Division title: can it be done?

Rudy Gay LMAO

We can have Shane Battier hold on the Rudy Gay. No worries. :grin:

 

I'd be very impressed if Rudy Gay affected this game considering he's in Sacramento.

 

It's the TMac Toronto game curse.

 

I think both teams will have 55 wins and we will be the 3rd seed due to the head to head series disadvantage to Memphis.

 

Rockets and grizz have a lot of spotlight on them being up top most of the year but

clippers - are flying under the radar with upcoming games against, nuggets, lakers 1, lakers 2, grizzlies, nuggets, suns.

spurs - never know what's going to happen with them

Rockets - we should take everything one game at a time, a win tonight against dallas would be great! but a L could lead to panic mode. Its just so tight in the west

 

I'm pretty sure our head to head series is tied, so the tie breaker is division record

 

the series is 2-2 breh

 

This logic is so silly. If Memphis was down 2 with 5 seconds left, do you really think they operate exactly the same as if it was tied? After blowing a 10-point lead with 5 minutes left? There's a damn good chance they look for a three, feeling like they're in trouble if the game goes to OT. The entire situation changes.

I don't think you "played like crap" if you're in a tie game in the final seconds with the team tied for the No. 2 spot in the loaded West. It was a good game, and an official failed to do his job by missing a point-blank call in the closing seconds.

Frankly, if you're a fan of the NBA product, you should hold the league to a high standard and not come up with excuses for why to let that incompetence slide.

 

But he know what would have happened, so your point is mute.

 

Still going to be tough to hang onto home court, let alone the division title--but it just got a bit easier tonight. Keep on rolling, Rox!

 

The back to back with the Spurs should be interesting hoping for at least a split.

 

If we take the game in OKC and one of the Spurs games we'll be in good shape. If we drop the next few games we may be in trouble for home court. That's just how tight the West is

 

We can beat the Spurs in both games.

 

55 wins oughta get it done for home court in the first round. The Rockets should be able to reach that number.

 

Memphis has a better Western Conference record breh, therefore they would win the 2nd seed if we ended up with the same record.

 

Most of our games left are against the West though, so that could still change.

 

You're incorrect about this. The 2nd tie-breaker (after head to head) is your record against division opponents. We're currently ahead of them (they're 8-7, we're 7-6). If we end up with the same division record the tie-breaker will be conference record.

 

If I'm not mistaken, since Memphis is in our division, the tie breaker is on who has the better division record, not conference. We currently have 1 less loss, making the Dallas victory all the more important.