Hollinger Link First Round for Portland: 30% New Orleans 24% Houston 18% San Antonio This surprised me as I see San Antonio as the leader and New Orleans has a really tough road ahead. I guess if Portland has a solid shot at third then New Orleans becomes more likely. I'm just not sure I see that happening.
Interesting. I read that as a 30% chance for the 3rd seed, a 24% chance for a fifth seed and an 18% chance for a fourth seed.
I'm guessing the 30% is a combination of Portland making #3 and Portland making #4 and N.O. passing up the Spurs--which seems highly unlikely to me looking at their schedule.