Blazers/Suns Tiebreaker Question

[ArbitraryWater]

Suns lead the H2H 2-1, and could potentially end up with the same record IF they beat OKC and Philly (possibly also without Embiid), but Blazers have 2 gms left and Suns 3 even though Portland has 2 gms more played.

If they're tied 1 day before regular seasons end, would they simply not play the Blazers' second last day game against Phoenix?

[Doranku]

Think I heard it's going to be win % based since not every team will play the same amount of games. So basically H2H record is irrelevant since it's impossible they end up with the same record. Kinda dumb.

[highwhey]

https://www.reddit.com/r/suns/commen...m_source=share

[ArbitraryWater]

Think I heard it's going to be win % based since not every team will play the same amount of games. So basically H2H record is irrelevant since it's impossible they end up with the same record. Kinda dumb.

thats so stupid blazers get an extra game and just need to beat BKN...

[ArbitraryWater]

https://www.reddit.com/r/suns/commen...m_source=share

why would they make it over POR if they win three and POR goes 1-1?

[highwhey]

why would they make it over POR if they win three and POR goes 1-1?

We have the tie breaker over them.

[highwhey]

I dont fully understand the requirements fyi.

[FourthTenor]

Honestly LeTeabag should just pick the team on whose face he would like to rest his royal nuts.

[ArbitraryWater]

We have the tie breaker over them.

But they would have a better record / win percentage with the extra game

[Doranku]

why would they make it over POR if they win three and POR goes 1-1?

If Suns go 3-0, they'd be 34-39.
If Blazers go 1-1, they'd be 34-40.

[ArbitraryWater]

If Suns go 3-0, they'd be 34-39.
If Blazers go 1-1, they'd be 34-40.

Oh ofc yes

But my concern was what if Suns go 3-0 and Blazers 2-0

Be so stupid if Portland gets an extra game

[Doranku]

Oh ofc yes

But my concern was what if Suns go 3-0 and Blazers 2-0

Be so stupid if Portland gets an extra game

Yeah, if they both win out, the only way the Suns can get in is if the Grizzlies lose both of their games since they'd be .5 games behind Portland, so they'd have to snag the 9 seed with Portland getting the 8.

[NBAGOAT]

The play-in games negates a lot of the tiebreaker concerns

[ArbitraryWater]

The play-in games negates a lot of the tiebreaker concerns

they dont though wtf lol

the play in game has nothing to do with this

[NBAGOAT]

they dont though wtf lol

the play in game has nothing to do with this

I think it does to a large extent. You have less right to complain about unfair tiebreakers when the 9 seed usually wouldn’t have any chance to make the playoffs usually