By one game, but the Mavs have the tiebreaker and the easier remaining schedule.
Game Thread Apr 30, 2021 08:00PM MT: Jazz at Suns
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Sean
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Na'. You just seemed mighty interested in the size of my ****.
latin jazz
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I'm still not as concerned. We obviously miss Donovan and his ability to create easier shots for his teammates. When shots stop falling, that also makes the defense suffer as we aren't great in transition. Having someone get all the way to the basket makes life much easier in both offense and defense. In the past we have won some games even when 3s aren't falling.
We were shorthanded this game, And I expected us to lose. It's not todays game that worries me, it's how mediocre we've been playing since before the ASB. We peaked way too early.
The Jazz Wonderbra
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I told you. The loss is Gameface's fault. Stupid post deserved this performance.
Sean
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I think there is definitely something to be concerned about only because the Jazz look to be playing mediocre basketball. Whether that's entirely due to the injury of Mitchell ... I am skeptical because I don't think they were playing all that great even before he went out. But the most damning thing is that I can't think of the last time the Jazz actually played a strong game against a decent-ish team. Maybe that Lakers game on the 19th. However, I don't even know if that counts with how depleted the Lakers were. So, probably, Portland the night after the Phoenix loss. That was almost a month ago.
latin jazz
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They could have lost a bit a focus, which I could understand given the fact that they secured a playoff spot long time ago. Can't play at the same level for 40-50 games. Also, with how unclear the last playoffs spots are, it makes no difference having the 1st or 2nd spot.
And then we began resting players and having injuries. It seems the team doesn't care about the regular season that much really. At this point we should care about getting healthy and building some rythm into the playoffs. Can't control the matchup.
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To me, the thing that's most concerning isn't something that our record really reflects, and has nothing to do with tonight.
It's the way we play in late, back-and-forth games, against really any team. Attention to detail gets noticeably worse. Shot selection gets really bad. Ball security gets bad. Rebounding gets bad. Transition defense gets bad.
It's the way we play in late, back-and-forth games, against really any team. Attention to detail gets noticeably worse. Shot selection gets really bad. Ball security gets bad. Rebounding gets bad. Transition defense gets bad.
The Lakers have 4 b2b's left where they'll almost certainly be resting one or both of LeBron/AD. They're tied in the loss column with Dallas and Dallas has a much easier schedule and has the tiebreaker.
Losing the 1 seed is extremely likely to result in winding up in the same side of the bracket as both LA teams. "It makes no difference" is just wrong.
latin jazz
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Too many variables and games left to really try to manipulate seeding. If there were two or three games left, maybe.
After the Houston seeding debacle a couple of seasons ago, I gave up doing the math or looking at "likely" scenarios
After the Houston seeding debacle I just concluded that whatever outcome is most likely to screw the Jazz is the most probable outcome, regardless of what any of the models say.
Sean
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Agreed. This is why you should just aim for the best seed possible and stop with the cute games of potentially dropping/playing into a specific seed because it just may bite you in the ***.
It would not surprise me if the Jazz got the Lakers/Clippers winner in the second round now as the Clippers finish 3rd and the Lakers finish 6th.
Or ****, the Lakers finish 7th lmao
latin jazz
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Hahaha we indeed have bud luck.
But a CP3 tight hamstring or Luka's twisted ankle could change the whole seeding (just like it happen to us with Donovan). CP3 has missed one game the whole season...incredible.
So I just want Mike and Donovan to get healthy and the whole team to play together again. At least it seems Bogie is playing better (JC on the other hand...)
The Lakers are at full strength and just lost to a team we beat by 50
AND THE LAKERS WERE AT HOME.
So yeah, some perspective of what real disappointment is.
AND THE LAKERS WERE AT HOME.
So yeah, some perspective of what real disappointment is.
If the Lakers can't hold off the Mavs with their full roster, it means they're a mess and the Clippers will probably take them out early.
*without either of our starting guards.
Small sample size, but Ilyasova is shooting 47% from 3pt.