Predictions for the last 23 games of the season?

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Originally Posted by SASdynasty!

Hard to believe that 14-9 posts the best Spurs season of all time...and locks up the second-best record unless OKC or Cleveland wins out.

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we have to win one more than that for reasons I mentioned above, & the Cavs have a cakewalk schedule the rest of the way.

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Actually, even with the Cavs loss tonight, magic number is 16 since they have the third tiebreaker over us (H2H point differential) if us and them finish with the same opposing conference record.

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I referred to the #2 seed in the West. That magic number is 15.

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Originally Posted by Mel_13

Magic number to clinch the #2 seed is 15 with 23 games to go. They could very well have that wrapped up with 8-10 games to go. Winning won't be much of a priority after that.

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We're much closer to Golden State than Oklahoma City in the standings. After what happened last season, I think Pop recognizes the importance of playing a potential Game 7 in the WCF at home.

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Originally Posted by Mel_13

I referred to the #2 seed in the West. That magic number is 15.

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Okay, but if we actually want to win the championship we're gonna need HCA over the Cavs as well.

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Originally Posted by Uriel

We're much closer to Golden State than Oklahoma City in the standings. After what happened last season, I think Pop recognizes the importance of playing a potential Game 7 in the WCF at home.

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Chasing unrealistic goals gains nothing. My obvious assumption is that catching GS will be an unrealistic goal on the day that the Spurs clinch over OKC. Equally obvious is that their behavior would be different if circumstances change. A quick glance at the remaining schedule for GS makes that sort of change extremely unlikely.

we must clinch over OKC and CLE... the latter being equally important if we do beat the Dubs...

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Okay, but if we actually want to win the championship we're gonna need HCA over the Cavs as well.

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Unless something goes horribly wrong, they'll clinch over Cleveland at about the same time as they clinch over OKC.

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Originally Posted by Mel_13

Unless something goes horribly wrong, they'll clinch over Cleveland at about the same time as they clinch over OKC.

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Lebron needs to start being Lebron again. He's barely the 3rd best player in the NBA right now, and Durant/Westy are giving him competition for that

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Lebron needs to start being Lebron again. He's barely the 3rd best player in the NBA right now, and Durant/Westy are giving him competition for that

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Yeah, Cleveland needs to concern themselves with holding off Toronto first. That race has gotten too close for comfort.

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Originally Posted by Mel_13

Yeah, Cleveland needs to concern themselves with holding off Toronto first. That race has gotten too close for comfort.

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I think Toronto has the tiebreaker too... if we don't beat the Warriors in the WCF, maybe we could steal their passports instead? :stirpot: