04-08-2024, 06:57 AM
(04-06-2024, 04:37 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Has there ever been a time when a conference’s 2 and 3 seed are limping this bad to the finish of the season as what is happening in the East this year?
Well Cleveland is no longer #3 after losing a 26 point lead to the Clippers. The Bucks continue to lose too....losing to the Knicks last night. What a really depresssing for both fanbases (I feel ya....last year brings back bad memories). Cleveland has a younger nucleus and thought they filled the gaps with shooting this offseason. Now they have all sorts of questions...probably the Mitchell rumors being the biggest of them. Milwaukee has a top 5 player in his prime, but the rest of the roster looks shaky. There all in trades have not worked yet, and they don't have many avenues to improve after all the assets they have given up. Doc knew this two years ago though.
The Western conference 1 seed will be a fight to the finish. The Nuggets appear to have the easier schedule. Both the Nuggets and Wolves play each other this Wed. The game is in Denver. Minnsota also needs to play the Suns at the last game of the year. We will see if this game matters to anyone. There other two games should be wins. Besides the Wolves game, Denver should be able to win the rest of their games. So, that game on Wed, will probably determine the #1 seed.