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I didn't see where you included Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals or Game 3 of the NBA Finals. These ususally prove to be pivotal.
By Marilyn Dubinski (Spurs Featured Columnist) on February 22, 2011
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6...n-the-schedule
With the "second half" of the season (if you really want to call it that) coming up, the Spurs have 26 games left to prepare for a championship run through the playoffs.
They enter the final stretch with a more comfortable lead in the conference (six games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks) and league (four games ahead of the Boston Celtics) than they could have imagined.
Here are the 10 most important games remaining on their schedule that includes 14 home games and 15 against currently playoff bound teams. (Note: that includes both the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz who are currently tied for the eighth seed in the West.)
Feb. 23: Oklahoma City Thunder
Already playing with a target on their backs, the Spurs cannot afford to start the final stretch with a loss.
March 1: At Memphis Grizzlies
The Spurs cannot give up games to an inferior divisional opponent, especially with three meetings between them left and a potential first round matchup looming.
March 4: Miami Heat
All the Spurs have to do to win is expose Miami's weak bench and post players by playing good defense, rebounding and keeping their role players at bay.
March 16: Los Angeles Lakers
They cannot allow Lakers to get any some kind of confidence builder for the final stretch, and get a game or two back from those annoying small-market Spurs who just won't go away
March 18: At Dallas Mavericks
One thing the Spurs have yet to prove this season is that they can beat the Mavs at full strength. This is the last chance to do it before another playoff series that would have a lot more at stake than simply advancing to the second round.
March 23: At Denver Nuggets
March 25: At Portland Trail Blazers
As a potential first or second round matchup, it does not bode well that Spurs have lost five straight games in Portland. Now would be the time to rectify that issue and not give up winnable games.
March 31: Boston Celtics
Should they meet in the Finals, the Spurs will likely have home-court advantage and need to prove they can beat Paul Pierce and Co. at home.
April 12: At Los Angeles Lakers
The last thing the Spurs want to do is give them hope and momentum before a potential second- or third-round series. This is also both teams' last chances to prove their worth in the regular season, so expect another dog fight.
April 13: At Phoenix Suns
It can be a meaningless game where the Spurs have nothing to gain or lose and will rest the starters. Or it could be a tightly contested game with the Suns fighting to make the playoffs or improve their seeding and the Spurs looking to hold on to the top.
I didn't see where you included Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals or Game 3 of the NBA Finals. These ususally prove to be pivotal.
That's because we don't know the dates or locations of those games yet. Duh.
It's a good point. But we do know they will be away games.
"on the schedule"
My bad. Someone said the word "sammich" in another thread and it got me thinking about how much I miss Bennigan's Monte Cristo sammich.
OKC tomorrow, Dallas and Portland IMO are the only must wins.
You need to consider adding LA, Boston and Miami to that list. 1 of 2 from LA and Miami will do. We need to beat Boston here though.
Every game is equally important. Our goal is to lock the #1 throughout, whoever we beat to accomplish that shouldn't matter.
That thing was a lover and a at the same time.
I don't know though. Once you fry it, put on the powder sugar and jelly, it's pretty much all .
April 12 and 13 will both be totally meaningless.
Health > Any Remaining Game
Spurs get to 52 and 10 I like HCA the rest of the way.
This. Starters won't play. Don't wanna give the Lakers any momentum/confidence boost to start the playoffs.
The Spurs have done well this year by treating only one game like it's the most important on the schedule: This game.
I don't know about ten. But I know which are the 14 most important.
this will be a good meter of how we progress rest of the season.
IMO,
Spurs go 7-3 or better: West AND league is locked up
Spurs go 6-4: West is locked up but the league not
Spurs go 5-5: We might not get the West, goes down to the wire
Spurs go 4-5: Spurs end up 2nd
Spurs go 3-7 or worse: Spurs end up 2nd or 3rd in the West
again, the magic number is 7
I don't think that we will lost our West lead even we get 3-7. The other games are very easy and we can winn all but one at most. If we lose 8 games in the remaining schedule, we will finish with 64-18 which is way better than enough to win West.
again this is just a meter. If we lose 7 games in this 10. We damn sure will lose a lot more in the other games. We have lost to weak opponents already.
7 baby. 7
Last edited by hater; 02-23-2011 at 11:51 AM.
God, I miss that thing.
The games at the end of the season will be rest time unless we completely collapse.
6 to go. next up, Memphis
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