Notice 2nd Half Schedule....

[Darkwebs]

I have seen entire 82 game schedules without 12 B2B games in an entire season. This schedule is outlandish. Maybe they can get some Covid help at some point and reschedule a few for the end of the season?

Looks like it's not just us. I checked the Mavericks' 2nd half schedule. They have 9 back-to-backs, so it's comparable to the Blazers.

I bet the NBA has a deadline to finish the regular season by, so it's gonna be a mad dash to the finish line. This situation is ripe for injuries, which is scary for us Blazer fans, knowing our injury luck.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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Actually, I don't see that we've been fighting for that 8th spot all that often...

my quote still stands

 

[wizenheimer]

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Actually, I don't see that we've been fighting for that 8th spot all that often...

2009-10:



2010-11:



2011-12:



2012-13:



2013-14:



(won 9 of their last 10 to go from 8th to 5th)

2014-15:



(lost 4 in a row to close the season, but because of a tie-breaker, seeded higher than 2 teams with 4 more wins. The NBA changed the tie-break rules because of it)

2015-16:



(won 7 of their last 9)

2016-17:



(won 12 of their last 16)

2017-18:



(won 13 in a row and 18 of their last 25 to go from 9th to 3rd)

in 2018-19 they were 5 games above 8th seed

so, in 8 of 12 seasons, the Blazers were either a lottery team or within 3 games, usually 2 or less, of 8th seed. What Portland was good at, mainly because of Dame, was getting hot several times to close the season and climb out of an 8th place race