Today's big games and what they mean for the Spurs

[TheSkeptic]

Houston is all but dead. They have to win out, including a game at Miami, while neither one of Utah and Phoenix finish out 2-1.

I'm glad the Spurs won't have to play them but I'm sort of sorry to hear that.

[crc21209]

Pretty sure they're out now. Even if they weren't, they'd be a potential nightmare matchup for the Spurs. With Scola, Martin, Dragic, and Lowry they would kill the Spurs all over and prolly force it to a 6/7 game series.

They're 1 game behind Phoenix and Utah, but I can't see the Rockets passing either of them. Here are the remaining schedules for those 3 teams....

Phoenix (33-30) (Currently #8)

Sat, Apr 21 vsDenver
Tue, Apr 24 @Utah
Wed, Apr 25 vsSan Antonio

Utah (33-30) (Currently #9)

Sat, Apr 21 vsOrlando
Tue, Apr 24 vsPhoenix
Thu, Apr 26 vsPortland

Houston (32-31) (Currently #10)

Sat, Apr 21 vsGolden State
Sun, Apr 22 @Miami
Thu, Apr 26 vsNew Orleans

Utah has the easiest schedule left, but we'll see what happens. Houston might be screwed having to go to Miami IMO....

[Mel_13]

Utah has the inside track for the 8 seed.

[Robz4000]

They're 1 game behind Phoenix and Utah, but I can't see the Rockets passing either of them. Here are the remaining schedules for those 3 teams....

Phoenix (33-30) (Currently #8)

Sat, Apr 21 vsDenver
Tue, Apr 24 @Utah
Wed, Apr 25 vsSan Antonio

Utah (33-30) (Currently #9)

Sat, Apr 21 vsOrlando
Tue, Apr 24 vsPhoenix
Thu, Apr 26 vsPortland

Houston (32-31) (Currently #10)

Sat, Apr 21 vsGolden State
Sun, Apr 22 @Miami
Thu, Apr 26 vsNew Orleans

Utah has the easiest schedule left, but we'll see what happens. Houston might be screwed having to go to Miami IMO....

If Houston somehow manages to overcome all that and get into the playoffs, I definitely wouldn't want a piece of that in the first round.

[GSH]

BTW - the Suns just beat the crap out of Blake Griffin tonight. He had 14 points in the first quarter, and only made 2 free throws after that. If it was anybody else, I might feel sorry for him, because they just worked his ass over. He was a total non-factor down the stretch. One take-away is that he can be intimidated - I don't care who says otherwise. He's big, and athletic, but when they put the wood on him, he crumbled. Makes me wish we had a Kevin Willis.

[Manufan909]

BTW - the Suns just beat the crap out of Blake Griffin tonight. He had 14 points in the first quarter, and only made 2 free throws after that. If it was anybody else, I might feel sorry for him, because they just worked his ass over. He was a total non-factor down the stretch. One take-away is that he can be intimidated - I don't care who says otherwise. He's big, and athletic, but when they put the wood on him, he crumbled. Makes me wish we had a Kevin Willis.

How did they do it? Did they have Lopez just maul him constantly, or did Gortat him down?

[Fireball]

How did they do it? Did they have Lopez just maul him constantly, or did Gortat him down?

you are right about Lopez ... Flagrant 2 against Griffin

[Legacy]

BTW - the Suns just beat the crap out of Blake Griffin tonight. He had 14 points in the first quarter, and only made 2 free throws after that. If it was anybody else, I might feel sorry for him, because they just worked his ass over. He was a total non-factor down the stretch. One take-away is that he can be intimidated - I don't care who says otherwise. He's big, and athletic, but when they put the wood on him, he crumbled. Makes me wish we had a Kevin Willis.

Word. He got a taste of his own medicine tonight.