SPURS magic # for #1 seed

[Shifty]

Magic number to clinch #1 overall seed:









Magic number to clinch #1 seed in the Western Conference:



THC

[D-rob fan]

Where are all you guys getting this David Stern coin flip for tie breaker with Chicago?

Here are the tiebreakers in order of precedence courtesy of NBA.com
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division
(2) Head-to-head won-lost percentage
(3) Division won-lost percentage
(4) Conference won-lost percentage
(5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(7) Net Points, all games


#1 and #2 are a wash. That leaves scenario #3. Chicago is 14-1 in their division. Spurs are 10-6. Sucks that we play in the toughest division. Chicago will win the tiebreaker when it comes down to it. We have to finish ahead to get HC throughout the playoffs.

[TampaDude]

Is Da'Sean Butler still on the roster???

[Mel_13]

Where are all you guys getting this David Stern coin flip for tie breaker with Chicago?

Here are the tiebreakers in order of precedence courtesy of NBA.com
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division
(2) Head-to-head won-lost percentage
(3) Division won-lost percentage
(4) Conference won-lost percentage
(5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(7) Net Points, all games


#1 and #2 are a wash. That leaves scenario #3. Chicago is 14-1 in their division. Spurs are 10-6. Sucks that we play in the toughest division. Chicago will win the tiebreaker when it comes down to it. We have to finish ahead to get HC throughout the playoffs.

That's what I thought as well, but that's not how they do it.

See this post:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost...6&postcount=13

[ace3g]

Magic number to clinch #1 seed in the Western Conference:

[ajballer4]

Warriors up 17 heading into the 4th. Could be today

[ace3g]

Magic number to clinch #1 overall seed:






Magic number to clinch #1 seed in the Western Conference:

[Mel_13]

Magic number to clinch #1 overall seed:








The Spurs have clinched the #1 seed in the Western Conference:

[Silver&Black]

Congrats guys. You deserve it.

[D-rob fan]

That's what I thought as well, but that's not how they do it.

See this post:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost...6&postcount=13

Thanks Mel_13. I wonder why the NBA doesn't make these rules easily available and we have to hunt this down through John Hollinger?

[Mel_13]

Magic number to clinch #1 overall seed:








The Spurs have clinched the #1 seed in the Western Conference:

[duncan228]

The Spurs have clinched the #1 seed in the Western Conference:

Thanks for doing the pics countdown Mel_13, it's been fun. And this was great.

[Sean Cagney]

spurs magic # for #1 West, Up 5+ games, they are up that much now or so lol.........


GO SPURS GO!!!!!!!!!!!

[tdunk21]

thanx Mel_13.....

[timtonymanu]

Thanks for doing the pics countdown Mel_13, it's been fun. And this was great.

to Mel.

We should do this thread in the playoffs as well. Counting down the wins from 16 to 0. Hopefully it works out.

[tdunk21]

2wins or

1 spurs win and 1 bulls loss for overall 1st seed right?

[vander]

damn, refs gave it to the Bulls, those were some charges on Rose, Orlando was shutting Rose down in the last few minutes but the refs kept bailing him out.

i've a feeling Rose going to get the 06 Wade treatment in the playoffs this year

[Budkin]

I doubt we're going to beat the Lakers Tuesday so our only chance really to clinch is if the Knicks are able to take out the Bulls. Assuming we beat Phoenix and they win their last two, who gets the top seed? I heard something about a coin toss.

[Juanobili]

i've a feeling Rose going to get the 06 Wade treatment in the playoffs this year

I was getting that feeling too

[crc21209]

I doubt we're going to beat the Lakers Tuesday so our only chance really to clinch is if the Knicks are able to take out the Bulls. Assuming we beat Phoenix and they win their last two, who gets the top seed? I heard something about a coin toss.

Yeah, if the Spurs and Bulls end up with the same record at the end of the season and somehow both ended up in the Finals, home-court would be determined by a coin toss...

[Juanobili]

I doubt we're going to beat the Lakers Tuesday so our only chance really to clinch is if the Knicks are able to take out the Bulls. Assuming we beat Phoenix and they win their last two, who gets the top seed? I heard something about a coin toss.

I think they look at their records against their division or conference. If that's all tied up then they go for the coin toss.

[Budkin]

I think they look at their records against their division or conference. If that's all tied up then they go for the coin toss.

That will be the case assuming they end up tied. Damn if we could have only lost 5 straight.

[timtonymanu]

That will be the case assuming they end up tied. Damn if we could have only lost 5 straight.

If only TP and Manu didn't turn over the ball in Portland
and Timmy made both free throws against Houston

[Giuseppe]

That will be the case assuming they end up tied. Damn if we could have only lost 5 straight.

O & 6 Fest comin' back to bite ya's, eh?

[silverblk mystix]

O & 6 Fest comin' back to bite ya's, eh?

Not the worst that could happen...

If it comes down to a spurs/bulls finals and the bulls have HCA...

what that means is that we got past the lakers...

that is not a bad deal...we'll take it.