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So Spurs fans. About that being mad at SA for losing games thing...
OKC fully healthy (as they can be) loses to BOS with no Kyrie or Smart.
UTA, healthy and at home, loses to ATL.
So puts SA in perspective.
Thanks Atlanta
So Spurs fans. About that being mad at SA for losing games thing...
OKC fully healthy (as they can be) loses to BOS with no Kyrie or Smart.
UTA, healthy and at home, loses to ATL.
So puts SA in perspective.
Three of the four games when SA's way. Not too shabby. Until SA loses, I'm still thinking the third-seed is a real possibility. Blazers have a tough schedule, and SA has a three-point game against them next month. If SA doesn't catch them, someone else will.
Great night for the Spurs...gained 4 Numbers while sitting on their butts!
Magic Numbers against teams on the bubble with 11 games left:
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 15
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 12
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 12
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 11
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 10
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 9
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 8
Listed below are the H2H matchups remaining between teams on the bubble.
Spurs have 5 of these matchups. As mentioned before, these are imperative to win, as they a worth double for Magic Number purposes (or even triple, if the win secures a tiebreaker).
Removing the Spurs from the equation, there are 13 other matchups between bubble teams...which means there are 13 guaranteed losses to be distributed among the opposing teams. That should definitely help to even up the counts, but the Spurs still have some business to take care of as well.
Blazers
3/25 - Thunder
3/27 - Pelicans
3/30 - Clippers
4/7 - Spurs
4/9 - Nuggets
4/11 Jazz
Thunder
3/25 - Blazers
3/29 - Spurs
3/30 - Nuggets
4/1 - Pelicans
Pelicans
3/27 - Blazers
4/1 - Thunder
4/9 - Clippers
4/11 - Spurs
Jazz
3/23 - Spurs
4/1 - Wolves
4/5 - Clippers
4/11 - Blazers
Wolves
4/1 - Jazz
4/5 - Nuggets
4/11 - Nuggets
Nuggets
3/30 - Thunder
4/5 - Jazz
4/7 - Clippers
4/9 - Blazers
4/11 - Jazz
Clippers
3/30 - Blazers
4/3 - Spurs
4/5 - Jazz
4/7 - Nuggets
4/9 - Pelicans
Last edited by Dex; 03-21-2018 at 08:22 PM.
Notable games for tonight (3/21):
Pacers @ Pelicans - New Orleans is playing in their 4th game in 5 nights (with the Lakers coming tomorrow and a matchup in Houston on Saturday), thanks to a leak in the roof that caused them to cancel and reschedule a game in February).
Nuggets @ Bulls - The Bulls are, well...awful. The Nuggets haven't been playing too hot lately either, but they have the talent advantage.
Clippers @ Bucks - Bucks are sitting pretty comfy in the 8th seed, and with Giannis flexing, this should be good game.
Jazz @ Mavericks - Unsurprisingly, don't expect Dallas to aid the Spurs' cause. It's actually kind of sad to see Nowitzki's career on this trajectory...he doesn't deserve to be stuck in the Tankathon.
spurs wizards also notable tbh
Well , forgot the most important one.
Wizards @ Spurs - Washington is another team missing their "leader", John Wall...but have actually been playing better without him. Maybe there is a reason nobody seems to like him. San Antonio needs to keep their foot on the pedal, though, as this is probably one of the easiest contests left on the slate.
Dex doing the Lord's work this thread.
One of the few good threads I have read on st. Thanks dex
looking pretty grim. Everybody won tonight, hopefully the spurs finish their game on top otherwise they lose ground
Maybe not the right thread for this, but how interesting would things be if the 1-16 playoffs were in place this year? I know the unbalanced schedule makes this less meaningful.
Only 3 games in the loss column separate #7 OC from #14 Utah. And you would have the next 4 teams (Heat, Nuggets, Clippers, Bucks) scrambling for the last two playoff spots and trying desperately to climb to #14 to avoid the Warriors and Rockets in round 1. No cakewalk to the Finals for LeBron either, they would have to stay above water down the stretch just to get homecourt in round 1.
http://www.espn.com/nba/standings/_/group/league
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 14
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 11
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 11
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 10
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 9
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 8
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 7
Ten games left, gotta root for Lakers over NO, and Dallas over jazz
Spurs didn't get any help last night from Dallas or LA. However, a busy schedule on tap for today:
Notable games for tonight (3/23):
Jazz @ Spurs - Obviously the biggest game of the night, as it would be worth two points against Utah in the Magic Numbers race. Mitc is proving to be a star and Gobert may be able to give LMA some trouble on the post, so this is a hard one to call. Spurs would greatly help their cause if they could keep it rolling here.
Clippers @ Pacers - Pacers have been playing some sneaky good ball lately and are trying for home court advantage in the playoffs. The Clippers, on the other hand, are trying to break out of a recent funk that has put them on the bottom of the playoff totem pole. Let's hope they stay funky.
Nuggets @ Wizards - Nuggets also find themselves on the outside looking in and are suddenly three games behind the Spurs in the loss column. Washington is coming off a loss on Wesneday and should be looking to bounce back.
Wolves @ Knicks - I'm not what is more surprising...how bad the Knicks are without Porzingis, or the fact that they are still only the 9th worst team record-wise. The tanking this year is on a whole 'nother level, and for that reason, the Wolves should have an easy win in Madison Square Garden.
Heat @ Thunder - OKC has been racking up wins ever since they added Corey Brewer to fill the defensive hole left by the Roberson injury. I believe they are 6-1 since that move, and Westbrook is padding his stats not only to wins but to another trip-dub season. However, Miami can surprise teams, so this may be one to keep an eye on.
Boston @ Blazers - Boston is still missing several key players, but that didn't stop them from shocking the Thunder a few days ago. Portland is one of the hottest teams in the league right now, but they have a of a schedule ahead of them.
Celtics doing all they can to help the Spurs. Dame with a stupid Manu-esque take-foul on the break.
Da , Marcus?
"3rd seed es " still in play
105-100 BOS 0:03 remaining
Thanks BOS.
Another great night for the Spurs...Spurs win while Clippers, Jazz, Blazers all lose.
Magic Numbers against teams on the bubble with 9 games left:
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 12
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 10
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 10
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 8
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 8
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 7
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 5
On the slate for tonight (3/24):
Wolves @ Sixers - Should be the battle of the big men with KAT squaring off against Embiid. Let's hope the Wolves get processed.
Pelicans @ Rockets - New Orleans just seems to refuse to drop close games lately. Houston had an uncharacteristic bad shooting night on Thursday (first time in 70+ games Harden didn't hit a three), so if they progress to the mean, they should be able to help the Spurs out.
Dex doing work. Thanks. man.
Indeed. uva of a jobDex doing work. Thanks. man.
Thanks for undertaking this task.
I think the Nuggets and Clip-jobs are done. I think we are in at least at #8.
Dex doing work. Thanks. man.Indeed. uva of a jobThanks for undertaking this task.
I think the Nuggets and Clip-jobs are done. I think we are in at least at #8.
It's been a fun stretch. Good reason to watch some teams other than the Spurs.
Philly beat the Wolves and Rockets are halfway there while destroying the Pels in the process ...a good night of basketball
Barring a disaster, we should be safely in..I would rather have them get 3rd or 6th seed..
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