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This seems correct.
According to ESPN, this is correct: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/matchups
Amuse is correct. I still see it finishing as is which sucks.
Wouldn't be the first time
Mavs are going to rest Chandler and Kidd down the stretch, let's see what happens.
Dallas does have a cupcake schedule.
But i do think they try to tank as much as possible. Makes sense for them to avoid POR and LA.
OKC has to win that Laker game though.
The division rule hasn't been applied in a few years..a division winner has to be in the top 4, but it's meaningless to the order..
If they are tied, div winner gets tie breaker
Some post-game quotes.
http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310406024Spurs roll through Kings to win No. 60, near West's top seed
Manu Ginobili knows fortunes can change quickly in the NBA.
Last week, the Spurs were in jeopardy of losing the top seed in the Western Conference to the Los Angeles Lakers after dropping six straight games.
Now San Antonio is on the brink of home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs after Ginobili scored 25 points in a 124-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
"We knew we weren't going to lose every single game (the rest of the way)," Ginobili said. "We had a few good games we just couldn't win. We had a better schedule over the last three games. We won an important game in Atlanta and we got lucky that the Lakers lost to the Jazz."
The Spurs improved their NBA-best record to 60-19 and can clinch home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs with their next victory or loss by the Lakers.
George Hill scored 12 of his 19 points during the third quarter, when the Spurs outscored the Kings by 20 in their best offensive quarter of the season.
"(After the first half), I knew we needed some fire coming off the bench," Hill said. "I just tried to be aggressive and give a spark. I think it helped and got other people involved, too."
Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 16 points and rookie DeMarcus Cousins added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
San Antonio held Sacramento to 36 percent shooting in the third (9 of 25) and 40 percent for the game.
"We didn't make shots and they did and they got a lot of points off the fast break," Evans said. "They're a veteran team and they know how to finish. They make a lot of high percentage shots. They cut hard and swing the ball side to side. They set picks and make the defense move side to side. It's hard."
The 32-point victory is the largest for the Spurs this season, surpassing the 30-point win over Miami in March.
San Antonio has won three straight after losing six in a row to fall into jeopardy of losing the top seed to the then-streaking Lakers. San Antonio has a 3 1/2-game lead over the Lakers in the West and a two-game lead over the Chicago Bulls for the NBA's top seed.
The Spurs had their best-shooting quarter of the season in the third to push past the visiting Kings, scoring a season-high 41 points and shooting a season-best 82 percent (14 of 17) to outscore the Kings by 20 and take a 92-70 lead.
San Antonio, which made just one 3-pointer against Atlanta on Tuesday, shot 63 percent (12 of 19), with Ginobili going 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.
The Spurs were aggressive, attacking the basket more against the Kings, and used good ball movement to find the open man for high-percentage shots.
"In the first half, everything was working," Sacramento center Samuel Dalembert said. "That's how the game goes. The Spurs weren't missing anything and they pulled away from us."
Dalembert finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Rookie Gary Neal added 14 points off the bench for the Spurs.
With the Spurs clinging to a two-point lead after Dalembert's jumper early in the third, Ginobili's 3-pointer ignited a 20-6 run that was the turning point in the game.
The Kings held a four-point lead late in the second, but Ginobili scored on consecutive dunks off turnovers by the Kings and fed a wide-open Hill under the basket that helped the Spurs regain a 51-49 lead at halftime and fueled the third quarter surge.
Ginobili said Saturday's game against the Jazz is huge to keep the momentum going and keep the confidence level high in the locker room.
"We know we have a big chance on Saturday against the Jazz," he said. "We were a little worried (during our losing streak). We knew it wasn't the end of the world to finish second, but at the same time after the kind of season we had, we wanted it. We got a great opportunity, it's not over yet, and we definitely want to get the next one."
Tony Parker scored 15 points and Tim Duncan had 12 points for the Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs 124, Sacramento Kings 92: Lackluster first half, big second half
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of
AT&T CENTER — On the very first play of the game — the opening tip, in fact — Richard Jefferson fell asleep (not literally, that’d be uncanny) and watched as Francisco Garcia, Jefferson’s defensive assignment, caught the opening tip and went to the hoop for a layup.
The first half produced some similarly lackadaisical plays, and some spectacular, as the Spurs led just 51-49 at halftime. Another 24 minutes of game time later, the Spurs headed to their locker room with their largest margin of victory this season in a 124-92 win.
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Bonner over Splitter. Green over Anderson. Like a lot of supposed geniuses, Pop can be really stupid sometimes.
Anderson just hasnt been the same since he's been back anyway, might as well give Green some burn....
manuginobili Manu Ginobili
Ya tenemos el #1 del Oeste seguro! Veremos si llegamos al 1 gral. ~ Today we clinched the #1 in the West. Now going 4 the league's 1.
Imagine what would have happened to ST tonight if the Spurs would have lost tonight's game.....
Woulda balanced out with fLakers losin!Imagine what would have happened to ST tonight if the Spurs would have lost tonight's game.....
Oh they are not playing now! THey are going for that #1 now! GO SPURS GO!!!!!! GO GET IT!!!!!!!
The team was resting, getting into the playoffs as "the candidates" is not this team style.
Yep, division winner is the first tiebreaker, though it's kind of stupid that they do it that way. Teams like the Bulls and Lakers shouldn't deserve tiebreakers for feasting on abysmal divisions.
Glad to see the 1st seed is locked up for Spurs. Homecourt will be HUGE in playoffs.
Out of the Timeout: Big man cross screen
by Andrew A. McNeill
48 Minutes of
In our Out of the Timeout series this week, finally making its triumphant return to 48MoH, we take a look at a play from the Spurs win over the Kings on Wednesday night. In it, Antonio McDyess sets a screen for Tim Duncan, but Dice is the one who’s open for a shot.
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