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2016-17 Hype Train Playoff Chase!!!

Jazz W, OKC W, Memphis L. Clippers off.

Jazz have a solid control of their destiny. Taking care of lottery teams is crucial but big games against Wiz/Warriors Blazers x2 and Spurs x2 remaining.
 
LAC is 44-31 and OKC is 42-31. Dream scenario is us 4th and Thunder 5th.


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If anybody is wondering. The tie break scenario for the Clippers/Thunder would be.

1. Head to Head (series tied 2-2)
2. Division winners win tiebreaker (In the "dream scenario", Jazz would be the division winner)
3. Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division (does not apply)
4. Conference won-lost percentage (Thunder are 26-20 with 6 remaining West games. Clippers are 25-21 with 6 remaining West games)

It then goes W/L vs Playoff teams in West which would be complicated to predict with 8 seed in question and many games left against playoff teams.
 
If anybody is wondering. The tie break scenario for the Clippers/Thunder would be.

1. Head to Head (series tied 2-2)
2. Division winners win tiebreaker (In the "dream scenario", Jazz would be the division winner)
3. Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division (does not apply)
4. Conference won-lost percentage (Thunder are 26-20 with 6 remaining West games. Clippers are 25-21 with 6 remaining West games)

It then goes W/L vs Playoff teams in West which would be complicated to predict with 8 seed in question and many games left against playoff teams.

Actually, the Clippers would win the W/L vs playoff teams tiebreaker over OKC regardless of what happens from here on out. But they're a lot more likely to lose the conference tiebreaker before it comes to that.
 
The Clippers game on Wednesday vs. Washington is a huge game. If Washington can pull out a win, the Clips would be expected to finish with 48 wins total (including expected losses vs. San Antonio and Houston). The Jazz would be expected to win 49 or 50 games. The Thunder might be able to catch LA at 48.

This is going to be close.
 
Actually, the Clippers would win the W/L vs playoff teams tiebreaker over OKC regardless of what happens from here on out. But they're a lot more likely to lose the conference tiebreaker before it comes to that.

Oh good to know. I didn't even bother to look at the numbers. So for Thunder, they need to hold onto their conference W/L lead.
 
Another good night for the Jazz! Good win with Hayward out. Also the Grizzlies lost and the Thunder won. It is possible that the Thunder end up the 5th seed and that would be better for the Jazz. The Thunder are only 1 game behind the Clips and the Clips are 1.5 games behind the Jazz. Grizz are 5 back on Utah and it is extremely unlikely that we fall that far. So our range is most likely 4-6.

Tonight's games:

Warriors @ Rockets - I want the Warriors to put the #1 and 2 seeding to rest so that they rest their players to finish the season and the Jazz win those games.
Nuggets @ Blazers - big game for the 8th seed
 
I love how important every game is.

Yeah it's great to feel the difference between those end of seasons where you have nothing to play for and know, 15/20 games from the end already, that the season is useless. Suddenly relevance and competition remind us that oooo yes, this is sports, this is what is good.
 
We finish with:

At Kings
Wiz
At Spurs
Blazers
TWolves
At Blazers
At Dubs
Spurs

Brutal.

Have to win at Kings and three home games vs Wiz, Blazers and TWolves, as well as one more imo. That 5-3 finish would mean the Clips would have to finish 6-1 to tie us and therefore get the 4 seed.

We could get lucky and Spurs may rest guys last game of season.

A Wiz win in LA tomorrow night would be so freakin huge.

Having said all this, I still sort of like our chances for the 4 seed.
 
I hope we get five, that's possible. I think we'll get four. But I won't be shocked if we get three, especially if Hayward is hurting.


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i think if we pick it up and start playing well we'll hang on for 4th seed. If not i thing both the clips and thunder catch us and we go to 6 either way is good, a fighting chance for a first round win
 
We finish with:

At Kings
Wiz
At Spurs
Blazers
TWolves
At Blazers
At Dubs
Spurs

Brutal.

Have to win at Kings and three home games vs Wiz, Blazers and TWolves, as well as one more imo. That 5-3 finish would mean the Clips would have to finish 6-1 to tie us and therefore get the 4 seed.

We could get lucky and Spurs may rest guys last game of season.

A Wiz win in LA tomorrow night would be so freakin huge.

Having said all this, I still sort of like our chances for the 4 seed.
That is brutal.
I think we go 4-4 if the top dogs don't rest dudes against us.
 
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