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1st Round - Who do you want?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets34Legend, Apr 8, 2018.

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Tight race. Who do you want?

Poll closed Apr 14, 2018.
  1. Jazz

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  2. Pelicans

    21 vote(s)
    10.6%
  3. Spurs

    10 vote(s)
    5.0%
  4. Thunder

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  5. T-Wolves

    69 vote(s)
    34.7%
  6. Nuggets

    95 vote(s)
    47.7%
  1. Cstyle42

    Cstyle42 Member

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    Anyone have the latest percentage odds on which teams get what seed?
     
  2. J.R.

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    ESPN BPI (ESPN-2)
    Western Conference Projections
    TEAM | WIN-LOSS | PLAYOFFS | NBA TITLE
    1. HOU | 66-16 | 100.0% | 40.1%
    2. GS | 59-23 | 100.0% | 19.8%
    3. POR | 49-33 | 100.0% | 0.6%
    4. UTH | 48-34 | 100.0% | 1.5%
    5. SA | 47-35 | 97.9% | 1.1%
    6. OKC | 47-35 | 94.6% | 1.0%
    7. MIN | 47-35 | 82.4% | 0.4%
    8. NO | 47-35 | 82.2% | <0.1%
    9. DEN | 46-36 | 43.0% | <0.1%

    Basketball-Reference

    1. Houston 66-16
    2. Golden State 59-23
    3. Portland 49-33
    4. Utah 48-34
    5. San Antonio 47-35
    6. Oklahoma City 47-35
    7. New Orleans 47-35
    8. Minnesota 46-36
    9. Denver 46-36
     
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  3. deb4rockets

    deb4rockets Member
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    Part of me wants the toughest team possible, just to see us take them out one by one, and crush their hopes to move on!
     
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  4. rocketman84

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    I want the nuggets... and I don’t want anything about the current bracket to change except nuggets and wolves switching.

    Spurs, Blazers, and OKC in the warriors bracket is nice
     
  5. Verbal Christ

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    I kinda want the Jazz so I can get some dope ass rhymes from the hottest in the game ... ZDog .. coming at ya. It would be like the Mormon Tupacs 7 Day Theory .. I neeeed it!
     
  6. Normalus

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    Pelicans all day long. Those who wants Nuggets or healthy Timberwolves are out of their mind.
     
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  7. macan

    macan Member

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    we still cant tell what's what even after tonight's games..
     
  8. buffalobills!!!

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    Just start already
     
  9. jboslett

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    Am I correct in saying that, assuming an NO win tonight against LAC and an OKC win against Memphis Wednesday night, there is no way for OKC to play against GSW as the 7th seed, given that NO plays San Antonio on Wednesday (2 teams tied with OKC)?
     
  10. zcarenow

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    it is not looking good for rockets as far as 2nd rd. it looks to be more favorable for warriors now. spurs in rockets bracket.

    honestly, if i were the spurs, blazers, or OKC i would want to play the warriors 1st rd. curry is out and this is a chance to take them out,.
     
  11. zcarenow

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    don;t know the tie breakers , but okc should try and lose against grizz to get 7th seed. this is their chance to knock off GSW w/o curry.
     
  12. HTown_TMac

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    They will probably lose. Russ defintely chasing those 16 rebounds he needs.
     
  13. coyotetex

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    Rockets are very close to getting their dream bracket (assuming you want to have maximum odds of reaching West finals). Either Denver or Minnesota round one, Portland or NOLA round 2 and the winner of GS, Utah, SA and OKC in the WCF.

    I understand people who want the toughest possible bracket to prove something, but let's do that next year. This year lets get Harden and CP3 a ring so that the whole playoff choking narrative goes away for good.
     
  14. ApacheWarrior

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    Denver @ T-Wolves decides 8th seed
    Blazers @ Utah decides 3rd/4th seed

    Awesome season so far.
     
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  15. jayhow92

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    We swept both of those teams with relative ease.
     
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    I think they would drop to 8 since both minny and Denver won the tie breaker.
     
  17. RHU525

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    If Denver wins they own Tie Breaker over spurs and pelicans and they would jump to 7.

    I think we will most likely get the Pelicans.
     
  18. Normalus

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    And that's not a positive thing, since they can adjust now with ton of film, both teams are healthy now & Rockets would have to do adjustments in 2-3 day span after every lost or close game. Timberwolves is the team that can knock Warriors out actually, you never wanna play a team full of talent. And Nuggets are hot right now, they are definitely miles better than Pelicans.
     
  19. zcarenow

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    is it possible to have spurs play warriors 1st rd?
     
  20. ApacheWarrior

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    My mistake on Blazers @ Utah. Actually it’s @ Portland

    Spurs/Denver season series went 2-2; but Spurs have greater conference record even if Denver wins and Spurs lose. Would it be div records?

    It appears Denver owns the tie-breaker on Pels though.
     

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