It’s definitely a sneaky little streak. We played so many games in so few days that I didn’t even realize we rolled off 6 straight.
I think we are on pace for around 63-64 wins right now and I would think think our second half schedule is much more favorable than the first half. We may play a few more road games than home, but we have plenty more off days.
We won all our home games against the West’s top-4, so let’s hope we can pull out a few in their arenas (having already lost in San Antonio).
I still think we are a 60 win team (without Hayward, who would’ve thunk?) and probably first seed. I know Toronto has been playing well but they are due for a funky stretch. Cleveland is now 4 losses back and look in disarray again. Then Washington and the rest are 7+ losses back which is a ton to make up in half a season.
So really the top seed comes down to us, Toronto, and maybe Cleveland. But really I think Cleveland will more than likely be holding off Washington and Milwaukee most of the second half rather than challenge us or Toronto for the top seed.
Never would I have imagined after that first game that the first half of the season would have been as enjoyable as it has been. I think there are plenty of storylines (will Hayward return, will DA use the DPE or make a significant trade, will we get the top seed again, what odds will we get with the Lakers pick, etc) to make the second half even more fun, so let’s hope the C’s play as well as they have been.