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They're better without Ball. After LaVar Ball badmouthed Walton, I really wish the Lakers had come to the conclusion that Ball isn't good, but they lucked out with a really great rookie in Kuzma. Then they could have sent Lonzo out to Orlando or Sacramento. After Lonzo continues not being able...

Drawing OKC isn't a great prize. I heard on a Ringer podcast that Golden State is terrified at landing them in the first round. That said, OKC could pull off an upset of GS in the first round when GS is without Curry. If the Jazz were to land the 3 seed and win their first round series against...

No kidding, if you extrapolate the record over the last 31 games (a fairly substantial sample size), it's a 68 or 69 win team. Aldridge had literally the best game of his career, was hitting everything, the game was in San Antonio and the Spurs still needed overtime to win it. A depleted team...

Without looking at three and four way tiebreakers, in which I think Portland would still do well because of going 8-4 against the Pelicans, Thunder and T-Wolves, the worst case for Portland appears to be the 6 seed because they own the tiebreakers over OKC and New Orleans. They have a really...

You should look at the minutes Thibodeau has been putting on his starters

I love how Jason Terry has averaged 29 minutes in the last three games and he's on the way there again tonight. Are the Bucks that desperate? He's got to be the last member of the 1999-2001 headband contingent unless old man Carter and Z-Bo are secretly keeping that flame alive in Sacramento...

If the Nuggets still have any chance whatsoever, and I don't think they do, it would be at Minnesota's expense. The Clippers still have some life, they have a lot of home games remaining and only two difficult road games. I could easily see them ending up at 46-36 and sneaking into the 8th spot.

I think best case for the Jazz is a three way tie with OKC and New Orleans if New Orleans wins the final game against OKC. Under that scenario, and assuming San Antonio and Minnesota are a game or two behind, the Jazz end up with the #4 seed and play New Orleans in the first round.

Houston will have everything wrapped up with five games, worst case. As it stands right now, the last relevant game for Houston is @ San Antonio. It could be sooner if the Raptors and Warriors drop a game between now and the Houston @ San Antonio game. Houston isn't going to lose before then...

Lol Raptors. Never change Eastern Conference.

W Spurs, Pelicans and Clippers (not that the Clippers matter), also Blazers potentially though I don't think that will matter either. With Denver, we don't know. They could end up with a better or worse division record. We'll definitely have a better conference record if the division record is...

I expected the Jazz to lose the first two games of the final ten and basically be 42-32 after tonight. I did not think they'd lose to the effing Hawks. If they can beat the hobbled Warriors tonight, they'll be in pretty good shape to get to 47 wins before the final two games where the Warriors...

Tonight's c**k tease is brought to you by the Knicks.

Lonzo can't shoot, not from 3 and not from the foul line. The Pelicans were leaving him open, begging him to shoot.

The Browns are going to pick Darnold #1, so get used to it. And I think that's a good pick. He's really good under pressure, waits until the last moment to throw the ball and he's at his best when things break down. I think they're going to also want a left tackle and trade back out of #4. There...

What a colossal choke job by Houston here. Derrick Rose looks like MVP Derrick Rose from six years ago or so.

Houston looks incredible. Unless Harden craps the bed again in the postseason, Houston is going to be really tough to beat.

So if New Orleans wins today, there's going to be a four-way tie for around an hour. I believe the Jazz would actually drop to #6 below Minnesota because they would have identical records against the tied teams as Minny but have an inferior conference record. Of course The Destroyer is playing...

Houston wants to also be in front of Toronto who they've lost to both times they've played. Toronto is three back in the loss column right now. That potentially impacts at least the last couple games which are the Lakers and Kings. Their third fo last game is against OKC. Golden State looks...

If you look at 538's individual game breakdowns, the Jazz have at least a 40% chance in eight of their last ten games and are favored in six of them. Overall, 538 thinks they're going to drop one of the games where they're favored, hence the 47-35 predicted record. The Jazz are favored by over...