What's the tiebreaker if the Bulls/Celtics finish with the same record as LAL?

[John Basedow]

Obviously Head-to-Head would be a factor, but they split with both of them. Not sure what the tiebreaker scenario/breakdown is after that though for inter-conference opponents

[Giuseppe]

It wouldn't matter......

- "You're goin' down."

- "Apollo Creed"

>>>>>>>>>

- "No way."

- "Rocky"

[Venti Quattro]

the LA-Dallas tiebreaker will be determined on Thursday night

I'm not sure about LA-Chicago.

[IronMexican]

Conference record, then division record, I think.

[duncan228]

Playoff tiebreaker reference guide

Two teams (top 5 tiebreakers)

1. Division winner
2. Head-to-head record
3. Record against teams in own division (if teams are in same division)
4. Record against teams in own conference
5. Record against playoff eligible teams in own conference

More than two teams (top 5)

1. Division winner
2. Record in games among tied teams.
3. Record against teams in own division (if tied teams are in same division)
4. Record against teams in own conference.
5. Record against playoff teams eligible in own conference

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...3/tiebreakers/

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A couple with fine print detail from NBA.com:

http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html#tbb

http://www.nba.com/news/features/pla...ers/index.html

[John Basedow]

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...3/tiebreakers/

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A couple with fine print detail from NBA.com:

http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html#tbb

http://www.nba.com/news/features/pla...ers/index.html

Thank you.

Goddamnit Milwaukee...4 point lead with a couple minutes left and you let the Bulls finish on a 12-0 run? Gutless wonders...


Chicago and LA split their meetings this year. Chicago has a better divisional record but since they're not in the same division, does that supercede conference record? LA is a game better against the West than Chicago is against the East iirc.

[j.dizzle]

Thank you.

Goddamnit Milwaukee...4 point lead with a couple minutes left and you let the Bulls finish on a 12-0 run? Gutless wonders...


Chicago and LA split their meetings this year. Chicago has a better divisional record but since they're not in the same division, does that supercede conference record? LA is a game better against the West than Chicago is against the East iirc.

75% of the teams in the eastern conference don't even know how to score in the 4th quarter. I'm not even tripping over the Bulls record, they dont even make me nervous. Boozer turns into a scrub when he sees Purple & Gold . They dont have enough weapons on offense.

[jay_shs]

Conference record, which teams from the East would likely win.

[namlook]

Conference record, which teams from the East would likely win.

Records against the opposing conference:

1. Bulls 21-7
2. Lakers 21-9
3. Celtics 17-11

[Booharv]

The rules for the Finals are different, Hllinger broke it down in a recent column:

Finally, let's talk about the race that nobody is talking about, but probably should be: the one between the Lakers and Chicago for potential home-court advantage in the NBA Finals.

The Lakers are a half-game behind, and it's a crucial one because it's in the loss column -- with teams of that caliber, that's basically worth three games in the win column. The Lakers also face a slightly more difficult schedule the rest of the way, albeit one with just four road games left.

And the tie-breaker? That's where it gets interesting. The tie-break rules for the Finals are different than for the other playoff positions, a league rep confirmed to me today. It's just:

-- Season series
-- Record against teams in the other conference
-- Random drawing
That's it.

And in the case of Chicago and L.A., the two have already split the season series. The next tie-breaker is record against teams in the opposite conference; Chicago should have the advantage there, as the Bulls have only seven losses against the West compared to the Lakers' nine in the East. So it seems the Bulls have the upper hand on two fronts.

However, if the Bulls drop two of their three remaining games against the West (L.A. is done with the East), and the two teams finish tied ... then it goes to a random drawing! Can you imagine that? Home-court for the most important game of the season being pulled out of a hat? And can you imagine the conspiracy theories after the drawing?

[Giuseppe]

We ruminate & obsess over it (hca)...but, the Lakers? Uh, uh. Come mid April they're gonna get inside a wire, backs up against the wall, and anybody that comes in is gonna dealt with.

& unlike the last 2 years, this time, they ain't gonna be in' around.

[hitmanyr2k]

Barring injury the Bulls should have it locked up. Of the scrub teams they've been playing the only one I was a little worried about was the game last night against the Bucks because they have a good defense (rated 4th in the league) and usually play the Bulls tough. Last night was no exception.