Race To The # 1 Seed, Spurs Or Thunder?

[james evans]

durant looks for the foul after damn near every shot. he's a spoiled

[james evans]

yep, that's game

[SpurPadre]

, I guess I have to say this but thank you Mavs. Maybe they'll be worthy of getting swept in the first round by us. Dream big, Dirk!

[RD2191]

Rodl butler

[KawhiLeonard]

anyone else think durant in a couple of years could be the next Austin Daye?

[exstatic]

They won because I turned it off altogether. Every time I would switch over, OKC would go on a 6 or 8 point run, and KD would be livin' at the line. So, I shut it off. Ballgame.

[SpursFan86]

Thanks, Mavs. If we win tomorrow vs. Denver we'll have a 3 game lead on OKC.

[crc21209]

Man, if the damn Raptors wouldnt have choked the other night against the Thunder the Spurs would've been up 4 games in the L column...

[crc21209]

The Spurs are entering their toughest part of their schedule

Spurs- 3/31-4/8/2014
Toughest Stretch-5 games in 9 days-@ Pacers, Golden State, @ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota

(B2B @ Pacers, GSW)



Thunder 4/3-4/9/2014
Toughest Stretch:-5 games in 7 days. San Antonio, @ Houston @ Phoenix, @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers,

(B2B: San Antonio, @ Houston/ @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers)

[B2Bs for OKC are especially important due to Westbrook generally sitting the 1st half of B2Bs]

Both teams could very easily finish 3-2.

Nice. The Thunder dont have such an easy schedule left. @Houston, @Phoenix, and @Clippers is pretty tough.

[timtonymanu]

Magic number: 10

[heyheymymy]

They won because I turned it off altogether. Every time I would switch over, OKC would go on a 6 or 8 point run, and KD would be livin' at the line. So, I shut it off. Ballgame.

thanks, from those of us that are supers ious.

[Robz4000]

Spurs can only afford one loss in that stretch tbh. They go 4-1 they get the #1 overall seed, and that's only if they win the next three.

[Mel_13]

The Spurs are entering their toughest part of their schedule

Spurs- 3/31-4/8/2014
Toughest Stretch-5 games in 9 days-@ Pacers, Golden State, @ OKC, Memphis, @ Minnesota

(B2B @ Pacers, GSW)

Thunder 4/3-4/9/2014
Toughest Stretch:-5 games in 7 days. San Antonio, @ Houston @ Phoenix, @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers,

(B2B: San Antonio, @ Houston/ @ Sacramento, @ L.A. Clippers)

[B2Bs for OKC are especially important due to Westbrook generally sitting the 1st half of B2Bs]

Both teams could very easily finish 3-2.

That B2B for the Spurs is GSW/@OKC

[Mel_13]

With 12 games remaining, magic numbers over potential WC playoff teams:

OKC 11
LAC 7
HOU 7
POR 3
GSW 1

Updated after tonight's games.

With 12 games remaining, magic numbers over potential WC playoff teams:

OKC 10
LAC 7
HOU 7
POR 2
GSW 1

[cd021]

Assuming Spurs take care of business tomorrow a 3 game lead. Spurs should at the very least have about a 2 game lead heading into the showdown in OKC.

[Mel_13]

They won because I turned it off altogether. Every time I would switch over, OKC would go on a 6 or 8 point run, and KD would be livin' at the line. So, I shut it off. Ballgame.

So you won't be watching a Spurs-OKC WCF?

[Mugen]

Thanks, Mavs. If we win tomorrow vs. Denver we'll have a 3 game lead on OKC.

Ditto tbh.

[cd021]

Interesting KD stats:

Kevin Durant- 3pt Shooting

Home:-44.3% (5.6 3PT Attempts)
Away:-36.5% (6.2 3PT Attempts)

In Wins [51 Wins]-45.3% 3pt (5.5 3PT Attempts)
In Losses [18 Losses]-29.7 % 3pt (7.1 3PT Attempts)

Vs Spurs (3 Games)

33.3% (5.0 3PT Attempts)

[Captivus]

At some point OKC also will want to rest players before the POs.
Eventually OKC will have to choose between continuing to try to get the 1st seed or settle with the 2nd.
The key here are the Clippers, and looking at their schedule is likely that they will lose a few games. If this happens, theres a higher chance OKC starts resting and stops trying to get the 1st seed.
(OMG...my english is getting worst).

LAC Schedule:
NOP
DAL
HOU
MIN
PHO
DAL
LAK
OKC
SAC
DEN
POR

[tmtcsc]

I think the Spurs will secure home court advantage throughout the playoffs. That being said, they are the best team in the league and it doesn't really matter where they lace them up. Spurs win.

[boutons_deux]

"(OMG...my english is getting worst)."

use the comparative "worse" than your other English

[look_at_g_shred]

Our winning streak will stop at 15. I bet the big three don't even travel with the team to Denver.

[superbigtime]

The OKC game is huge obviously

[DesignatedT]

Of course OKC gets 4 days rest before playing the Spurs while the Spurs are on a second game of a b2b with the first game being GS. Spurs already at a huge disadvantage for that game before the ball is even thrown up.

[letmk]

At some point OKC also will want to rest players before the POs.
Eventually OKC will have to choose between continuing to try to get the 1st seed or settle with the 2nd.
The key here are the Clippers, and looking at their schedule is likely that they will lose a few games. If this happens, theres a higher chance OKC starts resting and stops trying to get the 1st seed.
(OMG...my english is getting worst).


LAC Schedule:
NOP
DAL
HOU
MIN
PHO
DAL
LAK
OKC
SAC
DEN
POR

They don't have the luxury to settle on #2 seed. Clippers has a very legitimate chance to surpass them esp. when they have one more game to play against each other.