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Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

Jazz have a winning record with eight games left. Run the table, and they’ll finish with 50 wins. Not likely, but they’ve won twice before that they’re capable of a long win streak - even on the road. One game at a time.
 
Someone with better photoshop skills than I have should do an image of Donovan and Rudy together with the caption - “Trust the process - break the mold”.

I’d love something like that for my screen saver.
 
Lakers games are going to be tricky, but we caught a huge break with the Golden State situation. Those are wins we weren't projected to get. Put us back into the 90% playoff odds at fivethirtyeight.

Denver is playing Phili and the Raptors monday and Tuesday. They have to win at least one of them to stay in it. If they lost both we could be feeling pretty good. Can't trust the east to do that though. Let's just hope the east wins one (likewise, if Denver somehow won both--that would be scary.)

Got to beat Boston. Not an easy game by any means, but with Kyrie out we have to take advantage.

Looking at the schedule, the Jazz really are in the drivers seat. Denver has a brutal schedule. Denver and the Clippers play each other. And then we play the Clippers. Would be sweet to put the final bullet in the Vampire Clippers.

Next sunday's game against Minnesota is going to be huge, I feel like.

If we win 5 of the final 8, I think we're in for sure. Feel like we could go 7-1 and get a higher seed. Don't know, but that Spurs game has me feeling pretty confident in this team. Even though we lost that game, I think this team just has something special. Something a Jazz team hasn't had in a long time. We have a lot of holes and weaknesses, we are being led by a Rookie and so naturally are going to be inconsistent, but this team has a ton of heart, and just has some really good players who aren't afraid of the moment. They also have a chip on their shoulder. We are playing with something to prove.

Most fun season in years. And such a bright future no matter what happens. Next year is going to be lit.
 
Denver's remaining schedule (current record: 40-33)

at Philly
at Toronto
at OKC
vs Milwaukee
vs Indy
vs Minnesota
at LA Clippers
vs Portland
at Minnesota

They are going to lose at least 2 of their next 3 on the road. And probably at least 3 out of their final 5 on the road overall because they are a bad road team. Their home schedule isn't much friendlier either. I see them going to go 4-5 or 5-4 over the final 9. 44-38 or 45-37 is not going to threaten for a playoff spot. They would need another team to totally collapse.

Clippers remaining schedule (current record: 39-34)

vs Milwaukee
at Phoenix
at Portland
vs Indy
vs San Antonio
at Utah
vs Denver
vs New Orleans
vs LA Lakers

7 of their final 9 are against playoff teams. They are probably going to have to go 7-2 or 8-1 to have a realistic chance to make it. I see every playoff team in the west having 46+ wins.


I think that the top 8 teams right now are the 8 teams who make the playoffs in the west. The current 3-8 seeds in the west only have to get to 46 wins to force Denver and LAC to put up unlikely records to have a slim chance. Portland is 1 win from 46, OKC 2, NO and SA 3, and Utah and Minny 4. All of those teams should hit that win total rather easily.
 
fallenchicken said:
Don't know, but that Spurs game has me feeling pretty confident in this team. Even though we lost that game, I think this team just has something special. Something a Jazz team hasn't had in a long time. We have a lot of holes and weaknesses, we are being led by a Rookie and so naturally are going to be inconsistent, but this team has a ton of heart, and just has some really good players who aren't afraid of the moment. They also have a chip on their shoulder. We are playing with something to prove.

Most fun season in years. And such a bright future no matter what happens. Next year is going to be lit.
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This is exactly how I feel. The Spurs basically had to play their best game of the season in order to beat us in overtime. I don't think 8-0 is out of the question, especially if Portland/GS have nothing to play for in the last two games. We're in good shape, and we can withstand a loss or two down the stretch.
 
Denver is toast; they could very well lose their next 3. But don't count out the Clippers just yet: 7-2 is very realistic and that includes losses to Portland and Utah. Jazz really can't afford to stumble. But it is fortuitous that Portland and GS will probably have their playoff slots determined by their final games against Utah and have nothing to play for. Both teams should rest players for those games.
 
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