The Great Playoff Chase

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KingSpeed said:
Blazers have tie breaker if we beat Suns at home on April 4th,
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Aren't the suns up 2-1 on us? I could have sworn we lost both of the games at phoenix. Or is there some ancillary tie-breaker that I'm not thinking of?
 
Monday March 17th, 2014 Games To Watch (Games Updated Throughout Comments)-

Phoenix @ Brooklyn
Root For: Nets
Reason: Suns are just four games back of the Blazers in the loss column for the 9th out West. Phoenix also currently has the tie-breaker and there's still one game between the teams left to be played.

Oklahoma City @ Chicago
Root For: Bulls
Reason: I'd like to see OKC fall to 3rd and possibly matchup with them in a 3/6 matchup. Although it would be difficult, it's a better opponent for the Blazers to handle than the Clippers and Rockets.

Houston vs. Utah
Root For: Jazz
Reason: Mathematically there's still a chance to catch the Rockets and gain HCA through the 1st Round of the playoffs, but Houston's lost three straight games and we're not doing a thing about it.

Dallas vs. Boston
Root For: Mavericks
Reason: It may sound crazy, but I wouldn't mind dropping down to the 8th seed and facing San Antonio. Maybe a 1/8 matchup would bring back the "Us against the world" mentality that worked so well for us over the first two months of the season

Los Angeles Clippers @ Denver
Root For: Nuggets
Reason: Pretty much the same reason as listed above for the Rockets/Jazz game. There's a chance and until that chance isn't mathematically possible, keep holding out hope. Although a Clippers win wouldn't be the worst thing in the world since I believe we're more likely to end up 6th rather than 5th.
 
Original post updated. Our Magic Number remains at 12 with just 16 games left to play.
 
Tuesday March 18th, 2014 Games To Watch (Games Updated Throughout Comments)-

Portland vs. Milwaukee
Root For: Trail Blazers
Reason: Just need momentum ... any momentum

Golden State vs. Orlando
Root For: Magic
Reason: Warriors are just two back of the Blazers in the loss column and they currently have the tie-breaker over Portland with one more game remaining between the two teams.
 
Original post updated. The Phoenix loss helps but if we don't start seeing W's, we could end up in 8th.
 
DHawes22 said:
Original post updated. The Phoenix loss helps but if we don't start seeing W's, we could end up in 8th.
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This begs the question, would we rather have the 8th seed with a first round matchup against the Spurs? It's really pick your poison in the west but I think we matchup better with the Spurs than most of the playoff teams.
 
I think i'd rather play the Spurs or Thunder over the Rockets or Clippers.
 
riverman said:
This begs the question, would we rather have the 8th seed with a first round matchup against the Spurs? It's really pick your poison in the west but I think we matchup better with the Spurs than most of the playoff teams.
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Three years ago Memphis purposefully lost a few late games so they could end up as the 8th seed and play the Spurs ... they eventually won that series in five or six games.
 
Wednesday March 19th, 2014 Games To Watch (Games Updated Throughout Comments)-

Memphis vs. Utah
Root For: Jazz
Reason: Grizz are just three back of the Blazers in the loss column and they have the tiebreaker over Portland.

Dallas vs. Minnesota
Root For: Timberwolves
Reason: Same reason as above. Unless you feel like the Thunder or Spurs would be a better matchup, then you should be pulling for teams to catch the Blazers.

Phoenix vs. Orlando
Root For: Magic
Reason: I'd still rather seen the Suns in the playoffs than the Mavericks but a Phoenix loss does drop our Magic Number to nine.

San Anontio @ Los Angeles Lakers
Root For: Spurs
Reason: Because #BeatLA. Also, we want San Antonio as the 1 seed. If we land as the No. 5 seed, a potential semi-final matchup with the Spurs would be a great series.
 
At this point, we either need to lose more and drop to 6th or win more and move back up to 3rd.

Playing Houston without HCA would be the worst case scenario for us. Pretty much would guarantee a quick exit in the playoffs. I can't think of a worse matchup for us.
 
Agreed. Given the schedules, I don't see HOU getting upto 1/2/3, so we gotta get out of 5. I'd even be okay with 8 to get SA.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would even take OKC over Houston.
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I wouldn't go that far. OKC is just a bit complacent now, and are just experimenting stuff for the playoffs. KD won't let his team lose in round 1. And if he's not on on his own, the NBA will make sure he gets through.
 
yuyuza1 said:
I wouldn't go that far. OKC is just a bit complacent now, and are just experimenting stuff for the playoffs. KD won't let his team lose in round 1. And if he's not on on his own, the NBA will make sure he gets through.
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You're right, but we've beaten them at home and on the road, so I feel like we matchup with them pretty well. We just don't matchup well with Houston at all.
 
Fuck losing for positioning. The best remedy for our recent malaise is to get our confidence back. That means playing well and winning every single game from here on out. Make teams fear us instead of the other way around.

Let's hope LA works himself back into rhythm when he returns. Combine the early season version of LaMonster with Lillard and the way Nico has been playing lately, and we have the three-headed beast you need to compete in the playoffs.
 
maxiep said:
Fuck losing for positioning. The best remedy for our recent malaise is to get our confidence back. That means playing well and winning every single game from here on out. Make teams fear us instead of the other way around.

Let's hope LA works himself back into rhythm when he returns. Combine the early season version of LaMonster with Lillard and the way Nico has been playing lately, and we have the three-headed beast you need to compete in the playoffs.
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We will not beat Houston. It's the same as it was back in 2008-2009. We do not match up well with them, and the refs are all over Harden's balls so we'd have no shot. Plus, Beverley is allowed to completely drape himself all over Dame. We would have an extremely low chance of winning that series, especially if we didn't have HCA.
 
At this point, I think I'd rather play Houston than the LA Clippers. I'd rather deal with Dwight and Harden than CP3 and Blake right now ... I guess
 
Natebishop3 said:
We will not beat Houston. It's the same as it was back in 2008-2009. We do not match up well with them, and the refs are all over Harden's balls so we'd have no shot. Plus, Beverley is allowed to completely drape himself all over Dame. We would have an extremely low chance of winning that series, especially if we didn't have HCA.
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Drape... seems to have one too many letters... :ghoti:
 
maxiep said:
Fuck losing for positioning. The best remedy for our recent malaise is to get our confidence back. That means playing well and winning every single game from here on out. Make teams fear us instead of the other way around.

Let's hope LA works himself back into rhythm when he returns. Combine the early season version of LaMonster with Lillard and the way Nico has been playing lately, and we have the three-headed beast you need to compete in the playoffs.
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Yeah, I think a bulk of professional sports is mental advantage.
 
Here is a stat for you.
Portland has the best Divisional record of all playoff teams (including the 9th seed), and the WORST Conference record of same 9 teams.

The only team that has a higher DR is Miami, only based on the loss column.

Here is the kicker.

Portland has the 2ND WORST(only to Brooklyn) conference record of ALL playoff teams... east and west.

Just a few observations.
 
sedare said:
Here is a stat for you.
Portland has the best Divisional record of all playoff teams (including the 9th seed), and the WORST Conference record of same 9 teams.

The only team that has a higher DR is Miami, only based on the loss column.

Here is the kicker.

Portland has the 2ND WORST(only to Brooklyn) conference record of ALL playoff teams... east and west.

Just a few observations.
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Interesting
 
Thursday March 20th, 2014 Games To Watch (Games Updated Throughout Comments)-

Portland vs. Washington
Root For: Trail Blazers
Reason: Need some momentum heading into our last road trip of the season.

Oklahoma City @ Cleveland
Root For: Cavaliers
Reason: Need the Spurs to stay in the 1 spot so any Thunder loss helps

Houston vs. Minnesota
Root For: Timberwolves
Reason: There is still time left to regain Home Court Advantage, but we're at the point where we need Houston to stumble against teams they normally wouldn't

Golden State vs. Milwaukee
Root For: Bucks
Reason: The gap between Portland and Golden State is closing. Like Houston, Portland will need the Warriors to have a few hiccups down the stretch if they are to maintain the No. 5 seed.
 
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