Western Conference Playoff Race

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  1. SIeepwalker

    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    holy shit, didn't even know this was possible
     
  2. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Extreme situation. There was some sort of roof leak that prevented them from being able to play the game when scheduled on 2/7.

    I'm sure if it had been earlier in the season, they would have been able to find a better option, but with only a couple months left, that was the best they could come up with.
     
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    Thinking about that "play-in" tourney, where 7/8 play each other and 9/10 play each other for the 7th and 8th seeds... do you think SA could beat Denver in a single game elimination tourney? Would you want to see that? This is a great situation to test that hypothetical tourney.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    HOw do you have time to take my order in that little window if you are busy making graphics?
     
  5. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    NBA lockout season, I think it happened a couple times.
     
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    Yep yep, I remember loving it as a fan, but the games were ragged and kinda crappy!
     
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    (In best Adam West Batman voice)

    Playoff race too tight.... can't breath! Must..... get air!
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Adam West? Who he play for?
     
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    With as overly dramatic as his performances always were... Houston.
     
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    @PtldPlatypus

    I wrote this up yesterday before any games were played.

    Portland. 41-26
    Being 3-0 against the Zombie Sonics basically has a 4 game advantage on the 4th seed.
    Portland's next 5.
    vs CLE, vs Detroit, @LAC, vs Hou, vs Bos.

    Portland should be favored in every game except the Houston game.(Might even be favored in Portland against Houston too)
    4-1 isn't unreasonable.

    Zombie Sonics 40-29.
    Recently taken care of business against lesser comp to climb to the 4th seed.
    Zombie Sonics' next 5.
    @ATL, vs LAC, @Tor, @Bos, vs MIA

    Zombie Sonics won't be favored against Tor.
    3-2.
    4-1 no irving?

    Pelicans 38-28
    All depends on AD's health.
    vs Charlotte, @Spurs, vs Rockets, vs Celtics, vs Dallas.

    Rumors are Leonard's projected return date is Thursday. We'll see if he's ready to go for this game.
    3-2 with AD, maybe 4-1?
    0-5 without AD, maybe 1-4 pending dallas resting Dirk?

    Minnesota Bulls. 39-29
    @Wiz, @Spurs, vs Rockets, vs LAC, @NYK
    Bulls are struggling right now.
    1-4? 2-3?

    LAC. 36 - 29

    I think this is when LAC falls out of the race.
    @Chi, @rockets, @ZombieSonics, vs Portland, vs Minn.
    1-4.

    Utah. 37 - 30
    They just keep winning. He won't, but imo Gobert needs to be 1st team NBA and DPotY.
    vs Pistons, vs Suns, vs Sac, vs Hawks, @Dallas
    5-0

    Denver. 37 - 30

    Denver is just god awful on the road.
    @lakers, vs Pistons, @Mem, @heat, @Chi
    Honestly 2-3 at most imo.

    Spurs. 37 - 30
    If Leonard returns Thursday, can they make a final push?
    vs ORL, vs NOP, vs Minn, vs GSW, vs Wiz
    who knows. it's the Spurs.
     
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  11. KingSpeed

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    With both Klay AND Curry out, 2 seed is still in play for us.
     
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    Kawhi is not coming back on Thursday

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...-expected-to-return-thursday-report-says/amp/
     
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    So you know. like 1 am in the morning on the 13th.

    I'm well aware it's been reported TODAY Leonard isn't returning Thursday.
     
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    Thank you for this. Holy shit what a run Utah is on they are a lock for the playoffs.
     
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    Totally up for grabs! 10 games back with 15 to play is basically like a coin flip who will get the 2nd seed between us and GS.
     
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    Anything can happen
     
  18. KingSpeed

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    No they aren't.
     
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    Dude are you fucking blind?
    I said on my post I wrote it up around 1am in the morning on the 13th.
    Then you link an article that was posted 4pm on the 13th.
    Will you kindly please just go away?

    Even if you want to use timezone to try and troll like you always fucking do.
    I still wrote it up before noon on the 13th.
    Stop trolling.
     
  20. KingSpeed

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    Nope. You said it was reported today. It wasn't. But that's besides the point. My initial response was just to update people in case you didn't know. Then you freaked out.
     

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