Race to #1 Seed, San Antonio or Oklahoma City?

[phxspurfan]

Between 1st and 2nd seed, I would pick the one that won't face Lakers in the first round.

Agree. Lakers are wounded and playing like it right now. If they make #8 Howard may average 20/20 in the first round.

[DesignatedT]

Best case realistic scenario:

1.SA
2.OKC
3.DEN
4.LAC
5.MEM
6.GS
7.LAL
8.HOU/POR/DAL/UTA

or if Houston holds the 7 then UTA/POR/DAL replace LAL at 8

[Robz4000]

The Best Case Scenario always involves the Lakers missing the playoffs in humiliating fashion.

[spurraider21]

i don't care who we play. if we are worrying about dodging 8 seeds we aren't championship material

[DesignatedT]

i don't care who we play. if we are worrying about dodging 8 seeds we aren't championship material

lol you can still have preferences on who you match up with. Spurs aren't going to lose to the Lakers but would I rather avoid all the hoopla surrounded by it? Yes.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Best case realistic scenario:

1.SA
2.OKC
3.DEN
4.LAC
5.MEM
6.GS
7.LAL
8.HOU/POR/DAL/UTA

or if Houston holds the 7 then UTA/POR/DAL replace LAL at 8

UTA and POR have no chance. Both have been miserable and while POR have been punching above their weight, UTA can't win away games.

It is going to be HOU vs DAL for the 8th spot.

[spurraider21]

lol you can still have preferences on who you match up with. Spurs aren't going to lose to the Lakers but would I rather avoid all the hoopla surrounded by it? Yes.

If we have a chance to humiliate the Lakers in the playoffs, I'm taking it. My rules of Spurs fanhood are 1) Go spurs and 2) screw the lakers. if we can do both in one series, im glad. personally, i prefer the Lakers miss the playoffs. would humiliate them more. but if they make it, I want the glory of knocking them out

[racm]

Either the Lakers and their 100 million dollar roster watch the playoffs at home or get swept by SA/OKC, with Game 4 being an embarrassing blowout where Kobe shoots 5-23.

[Obstructed_View]

1st or 2nd seed doesn't matter.

The biggest reason for the 1st seed a couple of months ago was it allowed to avoid to have to play both OKC and Clippers. It's now moot since Clippers don't look scarier than Nuggets and Memphis and it's not even sure they will get the 3rd seed.

Between 1st and 2nd seed, I would pick the one that won't face Lakers in the first round.

I'm starting to wonder if the Nuggets aren't turning out to be the team nobody should want to play.

[2centsworth]

1st or 2nd seed doesn't matter.

The biggest reason for the 1st seed a couple of months ago was it allowed to avoid to have to play both OKC and Clippers. It's now moot since Clippers don't look scarier than Nuggets and Memphis and it's not even sure they will get the 3rd seed.

Between 1st and 2nd seed, I would pick the one that won't face Lakers in the first round.

i admit I can have blinders sometimes, but pleased plain to me how the lakers will slow TP? Lakers have no shot imho, I pray we face them.

[Bambililos]

If we have a chance to humiliate the Lakers in the playoffs, I'm taking it. My rules of Spurs fanhood are 1) Go spurs and 2) screw the lakers. if we can do both in one series, im glad. personally, i prefer the Lakers miss the playoffs. would humiliate them more. but if they make it, I want the glory of knocking them out

This.

[bklynspursfan]

I honestly don't think the Spurs can beat OKC in OKC. Thought so last year and I feel the same this year. The amount of calls they get there is just absurd. Doesn't help that the Spurs will need roleplayers to step up big time while OKC has 3-4 players they should be able to count on night in and night out.

They came damn close last year in game 4. Who else expected Perkins/Ibaka to shoot a combined 18-20 from the field? They only lost by 6. I think they can win there, as long as our guys can knock down their shots. Green was 1-6 from 3 in that game and Parker struggled only finishing with 12 points on 5-15 shooting.

[Bruno]

i admit I can have blinders sometimes, but pleased plain to me how the lakers will slow TP? Lakers have no shot imho, I pray we face them.

Yeah, they don't really have an answer against Parker. Their best hope would be that Howard and Gasol close the paint and that Parker doesn't hit his outside shots.

Spurs would obviously be the favorite in a series against Lakers but among their potential first round opponents of Lakers, Jazz, Rockets and Mavs, Lakers have clearly the better shot at beating Spurs or at least to make it tough for them .

[cd021]

Cleveland Pounding Miami 64-38 WTF? Hackers must have infiltrated ESPN. 8:33 left in the 3rd. But I'm still expect Cleveland to lose. They seem to been in a league of their own in terms of self destructing.

[TheGoldStandard]

I'm waiting to see if they'll get an assist from the refs to help get them to the line and slow down the game. The Heat look hungover and disinterested.

[Budkin]

No way in Cleveland wins that game.

[ace3g]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2013032029

Memphis up on OKC right now

[cd021]

Cleveland Pounding Miami 64-38 WTF? Hackers must have infiltrated ESPN. 8:33 left in the 3rd. But I'm still expect Cleveland to lose. They seem to been in a league of their own in terms of self destructing.

Knew It. Heat 24 straight. Cleveland Up 27 with 20 minutes left and I still expected them to lose. Cleveland is truly the worst team in basketball.

[TheGoldStandard]

Knew It. Heat 24 straight. Cleveland Up 27 with 20 minutes left and I still expected them to lose. Cleveland is truly the worst team in basketball.

Mental midgets, playing to not to lose and Miami role players got on a streak during that 3rd quarter stretch and lebron took over from there.

[DesignatedT]

Memphis up 3 with 2 minutes left.

[ace3g]

what a hook shot by Gasol

[DesignatedT]

Grizz win. Marc Gasol tip at buzzer.

[ace3g]

tip in by Gasol wins it!!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Marc for the win!!!

[exstatic]

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