The seeding scenario is a lot more complex and interesting than what you stated. The Nuggets did a good job throwing away the Blazers game yesterday to manipulate the seeding. The move could potentially push both the Rockets and the Thunder out of their playoff bracket until the conference finals.
For the Thunder: if they lose any of the remaining two games they likely drop to the eighth seed and play the Warriors in the first round. If they win both then they likely get to the 5th seed and play the Rockets in the first round (because the Jazz could throw away games to get to the 6th). I suppose they will try their best to get a win vs. the Rockets at home.
For the Rockets: they retain the 3rd seed and likely play the Spurs if they beat the Thunder and drop to the 4th otherwise.
For the Jazz: they can guarantee playing the Blazers if they lose both of the remaining two games and the Blazers win both. So they could throw away these games like the Nuggets did yesterday.
For the Blazers: they get to the third seed if they win both of the remaining games and the Rockets lose to the Thunder.
The seeding scenario is a lot more complex and interesting than what you stated. The Nuggets did a good job throwing away the Blazers game yesterday to manipulate the seeding. The move could potentially push both the Rockets and the Thunder out of their playoff bracket until the conference finals.
For the Thunder: if they lose any of the remaining two games they likely drop to the eighth seed and play the Warriors in the first round. If they win both then they likely get to the 5th seed and play the Rockets in the first round (because the Jazz could throw away games to get to the 6th). I suppose they will try their best to get a win vs. the Rockets at home.
For the Rockets: they retain the 3rd seed and likely play the Spurs if they beat the Thunder and drop to the 4th otherwise.
For the Jazz: they can guarantee playing the Blazers if they lose both of the remaining two games and the Blazers win both. So they could throw away these games like the Nuggets did yesterday.
For the Blazers: they get to the third seed if they win both of the remaining games and the Rockets lose to the Thunder.
The seeding scenario is a lot more complex and interesting than what you stated. The Nuggets did a good job throwing away the Blazers game yesterday to manipulate the seeding. The move could potentially push both the Rockets and the Thunder out of their playoff bracket until the conference finals.
For the Thunder: if they lose any of the remaining two games they likely drop to the eighth seed and play the Warriors in the first round. If they win both then they likely get to the 5th seed and play the Rockets in the first round (because the Jazz could throw away games to get to the 6th). I suppose they will try their best to get a win vs. the Rockets at home.
For the Rockets: they retain the 3rd seed and likely play the Spurs if they beat the Thunder and drop to the 4th otherwise.
For the Jazz: they can guarantee playing the Blazers if they lose both of the remaining two games and the Blazers win both. So they could throw away these games like the Nuggets did yesterday.
For the Blazers: they get to the third seed if they win both of the remaining games and the Rockets lose to the Thunder.
The seeding scenario is a lot more complex and interesting than what you stated. The Nuggets did a good job throwing away the Blazers game yesterday to manipulate the seeding. The move could potentially push both the Rockets and the Thunder out of their playoff bracket until the conference finals.
For the Thunder: if they lose any of the remaining two games they likely drop to the eighth seed and play the Warriors in the first round. If they win both then they likely get to the 5th seed and play the Rockets in the first round (because the Jazz could throw away games to get to the 6th). I suppose they will try their best to get a win vs. the Rockets at home.
For the Rockets: they retain the 3rd seed and likely play the Spurs if they beat the Thunder and drop to the 4th otherwise.
For the Jazz: they can guarantee playing the Blazers if they lose both of the remaining two games and the Blazers win both. So they could throw away these games like the Nuggets did yesterday.
For the Blazers: they get to the third seed if they win both of the remaining games and the Rockets lose to the Thunder.
The Thunder might prefer the Rockets over the Nuggets because the Nuggets present a bigger matchup problem for them and swept them in the regular season. However they do not have much control over their seeding. It's probably either the Warriors or the Rockets in the first round.
The Thunder might prefer the Rockets over the Nuggets because the Nuggets present a bigger matchup problem for them and swept them in the regular season. However they do not have much control over their seeding. It's probably either the Warriors or the Rockets in the first round.
if denver lose tmrw then houston gets the 2 seed. houston has the tiebreaker over denver, plus the 3 way tiebreaker between portland and denver. if they all finish with the same record, houston is 2, denver 3, portland 4
if denver lose tmrw then houston gets the 2 seed. houston has the tiebreaker over denver, plus the 3 way tiebreaker between portland and denver. if they all finish with the same record, houston is 2, denver 3, portland 4
Please stop this
Please stop this
not the 3 way tie breaker!!
not the 3 way tie breaker!!
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