OFFICIAL Postseason race thread *Sticky*

[MT Steve]

Mavs and Jazz remaining schedules, with 538's odds of them winning each game:

Mavericks:

@ CHA (23%)
@ CLE (13%)
v GSW (22%)
v POR (49%)
@ POR (24%)
@ GSW (8%)
@ SAC (42%)
@ DEN (36%)
v NYK (72%)
@ DET (29%)
@ MIN (51%)
v HOU (53%)
v MEM (55%)
@ LAC (19%)
@ UTA (27%)
v SAS (25%)

Jazz:

v CLE (41%)
v PHX (88%)
@ CHI (42%)
@ MIL (39%)
@ HOU (39%)
@ OKC (16%)
@ MIN (64%)
v LAL (90%)
v GSW (36%)
v MIN (84%)
@ PHX (64%)
v SAS (30%)
v LAC (54%)
@ DEN (42%)
v DAL (73%)
@ LAL (66%)

 

[fishonjazz]

A healthy team would have won your bet.

Even with a normal amount of injuries I would win my bet imo.

Let's say exum, burks, favors, and Gobert all miss around 15 games. I still think we win about 45 games or so

 

[fishonjazz]

Mavs and Jazz remaining schedules, with 538's odds of them winning each game:

Mavericks:

@ CHA (23%)
@ CLE (13%)
v GSW (22%)
v POR (49%)
@ POR (24%)
@ GSW (8%)
@ SAC (42%)
@ DEN (36%)
v NYK (72%)
@ DET (29%)
@ MIN (51%)
v HOU (53%)
v MEM (55%)
@ LAC (19%)
@ UTA (27%)
v SAS (25%)

Jazz:

v CLE (41%)
v PHX (88%)
@ CHI (42%)
@ MIL (39%)
@ HOU (39%)
@ OKC (16%)
@ MIN (64%)
v LAL (90%)
v GSW (36%)
v MIN (84%)
@ PHX (64%)
v SAS (30%)
v LAC (54%)
@ DEN (42%)
v DAL (73%)
@ LAL (66%)

Interesting breakdown.
I think we win 40 games and make the playoffs and win one game in the playoffs

 

[Coach Ellis]

Interesting breakdown.
I think we win 40 games and make the playoffs and win one game in the playoffs

I'm still calling 42 wins - think they get two wins in the playoffs and some momentum heading into the offseason.

 

[Beantown]

Mavs and Jazz remaining schedules, with 538's odds of them winning each game:

Mavericks:

@ CHA (23%)
@ CLE (13%)
v GSW (22%)
v POR (49%)
@ POR (24%)
@ GSW (8%)
@ SAC (42%)
@ DEN (36%)
v NYK (72%)
@ DET (29%)
@ MIN (51%)
v HOU (53%)
v MEM (55%)
@ LAC (19%)
@ UTA (27%)
v SAS (25%)

Jazz:

v CLE (41%)
v PHX (88%)
@ CHI (42%)
@ MIL (39%)
@ HOU (39%)
@ OKC (16%)
@ MIN (64%)
v LAL (90%)
v GSW (36%)
v MIN (84%)
@ PHX (64%)
v SAS (30%)
v LAC (54%)
@ DEN (42%)
v DAL (73%)
@ LAL (66%)

Dallas has a tough schedule. I am liking our chances.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This Alec Burks **** is getting ridiculous. I fear this dude is always going to be injury prone with how slowly he heals.

 

[Miggs]

This Alec Burks **** is getting ridiculous. I fear this dude is always going to be injury prone with how slowly he heals.

As soon as he looks good for a string of 15 games or so, we have to trade him.

 

[Douchebag K]

I'm still calling 42 wins - think they get two wins in the playoffs and some momentum heading into the offseason.

getting into the playoffs would be awesome, one win would be easily beyond realistic expectations, two wins is crazy talk i think given the likely opponent.

 

[Miggs]

getting into the playoffs would be awesome, one win would be easily beyond realistic expectations, two wins is crazy talk i think given the likely opponent.

We're 2.0 games out of the playoffs...and just 2.5 from the 6 seed. We can beat OKC twice.

 

[Stoked]

Last night's recap:

Good day. Picked up a much needed W. jazz are two games behind Dallas and Houston.

Lakers, Kings and Clips all lost.

Tonight's games:

Big night!
Mavs @ Hornets
Nuggets @ Heat
Grizzlies @ Rockets
Blazers @ Thunder
Wolves @ Suns
Cavs @ Jazz
Pelicans @ Warriors

We need a Jazz win with a Blazers, Mavs and Rockets loss. That would put the Jazz 1 behind Mavs and Rockets and 2 1/2 behind the Blazers.

 

[Coach Ellis]

We need an epic game thread for the game against Cleveland. A win against the Cavs gives this young team a 3 game win streak into the middle of the postseason run. I still like this team and their potential if they can start putting together wins like they did last year.

 

[fishonjazz]

Burks should be back really soon, right?

 

[TheGobertReport]

Burks should be back really soon, right?

I think it should go without saying but I will anyways - the Jazz NEED Burks back to get into the playoffs. It's already an uphill battle that doesn't seem likely because Portland, Houston and Dallas don't seem built to go on a 3 or 4 game slide.

 

[Stoked]

We need an epic game thread for the game against Cleveland. A win against the Cavs gives this young team a 3 game win streak into the middle of the postseason run. I still like this team and their potential if they can start putting together wins like they did last year.

I think I just scored a ticket to tonight's game, row 15. Wouldn't be home till like 2-3 AM. Not sure if I am up for that anymore lol.

 

[fishonjazz]

I think I just scored a ticket to tonight's game, row 15. Wouldn't be home till like 2-3 AM. Not sure if I am up for that anymore lol.

I'm sure someone on this site would take the ticket off your hands

 

[silesian]

Chart using 538 to predict wins and Jazz passing Mavs

 

[fishonjazz]

Chart using 538 to predict wins and Jazz passing Mavs

That's about how I see it going.

 

[Gameface]

Chart using 538 to predict wins and Jazz passing Mavs

From the chart it looks like Utah will get 39.8 wins and the mavs will get 38.2. lol

 

[MT Steve]

Gordon Hayward out tonight. Chalk it up as a loss.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Gordon Hayward out tonight. Chalk it up as a loss.

To be fair we were unlikely to win this game with Hayward. Good news is the next game is against Phoenix which we should win with or without Hayward.

But after that we have a rough stretch of road games Chicago, Mil, Houston and OKC. We might end up winning 0 of those, especially without Hayward.

If we can go .500 in our next 6 games or even win 2 of them we can make the playoffs. Schedule looks easy after that stretch. We probably go 7 out of the last 10.