Don't think they're done, necessarily, but they won't be 8th. If they get in, they can still get to #9.
So, does anyone know the hierarchy for determining who is #8, #9, #10? I'm assuming it goes like this: 1) Games back 2) winning percentage 3) head to head If that is the case, then Portland would only need to go 3-2 in the remaining game (with one additional loss by the Spurs and Suns) to clinch the #9 spot. After today's game, Pels & Kings would need Portland to loose 3 games to even have a chance at the #9.
Lmfao almost everything has gone into our favour in the past few days. Nuggets injury report looks good, Millsap sitting is amazing because for some reason he allways cooks us
Yeah that's the first factor and I'm pretty sure we'll end up playing more than anyone else in the running so we will have the higher winning percentage than any team we're "tied" with in the standings but there are a lot of scenarios where other teams are actually tied for winning percentage and then it's my understanding that it will go to conference record.
Some of the teams will have played more games than others, like Portland 74 & SA 71 & Memphis 73 & NO 72 Is that an advantage or disadvantage?
Yeah, I think most of the teams will only win 2 more games and I think we will win 3 or maybe even all 4 games that aren't against the Clippers (would love to see us beat them too). The thing I don't think you're accounting for is the likelihood the Grizz don't win any games in the bubble. They already weren't playing well and then they lost their second best player in Jackson. If they don't win any games then we will definitely pass them for the 8th spot and one of those other teams could get three wins and pass them to play us in the play-in at the 9th spot.
It's an advantage if you have played more games and are tied for games above or in this case below .500 which is usually how things play out in standings since everyone has played the same amount of games but this season if we end up 4 games below .500 and NOLA is also 4 games below .500 then we will have the higher winning percentage and therefore be in front of them. Memphis has that same advantage over SA. Sac is at 72 and Phoenix is at 73, So PHX is the same as Memphis and has the advantage over SA while Sac is the same as NO and are at a disadvantage to us. I might add that you can look at it either way because the team that has had to play more has had more chances to win games and more chances to lose games so there shouldn't be too much for the teams with less games to complain about but if we weren't the team with the most games I would be ready to complain.
I see Memphis winning 1 game. We’ll win at least 3. I don’t think anybody else catches Memphis. Blazers #8, Memphis #9. We win first play-in game and get ready for Lakers.
Phoenix is beating Indy right now, I could see them going on a run and pulling ahead of the Grizz by virtue of having played more games this season.
