Spurs suck on the road though. and the Grizzlies will not beat the Thunder. Spurs as the 8th seed seems very likely.
Until this Pelicans / Clippers game goes final, the season could still technically end with 5 West teams all sitting at 47 wins. But even after the Pelicans finish off the Clippers, we can still end up with 4 teams tied at 48 wins. I love this.
SA over MIN (via 2-1 head to head) DEN over SA (via 10-6 division record vs 9-7 division record) MIN over NO (via 4-0 head to head) DEN over NO (via 2-1 head to head)
Hang on a sec. If the Spurs lose to the Pelicans and the T'Wolves beat the Nuggets, wouldn't San Antonio and Minnesota have identical records? And didn't San Antonio win the season series 2-1? So the Spurs would be the 7th seed, right?
Assuming OKC beat the Grizzlies...OKC, Spurs, Wolves would have the same record and the tie break isn't head to head.
That's not correct. If OKC beats Memphis, the Pels beat the Spurs, and the T'Wolves beat the Nuggets, OKC finishes 48-34 and the Spurs and T'Wolves finish 47-35. So the only head-to-head that matters is the Spurs and T'Wolves. In that scenario, San Antonio via their 2-1 record against Minnesota would get the 7th seed.
I don't really care who the Rockets play at this point. I just really Really want to see Durant vs Westbrook in the 1st round with out Curry. Seriously I may not get my rocks off on a series (besides a Rockets one) since the Warriors vs Mavs series years ago, and the Pistons beating the Lakers. If Durant lost to the Warriors he would never live that career blemish down.
No chance the Nuggets can play the Rockets now. Hope Wolves beat them now. Nuggets would be an easy rout for the Blazers or Warriors.
First off, need blazers to beat utah on Wednesday..as for okc if they win out, we may need SA or NO whoever holds tie breaker to OKC, to win that game on Wednesday, also i'm not sure if j*zz hold any tie breaks over OKC..
Westbrook with 18 rebounds tonight... If my math is correct he needs 24 rebounds in the final game against Memphis to average a triple double for the season.
After tonight: - Rockets can only face the TWolves, Spurs, Pelicans, or Thunder in the 1st Round - cannot face Utah or Nuggets - Warriors can only face the Spurs, Nuggets, Thunder, TWolves, or Utah in the 1st Round - cannot face Pelicans - Blazers can still finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th, even if Utah loses tomorrow - Utah can finish anywhere between 3rd and 7th - they and Portland are the only teams that can finish 3rd - OKC can finish 4th through 8th, if Utah wins tomorrow night, OKC cannot finish 5th; if Utah loses, OKC cannot finish 6th - San Antonio can finish 4th through 8th - if Utah loses tomorrow night, San Antonio cannot finish 5th - New Orleans can finish 4th, 5th, 6th, or 8th - if Utah wins tomorrow night, New Orleans cannot finish 4th - Minnesota can finish 5th-8th or out of the playoffs - if Utah wins tomorrow night, Minnesota can finish no higher than 6th - Denver can finish 5th-7th or out of the playoffs - if Utah wins tomorrow night, Denver can finish no higher than 6th ______________________________________________________ To break it down: Houston is the 1st seed Golden State is the 2nd seed Portland can finish: - 3rd if POR beats UTA (or) UTA loses to GSW and beats POR and OKC wins - 4th if UTA goes 2-0 and NOP wins (or) UTA goes 2-0 and OKC and SAS win (or) UTA loses to GSW, beats POR, NOP wins, and OKC loses - 5th if UTA beats POR (regardless of UTA result against GSW) and SAS wins and OKC loses Utah can finish: - 3rd if UTA goes 2-0 (or) UTA loses to GSW, beats POR and OKC loses - 4th if UTA wins against GSW and loses to POR and OKC loses - 5th if UTA goes 1-1 and OKC wins - 6th if UTA goes 0-2 and at least 1 of SAS, OKC, or MIN loses - 7th if UTA lgoes 0-2 and SAS, OKC and MIN win San Antonio can finish: - 4th if SAS wins and UTA goes 0-2 (or) SAS wins and UTA beats POR (regardless of result against GSW) and OKC loses - 5th if SAS wins and UTA beats GSW and UTA loses to POR and OKC loses (or) SAS wins and UTA beats GSW and UTA beats POR and OKC wins - 6th if SAS loses and UTA beats GSW (regardless of UTA result against POR) and OKC loses and MIN wins (or) SAS loses and UTA loses to GSW and UTA beats POR and OKC loses and MIN wins (or) SAS wins and UTA goes 1-1 and OKC wins - 7th if SAS loses and OKC wins and MIN wins (or) SAS loses and UTA goes 1-1 and OKC loses and DEN wins - 8th if SAS loses and OKC wins and DEN wins (or) SAS loses and UTA goes 0-2 and OKC loses New Orleans can finish: - 4th if NOP wins and UTA goes 0-2 - 5th if NOP wins and UTA goes 2-0 NOP wins and UTA goes 1-1 and OKC loses - 6th if NOP wins and UTA goes 1-1 and OKC wins - 8th if NOP loses OKC can finish: - 4th if OKC wins and UTA goes 1-1 - 5th if OKC wins and UTA goes 0-2 - 6th if OKC wins and UTA goes 2-0 - 7th if OKC loses and SAS wins (or) OKC loses and UTA goes 0-2 and NOP wins - 8th if OKC loses and UTA does not go 0-2 and NOP wins Minnesota can finish: - 5th if MIN wins and UTA goes 0-2 and OKC loses - 6th if MIN wins and UTA does not go 0-2 and SAS wins and OKC loses (or) MIN wins and UTA goes 0-2 and SAS wins and OKC wins - 7th if MIN wins and UTA does not go 0-2 and SAS wins and OKC wins (or) MIN wins and UTA does not go 0-2 and NOP wins and OKC loses - 8th if MIN wins and NOP wins and OKC wins - Out of the Playoffs if MIN loses Denver can finish: - 5th if DEN wins and UTA goes 0-2 and NOP wins and OKC loses - 6th if DEN wins and UTA does not go 0-2 and OKC loses - 7th if DEN wins and OKC wins - Out of the Playoffs if DEN loses
