If we can somehow pull off beating the Nuggets twice, the #2 seed will still be very much in play. Nuggets are at the Warriors tomorrow, home to the Spurs, then the home-and-home with us, at Jazz and close out at home with the T-Wolves. The Rockets are at the Kings tomorrow, at the Clippers the next night, at home versus the Knicks and Suns, and close out at the Thunder.
The difficulty with jumping Denver for #2 seed is that they would own the tie breaker with us, because of divisional record. We're 3 games back in the loss column. We can take care of two of those, but we need them to lose 2 more games, at least, and us to win out. If they can lose to GS, both to us, and then one of SA or Utah, then there's a chance. We should be up for Memphis after we blew it against them last time. Then the back to back with Denver. We then get LA without Lebron, and Sacramento the last game of the year. It's possible...
If we have a shot at the #2, then so do the Rockets. They will benefit the most from our games against the Nuggets.
If Denver loses to GS and we beat Memphis, both likely, and then we beat Denver twice (possible), we will be TIED with Denver in the standings with 2 games to play. Wowza. If we beat Denver twice and there is a 3 way tie between Houston, Denver, and us, how does that shake down? Anyone know?
https://www.nba.com/news/features/playoff.tiebreakers/ b. More Than Two Teams Tied (1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams. (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division). (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents ("point differential").
So Houston is 4-3 We would be 4-3 Denver would be 3-5 does That have to be threeway tie to move on to next tiebreaker or does that mean we get 2 seed?
Here is from ESPN: What I'm unsure of, if 2 are division winners, does it skip past that to the next tie breaker? Houston will win their division. If all are tied, Denver would win ours. If it goes beyond that, head to head, Houston is 3-1 versus Denver, 1-2 versus us. Assuming we split the series with Denver, Houston would be 4-3, we'd be 4-3, Denver would be 3-5. So that doesn't break it. Throw out number 3, since not all in same division. So goes to #4, and Denver currently has the best conference record. However, if we're in a tie breaker situation, it could be that Houston has caught them in conference record. Then it goes to 5. And I'm too lazy to do the math
Actually a full game ahead provided SA beats Denver. This is gonna be fun. Who wants to come to place for the game on Friday? CC will be there too.
I'd rather not have Houston get 3 seed if we got 2. Houston would win three way tie for 2nd seed as they/Den are division winner then it goes to 2 way tiebreaker that they have over Denver. If Denver loses twice and we win out we still need Houston to drop 2 games to have Denver stay ahead Houston. A Houston loss tomorrow gives us a one game cushion for 3 seed.
With Denver having the tie-breaker, I just don't see the Blazers making up 4 games with 5 games left.
I'm not sure about that. If they apply the division tiebreaker first then Denver would win the division. In which case both Houston and Denver would be the division winners. I don't think it's possible to be the division winner if we tie Denver.
