This is incorrect....if the team's finish with a tied record but Houston wins the 2 games against the Jazz, the Rockets still get homecourt because of a 3-1 season series advantage ! DD
Games remaining in regular season: 12 Magic number to clinch playoff spot: 1 The Rockets will clinch a playoff berth Monday with a win against Milwaukee. If they lose they can clinch with a Warriors loss versus the Spurs on Monday and a Hornets loss versus the Mavericks on Tuesday. Magic number to clinch 5th seed: 7 Jazz magic number to keep homecourt: 12 Rockets magic number to take homecourt from Utah: 15 The homecourt is now in the Rockets hands. If we win the remaining 12 games (including two against Utah), the Rockets will get homecourt regardless of what the Jazz do.
Playoff spot clinched. Games remaining in regular season: 11 Magic number to clinch 5th seed: 6 Jazz magic number to keep homecourt: 11 Rockets magic number to take homecourt from Utah: 14 The homecourt is now in the Rockets hands. If we win the remaining 11 games (including two against Utah), the Rockets will get homecourt regardless of what the Jazz do.
Games remaining in regular season: 9 Magic number to clinch 5th seed: 2 Jazz magic number to keep homecourt: 10 Rockets magic number to take homecourt from Utah: 11 With the win against the Lakers the Rockets have 21 road wins so far this season. This assures us of a winning record on the road.
