3 ½
29-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.5
100.3
+7.1
Lost 1
9-1

4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
45
22
.672
5 ½
27-7
18-15
9-4
25-17
106.4
101.7
+4.7
Won 1
6-4

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
43
24
.642
7 ½
24-9
19-15
12-3
24-20
107.4
103.1
+4.3
Lost 1
4-6

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
42
26
.618
9
21-11
21-15
9-5
24-17
103.5
98.9
+4.6
Won 1
7-3

7
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
41
27
.603
10
22-10
19-17
9-5
21-18
104.1
101.8
+2.3
Won 3
6-4

8
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
39
27
.591
11
20-14
19-13
3-11
21-19
95.8
94.6
+1.3
Won 1
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
38
29
.567
12 ½
22-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.3
103.0
+2.3
Lost 1
5-5

spurraider21

03-18-2014, 02:00 AM

SpursFan86

03-18-2014, 03:35 PM

Next handful of games: @ Lakers, @ Kings, @ Warriors (2nd of a b2b), Sixers, Nuggets, @ Nuggets, Pelicans

the difficulty in schedule picks up after that point. we should realistically go 6-1 during this stretch of games

5-2 at the worst. That away game at Denver isn't a given. 6-1 is definitely realistic though and I'm thinking we'll do it.

cd021

03-19-2014, 08:20 AM

Mel_13

03-19-2014, 09:00 AM

Marc J. Spears: Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is out a minimum three games with right knee tendonitis, which includes Saturdays games versus Spurs. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Spurs chance to extend streak to 13 (assuming Spurs beat the Lakers and the Kings) likely improve quite a bit.

GSW has allowed 98.3 points per 100 possessions in the 36 games Iguodala has played & 105.0 in the 12 he's missed.
https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann

cd021

03-19-2014, 09:19 AM

Lakers to be without:

Kobe Byrant (Obviously)
Steve Nash (also obvious)
Jordan Hill
Jody Meeks
Nick Young

Seventyniner

03-19-2014, 09:31 AM

GSW has allowed 98.3 points per 100 possessions in the 36 games Iguodala has played & 105.0 in the 12 he's missed.
https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann

The Warriors have the best defense in the West by DRtg (Spurs 2nd, Thunder 3rd). They are a better version of Memphis because their offense is better and has a much higher ceiling.

Iggy being out Saturday is huge. Their wing depth takes a big hit without him. Barnes is good but nowhere near the defender or passer that Iggy is.

313

03-19-2014, 10:44 AM

Kinda disappointed tbh The game won't be as fun to watch now, but at least we'll extend the streak.

RD2191

03-19-2014, 10:58 AM

Isn't it a back to back? Pop probably sits the big 3 either way.

Mugen

03-19-2014, 11:12 AM

Yeah, I'm still penciling that Dubs game as a L. Iggy being out hurts them but I'm not an expecting a full Spurs squad and they should be motivated after that last meeting.

cd021

03-19-2014, 12:05 PM

Isn't it a back to back? Pop probably sits the big 3 either way.

Pop normally extends the bench, on the first half of B2Bs. I'd expect Duncan to play the first 8 minutes of the game and return around the 5 minute mark of the second.

Best case is a doubt digit lead late in the 3rd with Pop pulling a @ Chicago.

Last time we played at GSW, Parker was injured while Duncan and Manu had rest-DNPs. At the very least 1 should play.

bklynspursfan

03-19-2014, 12:18 PM

Yeah, I'm still penciling that Dubs game as a L. Iggy being out hurts them but I'm not an expecting a full Spurs squad and they should be motivated after that last meeting.

Yea, + we already beat them in GS when Duncan/Manu/Parker sat out earlier this year. (when they had a full squad) If we rest our guys, I don't know if we do that 2x though it wouldn't surprise me.

loveforthegame

03-19-2014, 12:37 PM

I hope Pop avoids sitting too many on the same night. Why not sit Duncan and Parker against the Kings and then Manu and someone against the Warriors? Or some combination like that.

RD2191

03-19-2014, 12:50 PM

Pop normally extends the bench, on the first half of B2Bs. I'd expect Duncan to play the first 8 minutes of the game and return around the 5 minute mark of the second.

Best case is a doubt digit lead late in the 3rd with Pop pulling a @ Chicago.

Last time we played at GSW, Parker was injured while Duncan and Manu had rest-DNPs. At the very least 1 should play.

Idk, solid points but I have a feeling all 3 will sit. They have a nice lil rythym going though so like you say they may all play.

Robz4000

03-19-2014, 02:22 PM

I hope Pop avoids sitting too many on the same night. Why not sit Duncan and Parker against the Kings and then Manu and someone against the Warriors? Or some combination like that.

You risk losing both games like that tbh. Better to just get the win against a team you should dominate.

RD2191

03-19-2014, 02:24 PM

You risk losing both games like that tbh. Better to just get the win against a team you should dominate.

Truff bomb.

ace3g

03-19-2014, 09:43 PM

both Indy and Miami lost tonight

heyheymymy

03-19-2014, 11:22 PM

gaining games on almost all the top teams in the last few days. now if okc could toss a few more and ind 1-2 more as well please haha

ace3g

03-20-2014, 12:04 AM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
51
16
.761
-
26-8
25-8
9-3
29-10
105.4
98.0
+7.4
Won 11
10-0

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
49
18
.731
2
28-7
21-11
9-5
29-12
105.7
99.1
+6.6
Won 1
6-4

3
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
48
21
.696
4
29-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.5
100.3
+7.1
Lost 1
9-1

4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
45
22
.672
6
27-7
18-15
9-4
25-17
106.4
101.7
+4.7
Won 1
6-4

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
44
24
.647
7 ½
25-9
19-15
12-3
24-20
107.6
103.2
+4.3
Won 1
4-6

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
43
26
.623
9
22-11
21-15
9-5
24-17
103.5
98.8
+4.7
Won 2
7-3

7
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
40
27
.597
11
21-14
19-13
3-11
22-19
95.9
94.4
+1.4
Won 2
8-2

8
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
41
28
.594
11
22-11
19-17
9-5
21-19
104.4
102.1
+2.2
Lost 1
5-5

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
39
29
.574
12 ½
23-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.3
102.8
+2.5
Won 1
5-5

timtonymanu

03-20-2014, 12:06 AM

OKC @ Cleveland and Toronto the next two games. Hopefully Toronto actually plays like a playoff team against them.

Amuseddaysleeper

03-20-2014, 12:12 AM

Toronto beat the Thunder on OKC and have had a fantastic season. I think they could give OKC a run for their money when they come up here.

cd021

03-20-2014, 12:29 AM

Spurs 1 1/2 games ahead of Indiana

Up 4 1/2 games against Miami (including tie break it would be 5 1/2, as Spurs hold tie breaker)

Spurs have 15 remaining game...

spurraider21

03-20-2014, 04:23 AM

the end of our schedule isn't easy at all. we have to clean up the next 5-6 games imo

aal04

03-20-2014, 06:14 AM

I dont want to come into the finals after peeing on tank teams.

I want our games to be battle ready.

FromWayDowntown

03-21-2014, 12:22 PM

Magic number to clinching a playoff birth should be 4 (though the Spurs will almost certainly hold the tiebreaker over Phoenix by season's end)

Magic number to clinch a top 4 seed and home court in Round 1 should be 6 (though, again, the Spurs will almost certainly hold the tiebreaker over Portland by season's end)

Magic number to clinch the division should be 9 (Spurs won't hold tiebreaker over Houston and must win outright).

boutons_deux

03-21-2014, 01:25 PM

Check the Pacers remaining games. Spurs have real chance for HCA throughout the playoffs

therealtruth

03-21-2014, 08:17 PM

You risk losing both games like that tbh. Better to just get the win against a team you should dominate.

The only way to get better is to play the tough teams. Playing creampuff teams does nothing to prepare you for the playoffs.

Robz4000

03-21-2014, 08:19 PM

The only way to get better is to play the tough teams. Playing creampuff teams does nothing to prepare you for the playoffs.

Look at April's schedule and get back to me on that...

Seventyniner

03-21-2014, 09:17 PM

The only way to get better is to play the tough teams. Playing creampuff teams does nothing to prepare you for the playoffs.

You can only play the teams on the schedule, you know. The Spurs will get their test in a couple weeks, though if the Thunder lose a few more games (depends on how long Westbrook is out) the Spurs might have a 3-game cushion heading into that final week.

timtonymanu

03-21-2014, 09:29 PM

Thanks for the choke, Toronto.

Hoops Czar

03-21-2014, 10:27 PM

The only way to get better is to play the tough teams. Playing creampuff teams does nothing to prepare you for the playoffs.

Since when did GS become a threat or become a tough team? The Spurs bench already beat them once and I don't think the big three need to prepare themselves for the playoffs by playing tough teams. They've been there and done that. It's funny because all the talk earlier in the season was get healthy and don't worry about seeding. But, all of a sudden seeding means something. OKC is still in prime position to win the conference thanks in large part to the Spurs coughing up two home games to the Thunder. Pop won't change his strategy of resting players on b2bs so don't expect the Spurs to stay on top unless OKC completely craps the bed.

exstatic

03-21-2014, 10:59 PM

Since when did GS become a threat or become a tough team? The Spurs bench already beat them once and I don't think the big three need to prepare themselves for the playoffs by playing tough teams. They've been there and done that. It's funny because all the talk earlier in the season was get healthy and don't worry about seeding. But, all of a sudden seeding means something. OKC is still in prime position to win the conference thanks in large part to the Spurs coughing up two home games to the Thunder. Pop won't change his strategy of resting players on b2bs so don't expect the Spurs to stay on top unless OKC completely craps the bed.

^^ Hasn't heard that Westbrick was carted off tonight with another knee injury.

td4mvp21

03-21-2014, 11:10 PM

Check the Pacers remaining games. Spurs have real chance for HCA throughout the playoffs

They'll probably have a better record than MIA and IND. OKC is the main threat; Clippers could cut it close too.

Johnny RIngo

03-21-2014, 11:28 PM

^^ Hasn't heard that Westbrick was carted off tonight with another knee injury.

Russell Westbrook was in great spirits after the game. Left the arena walking just fine. No brace. No crutches. Doesn't expect to miss time.

Hoops Czar

03-21-2014, 11:32 PM

^^ Hasn't heard that Westbrick was carted off tonight with another knee injury.

And here I thought they were a better team without westbrick.

Mel_13

03-22-2014, 12:18 AM

They'll probably have a better record than MIA and IND. OKC is the main threat; Clippers could cut it close too.

The Spurs would have to lose six more games than the Clippers over the remaining 14 games in order to be passed by them. A top 2 seed is all but a certainty. Taking clinched tiebreakers into account, magic numbers over potential WC playoff teams:

OKC 13
LAC 9
HOU 9
POR 7
GSW 5
DAL 2
MEM 2
PHX 2

ace3g

03-22-2014, 08:49 AM

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
52
16
.765
-
26-8
26-8
9-3
30-10
105.3
97.7
+7.6
Won 12
10-0

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
51
18
.739
1 ½
28-7
23-11
9-5
29-12
105.8
99.4
+6.5
Won 3
7-3

3
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
48
21
.696
4 ½
29-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.5
100.3
+7.1
Lost 1
9-1

4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
46
22
.676
6
28-7
18-15
9-4
26-17
106.7
101.8
+4.9
Won 2
7-3

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
45
24
.652
7 ½
26-9
19-15
12-3
24-20
107.7
103.2
+4.4
Won 2
4-6

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
44
26
.629
9
23-11
21-15
9-5
24-17
103.7
98.9
+4.7
Won 3
8-2

7
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
42
28
.600
11
23-11
19-17
9-5
22-19
104.6
102.2
+2.4
Won 1
6-4

8
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
40
28
.588
12
21-14
19-14
3-11
22-19
95.7
94.4
+1.3
Lost 1
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
40
29
.580
12 ½
24-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.2
102.7
+2.5
Won 2
5-5

cd021

03-22-2014, 09:36 PM

Indiana and Miami losses give the Spurs 2 game lead over Pacers and 5 game lead (not including tie breaker advantage) over Heat.

ace3g

03-23-2014, 12:00 AM

Western Conference

WESTERN
W (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/wins)
L (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/losses)
PCT (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/winPercent)
GB (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/gamesBehind)
HOME (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent)
ROAD (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/roadWinPercent)
DIV (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/divisionWinPercent)
CONF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/leagueWinPercent)
PF (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsFor)
PA (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/avgPointsAgainst/order/false)
DIFF
STRK (http://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/streak)
L10

1
x - San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
53
16
.768
-
26-8
27-8
9-3
31-10
105.2
97.6
+7.6
Won 13
10-0

2
Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
51
18
.739
2
28-7
23-11
9-5
29-12
105.8
99.4
+6.5
Won 3
7-3

3
LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
49
21
.700
4 ½
30-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.6
100.4
+7.2
Won 1
9-1

4
Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
47
22
.681
6
28-7
19-15
9-4
26-17
106.9
101.9
+5.0
Won 3
7-3

5
Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
45
25
.643
8 ½
26-9
19-16
12-3
24-20
107.5
103.5
+4.0
Lost 1
4-6

6
Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
44
27
.620
10
23-12
21-15
9-5
24-18
103.5
98.9
+4.5
Lost 1
7-3

7
Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
42
28
.600
11 ½
23-11
19-17
9-5
22-19
104.6
102.2
+2.4
Won 1
6-4

8
Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
41
28
.594
12
22-14
19-14
3-11
22-19
95.5
94.1
+1.4
Won 1
7-3

http://espn.go.com/i/blackdot.gif

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
40
29
.580
13
24-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.2
102.7
+2.5
Won 2
5-5

N0 LyF3 ScRuB

03-23-2014, 12:01 AM

x - San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
53
16
.768
-
26-8
27-8
9-3
31-10
105.2
97.6
+7.6
Won 13
10-0

Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)
51
18
.739
2
28-7
23-11
9-5
29-12
105.8
99.4
+6.5
Won 3
7-3

x - Indiana (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/ind/indiana-pacers)
51
19
.729
2 ½
32-4
19-15
10-2
34-8
98.1
91.9
+6.2
Lost 1
5-5

LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
49
21
.700
4 ½
30-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.6
100.4
+7.2
Won 1
9-1

x - Miami (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mia/miami-heat)
47
21
.691
5 ½
27-6
20-15
12-2
28-13
103.6
98.6
+5.0
Lost 1
4-6

Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
47
22
.681
6
28-7
19-15
9-4
26-17
106.9
101.9
+5.0
Won 3
7-3

Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
45
25
.643
8 ½
26-9
19-16
12-3
24-20
107.5
103.5
+4.0
Lost 1
4-6

Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
44
27
.620
10
23-12
21-15
9-5
24-18
103.5
98.9
+4.5
Lost 1
7-3

Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
42
28
.600
11 ½
23-11
19-17
9-5
22-19
104.6
102.2
+2.4
Won 1
6-4

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
41
28
.594
12
22-14
19-14
3-11
22-19
95.5
94.1
+1.4
Won 1
7-3

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
40
29
.580
13
24-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.2
102.7
+2.5
Won 2
5-5

Toronto (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors)
38
30
.559
14 ½
20-14
18-16
8-3
23-16
101.0
97.8
+3.2
Lost 1
6-4

Chicago (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bulls)
39
31
.557
14 ½
22-13
17-18
8-5
27-15
93.2
92.1
+1.1
Won 1
6-4

Brooklyn (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets)
36
31
.537
16
23-11
13-20
8-5
21-20
97.9
98.8
-0.9
Won 3
8-2

Washington (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/wsh/washington-wizards)
36
33
.522
17
17-16
19-17
7-4
25-16
101.0
100.4
+0.6
Won 1
5-5

Minnesota (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/min/minnesota-timberwolves)
34
33
.507
18
19-13
15-20
7-8
19-23
106.3
103.1
+3.2
Lost 1
6-4

Charlotte (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/cha/charlotte-bobcats)
34
36
.486
19 ½
20-15
14-21
2-9
21-20
96.1
97.1
-1.0
Won 1
7-3

Atlanta (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks)
31
36
.463
21
20-12
11-24
7-6
21-19
101.8
102.4
-0.6
Lost 1
5-5

Denver (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets)
31
38
.449
22
18-16
13-22
4-10
16-24
103.9
105.8
-2.0
Lost 1
6-4

New York (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks)
29
40
.420
24
16-20
13-20
6-6
21-23
98.7
99.8
-1.1
Won 8
8-2

New Orleans (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-pelicans)
29
40
.420
24
17-17
12-23
3-10
11-29
100.0
102.3
-2.3
Won 2
6-4

Cleveland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers)
26
44
.371
27 ½
15-20
11-24
4-8
14-26
97.1
101.7
-4.5
Lost 4
2-8

Detroit (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/det/detroit-pistons)
25
44
.362
28
15-21
10-23
5-6
20-21
100.8
103.9
-3.2
Lost 5
2-8

Sacramento (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings)
24
45
.348
29
14-20
10-25
2-10
12-29
101.0
103.5
-2.5
Lost 1
4-6

Utah (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/utah/utah-jazz)
23
47
.329
30 ½
15-19
8-28
3-9
11-31
94.5
101.2
-6.6
Won 1
2-8

Boston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics)
23
47
.329
30 ½
15-21
8-26
5-7
19-21
95.5
99.6
-4.0
Lost 1
3-7

LA Lakers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers)
22
46
.324
30 ½
11-22
11-24
5-7
12-29
101.9
108.8
-6.8
Lost 4
3-7

Orlando (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/orl/orlando-magic)
19
51
.271
34 ½
15-18
4-33
3-10
15-28
96.8
102.2
-5.4
Lost 8
1-9

Philadelphia (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers)
15
55
.214
38 ½
8-29
7-26
3-9
10-33
98.8
110.0
-11.2
Lost 24
0-10

Milwaukee (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mil/milwaukee-bucks)
13
56
.188
40
8-27
5-29
3-9
11-31
95.0
103.1
-8.1
Lost 6
1-9

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x - San Antonio (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)

53
16
.768
-
26-8
27-8
9-3
31-10
105.2
97.6
+7.6
Won 13
10-0

Oklahoma City (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder)

51
18
.739
2
28-7
23-11
9-5
29-12
105.8
99.4
+6.5
Won 3
7-3

x - Indiana (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/ind/indiana-pacers)

51
19
.729
2 ½
32-4
19-15
10-2
34-8
98.1
91.9
+6.2
Lost 1
5-5

LA Clippers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)
49
21
.700
4 ½
30-5
19-16
9-4
29-12
107.6
100.4
+7.2
Won 1
9-1

x - Miami (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mia/miami-heat)
47
21
.691
5 ½
27-6
20-15
12-2
28-13
103.6
98.6
+5.0
Lost 1
4-6

Houston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets)
47
22
.681
6
28-7
19-15
9-4
26-17
106.9
101.9
+5.0
Won 3
7-3

Portland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers)
45
25
.643
8 ½
26-9
19-16
12-3
24-20
107.5
103.5
+4.0
Lost 1
4-6

Golden State (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)
44
27
.620
10
23-12
21-15
9-5
24-18
103.5
98.9
+4.5
Lost 1
7-3

Dallas (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks)
42
28
.600
11 ½
23-11
19-17
9-5
22-19
104.6
102.2
+2.4
Won 1
6-4

Memphis (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies)
41
28
.594
12
22-14
19-14
3-11
22-19
95.5
94.1
+1.4
Won 1
7-3

Phoenix (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns)
40
29
.580
13
24-13
16-16
7-6
23-19
105.2
102.7
+2.5
Won 2
5-5

Toronto (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors)
38
30
.559
14 ½
20-14
18-16
8-3
23-16
101.0
97.8
+3.2
Lost 1
6-4

Chicago (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bulls)
39
31
.557
14 ½
22-13
17-18
8-5
27-15
93.2
92.1
+1.1
Won 1
6-4

Brooklyn (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets)
36
31
.537
16
23-11
13-20
8-5
21-20
97.9
98.8
-0.9
Won 3
8-2

Washington (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/wsh/washington-wizards)
36
33
.522
17
17-16
19-17
7-4
25-16
101.0
100.4
+0.6
Won 1
5-5

Minnesota (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/min/minnesota-timberwolves)
34
33
.507
18
19-13
15-20
7-8
19-23
106.3
103.1
+3.2
Lost 1
6-4

Charlotte (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/cha/charlotte-bobcats)
34
36
.486
19 ½
20-15
14-21
2-9
21-20
96.1
97.1
-1.0
Won 1
7-3

Atlanta (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks)
31
36
.463
21
20-12
11-24
7-6
21-19
101.8
102.4
-0.6
Lost 1
5-5

Denver (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets)
31
38
.449
22
18-16
13-22
4-10
16-24
103.9
105.8
-2.0
Lost 1
6-4

New York (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks)
29
40
.420
24
16-20
13-20
6-6
21-23
98.7
99.8
-1.1
Won 8
8-2

New Orleans (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-pelicans)
29
40
.420
24
17-17
12-23
3-10
11-29
100.0
102.3
-2.3
Won 2
6-4

Cleveland (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers)
26
44
.371
27 ½
15-20
11-24
4-8
14-26
97.1
101.7
-4.5
Lost 4
2-8

Detroit (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/det/detroit-pistons)
25
44
.362
28
15-21
10-23
5-6
20-21
100.8
103.9
-3.2
Lost 5
2-8

Sacramento (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings)
24
45
.348
29
14-20
10-25
2-10
12-29
101.0
103.5
-2.5
Lost 1
4-6

Utah (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/utah/utah-jazz)
23
47
.329
30 ½
15-19
8-28
3-9
11-31
94.5
101.2
-6.6
Won 1
2-8

Boston (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics)

23
47
.329
30 ½
15-21
8-26
5-7
19-21
95.5
99.6
-4.0
Lost 1
3-7

LA Lakers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers)

22
46
.324
30 ½
11-22
11-24
5-7
12-29
101.9
108.8
-6.8
Lost 4
3-7

Orlando (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/orl/orlando-magic)

19
51
.271
34 ½
15-18
4-33
3-10
15-28
96.8
102.2
-5.4
Lost 8
1-9

Philadelphia (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers)
15
55
.214
38 ½
8-29
7-26
3-9
10-33
98.8
110.0
-11.2
Lost 24
0-10

Milwaukee (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mil/milwaukee-bucks)
13
56
.188
40
8-27
5-29
3-9
11-31
95.0
103.1
-8.1
Lost 6
1-9

How crazy is that? Phili has lost 24 straight and are still 1 1/12 better than the Bucks.