OKC will win no matter what. Wow, I can't believe they thrashed the Utah Jazz, but that's what injuries will do to you.
Even though the Blazers lost tonight, it's not too bad since both the Jazz and Mavs lost tonight also. So we're still in 6th place in the West.
True . . . but damn I was counting on this game as win. They got tomorrow, and splitting a back to back on the road is alright. But two losses to two teams under 500 hurts big time in this tight playoff race.
Portland, LA, Dallas and Utah lost; San Antonio and New Orleans won. 1. LA Lakers | 31-7 (.833) | GB -- 0 2. San Antonio | 25-12 (.667) | GB -- 5½ 3. Denver | 26-13 (.658) | GB -- 5½ 4. New Orleans | 23-12 (.647) | GB -- 6½ 5. Phoenix | 22-13 (.618) | GB -- 7½ 6. Portland | 23-15 (.622) | GB -- 8 7. Houston | 24-16 (.615) | GB -- 8 8. Utah | 23-16 (.605) | GB -- 8½ 9. Dallas | 22-17 (.695) | GB -- 9½ -- Western Conference Standings on Thursday Morning (1/15/09) --
Big game tonight: Phoenix @ Denver - Another win-win situation for us IMO. With a win tonight for us, we'll gain a game on either Phoenix or Denver. That loss against the Sixers last night hurts...
Denver about to win, but PHX got screwed royally on the last play of the game. Hill was mugged and no foul was called..ugh stupid PHX for resting Shaq on the 1st of a back to back
1. LA Lakers | 31-7 (.816) | GB -- 0 2. Denver | 27-13 (.675) | GB -- 5 3. San Antonio | 25-12 (.676) | GB -- 5½ 4. New Orleans | 23-12 (.657) | GB -- 6½ 5. Portland | 24-15 (.615) | GB -- 7½ 6. Phoenix | 22-14 (.611) | GB -- 8 7. Houston | 24-16 (.600) | GB -- 8 8. Utah | 23-16 (.590) | GB -- 8½ 9. Dallas | 22-17 (.564) | GB -- 9½ -- Western Conference Standings on Friday Morning (1/16/09) --
Holy cow! Look at us! We are without Blake... had stretches w/o Oden and Roy... No Webster all year... the hardest 24 game start in recent memory, the youngest playing rotation in the NBA, and look where we are! I guess the sky isn't falling after all? GO BLAZERS! (Thanks for the updated standings Entity) Edit - And if the refs didn't bail Denver out in 2 games in a row, we'd be half a game behind them.
Big games on Friday San Antonio @ Philly - Philly better play as well as they did against us. Utah @ Memphis - Miles will get his 10th game in, and Memphis will continue to lose. New Orleans @ Cleveland - Add another L to the Hornets Minnesota @ Phoenix - Go Wolves. It'd be big if Phoenix can tie us in the number of losses Orlando @ LA Lakers - Should be a great game.
Philly beating the pants off San Antonio... Maybe the Sixers are actually this good.... at home ... without Elton Brand. And Miles just played in his 10th game.
It's a good sign for Portland's playoff hopes when Dallas has the easiest schedule for a Western Conference team (.474) and is sitting in 9th about halfway through the season, while Portland has played the most difficult schedule in the Western Conference (.534) and is currently sitting in 5th.
Spurs, Hornets, Suns and Lakers lost. Jazz won. 1. LA Lakers | 31-7 (.795) | GB -- 0 2. Denver | 27-13 (.675) | GB -- 5 3. San Antonio | 25-13 (.658) | GB -- 5½ 4. New Orleans | 23-13 (.639) | GB -- 6½ 5. Portland | 24-15 (.615) | GB -- 7 6. Houston | 24-16 (.600) | GB -- 7½ 7. Utah | 24-16 (.600) | GB -- 7½ 8. Phoenix | 22-15 (.595) | GB -- 8 9. Dallas | 22-17 (.564) | GB -- 9 -- Western Conference Standings on Saturday Morning (1/17/09) --
