..if the rest of the season was played 5000 times according to Hollinger's computer - best of any team in the NBA after the big 4. Not sure why we would be ahead of SA, but I'll take it. We also made the playoffs 4960/5000 times. Somebody tell Mixum. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds
we get to the finals 795 times! me likey! funny thing is if we lose 4 in a row we are probably out of the playoffs in his formula.
probably because portland is higher in his power rankings. 5th in the league. being 5th in the league in scoring margin against the 8th toughest schedule is probably a big part of it.