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We're closer to 2nd than OKC is to 4th.
No problem. Just got to win every game from here on out.
We're closer to 2nd than OKC is to 4th.
Grizzlies are trash
We arent missing 3 starters like Portland
OKC is missing 2 major pieces, and they have only 13 games left. They'll run out of time before they can catch Portland.
I agree, but I wouldnt count out a Portland collapse, it is very unlikely though, they would probably have to drop 9-10 of their final 13
If they just go 8-5, they can shut out OKC, even if they go 13-0
Quit cuckpostingTeam trying to move up while TP is trying to Becky:
As inconsistent as this team is I highly doubt it, but I hope they do.
We still need that 3 seed to avoid Golden State in round 2. That likely gets us a series with Memphis in round 2 with them having home court. However, Memphis could easily have a 4 game swoon enabling us to catch them still. They just went through a 6-6 stretch that featured losses to Detroit, Lakers, Kings, Jazz, and less embarrassingly the Wizards and Pelicans. With or without home court I like us a lot against Memphis in round 2. Also as crazy as the west is most any team could lose in round 1.
I am actually still gnashing my teeth the most over the Cleveland "loss" where we played a great game and had it won then TOTALLY CHOKED. Games like the Knicks happen out of the blue from time to time. Also I think back to the horrible stretch where we lost the two double OT games in fluky fashion. That makes me realize we should be about tied with Memphis and are not far off at all from being a 60-win team despite it all. If we peak at the right time another le is right there for the taking.
Pelicans jump out to early 10 point lead against the Clippers
And then lost, nice jinxPelicans jump out to early 10 point lead against the Clippers
spurs are the fourth best team in the calendar year of 2015, most people would assume they haven't been that good.
Pelicans jump out to early 10 point lead against the ClippersPhilo
Up next, Dallas-OKC-Dallas-Mem. 3 of the 4 at home.
LOOKS LIKE ITS CLOBBERIN TIME TO ME!!!
If you look right now, the LAC are percentage points ahead of Portland, but still in 5th place.
Dallas down 18 points.
Spurs starting to get a better grip of the 6th seed.
Gotta aim for 5th now and then hopefully 3rd.
I'm not even worried about Dallas at this point. Their remaining schedule is even harder than ours IIRC, and they're really not that great of a team. Rondo killed their offense and Dirk isn't nearly as good as he was last year.
The question will be whether we can jump ahead of either (or if we're lucky, both) Houston or LAC. Houston has a bigger lead over us, but:
1) we play them twice, and still have a chance to get the tiebreaker over them
2) they have a much harder remaining schedule than LAC
LAC might not lose another 3 games for the rest of the season...I think our best bet is going to be passing up Houston. If we take care of both games against them, and then they lose a few other games, we could surpass them.
Probably due to the rule that a division winner must get a top 4 seed. I think ESPN's standings reflect this.
Dallas is about to lose to Phoenix. They were losing by 15+, then came back and were up by 5 at one point, and then lost the lead
Finally, we get to spend more than a day away from 7th seed.
WESTERN W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PF PA DIFF STRK L10 1 x - Golden State 56 13 .812 - 33-2 23-11 11-3 33-8 109.7 99.3 +10.4 Won 5 9-1 2 Memphis 49 21 .700 7 ½ 27-7 22-14 8-6 31-13 99.0 95.4 +3.6 Won 2 6-4 3 Houston 46 23 .667 10 26-10 20-13 5-6 26-17 103.3 100.2 +3.1 Lost 1 5-5 4 Portland 44 24 .647 11 ½ 28-6 16-18 8-3 24-15 102.6 97.9 +4.7 Lost 4 5-5 5 LA Clippers 46 25 .648 11 27-10 19-15 9-3 30-14 106.1 100.5 +5.6 Won 4 6-4 6 San Antonio 44 25 .638 12 26-8 18-17 4-6 23-18 102.5 97.8 +4.7 Won 3 8-2 7 Dallas 44 27 .620 13 24-12 20-15 6-7 23-19 104.6 101.1 +3.6 Lost 2 5-5 8 Oklahoma City 40 30 .571 16 ½ 26-9 14-21 8-5 20-21 103.2 100.3 +2.9 Won 3 7-3 Phoenix 38 33 .535 19 21-15 17-18 6-7 20-22 104.2 103.6 +0.7 Won 4 7-3 New Orleans 37 33 .529 19 ½ 23-12 14-21 7-5 21-19 99.3 99.0 +0.3 Lost 3 5-5
Beat the Mavs on Tuesday and we can comfortably stay at least the 6th seed.
It's going to be tough to climb above 5 with Portland having the 4th spot on lock (division leader) and if LAC's has an easier schedule. I think the only difference with 5/6 is if we want to play the Warriors in the semifinals or conference Finals. Might be better to wait till the conference Finals.
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