Boston crushed us.......in our 4th road game in 5 nights, right? A home game that we're rested for might go a little differently....
TIEBREAKER BASIS WHEN TWO TEAMS ARE TIED: (1A) Better winning percentage in games against each other (2A) Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division) (3A) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division) (4A) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference (5A) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position) (6A) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position) (7A) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (point differential). TIEBREAKER BASIS WHEN MORE THAN TWO TEAMS ARE TIED: (1B) Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division) (2B) Better winning percentage in games against each other (3B) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division) (4B) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference (5B) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position) (6B) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (point differential). GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING TIE-BREAK CRITERIA: (1) (a) Ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties. (b) When a tie must be broken to determine a division winner, the results of the tie-break shall be used to determine only the division winner, and not for any other purpose. (2) If a tie involves more than two teams, the tie-break criteria in subparagraph b. shall be applied in the order set forth therein until the first to occur of the following: (a) Each of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tie-break criterion (a "complete" breaking of the tie). In this circumstance, the team with the best winning percentage or point differential under the criterion will be awarded the best playoff position, the team with the next-best winning percentage or point differential will be awarded the next-best playoff position, and so on, and no further application of the tie-break criteria will be required. --OR-- (b) One or more (but not all) of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tie-break criterion (a "partial" breaking of the tie). In this circumstance: (x) any team(s) that performed better under the applicable criterion than any other team(s) will be awarded a higher playoff position than such other team(s); and (y) teams that had equivalent performance under the applicable criterion will remain tied, and such remaining tie(s) will be broken by applying, from the beginning, the criteria in subparagraph a.(1)-(6) above (for any remaining tie involving only two teams) or subparagraph b.(1)-(5) above (for any remaining tie involving more than two teams) and the guidelines set forth in this subparagraph c. (3) If application of the criteria in subparagraph a. or b. does not result in the breaking of a tie, the playoff positions of the tied teams will be determined by a random drawing. http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html?ls=iref:nba:gnav
We will have better conf record. That will be the tiebreaker as neither are div leaders and we don't play in the same division.
At this point I wont be surprised if Memphis drops to 9 and Houston gets 8th. All we have to do at this point is win out and hope memphis loses 1 more. We control our fate. I cant wait for okc game. If we win I feel good as 5th seed if we lose, we might see them in the 1st round, exciting!
