Analysis The Race for Home-Court Advantage - 25/26 Playoffs Seed Tracker

[DTW]

I don't understand Nuggets logic otherwise. Like the Thunder are obstacle and will be there anyway, might as well take on the challenge a round earlier while your key players are still fresh and less dinged up.

Not saying I necessarily agree, but the logic in general is likely to avoid the favorite as long as possible in the hopes that the more games they have to play before you face them, the greater chance of them suffering a key injury or more.

 

[wEmBoY]

Wolves losing to the magic?

 

[scott]

Minnesota is getting healthy and should have both McDaniels and Ant back by Round 1.

I know Denver is pretty much locked into the 3rd seed but I’d have preferred the hospital lakers > OKC path than the Wolves > Spurs path to the WCF if I were them tbh.

If Denver likes that path, I think it would be pretty easy for them to giftwrap the #3 seed to the Rockets.

I think they (and us, for that matter) probably don't care and will just worry about themselves and play whomever is in front of them.