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.
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.
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.
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