not true at all they go by the better conf. record between us and denver. GS leads us in head to head this year that is why they are ahead of us
The record for teams not making the playoffs is 45-37. This year it's almost guaranteed to be shattered.
8th or 9th. It might not even matter, after 1 or 2 more games, unless all 3 times match wins and losses.
You're going by rules if 2 teams are tied. The rules are different if 3 teams are tied. For that, the first tiebreaker is the total record between the tied teams. GSW is 3-2, Denver is 2-2, and we're 2-3. We're in 9th.
After reviewing the rules, they are currently 9th (very stupid tie-breaker). Playoff Tie-Break Procedures Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below (in the case of ties involving two teams) and subparagraph b. below (in the case of ties involving more than two teams), and the guidelines set forth in subparagraph c. below. b. More Than Two Teams Tied (1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams. (2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division). (3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference. (4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position). (5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”). http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html The Warriors are 3 - 2 (Wins - Rockets, Rockets, Nuggets) The Nuggets are 2 - 2 (Wins - Rockets, Nuggets) The Rockets are 2 - 3 (Wins - Nuggets,Warriors)
Still in 9th, with a record over 0.600 win percentage. Only Boston and Detroit in the east have a better record. The playoffs spot for the west is going to come down to strength schedule with the remaining 30 games. Hopefully someone can look at the schedule of Houston, Denver and GSW and see who faces more +500 teams.
The Rockets end February with the following teams: Tue 19 @ Cleveland Thu 21 vs Miami Fri 22 @ New Orleans Sun 24 vs Chicago Tue 26 vs Washington Fri 29 vs Memphis The Nuggets end February with the following teams: Tue 19 vs Boston Fri 22 @ Chicago Sat 23 @ Milwaukee Mon 25 vs Detroit Wed 27 @ Seattle Fri 29 vs LA Clippers The Warriors end February with the following teams: Tue 19 @ Utah Wed 20 vs Boston Fri 22 vs Atlanta Tue 26 vs Seattle Fri 29 vs Philadelphia
Hey, just think, at least the season isn't over now. The Rockets still have one more game to play against the Warriors in Oakland while they have two to play against the Nuggets. The Nuggets also have two to play against the Warriors as well. Things could still change as far as winning percentages amongst the three teams currently tied before season's end. Just think, any one of those teams currently higher than even fourth could possibly slip down to ninth very quickly if that one team should fall on hard times with only four and one-half games separating the team with the best record in the conference and the three teams currently tied for 7th (Warriors, Nuggets, Rockets).
Matt Bullard said we have the easy schedule compared to the teams in front of us. We have 15 home games out of the 30 games remaining.
Rockets are still the ninth! Bad news is that Warriors win again and good news is that we are only four behind the first! Now I'm quite worried about our tough March! That's really crazy!
I'd say the Rockets have the easiest schedule out of the three, though not by much. The two games that would worry me is the one at Cleveland, with the chance of us coming out lethargic after the long break, and at New Orleans on the second night of a back-to-back. Both the Warriors and the Nuggets have two tough games each: The Nuggets have Boston and Detroit, while GSW have a back-to-back vs. Utah and Boston. If we play things right, we should be able to gain at least a game on them in the standings by the end of February. And given how tough it's going to get mid-March, we're going to need it.
- # of games remaining (home + road): Denver 30 (14 + 16) Golden State 30 (15 + 15) Houston 30 (16 + 14) - # of home games remaining against teams that have a record of 0.500 or better (teams with record of 0.650 or better) Denver 9 (6) Golden State 8 (3) Houston 5 (4) - # of road games remaining against teams that have a record of 0.500 or better (teams with record of 0.650 or better) Denver 8 (3) Golden State 9 (6) Houston 10 (5) - # of home games remaining against teams that have a record of 0.300 or worse Denver 3 Golden State 3 Houston 4 - # of road games remaining against teams that have a record of 0.300 or worse Denver 3 Golden State 2 Houston 1 - # of televised games (national: abc, espn, tnt, nbatv) Denver 6 Golden State 6 Houston 9 - # of back-to-back games sequenes remaining in the schedule (# of games where the 2nd game of the b2b sequence is against a team with a record of 0.500 or above) Denver 6 (2) Golden State 8 (6) Houston 6 (5)
March is mostly home games and those are all winnable. The toughest two at Toyota Center will be the Lakers and Celtics back-to-back. The road games are all tough, but the Rockets have won 8 in a row away from home, so we should be able to steal at least a couple. Honestly the remaining schedule for the Rockets isn't as brutal as you might think. They just have to take it one game at a time and hope T-Mac starts to actually show some interest out there.
