Here are the MIRACLE Numbers after most games played on April 20: Games H2H Div Con Over Hou MIRACLE Opp Magic Team W/L H2H Left TB Div TB Conf TB TB Number Number 1 Spurs 46-16 2-2 None T 12-4 L 32-13 L No* ...Clinched 2 Thunder 46-17 2-2 None T N/A X 33-12 L No* ...Clinched 3 Lakers 40-24 2-1 None W N/A X 31-15 L Yes* ...Clinched 4 Clippers 39-24 0-3 None L N/A X 28-19 L No* ...Clinched 5 Grizzlies 39-25 2-2 None T 7-8 W 26-22 L No* ...Clinched 6 Nuggets 35-28 1-3 None L N/A X 20-26 W No* ...Clinched 7 Mavericks 36-29 0-3 None L 8-5 L 26-22 L No* ...Clinched 8 Jazz 34-30 1-2 None L N/A X 23-23 L No* 4 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Suns 33-31 2-2 None T N/A X 23-23 L No* 3 2 10 Rockets 33-31 5-8 22-25 11 Blazers 28-36 3-0 None W N/A X 20-26 W Yes* Stifled... 12 Wolves 26-38 1-3 None L N/A X 19-27 W No* Mounted... 13 Warriors 22-41 2-1 None W N/A X 15-30 W Yes* Scalped... 14 Kings 20-43 3-0 None W N/A X 15-31 W Yes* Deposed... 15 Hornets 20-43 1-1 1H T 3-10 W 13-32 W Yes Exterminated... * Indicates the Tie Break is final Hou Magic Number is Hou Wins + Opp Losses needed for Rockets to clinch record over that team. Opp Magic Number is Opp Wins + Hou Losses needed for respective opponent to clinch a better record than the Rockets. NBA Tie Break rules: (1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division (2) Head-to-head W-L percentage (3) Division W-L percentage if all tied teams are in the same division (4) Conference W-L percentage (5) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, own conference (6) W-L Percentage vs. Playoff teams, other conference (7) Net Points, all games For Houston to make the playoffs, the following has to happen: 1. Rockets win out. 2. Suns beats Jazz. 3. Both Suns and Jazz lose final game. Team W-L GA TBP Uta 2-0 2.0 2 Pho 1-1 1.0 2 Hou 1-1 - 2 TBP: Games to be played GA: Games ahead including tiebreakers Sunday’s big games for playoffs: Rockets @ Heat
