Analysis and Predictions

[chris_in_pdx]

Taking a look at each team's schedules for the rest of the way, this is what I come up with for playoff seeding in the West:

1. Lakers
2. San Antonio
3. Denver
4. Portland
5. Houston
6. Utah
7. Dallas
8. New Orleans

How I got there:

San Antonio

@ New Orleans - W
Oklahoma City - W
@ Indiana - W
@ Cleveland - L
@ Oklahoma City - W
Portland - W
Utah - W
@ Sacramento - W
@ Golden State - W
New Orleans - W

Final Record: 57-25


Denver

New York - W
Utah - W
Clippers - W
@ Minnesota - W
Oklahoma City - W
@ Lakers - L
Sacramento - W
Portland - L

Final Record: 54-28


Portland

Utah - W
@ Oklahoma City - W
@ Houston - L
@ Memphis - W
@ San Antonio - L
Lakers - W
@ Clippers - W
Oklahoma City - W
Denver - W

Final Record: 53-29


Houston

@ Phoenix - W
@ Lakers - L
Portland - W
Orlando - L
@ Sacramento - W
@ Golden State - L
New Orleans - W
@ Dallas - L

Final Record: 52-30


Utah

New York - W
@ Portland - L
@ Denver - L
Minnesota - W
@ New Orleans - W
@ Dallas - W
@ San Antonio - L
Golden State - W
Clippers - W
@ Lakers - L

Final Record: 51-31


Dallas

@ Cleveland - L
@ Minnesota - W
Miami - L
@ Memphis - W
Phoenix - W
Utah - L
New Orleans - W
@ New Orleans - L
Minnesota - W
Houston - W

Final Record: 49-33


New Orleans

San Antonio - L
@ Sacramento - W
@ Clippers - W
@ Golden State - L
Utah - L
@ Miami - L
Phoenix - W
@ Dallas - L
Dallas - W
@ Houston - L
@ San Antonio - L

Final Record: 48-34


I see the Spurs, Mavs, and Blazers ending the season hot, and Houston, New Orleans, and Denver not.

Home Court vs. Houston will be HUGE. Sorry T-Mac and Yao, but I think you aren't advancing past the first round again this year.

2nd round vs. the Lakers..... oh my god, what a war.

 

[JDC]

I have the same seeding predictions other than a switch of Houston and Portland...hope I'm wrong though!

I agree with N.O. falling down to 8th.

 

[MAS RipCity]

My best guess

1-Lakers
2-Spurs
3-Nuggets
4-Houston
5-Portland
6-Mavericks
7-Jazz
8-Hornets

PDX will get #4 if we beat Houston. That game in April will seal our HCA fate.

 

[Bosco]

Man I will be SOOO stoked if we get #4 or #5 seed.