(05-06-2021, 10:38 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Let's freeze the standings after tonight. 4/5 Dallas/Denver series and then Utah assuming they beat the 8th seed.
(05-07-2021, 02:43 AM)F Gump Wrote: Shouldn't put Utah in ink as the 1 seed just yet. PHX is just 1 game back and has the tiebreaker. The only game either has left with a top-7 opponent is Utah, who plays DEN on Friday in a big game for playoff seedings for both.
Yeah, I certainly have not put anything "in ink" yet. I was just playing along with Dan's suggestion that we should "freeze the standings after tonight."
I would contend, though, that Utah's remaining schedule is easier than Phoenix's remaining schedule.
Utah has home games against Denver, Portland, and Houston. Utah has road games against Golden State, Oklahoma City, and Sacramento. (Opponents' winning percentage = .455)
Phoenix has home games against Portland and New York. Phoenix has road games against Golden State, the Lakers, and two games in San Antonio. (Opponents' winning percentage = .524)
The Knicks are a "top-7 opponent," and the Lakers and Blazers probably are too.