Spurs trying to track down the 2/3/4 seed

[SpurPadre]

Now it's time to root hard for New Orleans, tbh. okc...then again, if they miss the playoffs, they'd get a lottery pick.

[RD2191]

Lakers with a solid 12 point qtr.

[RD2191]

THE PLAYOFFS ARE 2 WEEKS AWAY

[BillMc]

I'm torn on Houston.

Their roster doesn't really impress me, and their point differential (usually a better indicator of how good a team is rather than W/L record) isn't that great either. McHale is a ty coach, and I trust that Pop would coach circles around him in a playoff series. People talk about them being darkhorse contenders, and I really don't see that. I'd be shocked if they made it to the WCF, and I give them no chance at all to make it to the Finals. They also lost Beverley for the season.

But despite all that, I still feel like I'd rather avoid them. I know it's just the regular season, but they've won 5 of the last 6 against us. Harden seems to always kill us, and it'd probably drive me insane having to watch us play him for 5-7 games straight. Dwight would really wear down Duncan/Splitter. I'm confident we'd win, but it'd be a rough 1st round...especially since we probably wouldn't have HCA.

This pretty much matches my thoughts too.

[BillMc]

Rot in okc, you ing assholes.

That should be on a bumper sticker or billboard somewhere.

[cjw]

Now it's time to root hard for New Orleans, tbh. okc...then again, if they miss the playoffs, they'd get a lottery pick.

And reach for a marginal second rounder and convince him to sign for a discount + play in the D league.

[$pursDynasty]

Lakers have cut 25 point deficit to 13 by the half...I know I know but I'm just saying

[ace3g]

	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1zGolden State Warriors	62	13	.827	-	35-2	27-11	13-3	37-8	109.7	99.1	+10.7	W11	10-0
2xHouston Rockets	52	24	.684	10.5	28-10	24-14	7-6	30-17	103.5	100.2	+3.3	W2	8-2
3xMemphis Grizzlies	52	24	.684	10.5	29-9	23-15	8-7	33-15	98.6	95.4	+3.1	W2	6-4
4yPortland Trail Blazers	48	26	.649	13.5	30-8	18-18	10-3	28-17	102.9	98.3	+4.6	L1	4-6
5xLos Angeles Clippers	50	26	.658	12.5	27-11	23-15	9-4	31-15	106.8	100.7	+6.1	W1	8-2
6xSan Antonio Spurs	50	26	.658	12.5	30-8	20-18	6-7	27-19	102.9	97.0	+5.8	W6	9-1
7Dallas Mavericks	46	30	.605	16.5	25-13	21-17	7-9	25-21	104.5	101.4	+3.1	L1	5-5
8Oklahoma City Thunder	42	34	.553	20.5	27-10	15-24	8-6	22-25	103.5	101.2	+2.2	L2	5-5
New Orleans Pelicans	40	34	.541	21.5	25-13	15-21	7-6	24-20	99.6	98.5	+1.0	W3	5-5

[apalisoc_9]

I am 90% sure the spurs will have a better record than Portland.

It's LA, MEM and HOU that we have follow here.

LA has the easiest schedule by far.

Let's hope the beatdown the spurs gave denver today would motivate those guys to play tom against LA..

[RD2191]

Looks like we play the Roxs either in the 1st round or 2nd round.

[MultiTroll]

I predict the regular season will end at 82 games.

[boutons_deux]

ESPN iphone app's Standings page has the Spurs at 42-34, has been for many days.

[timtonymanu]

Tomorrow's game will be a L without Splitter.

Hopefully Washington and Denver do the unthinkable later tonight.

[bklynspursfan]

Tomorrow's game will be a L without Splitter.

Hopefully Washington and Denver do the unthinkable later tonight.

Not necessarily. Diaw needs to play like we know he can, and Baynes needs to play like he has been, if he gets the start. Can't shy away from the moment. But it's a winnable game with or with Tiago. Hopefully he'll be back for the Houston games, but I'm not so optimistic with the MRI report. Hoping it's just them being extra cautious.

[timtonymanu]

Not necessarily. Diaw needs to play like we know he can, and Baynes needs to play like he has been, if he gets the start. Can't shy away from the moment. But it's a winnable game with or with Tiago. Hopefully he'll be back for the Houston games, but I'm not so optimistic with the MRI report. Hoping it's just them being extra cautious.

True and there's also the possibility of Kerr resting players.

[spurraider21]

Iirc last season we beat gsw when the entire big 3 was resting. Anything can happen, and it's at home

[bklynspursfan]

True and there's also the possibility of Kerr resting players.

Yea. Green is likely going to be out, plus it's a B2B for them.

[bklynspursfan]

Iirc last season we beat gsw when the entire big 3 was resting. Anything can happen, and it's at home

Yea, I remember that. This is a game we should win, I know it's GS, but it'd be a disappointment to lose when they're playing B2B. The last 2 times we played them this year, we were on the 2nd night of a B2B after playing the Clips the night before both times. I was shocked we were able to steal 1 of those. 1 night of rest, we should come out and attack from the tip. Just like last night. That was the best I've seen the starters play offensively all year, usually it's the bench who comes in and scores the ball in a hurry

[RD2191]

[RD2191]

wiz up 12 on the grizz

[bklynspursfan]

Hopefully wiz hang on. Hoping for a pelicans win and a nuggets miracle comeback

[TXstbobcat]

Cool. Wiz took care of the bear cubs.

[TXstbobcat]

It's early in the game but the Pelicans are beating the Blazers.

[RD2191]

If we beat the rocks dont we pretty much guarantee we play them in the 1st? Should we tank both and keep the grizz at 3 if possible? i could be wrong though.

[ducks]

If we beat the rocks dont we pretty much guarantee we play them in the 1st? Should we tank both and keep the grizz at 3 if possible? i could be wrong though.

Look at the standings you are wrong on a lot of things