there is a 66% chance the mavs get the 2 seed

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[mavsfan1000]

Utah wins last 2 games. Dallas loses one of them. Utah gets 2 seed.

[badfish22]

Nah Mavs get 2 seed.

[Findog]

Utah is a terrible road team, so no guarantee that they beat the Warriors.

[DPG21920]

So how could the Mavs get the third seed?

[Kai]

If all teams were equal, that would be accurate.

[badfish22]

So how could the Mavs get the third seed?

If Utah wins out and Dallas loses one of its remaining games.

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according to DB.com

there are 64 possible outcomes, and 42 of them has Dallas getting the 2nd seed

only 8 has Utah

10 has Denver

4 has Phoenix

[Findog]

So how could the Mavs get the third seed?

If the Jazz and Mavs tie for the two seed, Utah gets it on the basis of winning the season series 2-1. A three-way tie between Dallas, Denver and Utah would go to Dallas based on whatever is the first tie-breaker between three teams.

Dallas is one up in the loss column right now on Utah, so if the Jazz win out and the Mavs lose to either the Clippers or Spurs, the Jazz would get the two seed, assuming Denver does not create a three-way tie.

[sribb43]

http://www.dallasbasketball.com/fullColumn.php?id=2875

[DPG21920]

It will be interesting to see what both the Spurs and Mavs do if they face each other the last game of the season and they can control playing each other.

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It will be interesting to see what both the Spurs and Mavs do if they face each other the last game of the season and they can control playing each other.

mavs will kick the out of the spurs as usual

thats what they will do

[DPG21920]

mavs will kick the out of the spurs as usual

thats what they will do

Oh, hey Stretch. I did not see you there.

[MavDynasty]

So Spurs win the last game forcing a 3-6 matchup or Dallas wins getting them the 2 seed and possible matchup against POR/OKC?

[badfish22]

No way the Mavs will purposely lose a game if it means dropping down to the third seed.

[Lukor]

according to DB.com

there are 64 possible outcomes, and 42 of them has Dallas getting the 2nd seed

only 8 has Utah

10 has Denver

4 has Phoenix

You are wrong. The article actually states it correctly. There are 64 outcomes and 42 have dallas as the 2 seed, BUT not every outcome has the same probability. Some are rather unlikely.
Just to make it easier to understand: Dallas loosing against the Clippers and San Antonio is not as likely as Dallas winning against both these teams, yet you assume every outcome is as likely as the other. So its not a 66% chance.

[MavDynasty]

lol

[Phillip]

You are wrong. The article actually states it correctly. There are 64 outcomes and 42 have dallas as the 2 seed, BUT not every outcome has the same probability. Some are rather unlikely.
Just to make it easier to understand: Dallas loosing against the Clippers and San Antonio is not as likely as Dallas winning against both these teams, yet you assume every outcome is as likely as the other. So its not a 66% chance.

krofl trolled by your own fanbase

[Gary Neville]

unless the Mavs somehow get deprived of a couple games and drop to 8th, I don't see any chance for Mavs to make the 2nd round this season.

[Gary Neville]

If the Jazz and Mavs tie for the two seed, Utah gets it on the basis of winning the season series 2-1. A three-way tie between Dallas, Denver and Utah would go to Dallas based on whatever is the first tie-breaker between three teams.

Dallas is one up in the loss column right now on Utah, so if the Jazz win out and the Mavs lose to either the Clippers or Spurs, the Jazz would get the two seed, assuming Denver does not create a three-way tie.

Division le only guarantees you a seat in top 4, within which their rank totally depends on win-loss records of the regular season, and the head-to-head records as a tie breaker. No need for a successive tie breaker because you play an odd number of games in a season against each team outside of your division.

[ffadicted]

Mavs Spurs first round, no one can avoid it