Quote Originally Posted by ElNono
On paper is all like that, and you always strive for that top seed, but the reality is that one bad game (or one good game from the opponent) can throw everything up in the air. See: Golden State series last season.

The reality is that if you're a worthy team, you have to be able to win on the road. I know the Spurs have said they value seeding, but they also value a lot of other things, like rest and health.

They played hard last night, even if it wasn't always pretty. They played to win, and they came up short. It's not like they threw the game. It's still November, no time to go full on paranoid just yet.
Right, but I was responding to Harlem's post saying how it was a meaningless game in a meaningless regular season. I don't think it was meaningless game and the players and coaches weren't playing like it was a meaningless game.

Win your games early and you get the opportunity to rest your players late.