Scoreboard watching: BIG games down the stretch

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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Obviously, any game involving another WC playoff team is significant, but I'm only specifically listing those which involve two of them, or ones that I think might be particularly tough for the teams currently ahead of us.

    3/31:
    Oklahoma City at Boston
    Dallas at Memphis

    4/1:
    Orlando at Dallas
    Portland at Denver

    4/2:
    Utah at LA Lakers
    Orlando at San Antonio

    4/3:
    Oklahoma City at Dallas
    Phoenix at Milwaukee

    4/4:
    San Antonio at LA Lakers

    It's not unreasonable to think that by Sunday, we could be in the 6 spot, just a game back of Denver for #5, and within shouting distance of Dallas. Home court possible? Who'da thunk?
     
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    Even though Denver is going through a tough stretch right now, it's going to be damn near impossible to beat them on their home court on the 2nd of a back-to-back. That crowd always gets up for the Blazers, the altitude factor is no joke at all, and they will be scrapping for home-court, too. No MIXUM negativity here, but I'll be pleasantly shocked if the Blazers win that game. Perhaps if they do, they really are going to make some hay in the playoffs.
     
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    The good news is that playing someone in the second night of a back-to-back means we have them right where we want them. 14-3 in such situations is no joke.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Remember, Portland has basically played it's best ball this season on the second half of back to backs. I agree, it'll be a tough game, an acid-test for this current group to really show what they're made of, but I won't be shocked if they pull it off. The way they've been playing over the last month, they've made a believer out of me.
     
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    amazing we can clinch a playoff spot tonight but i dont think we can beat the knicks.
     
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    Chuck Taylor BATUUUM SHAKKA LAKKA!

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    If MIXUM played the prediction game, he'd have been right 29 times so far, and wrong 45 times.
     
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    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh that was a good one.
     
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    I have to admit that it is pretty amazing that the Blazers can clinch a playoff spot tonight but you don't think they can beat the Knicks, at the Rose Garden no less. That takes some pretty amazing pessimism, MIXUM. You da Grinch.
     
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    I was watching NBATV game night the other night when the Knicks were playing Utah. The first play they showed, Sergio comes down the lane, drives into 3 guys, gets rejected(by Ronnie Price no less), and it goes for a fast break the other way.

    I am so glad that guy is gone.
     
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    Were going to clinch a playoff spot no matter what, I'd rather see the Mavs lose.
     
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