NBA Playoffs Thread (non-Magic games discussion)

Post #61 » by **eyriq** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:00 am

Pelicans taking care of business. Wolves looking good

thelead · Post #62 » by **thelead** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:16 am

We're now 4 games up on the Heat for the division title with 12 games to go for both teams. If we go a realistic 7-5 the rest of the way, the Heat would have to go 11-1 to tie us and win the division (since they own the tiebreaker).

DiplomaticMagic · Post #63 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:25 am

4 games ahead of Heat and 1 game behind Cavs for 3rd!!

RookieStar · Post #64 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:40 am

Wow this thread can really stress you out lol

Optimus_Steel · Post #65 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:52 am

basketballRob wrote:It looks more like Miami is going to get up to 6th.

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Then they get blown out at home vs a team on a back to back. Miami is quite the strange team.

Optimus_Steel · Post #66 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:53 am

thelead wrote:We're now 4 games up on the Heat for the division title with 12 games to go for both teams. If we go a realistic 7-5 the rest of the way, the Heat would have to go 11-1 to tie us and win the division (since they own the tiebreaker).

Interesting but not going to get ahead of myself. Things are looking sunny in the Kia Center.

Post #67 » by **eyriq** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:56 am

Losses
25: Bucks
26: ------
27: Cavs
28: Magic, Knicks
29: ------
30: ------
31: Pacers
32: Heat, Sixers

RookieStar · Post #68 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:37 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:
basketballRob wrote:It looks more like Miami is going to get up to 6th.

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Then they get blown out at home vs a team on a back to back. Miami is quite the strange team.

After thir franchose player talked smack against the NOP and guaranteed a smack down win. Lol ots not yet the playoffs Jimmy...

DiplomaticMagic · Post #69 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:43 am

The Warriors are freaking crapping the bed

DiplomaticMagic · Post #70 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:12 am

I guess 3 out of 4 not bad....

The best news is that we are 4 games up on the play-in. My goal was always to get in playoffs and avoid play-in. I might shift the goal to be homecourt advantage. What a time!

RookieStar · Post #71 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:26 am

DiplomaticMagic wrote:

I guess 3 out of 4 not bad....

The best news is that we are 4 games up on the play-in. My goal was always to get in playoffs and avoid play-in. I might shift the goal to be homecourt advantage. What a time!

Actually its 4 out of 4 for me... i want IND to push MIA down to 8th. Who knows, maybe ATL can surprise and kick then out of the playins more than the Bulls can.

RichCollab · Post #72 » by **RichCollab** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:29 am

Pinch me

meatwad4343 · Post #73 » by **meatwad4343** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:54 am

We split the season series with the cavs, what's the tie breaker after that if we both finish with the same amount of wins?

RookieStar · Post #74 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:45 am

meatwad4343 wrote:We split the season series with the cavs, what's the tie breaker after that if we both finish with the same amount of wins?

If we are division champs we win it?

drsd · Post #75 » by **drsd** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:39 am

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:It looks more like Miami is going to get up to 6th.

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MIA as pepe said, has a cupcake schedule. We disnt do ourselves any favors by having BI injured lol.

They will rise in thw standings. Qe just hope we can fend them off.

Orlando can reasonably be assumed to land on (at least) 48 wins. So for Miami to tie, that's a 10-2 record. Sorry: not seeing that.

drsd · Post #76 » by **drsd** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:40 am

meatwad4343 wrote:We split the season series with the cavs, what's the tie breaker after that if we both finish with the same amount of wins?

Tiebreaker Basis – 2 Teams Tied
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Better winning percentage in games against each other
(2) Division leader wins a tie over a team not leading a division
(3) Division won-lost percentage (only if teams are in same division)
(4) Conference won-lost percentage
(5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for the playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position)
(6) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for the playoffs in other
conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position)
(7) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”)

Tiebreaker Basis – Three or More Teams Tied
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
(2) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams
(3) Division won-lost percentage (only if all teams are in same division)
(4) Conference won-lost percentage
(5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for the playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position)
(6) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”)

DiplomaticMagic · Post #77 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:00 pm

Todays Games of Significance

Nets @ Knicks
Kings @ Magic

Magic need to win to stay in front of Knicks unless the Nets can pull off an upset. Kings are fighting for 6th seed and just lost to the Wizards.

Btw the Knicks game is early today, 1pm EST

RookieStar · Post #78 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:07 pm

Neta have been doodoo lately. We better win ours cu the knicks sure will theirs.

thelead · Post #79 » by **thelead** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:29 pm

Knicks win as expected. We’re tied but hold the tiebreaker. We’re probably going to have to go 8-4, if not 9-3, to get the 3 seed.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #80 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:17 pm

thelead wrote:Knicks win as expected. We’re tied but hold the tiebreaker. We’re probably going to have to go 8-4, if not 9-3, to get the 3 seed.

But we have to win today or we go back to 5th.

Knicks are tough, they might get the 3rd seed and it will be Cleveland dropping down.