Spurs looking to be 5th by the end of the night
. DTrailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 12
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 10
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 9
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 8
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 7
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 7
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 5
Slow nights, but here it is with Saturday's losses
Gs vs jazz today
Portland vs thunder today
Spurs vs bucks today
ducks with the save for the lazy Dex.
Some Sundays you just have to sleep until noon. Today was one of those Sundays.
Too bad the Warriors are hobbled, but the Spurs already reaped benefits from that.
Portland vs. Thunder is a guaranteed win for the Spurs.
Early game against the Bucks...hopefully LMA comes to play and Spurs can keep the streak alive.
Spurs didn't help themselves yesterday with their loss to the Bucks, Utah predictably beat the Warriors B-squad, and the Clippers blew out the Raptors. Here is the update after the Thunders loss to Portland.
Magic Numbers against teams on the bubble with 8 games left:
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 12
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 9
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 9
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 8
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 7
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 7
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 5
Tonight, Denver has a tough matchup against the Sixers, and the Wolves get another gimme-game against Memphis.
Hawks and Grizzlies winning at Utah and Minnesota in a week span
Wolves lost to Memphis :O. You know what, they probably end up 7 and playing Warriors without Butler.
So assuming the Spurs don't tailspin it's a three way race for 456 .
Great thread.
Wiggins is so frustrating to watch...What a waste of talent. Butler isn't more talented than him but he wants to win badly, that's why Wolves miss him.
Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
The Los Angeles Lakers have been eliminated from playoff contention!
Take that for data! Five seasons in a row without making playoffs...Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
That should be their slogan going into next season.Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
Unexpected that it happened this late in the season.Not unexpected, but always fun to say:
And people around here are running around like it's the end of the world because the Spurs aren't a top 3 seed.Take that for data! Five seasons in a row without making playoffs...
One of the NBA's most storied franchises hasn't sniffed the playoffs in five years. I'd hate to see what this place would look like if that were the Spurs.
Dex it wouldn't be a pretty picture!!
Also this is the first time since God was a small child I've accessed ST on my laptop! Much mo bettah!
Spurs have missed two straight chances to take control of these standings, and the picture looks more bleak now with Aldridge's injury.
Here are the updated numbers after losses by the Nuggets, Wolves, and Pelicans over the past couple days.
Magic Numbers against teams on the bubble with 7 games left:
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 12
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, OKC leads 2-1) - 9
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 8
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 8
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 6
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 5
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 5
This is going to be more about if the Spurs can out compete the nuggets and clippers. Next two are automatic losses even if Aldridge comes back
Yep. You could maybe throw the Timberwolves into that mix as well, but they have a much easier schedule ahead.
That game against the Clippers is going to be a big one, and we still have to hope the Nuggets drop a few more.
With the big win against the Thunder last night, the Spurs have put themselves back in the 4th seed. They still gotta keep their foot on the gas though, as 5-10 are still nipping at their heels.
Magic Numbers against teams on the bubble with 6 games left:
Trailblazers (tiebreaker TBD, tied 1-1) - 10
Thunder (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 7
Pelicans (tiebreaker TBD - NOP leads 2-1) - 7
Jazz (Utah owns tiebreaker) - 6
Timberwolves (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 5
Nuggets (tiebreaker TBD, tied 2-2) - 4
Clippers (Spurs own tiebreaker) - 4
I believe the Spurs have also clinched the tiebreaker against the Thunder (via division record) if they were to end in a two-way tie. However, that would flip to winning percentage vs. tied teams in the case of multi-team tiebreaker (which seems entirely likely at this point), so I haven't incorporated that into the numbers.
Tonight is another busy schedule. The Pelicans have a national TV matchup against the Lebrons, the Wolves and Jazz have some cupcake games against the Mavericks and Grizzles (respectively), and the Spurs are guaranteed to get some help with both Nuggets vs. Thunder and Clippers vs. Blazers. Would be great to see Denver and LA drop another game and put themselves on the brink of playoff purgatory.
Thanks,
Dex doing work.
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