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Rankings of games left.....Let the shakeup begin in the West

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by deb4rockets, Mar 16, 2018.

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  1. Harrisment

    Harrisment Member

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    Totally agree with that lol. I just think he stays for the cash and further drives a stake into the Thunder.
     
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    I could go 4 that. I just sense both Melo and Paul George are dogging it.
     
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    Perfect example San Antonio losing to the Lakers tonight.

    I said T-Wolves would probably lose to the Lakers. They played feisty after the all star break before some injuries.

    As you pointed out....so unpredictable is the West
     
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  4. don grahamleone

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    Crazy game, I definitely wouldn't have predicted that. I really want to play San Antonio in the playoffs and kill that demon. Harden and CP3 have a little bit of a demon over San Antonio, but MDmA definitely has one with Pop. Would be great to see him overcome.
     
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  5. ApacheWarrior

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    Felt like Spurs would lose one remaining game. Either Lakers in LA or Pels in last game. Guess they win out the rest.

    Take care Big Don
     
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  6. PhilCollins

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    Would love to see okc vs gsw without Steph in first round
     
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    Things are about to get really interesting. Let the fight for the finish begin. 4th - 8th shuffle
     
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    I ain't guessing nothing... too easy to be wrong at this point!
     
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    Taken from Reddit

    The Jazz, Spurs, Thunder, Wolves, Pelicans, Nuggets and Clippers could all end up with the same record: 46-36.



    How, you ask? Well...



    The Jazz (45-33) need to lose to the Clippers, beat the Lakers, lose to the Warriors, and lose to the Blazers.

    The Spurs (45-34) need to lose to the Blazers, beat the Kings, and lose to the Pelicans.

    The Thunder (45-34) need to lose to the Rockets, lose to the Heat, and beat Memphis.

    The Wolves (44-34) need to lose to the Nuggets, beat the Lakers, beat Memphis, and lose to the Nuggets.

    The Pelicans (44-34) need to beat the Suns, lose to the Warriors, lose to the Clippers, and beat the Spurs.

    The Nuggets (43-35) need to beat the Wolves, lose to the Clippers, beat the Blazers, and beat the Wolves.

    The Clippers (42-36) need to beat the Jazz, beat the Nuggets, beat the Pelicans, and beat the Lakers.



    If all this happens, then each team will be 46-36. In the event of a 7-way tie, the two teams with the lowest head-to-head record against the other teams will miss the playoffs. Each teams' tie-breaker records are:



    Wolves: 15-7
    Jazz: 13-11
    Nuggets: 11-11
    Thunder: 11-11
    Spurs: 10-12
    Pelicans: 8-13
    Clippers: 8-13



    This means the Pelicans and Clippers would miss the playoffs.
     
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  11. deb4rockets

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    When this is all over I wouldn't doubt OKC ends up at 4th with 47 wins, San Antonio in 5th tied with Utah , with New Orleans and Minnesota tied with 46 wins, with Denver at 45 and out. I don't see the Clippers making it.

    Maybe someone can put a graph of head to head wins with these teams, so we know who would win all tie-breakers.

    4) 45-33 Utah (Conf. 32-17)
    -April 8 @ Los Angeles Lakers
    -April 10 vs Golden State
    -April 11 @ Portland

    5) 45-34 San Antonio (Conf 27-22)
    -April 7 vs Portland
    -April 9 vs Sacramento
    -April 11 @ New Orleans

    6) 45-34 Oklahoma City (Conf 26-24)
    -April 7 @ Houston
    -April 9 @ Miami
    -April 11 vs Memphis

    7) 44-34 New Orleans (Conf 23-25))
    -April 6 @ Phoenix
    -April 7 @ Golden State
    -April 9 @ LA Clippers
    -April 11 vs San Antonio

    8) 44-35 Minnesota (Conf 31-18)
    --April 6 @ Los Angeles Lakers
    -April 9 vs Memphis
    -April 11 vs Denver

    9) 44-35 Denver (Conf 26-33)
    -April 7 @ LA Clippers
    -April 9 vs Portland
    -April 11 @ Minnesota

    10) 42-36 LA Clippers (24-25)
    -April 7 vs Denver
    -April 9 vs New Orleans
    -April 11 vs Los Angeles Lakers
     
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    I think there is a real chance that Utah sneaks into the #3 spot. Portland's last three are @SA, @Den, Utah.
     
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    Yes which is my hope!
     
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    It's entirely possible.
     
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    I really believe this is possible:

    Jazz 48-34
    Spurs 48-34
    Blazers 48-34
    Pelicans 48-34
    Thunder 48-34

    Who finishes where?
     
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    Denver might beat Minny and get the 8th spot
     
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    Pelicans and Spurs play each other.
     
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    Looks like OKC will be 6th now.

    SA plays NO for the last game and there is no way that OKC loses to Pho (unless they are trying to avoid us in the 2nd round).

    OKC wins then they are the 6th seed with the winner of the SA and NO game being 5th and loser being 7th.

    My guess is SA will beat NO

    Hou
    GS
    Port
    Utah
    SA
    OKC
    NO
    Denv (as they will beat Minn)

    That means GS will play NO in the first but Port in the 2nd (most likely)

    We will face Denver in the first and the winner of Utah/SA in the 2nd (which I hate either one)

    I honestly am rooting for NO to beat SA in the final game and Minn to beat Den.

    Also, OKC can't be 7th. They lost the season series to both Denv and Minny. So if OKC loses somehow to Phoe then they will be the 8th seed guaranteed and facing us in the first round.
     
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    This is crazy... never seen anything like this with 1 game left in the season. What a bloodbath.
     
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    nope, denver cant finish 8th

    they are either 6,7 or 9 (very unlikely to be 6)

    we can only face Spurs, Minny, or Pels in the first round
     
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