Re: Who to root for tonight? I have really learned to hate Denver. But i live in Utah.....so Denver I have to root for anyone playing Phoenix until the Suns are mathmatically out. The championship runs through the LA, so who care what round we meet them in? This year anyways. Just get in.
Re: Who to root for tonight? I'm rooting for Utah and Phoenix. I want Portland to catch Houston and Denver.
Re: Who to root for tonight? I've always made fun of people who say, "You should merge this thread with another." BUT, i started a thread about this yesterday. Maybe we should just keep one going because we will be asking this question EVERY night for the next 5 weeks!
Re: Who to root for tonight? Why does it matter now? We lost last night, our hopes for the Division title are gone, and Utah is playing hot so they just passed us. We're done.
Re: Who to root for tonight? Utah over Denver....I'll take tied in the loss column for all three teams. Houston over Phx....the further away the Suns are the better.
Re: Merged: Who do we root for? Okay...come here to be told whom to root for, or to ask for whom you should root.
Re: Merged: Who do we root for? Tonight's games.. OKC over New Orleans Washington over Dallas - not going to happen.
Just for the heck of it, I went through and looked at the Trail Blazers' remaining games, the Mavericks' remaining games, the Suns' remaining games, the Rockets' remaining games, and the Jazz' remaining games. I think those five teams are going to jockey for the last few playoff spots, with the Spurs, Nuggets, Lakers, and Hornets taking the top four. I came up with this estimate: Trail Blazers go 13-9. Rockets, with a slightly tougher schedule, go 11-9. The Jazz with a schedule about as tough as Portland's, go 12-8. The Suns finish 12-8, as well. And the Mavericks, with what looks like the easiest schedule of all of them, go 14-6. I didn't do this intentionally, but what I come up with are four teams with identical records - 51-31. And then, the Suns wind up a few games out of the playoffs, at 46-36. I think a few identical records is actually quite possible. It makes the head-to-head matchups with the Mavs, Rockets, and Jazz very important. And of course, it makes it vital to win the "easy ones" like today's game against Minnesota.
Toronto up by 6 going to the 4th. This is huge. This is the only winnable game for the jazz on their long road trip. Go Raps!!
Oh well, they've got maybe two more road wins before they bust. Fortunately for them, all but two of their home games are a joke.
Damn you Toronto. Everyone and their moms knew Utah was going to win that game, no matter if the Raps were leading in the 4th.
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