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Originally Posted by bdis1986
Lets go hawks !!!!
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Originally Posted by bdis1986
Lets go hawks !!!!
@russbengtson I assume the Spurs and the Celtics will be pushing for a 60-game season during labor negotiations.
Originally Posted by Zyzz
Originally Posted by YoungTriz
BOS vs ATL.... lets see if the old legs hold up with a back to back
Hawks suck im guessing they will get blown out like always
NobleKane wrote:
the spurs announcers are the absolute worst
they are bad ..Boston is worst tho
man this is a good game
Almost forgot to mention this. I was pissed I had to listen them when the Rockets were home. These fools sided with SA on every play. Ignore that McDyess jumped in to Martin, it was Martin who jumped in to him to draw the foul. Then the other players where they so no foul altogetherOriginally Posted by NobleKane
the spurs announcers are the absolute worst
Will Spurs Blow Top Seed in West?
his didn't even seem conceivable a couple of weeks ago. But, the San Antonio Spurs have now dropped six straight after a Friday night overtime loss to Houston. They only lead the Lakers by one in the loss column, and they have a road game at Los Angeles down the road. The Spurs have one extra loss in conference play, which would loom large in a tiebreaker. THIS COULD HAPPEN!
The last bit of margin for error was gobbled up when San Antonio couldn't hold a late lead in Houston. Later in the evening, the Lakers won at Utah...creating these standings entering the weekend...
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1...San Antonio 57-19
2...LA Lakers 55-20
3...Dallas 53-22
4...Oklahoma City 50-25
5...Denver 46-29
6...Portland 44-32
7...New Orleans 43-33
8...Memphis 43-33
San Antonio leads by 1.5 games. But, again, it's only one in the loss column. If the Lakers win out...the Lakers win the West. The current 1.5 game lead is a bit of an illusion.
Assume the Lakers win out...
*That would yield a 62-20 record for the season, including a home win over the Spurs on April 12. The best San Antonio could do in that scenario would be 62-20 also.
*If both teams finish 62-20, the first tie-breaker (head-to-head) would be a wash because they went 2-2 against each other. The next tie-breaker would be conference record. The Lakers would win that 41-11 to 39-13 if the Lakers win out and the Spurs win every game but the Lakers.
There are other games to be played of course. Anyone can stub their toe against a non-playoff team. The Lakers have the tougher of the two schedules in terms of dangerous opponents.
Spurs vs. playoff opponents: at Atlanta, at LA Lakers
Lakers vs. playoff opponents: vs. Denver (Sunday on ABC), at Portland, vs. Oklahoma City, vs. San Antonio.
The Lakers will be favored on a game-by-game basis each time...but none of those foes are going to lay down. San Antonio will be able to afford a loss in LA if Denver, Portland, or OK City helps them out.
Of course, given form since the All-Star Break, seeding may be moot...
WESTERN PLAYOFF TEAMS SINCE ASB
LA Lakers 17-1
Denver 14-4
Oklahoma City 15-6
Dallas 13-6
Memphis 12-7
Portland 12-8
New Orleans 10-8
San Antonio 11-9
We're looking at the possibility of the hottest teams after the break being in the 1-4-5 spots in the brackets if the Lakers do chase down the Spurs.
Friday night was also notable in the East because Miami snuck past Boston into the #2 position. Miami blew out hapless Minnesota. Boston lost in a back-to-back at Atlanta.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1...Chicago 55-20
2...Miami 53-23
3...Boston 52-23
4...Orlando 48-28
5...Atlanta 44-32
6...Philadelphia 40-36
7...New York 37-38
8...Indiana 35-42
Chicago isn't currently in position to give away the top spot because they're 17-4 since the Break! Five wins in their last seven seals the deal, because that would be 60 wins and Miami or Boston can only get to 59. Chicago will be favored to defeat Toronto, Phoenix, Cleveland, and New Jersey for sure. They'll likely have an edge at home in a big game vs. Boston on April 7. If push comes to shove, they're capable of winning at Orlando or New York.
It's not a sure thing, but Chicago's in very good shape.
Miami has a fairly easy slate the rest of the way. They might be able to deal a knockout blow to Boston for the #2 spot in a home game April 10th. Bad news Celtics fans...you're in third place, and you still have road games left with Chicago and Miami!
I'll itemize games down the road if a nailbiter develops.
Since we ran them for the West, here are the Eastern records since the break...
EASTERN PLAYOFF TEAMS SINCE ASB
Chicago 17-4
Philadelphia 13-7
Orlando 12-7
Miami 12-8
Boston 12-9
Atlanta 10-11
Indiana 11-12
New York 9-12
Chicago continues trying to seal the deal Saturday vs. Toronto. Saturday's schedule is more notable for the Final Four games in the NCAA Tournament than the NBA slate. I'll be back after the college games are over to run some numbers from VCU-Butler and Kentucky-Connecticut...
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At this point, I'm not sure if homecourt matters between the Lakers and Spurs...