ArbitraryWater
02-25-2019, 08:29 AM
There are 3 losses seperating the 7th seed and the 11th seed.
7) Spurs 33-28
8) Clippers 33-28
9) Kings 31-28
10) Lakers 29-30
11) Timberwolves 28-31
Let's review the remaining schedules. What needs to happen so we have a great first round match-up including the Lakers.
Spurs:
@ Brooklyn: L
vs Detroit: W
vs Oklahoma: L
vs Denver: L
@ Atlanta: W
vs Milwaukee: L
@ Dallas: L
vs New York: W
vs Portland: W
vs Golden State: L
vs Miami: W
@ Houston: L
@ Boston: L
@ Charlotte: W
vs Cleveland: W
vs Sacramento: W
vs Atlanta: W
@ Denver: L
@ Washington: W
@ Cleveland: W
vs Dallas: W
Projected finish: 45-37
Clippers:
vs Dallas: W
@ Utah: L
@ Sacramento: L
vs New York: W
@ Los Angeles: L
vs Oklahoma: L
vs Boston: L
vs Portland: L
vs Chicago: W
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Indiana: W
@ Cleveland: W
@ New York: L
@ Minnesota: W
@ Milwaukee: L
vs Cleveland: W
vs Memphis: W
vs Houston: L
vs Los Angeles: L
@ Golden State: L
vs Utah: W
Projected finish: 43-39
Rolled the dice on a few and went with my gut, like picking them to lose at NY but win at Minny, or losing at home to Portland, or winning against Indiana.
Kings:
@ Minnesota: L
vs Milwaukee: L
vs Los Angeles C: W
vs New York: W
vs Boston: L
@ New York: W
@ Washington: W
@ Boston: L
@ Philadelphia: L
vs Chicago: W
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Dallas: W
@ New Orleans: L
@ Houston: L
@ San Antonio: L
vs Houston: W
vs Cleveland: W
@ Utah: L
vs New Orleans: W
@ Portland: L
Projected finish: 44-38
Rolled the dice on win over Houston.
Lakers:
@ Memphis: W
vs New Orleans: W
vs Milwaukee: W
@ Phoenix: W
vs Los Angeles: W
vs Denver: L
vs Boston: L
@ Chicago: W
@ Toronto: L
@ Detroit: W
@ New York: W
@ Milwaukee: L
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Sacramento: W
vs Washington: W
@ Utah: L
vs Charlotte: W
@ New Orleans: W
@ Oklahoma: L
vs Golden State: L
@ Los Angeles: W
vs Utah: W
vs Portland: W
Projected finish: 45-37
Would lose tiebreak to Spurs which is a bummer considering that OT game... but they wouldn't need to battle this out here in this manner if Bron hadn't hurt himself anyway.
7) Spurs 45-37
8) Lakers 45-37
9) Kings 44-38
10) Clippers 43-39
7) Spurs 33-28
8) Clippers 33-28
9) Kings 31-28
10) Lakers 29-30
11) Timberwolves 28-31
Let's review the remaining schedules. What needs to happen so we have a great first round match-up including the Lakers.
Spurs:
@ Brooklyn: L
vs Detroit: W
vs Oklahoma: L
vs Denver: L
@ Atlanta: W
vs Milwaukee: L
@ Dallas: L
vs New York: W
vs Portland: W
vs Golden State: L
vs Miami: W
@ Houston: L
@ Boston: L
@ Charlotte: W
vs Cleveland: W
vs Sacramento: W
vs Atlanta: W
@ Denver: L
@ Washington: W
@ Cleveland: W
vs Dallas: W
Projected finish: 45-37
Clippers:
vs Dallas: W
@ Utah: L
@ Sacramento: L
vs New York: W
@ Los Angeles: L
vs Oklahoma: L
vs Boston: L
vs Portland: L
vs Chicago: W
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Indiana: W
@ Cleveland: W
@ New York: L
@ Minnesota: W
@ Milwaukee: L
vs Cleveland: W
vs Memphis: W
vs Houston: L
vs Los Angeles: L
@ Golden State: L
vs Utah: W
Projected finish: 43-39
Rolled the dice on a few and went with my gut, like picking them to lose at NY but win at Minny, or losing at home to Portland, or winning against Indiana.
Kings:
@ Minnesota: L
vs Milwaukee: L
vs Los Angeles C: W
vs New York: W
vs Boston: L
@ New York: W
@ Washington: W
@ Boston: L
@ Philadelphia: L
vs Chicago: W
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Dallas: W
@ New Orleans: L
@ Houston: L
@ San Antonio: L
vs Houston: W
vs Cleveland: W
@ Utah: L
vs New Orleans: W
@ Portland: L
Projected finish: 44-38
Rolled the dice on win over Houston.
Lakers:
@ Memphis: W
vs New Orleans: W
vs Milwaukee: W
@ Phoenix: W
vs Los Angeles: W
vs Denver: L
vs Boston: L
@ Chicago: W
@ Toronto: L
@ Detroit: W
@ New York: W
@ Milwaukee: L
vs Brooklyn: W
vs Sacramento: W
vs Washington: W
@ Utah: L
vs Charlotte: W
@ New Orleans: W
@ Oklahoma: L
vs Golden State: L
@ Los Angeles: W
vs Utah: W
vs Portland: W
Projected finish: 45-37
Would lose tiebreak to Spurs which is a bummer considering that OT game... but they wouldn't need to battle this out here in this manner if Bron hadn't hurt himself anyway.
7) Spurs 45-37
8) Lakers 45-37
9) Kings 44-38
10) Clippers 43-39