Getting home court advantage in the first round

[KingSpeed]

After the game last night, Mo said he wanted to move up in the standings. I was surprised because I had given up on that. So I looked at the possibilities. Houston is probably uncatchable because they have the tie breaker. The Clippers are another story. They are losing to Houston right now. If they lose that one and then 3 of their next 7 (say to Phoenix, Dallas, and OKC), and we win all the rest of our games, we would win the 4th seed with a win over the Clippers on closing night. It's a longshot but it's possible. 6 of our last 8 are at home. The two road games are against the woeful Jazz and Lakers.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

After the game last night, Mo said he wanted to move up in the standings. I was surprised because I had given up on that. So I looked at the possibilities. Houston is probably uncatchable because they have the tie breaker. The Clippers are another story. They are losing to Houston right now. If they lose 3 of their next 7 (say to Phoenix, Dallas, and OKC), and we win all the rest of our games, we would win the 4th seed with a win over the Clippers on closing night. It's a longshot but it's possible. 6 of our last 8 are at home. The two road games are against the woeful Jazz and Lakers.

The Blazers win the rest of their games. It's very possible. And it could be their mindset.

 

[THE HCP]

Isn't Houston more "catchable" without Beverly and Howard for the last 10 games?

 

[magnifier661]

Isn't Houston more "catchable" without Beverly and Howard for the last 10 games?

They are both catchable

 

[rasheedfan2005]

They are both catchable

Number 3 seed and the HCP eats his crow in front of you. Will you take pics of his meal so we can enjoy?

 

[THE HCP]

Number 3 seed and the HCP eats his crow in front of you. Will you take pics of his meal so we can enjoy?

I'd rather lose the bet and get home court advantage FAMS!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I'd rather lose the bet and get home court advantage FAMS!

id eat crow with you for hca. As long as its free and there's a bobble head involved.

 

[Strenuus]

I highly doubt this is going to happen. Lets beat Memphis first.

 

[magnifier661]

I'd rather lose the bet and get home court advantage FAMS!

I know!

 

[magnifier661]

I highly doubt this is going to happen. Lets beat Memphis first.

10-0

 

[BlazerWookee]

The Blazers win the rest of their games. It's very possible. And it could be their mindset.

You misspelled "should." Just sayin'.

 

[KingSpeed]

Isn't Houston more "catchable" without Beverly and Howard for the last 10 games?

I guess. The problem is we don't play them again and we don't have the tiebreaker (which is why games earlier in the season matter. We need to win out and hope the Rockets lose 5 games. In the case of the Clippers, we have control over on of their losses.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I'd love to catch Houston but we have to go 8-0 to catch them IMO. The Rockets have a pretty easy schedule the rest of the way even without Beverly and Howard. I think they finish at least 6-4 or 7-3 to close the season and that puts us out of HCA. We have no shot at catching the Clippers unless Griffin and CP3 break their legs within the next 10 minutes.

 

[BigGameDamian]

In therey the bottom 4 teams are the ones that should get HCA but then every single team would be tanking.

 

[magnifier661]

We will be third seed in the western conference

 

[Sinobas]

Portland just needs to worry about making the playoffs. I think the gap is too big now to jump up to 4. Houston has 4 less losses than us and not sure who has the tie breaker.

 

[magnifier661]

Portland just needs to worry about making the playoffs. I think the gap is too big now to jump up to 4. Houston has 4 less losses than us and not sure who has the tie breaker.

Houston has the tie breaker.

 

[Strenuus]

We will be third seed in the western conference

haha. We're 4 1/2 back from LAC with 7 to go.

I completely agree with Sinobas. Lets just take what we can get.

 

[magnifier661]

haha. We're 4 1/2 back from LAC with 7 to go.

I completely agree with Sinobas. Lets just take what we can get.

We will go 7-0 the rest of the way.

 

[Strenuus]

We will go 7-0 the rest of the way.

I say we lose at least 1.

 

[tlongII]

No way we get HCA in the 1st round. We just need to focus on playing well.

 

[magnifier661]

No way we get HCA in the 1st round. We just need to focus on playing well.

Until we are mathematically out from 3-4, I will believe. You should too.

 

[riverman]

Until we are mathematically out from 3-4, I will believe. You should too.

Now this is what I love to see on a fansite..a kindred spirit!
repped

 

[magnifier661]

Now this is what I love to see on a fansite..a kindred spirit!
repped

I always believe!

 

[KingSpeed]

Until we are mathematically out from 3-4, I will believe. You should too.

Why not reach for the 2 seed? OKC only has 54 wins. You don't believe??

 

[magnifier661]

Why not reach for the 2 seed? OKC only has 54 wins.

Let's go!

 

[maxiep]

What I want more than seeding is for us to finish the season strong. If we can win out, then NO ONE will want to play us, and we won't fear anyone.

 

[Strenuus]

Ya'll forgetting we still have to play GS and LAC? lol. I'd love to win out, but the chances are really slim.

 

[TripTango]

What I want more than seeding is for us to finish the season strong. If we can win out, then NO ONE will want to play us, and we won't fear anyone.

Bingo. No team in the West will be an easy out, regardless of HCA. But this team can win against any of them, on anybody's court, when their game is on. I'm less concerned about matchups and seeds at this point, and more concerned about physical and mental health.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Ya'll forgetting we still have to play GS and LAC? lol. I'd love to win out, but the chances are really slim.

At home. We are simply better than GS, and we're at least equal to the Clippers. We had the Clippers beat in LA before the all-star break until we started chucking up ridiculous shots in the last two minutes.