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Sorry for not contributing (was usually at work), but I checked this thread daily. Well done, cd021
Spurs have won 15 straight home games (last loss January, 29th at home against Chicago)
Spurs will enter the playoffs as the only team to have won 30 road games. the Thunder will be the only other team to have won more the 25 road games.
Sorry for not contributing (was usually at work), but I checked this thread daily. Well done, cd021
clinched the #1 seed! GO SPURS GO!
Tank against the Rockets and Lakers, then 16-0! 5!
GO SPURS GO!!!!!
East is now set:
EASTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10 1 y - Indiana 54 26 .675 - 34-6 20-20 12-4 37-14 96.6 92.4 +4.3 Lost 1 3-7 2 y - Miami 54 26 .675 - 32-8 22-18 12-3 34-16 102.5 97.2 +5.3 Lost 1 6-4 3 x - Chicago 47 32 .595 6 ½ 26-14 21-18 11-5 34-15 93.6 91.7 +2.0 Won 7 9-1 4 y - Toronto 46 33 .582 7 ½ 25-15 21-18 11-4 30-19 101.1 97.9 +3.2 Lost 1 7-3 5 x - Brooklyn 43 36 .544 10 ½ 27-12 16-24 9-6 25-24 98.7 99.4 -0.6 Lost 2 6-4 6 x - Washington 42 38 .525 12 21-19 21-19 9-6 31-19 100.3 99.4 +0.8 Won 2 6-4 7 x - Charlotte 41 39 .513 13 24-16 17-23 5-10 28-22 97.0 97.3 -0.3 Won 1 7-3 8 x - Atlanta 37 43 .463 17 24-16 13-27 8-7 27-23 101.0 101.5 -0.6 Won 3 6-4
Except that Miami will probably take the #1 seed. If the Heat win their last two games, they'll have a 13-3 division record vs. 12-4 for the Pacers, winning the tiebreaker because the season series was tied at 2-2.
Edit: unless you meant that the 8 teams are set, not their seeding. In that case, I just have one thing to say:Knicks.
Except that Miami will probably take the #1 seed. If the Heat win their last two games, they'll have a 13-3 division record vs. 12-4 for the Pacers, winning the tiebreaker because the season series was tied at 2-2.
Edit: unless you meant that the 8 teams are set, not their seeding. In that case, I just have one thing to say:
WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10 1 z - San Antonio 62 18 .775 - 32-8 30-10 12-3 38-12 105.5 97.4 +8.1 Won 2 8-2 2 y - Oklahoma City 58 21 .734 3 ½ 33-7 25-14 11-5 36-15 106.4 99.6 +6.8 Won 3 7-3 3 y - LA Clippers 56 24 .700 6 33-7 23-17 12-4 35-15 107.9 100.8 +7.1 Won 1 7-3 4 x - Houston 53 27 .663 9 32-8 21-19 10-4 30-20 107.8 103.2 +4.7 Won 1 5-5 5 x - Portland 52 28 .650 10 29-10 23-18 13-3 29-21 106.6 102.6 +4.0 Won 3 7-3 6 x - Golden State 49 30 .620 12 ½ 26-14 23-16 11-5 29-20 103.6 98.8 +4.8 Won 1 6-4 7 x - Dallas 49 32 .605 13 ½ 26-15 23-17 9-6 29-22 104.8 102.4 +2.4 Won 1 7-3 8 Memphis 47 32 .595 14 ½ 26-14 21-18 3-12 26-23 95.9 94.5 +1.4 Won 2 6-4 Phoenix 47 33 .588 15 26-14 21-19 7-8 27-23 105.4 102.7 +2.7 Lost 2 6-4
Two-team tiebreaker:Except that Miami will probably take the #1 seed. If the Heat win their last two games, they'll have a 13-3 division record vs. 12-4 for the Pacers, winning the tiebreaker because the season series was tied at 2-2.
Edit: unless you meant that the 8 teams are set, not their seeding. In that case, I just have one thing to say:
- Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
- Better record in head-to-head games
- Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
- Higher winning percentage in conference games
- Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference (including tied teams)
- Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference (including tied teams)
The Heat and Pacers tie breaker would go by conference record not division record (Indiana is in the Central, Miami is in the Southeast)
Indiana-37-14 (.725) (Indiana has 2 remaining games, OKC and @ Orlando)
Miami-34-16 (.680) (Miami has 2 remaining games, @ Washington and Phili)
Miami can improve to 36-16 while Indiana would be at worst 37-15, meaning Indiana would hold the tiebreaker. The most likely scenario is Indiana loses to OKC and beats Orlando.
Washington has motivation to play the Miami game hard. If they lose then they could slide from 6th to 7th and have to play Indiana/Miami instead of Chicago.
I think Indiana wins the #1 seed, which would be utter insanity. They started 40-12 and are currently 14-14 since the all-star break.
Last edited by cd021; 04-13-2014 at 01:26 AM.
Record Post-All star Break (as of 4/13/14)
Spurs-24-3 (.888)
Clippers 19-6 (.760)
Thunder 15-9 (.625)
Heat-17-12 (.548)
Pacers-14-14 (.500)
(Italicized are updated to include the games from 4/12)
As others have mentioned, this has been a great thread. Props for all the good work man!
9th in the West = 3rd in the East
Speaking of Thunder, have they locked up the 2 seed or can the Clips catch them? (Granted, it's pretty unlikely. The Thunder would have to lose 3 straight and LA win out, but that would result in a tie. Who has the tie breaker?) More interested to know, to see if OKC brings its "real" team against the Pacers.
Thanks for the correction. The site I looked at about the tiebreakers didn't mention that the in-division record tiebreaker only applies if the two teams are in the same division. Your version makes more sense.
Fortunately for the Heat, the Thunder still have to win one more game (or have the Clippers lose once) to clinch the #2 spot. If the Thunder lose out and the Clippers win out, the Clippers will win the tiebreaker with a 37-15 record vs the West compared to the Thunder's 36-16. That means the Thunder will likely try to win today. Then again, it's the first game of a back-to-back and they've been holding Westbrook out of those.
OKC just clinched, and them largely taking the rest of the season off actually appears likely to me. They have nothing to play for as far as seeding in the west or relative to Miami/IND. What they can do is help IND edge out the Heat for home court by losing today. Hopefully they are wise enough to realize that and play their worst possible lineup for most of the game.
Westbrook turned in another gem on Friday, finishing with 24 points and seven assists in just 28 minutes to help Oklahoma City beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 116-94 on Friday night.
Oklahoma City won its third straight and clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametra...inch-no-2-seed
OK I see multiple erroneous news articles posting that OKC had locked the #2 seed, figured multiple sources could not be wrong! Of course they don't stand a chance compared to the average ST analyst shame on me for doubting! This appears to be accurate based on rules above, etc:
The Thunder are playing for high stakes, too. They've clinched at least a tie with theClippers but need a win over Indiana to lock up the No. 2 spot in the West.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/4/13/5610054/indiana-pacers-oklahoma-city-thunder-preview
Come on Pacers, win one for the Gipper or something (and would OKC still throw game just to hurt Miami?)
Those multiple sources are probably the ones feeding Chris Broussard.
Appreciate that, glad the threads a success.
Pacers need 1 game to wrap up the top seed in the East. They also have the tie breaker.
WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10 1 z - San Antonio 62 18 .775 - 32-8 30-10 12-3 38-12 105.5 97.4 +8.1 Won 2 8-2 2 y - Oklahoma City 58 22 .725 4 33-7 25-15 11-5 36-15 106.3 99.7 +6.6 Lost 1 6-4 3 y - LA Clippers 56 24 .700 6 33-7 23-17 12-4 35-15 107.9 100.8 +7.1 Won 1 7-3 4 x - Houston 53 27 .663 9 32-8 21-19 10-4 30-20 107.8 103.2 +4.7 Won 1 5-5 5 x - Portland 53 28 .654 9 ½ 30-10 23-18 13-3 30-21 106.7 102.7 +4.0 Won 4 8-2 6 x - Golden State 49 31 .613 13 26-14 23-17 11-5 29-21 103.8 99.0 +4.8 Lost 1 5-5 7 x - Dallas 49 32 .605 13 ½ 26-15 23-17 9-6 29-22 104.8 102.4 +2.4 Won 1 7-3 8 Memphis 48 32 .600 14 26-14 22-18 3-12 27-23 96.0 94.5 +1.5 Won 3 6-4 Phoenix 47 33 .588 15 26-14 21-19 7-8 27-23 105.4 102.7 +2.7 Lost 2 6-4
Not sure what OKC is doing? 42 min for Durant, 32 min for Westbrook in a loss against the Pacers? If they haven't secured the no. 2 seed, I would have waited for either the Clips to lose or exert more effort against one of their final two opponents the Pelicans or the Pistons.
What do you mean wait for the Clippers to lose? Why would they wait for the Clippers to lose? What if the Clippers were to win all their games and they lost their games resting players? Wouldn't the Clippers get the number 2 seed? The Clippers also aren't even playing today, what, are they supposed to wait for upcoming Clipper games and not worry about their current games?
If they need just 1 win to clinch the 2 seed (or 1 clipper loss) why not do it against teams that have nothing to gain by winning, like the pelicans or pistons versus the pacers who are trying desperately to right the ship?
WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10 1 z - San Antonio 62 19 .765 - 32-8 30-11 12-4 38-13 105.4 97.4 +8.0 Lost 1 7-3 2 y - Oklahoma City 58 23 .716 4 33-7 25-16 11-5 36-16 106.1 99.7 +6.4 Lost 2 6-4 3 y - LA Clippers 56 24 .700 5 ½ 33-7 23-17 12-4 35-15 107.9 100.8 +7.1 Won 1 7-3 4 x - Houston 54 27 .667 8 33-8 21-19 11-4 31-20 107.8 103.1 +4.7 Won 2 5-5 5 x - Portland 53 28 .654 9 30-10 23-18 13-3 30-21 106.7 102.7 +4.0 Won 4 8-2 6 x - Golden State 49 31 .613 12 ½ 26-14 23-17 11-5 29-21 103.8 99.0 +4.8 Lost 1 5-5 7 x - Dallas 49 32 .605 13 26-15 23-17 9-6 29-22 104.8 102.4 +2.4 Won 1 7-3 8 Memphis 48 32 .600 13 ½ 26-14 22-18 3-12 27-23 96.0 94.5 +1.5 Won 3 6-4 Phoenix 47 33 .588 14 ½ 26-14 21-19 7-8 27-23 105.4 102.7 +2.7 Lost 2 6-4
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