OFFICIAL Postseason race thread *Sticky*
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Yeah GSW dipping at exactly the right time...for Utah. I would love love love to upset the #1 seed. I always want the bigger opportunity for the Jazz than the safer path. Let greatness happen!
You just miss the game where the Spurs only won because of a miracle shot by Tony Parker?
Upsetting the Spurs would be just as epic as upsetting the Warriors. Either way whoever you upset in the 1st round, Spurs or Warriors, chances are likely you will face the other team in the conference finals (if you get there).
fgcamel
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Road to the finals doesn't get much harder than Spurs, Thunder, Warriors.
Too bad for them though, this road has no exits!
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True but I think the game against the warriors meant more to the warriors (trying to make history) than the spurs game meant to them (locked into the two seed)
That's not to say the spurs didn't want to win but they probably were not as motivated as the warriors.
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Jazz hangover today
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Yep.
I have had more close jazz have loss hangovers than booze hangovers this year.
A tough loss. But I respect the Spurs players and franchise and not the Warriors and that has eased the sting.
Our defense is quietly getting the job done. I feel like it's now the Jazz identity and not a temporary thing.
The players have bought in to defense and I've observed it long enough to believe it's legit.
Our defense is quietly getting the job done. I feel like it's now the Jazz identity and not a temporary thing.
The players have bought in to defense and I've observed it long enough to believe it's legit.
Bawse Dawg
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Interesting that we are still right on track after two heart-breakers. GSW and SA were always losses. 42 and maybe 43 is still there for us to take. Even losing to the Clippers on Friday would have us on schedule (of course from that point we have to win out.). The 5 seed is out of reach, but the 6 isn't. Memphis is going to keep losing, we'll be fine.
Actually we could definitely win the last 4 and get 43 wins. Then even the 6th seed and an OKC faceoff is possible because :
1) Memphis has 4 very tough games and nothing else to finish the season (including Dallas and GS twice), so they could stay at 42 wins especially with everybody injured or gone on their team.
2) If Houston loses tonight in Dallas they can't do better than 42 wins either.
3) If we beat Dallas at Home, they can't get beat us either because we get the tie breaker and then they couldn't do better than 43 wins.
For the Jazz the key is now obviously beating both LAC and Dallas at home. Tonight game between Dallas and Houston is the most important outside of those 2 games.
Everything from 6th to 9th rank is possible, but they still have like 80 % chance of postseason.
1) Memphis has 4 very tough games and nothing else to finish the season (including Dallas and GS twice), so they could stay at 42 wins especially with everybody injured or gone on their team.
2) If Houston loses tonight in Dallas they can't do better than 42 wins either.
3) If we beat Dallas at Home, they can't get beat us either because we get the tie breaker and then they couldn't do better than 43 wins.
For the Jazz the key is now obviously beating both LAC and Dallas at home. Tonight game between Dallas and Houston is the most important outside of those 2 games.
Everything from 6th to 9th rank is possible, but they still have like 80 % chance of postseason.