05-16-2021, 07:25 PM
I don't think it matters at all. The championship team that ends up winning the title, would have won against any opponent along the way. The best team always wins in the end. And since that holds for every series, it also holds for the entire competition such as playoffs.
So if there is a team, you can't beat, you anyway don't deserve the title - and you also will not win it.
Mavs just need to take one game at a time, regardless who comes next in the schedule.
So Mavs need to be able to win against either Clippers and Nuggets. Doesn't matter who they will play, they need to be able to win against either team. Hence it does not matter, who they will meet. Need to win.
It can matter however how far you go in playoffs, depending who you meet initially. But to me it's all or nothing. Either you win the championship, or you don't. Everyone else than the championship team, to me has lost.
So if there is a team, you can't beat, you anyway don't deserve the title - and you also will not win it.
Mavs just need to take one game at a time, regardless who comes next in the schedule.
So Mavs need to be able to win against either Clippers and Nuggets. Doesn't matter who they will play, they need to be able to win against either team. Hence it does not matter, who they will meet. Need to win.
It can matter however how far you go in playoffs, depending who you meet initially. But to me it's all or nothing. Either you win the championship, or you don't. Everyone else than the championship team, to me has lost.