Of these 7 teams, which 4 will make the playoffs.

[Allanon]

Suns, Grizz and Hornets are making it.

Pick the 4th team cuz it's a toss-up.

[SouthTexasRancher]

Utah, OKC, Houston, Phoenix, Portland. Spurs aren't making the playoffs.

Damn, AB, you can't even count...! The # is 4, NOT 5.

You probably think your Lakers are actually the Clippers. How many times have you been the feature of Jay Leno's 'Jay Walking'? I knew I had seen you somewhere. And for the record, knucklehead, the Spurs will make the playoffs.

[Xylus]

I'm starting to think the Suns aren't going to make it.

[antgomez2009]

I think its still to early to say whos going to get the final spots!

Lakers
Mavs
Spurs
Denver

Book it, these teams are getting to the playoffs! Whether you like the team or not!

Utah
Thunder
Houston
Suns

will get the final spots in no particular order

Still, its up in the air, i wont be suprise if just one of the last four teams i mentioned make it, and Mempis, Hornets and Portland are in!

I think Portland will lose a spot because they just have to many injuries! But who knows, they got the personnel to grind it out and make the playoffs!

[Findog]

I'd like to see the splits of how many home/road, games against +.500 teams and b2bs each team has left before venturing a guess.

[Allanon]

I'd like to see the splits of how many home/road, games against +.500 teams and b2bs each team has left before venturing a guess.

Easiest remaining schedule according to strength of opponent (not accounting for road games). Similar to a look vs .500 teams:

1. Rockets (easiest)
2. Mavs
3. Jazz
4. Suns
5. Thunda
6. Lakers
7. Clippers
8. Grizzlies
9. Blazers
10. Hornets
11. Spurs
12. Nuggets (hardest)

[Ghazi]

ooo so the Mavs have an easy schedule while Spurs/Nuggets have difficult schedules.

2nd seed is ours!

Lakers/Mavs will be an EPIC WCF.

[Allanon]

Road games remaining:

1. Suns 18
2. Rockets 18
3. Mavs 20
4. Hornets 20
5. Thunda 21
6. Grizz 21
7. Blazers 22
8. Nugs 22
9. Jazz 22
10. Clippers 23
11. Spurs 24
12. Lakers 26

[Allanon]

Looking at those numbers:

1) Clippers are bye bye
2) Jazz are probably screwed since they suck on the road
3) Mavs will probably keep #2 and maybe get #1 if Lakers falter on the road
4) Suns moving on up
5) Nuggz, Spurs, Blazers are headed for a drop
6) Grizz and Thunda have a high probability of making the Playoffs

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

4) Suns moving on up

, yeah, a team that starts 14-3 and then goes 10-15 is definitely on its way up!

[Allanon]

, yeah, a team that starts 14-3 and then goes 10-15 is definitely on its way up!

Are you kidding me? The Suns have it good to close out the year. They have the fewest road games left of any WC team.

They've already finished ALL 9 of the tough Eastern games (Cavs/Celtics, Hawks, Magic, Heat). They have 1 home game left versus the Hawks.

They just have to go 50/50 on their tough WC teams and beat most of the teams they should beat to place #4.

My guess in the West.

1. Lakers
2. Mavs
3. Suns

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Are you kidding me? The Suns have it good to close out the year.

They've already finished ALL 8 of the tough Eastern games (Cavs/Celtics, Hawks, Magic).

They just have to go 50/50 on their tough WC teams and beat most of the teams they should beat to place #4.

My guess in the West.

1. Lakers
2. Mavs
3. Suns

It goes beyond schedule at this point with Phoenix. They don't have a double digit win in 2010, ALL of their games are tough at this point. They have the 2nd worst defensive rating in the NBA, have the 3rd most turnovers, and have the 2nd lowest defensive rebounding rate. They're no better than the teams they play in games that used to be considered gimme games.

[Spursfan092120]

Spurs aren't making the playoffs.

[Allanon]

It goes beyond schedule at this point with Phoenix. They don't have a double digit win in 2010, ALL of their games are tough at this point. They have the 2nd worst defensive rating in the NBA, have the 3rd most turnovers, and have the 2nd lowest defensive rebounding rate. They're no better than the teams they play in games that used to be considered gimme games.

If it weren't the fact that I used to hate the Suns, I'd take you up on a sig bet for the final rankings

I'm telling you, those Suns got it good to finish the year; it's going to take major FAIL to place below #4.

[5in10]

Okc Memphis Portland and jazz

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I'm telling you, those Suns got it good to finish the year; it's going to take major FAIL to place below #4.

I'm not gonna make a sig bet against the Suns regardless, since they don't have a draft pick this year, I guess I'd prefer them make the playoffs then get skull ed rather than hand OKC a lottery pick, but I could really care less.

The Steve Nash Suns have NEVER finished the year well, they ALWAYS had a better pre AS break win % than post AS break win %, last year being the exception because they decided to tank games till Porter was fired. They are 6th in the West right now and have shown no indication they'll be able to turn it around and move up, so idk where that 4th place prediction comes from.