Final Day of the Regular Season Discussion

devinbrady · Post #1 » by **devinbrady** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:02 pm

I hate to be looking forward to round 2, but if all teams won out and the Clipps played SA in the second round, would the Clipps have home court?

Post #2 » by **mkwest** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:44 pm

Can't get too far ahead of ourselves.

If the Clippers face the Spurs in round 2, that means that the Spurs are the 2nd seed and the Clippers are the 3rd. Spurs would have the HCA tiebreaker due to being a division champion.

devinbrady · Post #3 » by **devinbrady** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:36 pm

mkwest wrote:Can't get too far ahead of ourselves.

If the Clippers face the Spurs in round 2, that means that the Spurs are the 2nd seed and the Clippers are the 3rd. Spurs would have the HCA tiebreaker due to being a division champion.

Then how come even though Portland is a division winner they wont have home court? I would think it would go to tiebreaks?

Post #4 » by **mkwest** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:48 pm

devinbrady wrote:Then how come even though Portland is a division winner they wont have home court? I would think it would go to tiebreaks?

Being a division winner guarantees a top 4 seed. Better overall winning percentage trumps everything. Portland will finish with the 6th best record in the West despite being a division winner.

Home Court Advantage: For purposes of home court advantage, ties will be broken pursuant to the procedures used for breaking two-team ties for playoff position. Portland would have HCA against Dallas, Pelicans/Thunder or the 3rd-8th seeded Eastern teams.

(1) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division.
(2) Better winning percentage in games against each other.
(3) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division).
(4) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference.
(5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(6) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite 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”).

Don Tommy · Post #5 » by **Don Tommy** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:17 pm

I don't like looking past round one at all. This isn't the east where bad teams make the playoffs, this is the West where very good teams miss them all together!

MartinToVaught · Post #6 » by **MartinToVaught** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:49 pm

Given this team's playoff history and utter lack of a bench, I wouldn't look past any series at all.

Post #7 » by **mkwest** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:05 am

Well, the night is far from over, but we could very well be playing the Spurs in round 1.

Houston up 30 against the Jazz.
Spurs down 16 to the Pelicans.
Your call Memphis.

Angel strike1 · Post #8 » by **Angel strike1** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:20 am

looks like we get spurs 1st round?

Post #9 » by **mkwest** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:28 am

Angel strike1 wrote:looks like we get spurs 1st round?

We need the Pacers need to win.

A Nets win against Orlando puts pressure on Indiana. Nets trail by 9. :nonono:

Post #10 » by **mkwest** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:30 am

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MartinToVaught · Post #11 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:42 am

Playing the Spurs in the first round = season over.

Ranma · Post #12 » by **Ranma** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:47 am

I respect what Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry have done for Golden State and I really want to see us play them in the playoffs. I actually view them as the better team given their defense, offense, and depth but I'm obviously rooting for our Clippers to hopefully get an epiphany and beat them. I hated Mark Jackson's Warriors team from last season while, like I said, I have more admiration for their squad this season. Having said that, I look forward to this heated series should they meet, but first thing's first.

We have to defeat our demons and if it starts with the Spurs, so be it. I've rooted for the Clips primarily as underdogs throughout my 27 years of being a fan of the franchise, so it may be appropriate for me to do so if and when they face the Warriors this postseason. If we can beat both the Spurs and Warriors this postseason, nobody better be giving us crap should we go on to win the title.

Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated (4/15/15)

Los Angeles Clippers: B+

Record: 56-26
Midseason grade: B
Off. Rating: 1 | Def. Rating: 16 | Net Rating: 2

At a glance: The Clippers’ season can be told in a six-word story…

“They’re really good. Didn’t get better.”

Those two sentences explain precisely why the Clippers are so polarizing. Optimists see Chris Paul (19.1 PPG, 10.3 APG, 4.6 RPG, 1.9 SPG), certified MVP candidate, leading the NBA’s best offense and one of the league’s most dominant starting lineups. Pessimists see a bench that shows fewer signs of life than Death Valley. Optimists see a team that responded to an uneven start and injuries to Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford by kicking into high gear down the stretch and making a run at the West’s No. 2 seed. Pessimists see Spencer Hawes and Austin Rivers standing at the scorer’s table waiting to check in. Optimists see DeAndre Jordan posting career-best numbers (11.4 PPG, 14.9 RPG). Pessimists wonder whether his foul shooting will force him off the court in the playoffs. Optimists see the Clippers as a legit contender due to the second-best point differential in the league. Pessimists see the same core that has fallen apart before it reaches the conference finals in each of the last three seasons.

L.A. will wind up finishing with virtually the same record it has had in each of the last two seasons, and that flat-lining is the root of all of the debates listed above. While these Clippers aren’t identical to previous versions, they’re close enough that a little hot air is helpful to pass the time.

As fantastic as Paul and Jordan, in particular, have been, it’s difficult to give the Clippers top marks as a whole because: 1) the Warriors zoomed past them in the division, 2) expectations were heightened once Steve Ballmer replaced Donald Sterling, and 3) Doc Rivers’ roster mismanagement has put an unbelievable amount of stress on his starting five. Those starters—Paul, J.J. Redick, Matt Barnes, Griffin and Jordan—are good enough to beat anyone on any given night, and the Clippers deserve to be considered the “best of the rest” besides the Spurs and Warriors. It’s just impossible to put them in the same tier as San Antonio and Golden State when those teams have equally strong starting units that happen to be complemented by numerous capable reserves. Any chance the Clippers have at busting through to the conference finals rests on Paul entering God Mode for three or four weeks straight.

NBA Grades: Final Marks for All Teams

Angel strike1 · Post #13 » by **Angel strike1** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:01 am

spurs coming back

kylem4711 · Post #14 » by **kylem4711** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:09 am

lets go pelican, lets go indiana!!

Post #15 » by **mkwest** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:18 am

Nets will win. Pressure is on for the Pacers.

Forte IV · Post #16 » by **Forte IV** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:19 am

Let's go Pacers Let's go!

Forte IV · Post #17 » by **Forte IV** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:32 am

MartinToVaught wrote:Playing the Spurs in the first round = season over.

Now I want the Spurs just to gloat in your face if we beat them.

kylem4711 · Post #18 » by **kylem4711** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:38 am

Dang. Looks like it's the spurs

MartinToVaught · Post #19 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:38 am

Forte IV wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:Playing the Spurs in the first round = season over.

Now I want the Spurs just to gloat in your face if we beat them.

Nobody would be happier than me if we managed to pull the upset, but I don't see it. Too well-coached, and Kawhi and Green will go off. I'm not even hating, I just have mad respect for the Spurs.

kylem4711 · Post #20 » by **kylem4711** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:42 am

MartinToVaught wrote:
Forte IV wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:Playing the Spurs in the first round = season over.

Now I want the Spurs just to gloat in your face if we beat them.

Nobody would be happier than me if we managed to pull the upset, but I don't see it. Too well-coached, and Kawhi and Green will go off. I'm not even hating, I just have mad respect for the Spurs.

Quit hating hater