Kawhi sitting tonight vs. Bucks for "load management" reasons.
This is ridiculous. He is playing the next game vs Portland.
Any loss we can pin on the Bucks obviously helps us. This doesn't help.
Something to be said for winning the regular season. There should be a separate and respected trophy for winning the regular season. The regular season is a test of endurance and bigger test than playoffs where you get the luck of the draw and may just get hot for a couple of months.
There's plenty of luck in the regular season. The Bucks just got some with Kawhi setting out. A tough game turned into a should win game. Paul George is also not back yet. He's supposed to be back soon but will he be playing at a top level went they meeting again Dec 6? On the other hand the Sixers don't play the Clips until February and March. This could end up being a significant advantage for the Bucks winning the East.
Note - The Celtics 1st game against the Clips is 11/20.
Also regarding the schedule, teams play most in conference teams 4 times but I think 3 teams are only played 3 times. So a team could get lucky and only have to play the top teams in the conference 3 times.