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Brooklyn now only 1/2 game behind Miami (Miami does win tiebreaker). Brooklyn is @ the Knicks tomorrow night. So, if the Nets win tomorrow and the Cavs win on Thursday, Brooklyn becomes the 7 seed.

Brooklyn has 2 games left against Atlanta. Given that Golden State is probably uncatchable and Atl already has #1 in the East clinched, you'd think Atlanta would rest players. However, Atlanta also has Brooklyn's pick this year, incentivizing them to push Brooklyn into the lottery. Interesting subplot.
 
I rooted for the Spurs. I hate Miami. I haven't looked at the Spurs record, but is it close to the Cavs? Don't we want to finish better in case we meet in the finals? I can see it happening.
 
DougHeil said:
I rooted for the Spurs. I hate Miami. I haven't looked at the Spurs record, but is it close to the Cavs? Don't we want to finish better in case we meet in the finals? I can see it happening.
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Spurs have to be careful not to win too many more games. If they pass the Clippers, they'll be sitting the #5 spots which would mean Golden State in the 2nd round.

It is possible that the Spurs try and get the 2 or 3 seed. They are only 2 games behind #3, but have to jump 3 teams.

And really, there is little difference between the 6 and the 7 for San Antonio. They'd likely face Memphis and Houston either way, just in a different order.

I'll bet Pop shuts it down soon, content with the 6 seed.
 
col63onel said:
Brooklyn now only 1/2 game behind Miami (Miami does win tiebreaker). Brooklyn is @ the Knicks tomorrow night. So, if the Nets win tomorrow and the Cavs win on Thursday, Brooklyn becomes the 7 seed.

Brooklyn has 2 games left against Atlanta. Given that Golden State is probably uncatchable and Atl already has #1 in the East clinched, you'd think Atlanta would rest players. However, Atlanta also has Brooklyn's pick this year, incentivizing them to push Brooklyn into the lottery. Interesting subplot.
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Atlanta has also hit a bit of a rut of their own and Schroder got hurt last night in their loss to the Pistons. The East is certainly setting up to be very interesting.
 
Miami is floundering. Lost 4 of 6 including blowing a lead against Milwaukee and losing the season tie breaker. We HAVE to step on their neck tomorrow.

The Heat are just .5 games ahead of both Brooklyn / Boston and 2 games ahead of Indiana (with 1 game left to play @Indy). The Heat own the tie breaker over both Brooklyn and Boston but they are 1-2 against the Pacers and their conference records are almost identical. The Pacers catch them on a road back to back with a chance to clinch the season series. That is a must win.

Boston is playing the best basketball of the group but they are easily the best matchup for us. Miami or Indy playing Atlanta in round 1 would be a huge win. Both those teams play rough, ugly basketball and if nothing else, would take a little out of the Hawks.

Miami just sucking is the best case scenario once they blew the Milwaukee game and their shot at the 6th seed. Realistically, Miami's ceiling should be a (4-4) finish. Worst case, Boston would need to get to 39 wins or a (6-2) finish. If Miami stumbles to a (3-5) mark, pretty much everyone is in play. We could help Boston get there by "resting" our key guys on those back to back games against the Celts. :chuckle:

Brooklyn seems like a MASSIVE long shot. 7 of their remaining 9 games are against Toronto, @ATL, Portland, ATL, Washington, @Milwaukee and Chicago.
 
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Hopefully LeBron takes the Heat serious tomorrow.

Can really push them down/out of the playoff hunt.
 
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Who do we want, in this Bulls-Bucks game?
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Absolutely the Bucks. Milwaukee winning really helps us in the pursuit of locking up the 2 seed early, giving us the luxury to rest guys the last week.

If Chicago drops this game, they fall back in to a tie with Toronto at (45-30). If the Bulls could somehow fall to #4 it would be amazing. This was a game they really should have won.
 
What ever keeps Toronto at 4 because they would most likely face Atlanta in the second round and they seem to have Atlanta number
 
So if we win the next two, that puts us at 50 wins and the Bulls at 31 losses and a max of 51 wins, so we'd have the tiebreaker over them and one more win would clinch #2.

Win the next 3 to clinch #2 basically.

Edit: forgot about the Raptors...they have 30 losses so we'd still need them to lose one.
 
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Not in the East but it relates to playoff positioning. The Pelicans now lie one game behind OKC in the loss column. It would be crazy if they made the playoffs instead of the Thunder.

In other NBA news. Harden had 51 points today and Demarcus Cousins had 24 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 blocks. :doh (17): Cousins' line is absolutely unreal. 2K-like.
 
If the season ended tomorrow things would be great. Toronto-MIL would be the 3-6 and if we beat Miami we'd play Brooklyn in the 1st round.
 
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