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Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

Need to at least get 7th seed.

Chris HaynesESPN Staff Writer
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Steve Kerr says there is no way Stephen Curry plays in the first round of the playoffs.
Nothing would make me happier to see the warriors lose in the first round. I wonder what team would be the best to pull off an upset against them in the first round now? Our Jazz?
 
After the Spurs loss the Jazz bumped up to 85% odds to make the playoffs.

After the Clippers win they dropped back down to 82%.
 
Here's how 538 sees the rest of our schedule:

Celtics - 74% chance we win
Grizzlies - 95% chance we win
@Timberwolves - 45% chance we win
Lakers - 82% chance we win
Clippers - 76% chance we win
@Lakers - 56% chance we win
Warriors - 68% chance we win
@Blazers - 32% chance we win

So according to those odds, we should go 6-2. I'd be cool with that.
 
Houston will have everything wrapped up with five games, worst case. As it stands right now, the last relevant game for Houston is @ San Antonio. It could be sooner if the Raptors and Warriors drop a game between now and the Houston @ San Antonio game. Houston isn't going to lose before then, they have two games against tankers.

Portland is too out of reach at this point, so Houston will likely be resting their starters in that game which in turn would help us if Portland locks up the #3 seed by the final game.

But there's a Houston v. OKC game that OKC is now likely to win.
 
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