You are wasting your time looking into every type of scenario that gives the spurs the top seed.
It won't matter in the end.
The lakers can beat the spurs if the entire series is played in San Antonio.
I don't think the Gasol Lakers have won a playoffs series on the road so they could use HCA. But like all veteran teams they need health more than anything else. Phil's gotta starting resting his core unless he just plans on going all-in on their knees since this is his last Lakers gig.
I agree, I think you take your chances that Chicago will not make it to the Finals.
Rascal, do you see any scenario (with the current roster) that would end in SA beating LA (barring an injury to Kobe or Gasol)?
Yeah he shuts it down.. I like the Bulls chances of getting to the finals. If Spurs get there and can't win a game in Chicago they don't deserve to be champs..
Can someone briefly explain how is the tiebraker decided between Spurs and Bulls if they both end up with the same overall record?
No, it will take a major injury for the Spurs to beat the Lakers.
I think Lakers stopped caring after the Denver game. They are just in rest for the playoff mode now, but they are still formidable none the least
Sean and Bill discussed last night. Basically if they have same records to end season they would look at records within conference and then against outside conference. As of last night they had similar records against within conference and last night was the Spurs and Bulls last game outside conference. Which they both won so now they have same records against outside conference teams. If those two tiebreakers are the same then it pretty much is a coin flip to determine HCA.
Thanks! so we hope for Boston to beat them tomorrow and the Spurs winning everything else...
I'm not a mavericks fan but If Dallas wins their last five the Lakers would still need to win three more to secure the #2 seed. The mavs only have one road game left and that's at houston. I don't care which one of these teams get the home court advantage but I would like to see it play down to the last couple of games. In that case their old vets, and yes they both have some, won't get the rest the Spurs will get.
I think LA is tanking because they're afraid of possibly playing Memphis in the first round.
That little smiling character is usually Phil Jackson.Theories and opionions keep these forums going. That is why they play the game to see who is correct. More times than not the Lakers have had the upper hand on the Spurs. What makes me laugh is both fake laker fans who and fake Spurs fans. A couple of days ago, the Laker fans were acting like they won everything based on the streak while Spurs fans were ready to give up on the entire season and ship everybody out. Overeaction on both sides but at the end of the day I do think these two teams will play for all the marbles.Keep dreaming, dude...
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...t-all-but-set/Spurs win, Lakers lose — top seed in the West rests in San Antonio
Kurt Helin
I hope y’all like Tex Mex, because the road to the NBA finals in the West runs through San Antonio.
Sure, the two seed Lakers and top seed Spurs play next Tuesday, but now people will want to see that game about as much as they want to listen to a new Go-Go’s album. Or a watch regular season Kansas City Royals game.
Mathmatically the Lakers are still alive, but the Spurs all but wrapped up the top spot in the West they beat the Atlanta Hawks 97-90 in a pretty sloppy game Tuesday. The win kept the Spurs (59-19) two games up on the Lakers in loss column — and three of San Antonio’s four remaining games are against lottery teams. They weren’t likely to lose those if they put out much effort, so even if the Spurs fell to the Lakers (and the Lakers won out) it wouldn’t matter if they won the other three.
Then the Lakers went out and played a sloppy, disinterested game against the Jazz and lost.
The Jazz were one of those lottery teams expected to roll over at the end of the season, but to quote Apollo Creed’s trainer from Rocky, “He doesn’t know it’s a damn show! He thinks it’s a damn fight!” Gordon Hayward hit a game winning free throw, then Kobe Bryant fumbled the ball out of bounds on the last play and walked off the court staring at his hands in disbelief.
That puts the Lakers at 55-22, 3.5 back with four to play and three back in the loss column.
The Spurs magic number is 2 (any combination of Spurs wins and Lakers losses to reach that number and San Antonio clinches the West). Look for the Lakers to start resting guys as they realize they are the two seed (third seed Dallas is two full games back of Los Angeles and is not going to catch them).
San Antonio does have Chicago just 1.5 games back and the Spurs magic number for the best record in the NBA is 4. Meaning the Spurs still need to get some wins to lock up home court throughout (Chicago still plays Boston, Orlando and has a New York/New Jersey back-to-back left, so there may be losses in their future).
All hail the Spurs. They won the regular season prize. Which is not the big prize they covet, but it does come with home-court advantage. And Tex Mex.
I just followed the first quarter of LA / Utah, I saw lakers leading by 10 or 12 points then I didn't check the final result ! Thats some good news for us !
Dude. Relax man. No need to get worked up.you dumbass!!!!!you dumbass!!!!!
The next two home games MUST be won. We're lucky Lakers have dropped 2 in a row.
And strangely enough, Laker Fan has stopped posting in the Spurs forum. Good front-running, guys.
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