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Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:35 am
by Joshyjess
With only a 4.5 game difference between #7 Boston and #1 Miami, look at the record of these teams in their last 10 games:
Miami - 7-3
Cleveland - 8-2
Chicago - 6-4
Milwaukee - 7-3
Philly - 7-3
Toronto - 9-1
Boston - 9-1
Right now if a team sneezes, they might get knocked down a slot or two!
It would be hard to ask for a more competive situation than this right now.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:38 am
by RoyceDa59
It’s amazing. Deepest and most talented East playoffs we’ve seen in decades.
1st round will be absolute bonkers. Teams like Nets, Raps & Celts are likely to be a lower seeds. Wouldn’t want to face any of them in a 7 game series.
Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:42 am
by chabber
That’s basically what happened to Charlotte. They were a half game back of Philly in 6th. Had won something like 10 of 14 then sneezed and lost 6 in a row, tumbling down in the standings.
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Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:44 am
by Statlanta
Brooklyn sneezed
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:59 am
by Triple M
miami and cleveland won 4 in a row
Raptors with 8
Celtics with 7
going to be interesting to see which team can stay hot post all star break
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:03 am
by ShadyMoney
It’s a gauntlet
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:18 am
by FreeThrowLine
I think it’s fairly safe to assume the 10 teams currently in place for playoffs/play in will remain unchanged. All that remains is to see the final position/matchups which might come down to which of these teams can stay (or return) relatively healthy
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:23 am
by rate_
East will be very competitive in the playoffs this season but I will be shocked if Milwaukee or Miami don't come out the East.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:26 am
by Pachinko_
That means everybody has been good.
Or, it might just as well mean that everybody has been equally bad, and in all honesty I'm leaning towards the latter.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:38 am
by INKtastic
rate_ wrote:East will be very competitive in the playoffs this season but I will be shocked if Milwaukee or Miami don't come out the East.
Cavs have the easiest schedule left of the top 8, Bucks have the 2nd hardest.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:43 am
by LivingLegend
#weakWest
Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:14 am
by RoyceDa59
Cavs have such a bright future it’s unreal.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:16 am
by DroseReturnChi
RoyceDa59 wrote:It’s amazing. Deepest and most talented East playoffs we’ve seen in decades.
1st round will be absolute bonkers. Teams like Nets, Raps & Celts are likely to be a lower seeds. Wouldn’t want to face any of them in a 7 game series.
hca pretty much doesnt mater. lower seeds who are playoff battle tested like celtics/nets will easily climb.
one team thats inexperienced but to watch out is cavs they can easiy make a hawks level run.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:17 am
by ArtMorte
chabber wrote:then sneezed and lost 6 in a row
That's not a sneeze, that's sh*tting your pants.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:21 am
by RRyder823
chabber wrote:That’s basically what happened to Charlotte. They were a half game back of Philly in 6th. Had won something like 10 of 14 then sneezed and lost 6 in a row, tumbling down in the standings.
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Is losing 6 in a row really a "sneeze"?
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Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:25 am
by JujitsuFlip
Feel bad for the team that finishes in the play-in.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:27 am
by JujitsuFlip
ArtMorte wrote:chabber wrote:then sneezed and lost 6 in a row
That's not a sneeze, that's sh*tting your pants.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:41 am
by FreeThrowLine
INKtastic wrote:rate_ wrote:East will be very competitive in the playoffs this season but I will be shocked if Milwaukee or Miami don't come out the East.
Cavs have the easiest schedule left of the top 8, Bucks have the 2nd hardest.
Really? How is that calculated? Just based off an average of opponents record? If that's the case it could be misleading due to the Magic/Pistons games, because I just looked at their remaining games and there's a lot of tough games remaining
There's no Suns or Warriors but they still have to play the Sixers 3 times, Bulls twice, Raptors twice, Bucks, Heat, Nuggets and Mavs and play the Nets toward the end of the season when KD might be back. Throw in some games against teams that aren't easy to beat like the Hawks/Wolves/Lakers & Clippers
I'm guessing that the fact they face the Pistons and Magic 2 more times might be affecting that calculation?
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:11 am
by PlayerUp
RoyceDa59 wrote:Cavs have such a bright future it’s unreal.
Lebron back to Cleveland again in 2023.
Re: Top of the East is crazy right now
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:12 am
by PlayerUp
Doesn't really matter if you finish #1 or #8 in the East at this point. Any 1st Rd matchup is going to be difficult. I don't see any scenario where any team can sweep the 1st Round.