Spurs Standing

[SpursFan0728]

How come we are behind Denver in the standing even though we have a better winning % than them? :wtf

[ancestron]

we arent. are we? I thought we were in second behind the Mavs

[SpursFan0728]

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html
it says we are 5th wtf...

maybe a mistake made by them.

[thekingrobert]

we are behind dallas and denver is ahead in their division thats why we are fifth

[cnyc3]

looks about right.. top 4 of the conference includes the 3 division leaders and 1 more team with the highest percentage.

Denver is higher because they are a division leader... and can place no lower than 4th.

[SpursFan0728]

ok i see
thanks for the clarification

[jay014]

ok i see
thanks for the clarification
and the Spurs would have home court advantage being the 5th seed.nba playoff seedings (http://www.nba.com/features/seedingprimer07.html)

[FromWayDowntown]

The Spurs aren't really 2nd in the division if you think about things in terms of losses, instead of focusing on winning percentages. You don't get losses back, so I don't worry about winning percentages or games ahead or behind. It's all about losses and the Spurs are tied with the Mavs, Suns, and Lakers for the fewest in the conference.