Professional and College Basketball Forums banner

The race for 1st

8K views 144 replies 28 participants last post by  jnrjr79 
#1 · (Edited)
Current Standings


1. Chicago -- 56-20
3. Miami 2.5 GB 54-23
2. Boston 3 GB 53-23

Teams 500. or better/ Teams under 500.


Boston remaining schedule(3-3):

4/5 vs. Philadelphia
4/7 @ Chicago
4/8 vs. Washington
4/10 @ Miami
4/11 @ Washington
4/13 vs. New York


Miami remaining schedule(2-3):

4/6 vs. Milwaukee
4/8 vs. Charlotte
4/10 vs. Boston
4/11 @ Atlanta
4/13 @ Toronto

Chicago remaining schedule(2-4):

4/5 vs. Phoenix
4/7 vs. Boston
4/8 @ Cleveland
4/10 @ Orlando
4/12 @ New York
4/13 vs. New Jersey
 
See less See more
#128 ·
Man...the article was literally on NBA.com like a week ago.

Does anybody more tech savvy than me know how to search NBA.com? They have the search bar, but it seems really limited.

I'm trying my best to find it.

Somebody had to have seen it.

It was an article describing the home court advantage if the Spurs, Lakers, and Bulls ended up with the same record. It even described how unlikely that it would be that two #1 seeds even met in the Finals (only happened once with Lakers/Boston in the last ten years, I think) but it broke it down anyway.

But now that link yodurk posted has got me more confused, because with that link it definitely seems like the Lakers would have homecourt based off that.

Argh.
 
#135 ·
Bulls are in a nice spot.

#1 seed in the East is clinched.

#2 record in the NBA is clinched, meaning we have home court advantage vs everyone except the Spurs. And I'm convinced the Spurs aren't going to make the Finals.

Question: With 3 games left, do we rest our starters and get everyone healthy? We have almost nothing to play for, and it would be terrible if someone got injured.
 
#136 ·
Agreed.

I think we give them considerable rest, yes. Play them a bit here and there, but nothing too much.

I agree with your Spurs assessment.

We're set to play the Pacers in the first round, correct? I mean, there's no mathematical way the Pacers can jump to seven, right?

Even if they could, though, it looks unlikely.
 
#138 ·
San Antonio would have to lose their last 2 games (L.A. & Phoenix) for us to get the overall #1 record. That and we'd have to win our last 3. The latter is more likely than the former. Still great great season by the Bulls!
 
#139 ·
I hope Thibs is smart and at least treats these last couple games like a pre-season game, for instance.

Keep our main guys down in the 25-30 minute range. Enough to stay sharp, but (hopefully) reduces the strains and allows for some rejuvenation and recovery.

While Boozer looks recovered from his ankle sprain, I'm still a little worried about Noah's ankle.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top