Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If the Thunder pull into a 2-way or 3-way tie with the Jazz and either the Spurs or Pelicans they'll win that tie-breaker and push us down.

If the Pels, Spurs and Thunder got into a 4-way tie with us, we'd win due to conference record, I believe. This would be challenging though, since the Pels and Spurs play each other. We'd need the Thunder to lose a game, we'd need to the winner of the Spurs/Pels game to lose a game, and we'd need to loser of the Spurs/Pels game to keep pace with a win. Unlikely.

One other scenario that might work for us would be a 3-way tie between Utah, Portland and the Thunder, which would yield Portland the 3rd seed, the Jazz the 4th seed and the Thunder the 5th seed. I'm not thrilled about playing the Thunder in the first round though.

It would be tremendously helpful if Miami would beat OKC for us.

 

[zyzz]

We win tomorrow and that gives us 47 wins and the worst we can do is 47-35
If Minny wins out they finish 47-35, that means the best Denver can do is 46-36
If Denver wins out they finsih 47-35, and the best Minny can do is 46-36

The magic number is one... Right!?

The magic number is technically 2 because if we lose out, two Minny or Denver losses would get us in. But you're right that if we win once we are in because Minny or Denver is guaranteed a loss.

 

[yamers]

win out
get 3rd.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

We win tomorrow and that gives us 47 wins and the worst we can do is 47-35
If Minny wins out they finish 47-35, that means the best Denver can do is 46-36
If Denver wins out they finsih 47-35, and the best Minny can do is 46-36

The magic number is one... Right!?

Yes, 47 gets us in. Minny and Denver play each other on the last game of the season. Only one of them can get to 47 wins.

Also, since the Pels and Spurs play each other, one of those teams can only get to 47 wins also.

If the Jazz end in a 3 or 4-way tie at 47 wins, we'd still get the 6th or possibly the 5th seed. It's not a bad thing.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Denver and Blazers play each other in their next game. That game has big implications for both teams. Denver needs to win in order to stay alive.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Root for

3. Jazz
4. Portland
5. SAS
6. Pelicans
7. OKC
8. Nuggets/Wolves

 

[candrew]

Root for

3. Jazz
4. Portland
5. SAS
6. Pelicans
7. OKC
8. Nuggets/Wolves

Yep .Unfortunately this would require The Spurs to beat The Pels in NOLA on the last game of the season.

 

[fishonjazz]

Niko with 28 tonight. 6/11 from deep.

I still have hella hope despite my love of the cake

 

[NUMBERICA]

I still have hella hope despite my love of the cake

We don't have a cake. We have Donovan and Rudy, then a bunch of **** thrown together around them that's worked out extremely well. But the team isn't young and is already pretty wildly overachieving.

Don't get me wrong, this is my favorite Jazz team of all time, but it's a number of big time acquisitions away from serious contention.

 

[infection]

this is my favorite Jazz team of all time, but it's a number of big time acquisitions away from serious contention.

This comment is the key indicator that we’re winning it all this year.

 

[Piso]

With 47 wins, Jazz are assured of the 7th seed at worst
With 48 wins, 5th seed at worst
With 49 wins, 3rd seed

 

[Bawse Dawg]

We don't have a cake. We have Donovan and Rudy, then a bunch of **** thrown together around them that's worked out extremely well. But the team isn't young and is already pretty wildly overachieving.

Don't get me wrong, this is my favorite Jazz team of all time, but it's a number of big time acquisitions away from serious contention.

This is way too pessimistic.