Blazers are up 3 games on the Jazz with 4 games left against Houston, San Antonio, Denver, and .... Utah. It's highly improbable but it isn't locked.
Portland can very easily loose out, they are playing teams with winning record, three out of four games are road games.. they are playing two of the best home games in the rockets and spurs, and a fighting nuggets who are playing some of their best ball.. there last game could be the most exciting with blazers for third spot.. I really hope now blazers get 4th spot with spurs at 5th and jazz elevate them to 3rd spot taking on OKC at 6th.. would be great if OKC slips to 7th, but i will be happy with them seeding at 6th.. the rockets can take pelicans and twolves..
no dude... our guy don't look tired, they are not knicked up.. you only rest if you have lingering injuries.. we are pretty much 100%.. the other reason why you rest is to avoid getting a freak injury.. but its worst to over rest and be completely out of rhthym.. i think part of Harden playing sloppy was, resting players around him, as he had built a rhythym playing offense and defense with those guys.. Without CP3, harden turns into last years Harden, who would take crazy contested threes.. Harden looks alot more comfortable with CP3 next to him and confident.. that was an awesome awesome win. I think our rotation will end up shrinking to Luc, Gordon, Nene, and Green with Johnson, Ryno and Tariq waiting as next man up.. Gordon will give us 15-20 of the bench and Luc/Green/Nene will provide about 25.. we will have one of the most production benches in the playoff.
Great scheduling again! Spurs and Jazz who are 1-1 and 2-1 respectively vs. Blazers play them, Jazz last day of the season! Huge play-off implications and all 3 teams can end up with the 3rd seed. I really hope the Jazz take the 3rd with the Blazers and Thunder / Spurs for 4-5 seed. First round we hopefully play Clippers / Thunder, followed by Blazers and then Warriors. Spurs are boring and we play ugly against them + nobody would give us credit if we beat them without Kahwi so don't want that nonsense hanging over each game. With the Blazers we have more of a rivalry as well and with their trash talking it makes it even more fun.
