Tight tight race out West

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  1. KingSpeed

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    The 13th place Golden State Warriors only have ONE more loss than the 7th place defending champion Dallas Mavericks. This is insane.

    7. Dallas 23-20
    8. Houston 22-20
    9. Minnesota 21-21
    10. Portland 20-21
    11. Utah 19-21
    12. Phoenix 19-21
    13. Golden State 17-21

    I can't remember any year where 13 teams had a chance to make the playoffs this late in the season.
     
  2. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    41 games is usually the halfway point.
     
  3. KingSpeed

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    I don't remember it even being like this at the halfway point, jlprk
     
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    That is pretty crazy, crab-shoot for sure.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Even Denver (6th) has 19 losses. So 6th-13th have only 2 losses separating themselves. Also, what if the Clipps, Lakers and Memphis go on a 3 game slide? They have only 16 losses. 3 losses in a row, then they can slide bigtime. The top two teams (SAS and OKC) have positioned themselves with a very nice cushion. From 3-13 is only 4 losses separating.
     
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    I understand why people would rather finish 8th than 10th. What I don't get, are the people who would rather finish 10 than 13th.
     
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    one thing to remember... blazers have an easy april should they win 1-2 games on this trip

    thats assuming they dont blow it up
     

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