Race for the 5th-9th seeds

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Cheering for the clipshow was almost as bad as listening to that Ralph Lawler clown and his "bingo!" schtick . . . Damn I hate that muffer.
 
Blazers get a 2nd chance to control their own destiny. I actually hope it comes down to them needing to win. It will be semi-good practice for the playoffs. Denver will be quite different from playing the Clippers but at least there is something to lose...which didn't go well Saturday night. I hope if it comes down to a final DEN possession with Jurkic in the game, Stotts doesn't guard him with Brian Roberts.
 
HCP said:
Hope it's wrapped up and our starting 5 against the Nuggs are as follows

Roberts,Montero,Patty, Alexander,Von,
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Yeah thats what I wanna see; with Kaveman off the bench bombing threes.

Think we've got a good rhythm the last dozen games so our main rotation will be fine with the time off.
 
All we need is Dallas loss to Jazz and Grizzlies loss to Clippers and it's ours.
 
So Dallas and Grizz lose tonight and we get the #5 spot?
 
You know the Clipps would rather play Memphis than us...... What a weird predicament for them to be in.
 
HCP said:
You know the Clipps would rather play Memphis than us...... What a weird predicament for them to be in.
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Would they? I mean sure, we're a better team, but the Grizz play a much tougher brand of basketball. If they're assuming that they're going to beat either opponent, would they rather play 6 games of run-and-gun guard-oriented ball with us, or 4-5 games of rough-and-tumble, grind-it-out physical ball against the Grizz? On top of that, we're certainly a better tune-up for their presumed second-round matchup with the Warriors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clippers absolutely see us as the preferred opponent.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Would they? I mean sure, we're a better team, but the Grizz play a much tougher brand of basketball. If they're assuming that they're going to beat either opponent, would they rather play 6 games of run-and-gun guard-oriented ball with us, or 4-5 games of rough-and-tumble, grind-it-out physical ball against the Grizz? On top of that, we're certainly a better tune-up for their presumed second-round matchup with the Warriors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clippers absolutely see us as the preferred opponent.
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Yeah I've seen it reported we're the preferred first round opponent. Young, inexperienced, greatly overachived, no physical presence, may be happy just to get a vacation in LA.
 
HCP said:
You know the Clipps would rather play Memphis than us...... What a weird predicament for them to be in.
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No. Only way they can play Memphis is if the Grizzlies beat the Warriors. Do you think they expect that.

The Clippers are worried far more about getting Griffin up to speed and their teams rhythm than who the crappiest of the huge underdog opponents they'll face.
 
Draco said:
No. Only way they can play Memphis is if the Grizzlies beat the Warriors. Do you think they expect that.

The Clippers are worried far more about getting Griffin up to speed and their teams rhythm than who the crappiest of the huge underdog opponents they'll face.
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You think we're a huge underdog vs Clippers? I don't.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Would they? I mean sure, we're a better team, but the Grizz play a much tougher brand of basketball. If they're assuming that they're going to beat either opponent, would they rather play 6 games of run-and-gun guard-oriented ball with us, or 4-5 games of rough-and-tumble, grind-it-out physical ball against the Grizz? On top of that, we're certainly a better tune-up for their presumed second-round matchup with the Warriors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clippers absolutely see us as the preferred opponent.
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Does the current Grizz roster play a tougher brand of basketball? I don't think so.
 
Draco said:
Blazers 43-38
DEN - Wed Apr13 10:30pm

Grizzlies 42-38
@LAC - Tue Apr12 10:30pm TNT
@GS - b2b - Wed Apr13 10:30pm

Mavericks 42-39
SAS - opponent b2b 3in4 - Wed Apr13 8pm

Jazz 40-41
@LA L - opponent 3in4 - Wed Apr13 10:30pm ESPN

Rockets 40-41
SAC - Wed Apr13 8pm

Tie breakers
Blazers own MEM 2-2 lost DAL 1-2
Grizzlies lost DAL 1-3 lost PDX 2-2
Mavericks own PDX 2-1 own MEM 3-1

Jazz lost HOU 2-2
Rockets own UTH 2-2
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Updated OP. Mavs beat the Jazz and clinch the playoffs. Rockets now will have the 8th seed with a win or a Jazz loss. Jazz need a win and a Rockets loss to make the playoffs.

Its very likely we need to win against Denver for the 5th seed. The Mavs will finish before us and should be favored at home to a Spurs team on a back to back with nothing to play for. Memphis is extremely likely to lose one of their final games and finish below us. So we likely end up playing OKC if we lose; the Clippers if we win.

Go Blazers!
 
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Man, we coulda sealed 5 if we won against Min. Can still do it if we beat DEN
 
Think I'm glad to see Houston get the 8th seed. They will then lose their first round pick. Most Houston fans actually want to miss the playoffs so they keep their pick. They probably get swept by the Warriors in embarrassing fashion. If for some freak reason they beat the Warriors; well that'll be super interesting to see the best record of all time lose as a 1 seed. It would give us an easy opponent in round 2 ;).
 
Denver's motivation will be interesting. They are nearly tied with the Knicks, Kings and Bucks. A game to keep an eye on is the Knicks game. If the Knicks lose then Denver will switch picks with them because it'll be higher. If the Knicks win then Denver will be tied with them for wins and could potentially keep their own pick. Their own pick may be worth more with a loss depending on the Kings or Bucks finish. Draft lottery tie breaks are determined by coin flip.

Either way Denver will either have some incentive to lose or will be ready to go on vacation so we really should win this game. Denver doesn't have the matchup issues of Towns or Wiggins. If we lose this game it'll be very concerning.
 
Draco said:
Updated OP. Mavs beat the Jazz and clinch the playoffs. Rockets now will have the 8th seed with a win or a Jazz loss. Jazz need a win and a Rockets loss to make the playoffs.

Its very likely we need to win against Denver for the 5th seed. The Mavs will finish before us and should be favored at home to a Spurs team on a back to back with nothing to play for. Memphis is extremely likely to lose one of their final games and finish below us. So we likely end up playing OKC if we lose; the Clippers if we win.

Go Blazers!
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Yeah the Rockets will win their last game at home against a Sac team without Cus. So they will be # 8 as they own the tie breaker with Utah.

No way Memphis beats GS on the road against the Warriors who will be going for the record. I think the Clippers beat them at home as well. (and then rests on Wednesday)

So Memphis will end up in 7th against SA since Dallas owns the tie breaker if needed.

Can't see any incentive for SA to put up a fight on the road against Dallas, so yeah if we want 5th...we need to win vs Denver.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
so yeah if we want 5th...we need to win vs Denver.
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This doesn't disappoint me. I didn't feel like Blazers deserved 5th after the Minne game. They need to destroy Denver on both ends of the court. If they don't then it doesn't matter who they face in the first round.
 
Reep said:
This doesn't disappoint me. I didn't feel like Blazers deserved 5th after the Minne game. They need to destroy Denver on both ends of the court. If they don't then it doesn't matter who they face in the first round.
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Because one game in the regular season defines how they'll play in the playoffs. lol.
 
So what has to happen for our game tomorrow night not to matter. I really want our bottom 8 guys to play the whole game and have our main guys get some rest.
 
HCP said:
So what has to happen for our game tomorrow night not to matter. I really want our bottom 8 guys to play the whole game and have our main guys get some rest.
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Clips beat MEM tonight and Spurs beat DAL before our game tmrw. If that happens, we get 5 seed regardless of what happens in our game.
 
Draco said:
Blazers 43-38
DEN - Wed Apr13 10:30pm

Grizzlies 42-38
@LAC - Tue Apr12 10:30pm TNT
@GS - b2b - Wed Apr13 10:30pm

Mavericks 42-39
SAS - opponent b2b 3in4 - Wed Apr13 8pm

Jazz 40-41
@LA L - opponent 3in4 - Wed Apr13 10:30pm ESPN

Rockets 40-41
SAC - Wed Apr13 8pm

Tie breakers
Blazers own MEM 2-2 lost DAL 1-2
Grizzlies lost DAL 1-3 lost PDX 2-2
Mavericks own PDX 2-1 own MEM 3-1

Jazz lost HOU 2-2
Rockets own UTH 2-2
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4/12 We should be 44-37 Damn it.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Clips beat MEM tonight and Spurs beat DAL before our game tmrw. If that happens, we get 5 seed regardless of what happens in our game.
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Those are good chances for us...
 
yuyuza1 said:
Clips beat MEM tonight and Spurs beat DAL before our game tmrw. If that happens, we get 5 seed regardless of what happens in our game.
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Do to start times, I would guess that the regular starters play 1Q, then are pulled for the rest of the game.
 
tester551 said:
Do to start times, I would guess that the regular starters play 1Q, then are pulled for the rest of the game.
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Keep in mind, the Spurs will most likely rest everyone tomorrow as they will be on a back to back and playing in DAL.
 
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