NBA Season 2021-22

[Silas]

The C's are just 1.5 back of the 1-seed 

So are PHI/MIL, but it's insane to think this team was like an 11 seed just two months ago haha

Looking at everybody's schedule, there could legit be a 4 way tie for first.

If Boston goes 6-2, Miami goes 5-4 (possible with them slumping), and Philly and Sixers each go 7-3, then all 4 will finish 52-30.


Boston's schedule
Twolves
@Raptors B2B
Heat
Pacers
Wizards
@Bulls
@Bucks B2B
@Grizz

Heat's Schedule
Knicks
Nets B2B
Kings
@Celtics
@Bulls
@Raptors B2B
Hornets
Hawks
@Magic

Bucks' Schedule
Wizards
@Grizz
@Sixers
@Nets
Clippers B2B
Mavs
@Bulls
Celtics
@Pistons B2B
@Cavs

Sixers' Schedule
@Clippers
@Suns
Bucks
@Pistons
Hornets
@Cavs B2B
@Pacers
@Raptors
Pacers
Pistons B2B

Who holds the tiebreaker?

[RPGenerate]

The C's are just 1.5 back of the 1-seed 

So are PHI/MIL, but it's insane to think this team was like an 11 seed just two months ago haha

Looking at everybody's schedule, there could legit be a 4 way tie for first.

If Boston goes 6-2, Miami goes 5-4 (possible with them slumping), and Philly and Sixers each go 7-3, then all 4 will finish 52-30.


Boston's schedule
Twolves
@Raptors B2B
Heat
Pacers
Wizards
@Bulls
@Bucks B2B
@Grizz

Heat's Schedule
Knicks
Nets B2B
Kings
@Celtics
@Bulls
@Raptors B2B
Hornets
Hawks
@Magic

Bucks' Schedule
Wizards
@Grizz
@Sixers
@Nets
Clippers B2B
Mavs
@Bulls
Celtics
@Pistons B2B
@Cavs

Sixers' Schedule
@Clippers
@Suns
Bucks
@Pistons
Hornets
@Cavs B2B
@Pacers
@Raptors
Pacers
Pistons B2B

Reminds me of 2016 (I think?) where there was a four way tie in the Eastern Conference between 3-6, and the Celtics got screwed over because of tie breakers.

[bdm860]

The C's are just 1.5 back of the 1-seed 

So are PHI/MIL, but it's insane to think this team was like an 11 seed just two months ago haha

Looking at everybody's schedule, there could legit be a 4 way tie for first.

If Boston goes 6-2, Miami goes 5-4 (possible with them slumping), and Philly and Sixers each go 7-3, then all 4 will finish 52-30.


Boston's schedule
Twolves
@Raptors B2B
Heat
Pacers
Wizards
@Bulls
@Bucks B2B
@Grizz

Heat's Schedule
Knicks
Nets B2B
Kings
@Celtics
@Bulls
@Raptors B2B
Hornets
Hawks
@Magic

Bucks' Schedule
Wizards
@Grizz
@Sixers
@Nets
Clippers B2B
Mavs
@Bulls
Celtics
@Pistons B2B
@Cavs

Sixers' Schedule
@Clippers
@Suns
Bucks
@Pistons
Hornets
@Cavs B2B
@Pacers
@Raptors
Pacers
Pistons B2B

Who holds the tiebreaker?

It looks to me like Celtics lead the tie-breaker, currently leading head-to-head winning % amongst the 4:

Boston: 6-3, 2 remaining
Heat: 4-6, 1 remaining
Bucks: 4-5, 2 remaining
Sixers: 5-5, 1 remaining

Celtics also lead the tie breaker with the Sixers for the division, with a better winning % in the division.

#1 seed is definitely attainable.

[liam]

BAAAAAANNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!

[smokeablount]

Looks like Chris Paul is back tonight for a nice matchup with Jokic and the Nuggets.

[liam]

Looks like Chris Paul is back tonight for a nice matchup with Jokic and the Nuggets.

Nice!

[liam]

Nugs/Suns is good!

[SparzWizard]

Grizzlies clinched playoff spot with mighty win over the Pacers. Craaaazy

[Moranis]

Grizzlies are now 16-2 without Morant.  I'm not saying they are worse without him, and they certainly could use his scoring in crunch time in the playoffs, but the fact that they are winning at that rate and over that many games without him doesn't speak all that highly of his value as a player. 

[gouki88]

Grizzlies are now 16-2 without Morant.  I'm not saying they are worse without him, and they certainly could use his scoring in crunch time in the playoffs, but the fact that they are winning at that rate and over that many games without him doesn't speak all that highly of his value as a player.

So they've beaten Sacramento x2, Toronto, Portland, OKC, Philly (without Embiid), Miami (without Adebayo), New Orleans, LAL & LAC, Indiana x2, Houston x2, Dallas (without Doncic), and most recently, Brooklyn.

It's definitely interesting, but a lot of the time they're beating teams that are either weak or missing their best player. I would probably not read too much into it. Morant's stellar offence definitely outweighs his quite weak defence

[liam]

Grizzlies are now 16-2 without Morant.  I'm not saying they are worse without him, and they certainly could use his scoring in crunch time in the playoffs, but the fact that they are winning at that rate and over that many games without him doesn't speak all that highly of his value as a player.

So they've beaten Sacramento x2, Toronto, Portland, OKC, Philly (without Embiid), Miami (without Adebayo), New Orleans, LAL & LAC, Indiana x2, Houston x2, Dallas (without Doncic), and most recently, Brooklyn.

It's definitely interesting, but a lot of the time they're beating teams that are either weak or missing their best player. I would probably not read too much into it. Morant's stellar offence definitely outweighs his quite weak defence

He's no Bane but he's good.


 

[tazzmaniac]

Grizzlies are now 16-2 without Morant.  I'm not saying they are worse without him, and they certainly could use his scoring in crunch time in the playoffs, but the fact that they are winning at that rate and over that many games without him doesn't speak all that highly of his value as a player.

So they've beaten Sacramento x2, Toronto, Portland, OKC, Philly (without Embiid), Miami (without Adebayo), New Orleans, LAL & LAC, Indiana x2, Houston x2, Dallas (without Doncic), and most recently, Brooklyn.

It's definitely interesting, but a lot of the time they're beating teams that are either weak or missing their best player. I would probably not read too much into it. Morant's stellar offence definitely outweighs his quite weak defence

He's no Bane but he's good.


 

The Grizzlies team +/- is slightly worse with Morant on court than when he is off court.  There are several Grizzlies, including Bane, with better +/- than Morant.  With Morant on court, their offrtg and defrtg are 114.9 and 111.2.  With Morant off court, their offrtg and defrtg are 111.4   and 104.2.  So somewhat worse offensively but much better defensively.  In the regular season at least, they've got plenty of quality depth. In the playoffs, depending on matchup they could be better off with Morant off court. 

[celticsclay]

Grizzlies are now 16-2 without Morant.  I'm not saying they are worse without him, and they certainly could use his scoring in crunch time in the playoffs, but the fact that they are winning at that rate and over that many games without him doesn't speak all that highly of his value as a player.

So they've beaten Sacramento x2, Toronto, Portland, OKC, Philly (without Embiid), Miami (without Adebayo), New Orleans, LAL & LAC, Indiana x2, Houston x2, Dallas (without Doncic), and most recently, Brooklyn.

It's definitely interesting, but a lot of the time they're beating teams that are either weak or missing their best player. I would probably not read too much into it. Morant's stellar offence definitely outweighs his quite weak defence

He's no Bane but he's good.


 

The Grizzlies team +/- is slightly worse with Morant on court than when he is off court.  There are several Grizzlies, including Bane, with better +/- than Morant.  With Morant on court, their offrtg and defrtg are 114.9 and 111.2.  With Morant off court, their offrtg and defrtg are 111.4   and 104.2.  So somewhat worse offensively but much better defensively.  In the regular season at least, they've got plenty of quality depth. In the playoffs, depending on matchup they could be better off with Morant off court.

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Isn't Morant's skill as an offensive player basically what you want in playoff games? Also as the user above pointed out, of all the games they played for that gaudy record basically only Toronto and Brooklyn were legitmate playoff team that were at full strength. Dallas without Doncic and Philly without Embid would likely be lottery teams. You certainly pile funky off on stats playing the houstons, okc, indianas and sacramentos of the world. Feel like people are overanalyzing this one a bunch like whoever said the Celtics were better off without Brown a while back.

[smokeablount]

Herman Gomez with three 3’s in three quarters of play for the Jazz, oh what could have been!

[mr. dee]

Knicks leading the Heat with 3 points under 5 minutes left