Weird scheduling this season. We finished our series with the Bucks in the first month, and will have finished our series against the 76ers, Magic, Nets, GSW, Kings, Hornets and Pacers, and played the Clips, Pels and Minny 3 times each, all before we play any of the teams from Texas, and we still haven't played Denver at all![/SIZE]
Upcoming games
Thu, Jan 16, 2020 8:00p @ New Orleans Pelicans
Sat, Jan 18, 2020 9:00p Sacramento Kings
Mon, Jan 20, 2020 9:00p Indiana Pacers
Wed, Jan 22, 2020 10:00p @ Golden State Warriors
Sat, Jan 25, 2020 5:00p Dallas Mavericks
Mon, Jan 27, 2020 9:00p Houston Rockets
Sounds like we need a hitman to take care fo the competition...Weird scheduling this season. We finished our series with the Bucks in the first month, and will have finished our series against the 76ers, Magic, Nets, GSW, Kings, Hornets and Pacers, and played the Clips, Pels and Minny 3 times each, all before we play any of the teams from Texas, and we still haven't played Denver at all!
But come Jan 25, in the next month we play almost nobody but teams from Texas, plus Denver and Portland:
Dallas x2
Houston x3 (the whole season series in under a month!)
San Antonio x2
Denver x2
Portland x2
and Miami and Phoenix
Yeah, I’m sure teams have just been dogging it against their old asses all year. Excellent point.lakers showed tonight that if you go at them just with SOME intensity and energy, they are simply too old to keep up. so still a good chance for us to turn the matchup around
Indiana took care of business tonight against Denver. If we can beat them tomorrow on their second night of a back to back, then we’re tied for second. If Denver loses tomorrow (they play in Minnesota) then we’re officially second in the standings (tied with LAC who we have the tie-breaker on). We maintain that through the week (play GSW and Dallas), then I think Rudy and Donovan both make it into the all star game.
I think we’ve got this one.The Pacers have had our number the last few years. Would be nice to get a W against them.
Not to be a buzzkill, but I think if you breakdown the remaining strength of schedule, 55ish games looks more realistic. That could obviously be revised upward depending on how we respond to the next 10ish games.Over the last forty seasons, 36 of the 40 teams who won the NBA championship went 57-25 or better in the regular season. (Or were on pace to win 57+ in what turned out to be a shortened season)
The Jazz right now are on pace to win 57 or 58.
The majority of those same championship teams finished in the top 10 in both ORtg and DRtg in the regular season in which they won the championship.
The Jazz are currently 8th/9th in ORtg/DRtg.
We are currently in the sweet spot of true contention.
Not to be a buzzkill, but I think if you breakdown the remaining strength of schedule, 55ish games looks more realistic. That could obviously be revised upward depending on how we respond to the next 10ish games.