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

[NotRobDiaz21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042251787659293027

Will LA do any tanking though? I think they'd rather play Houston than the Timberwolves.

 

[spursistan]

Will LA do any tanking though? I think they'd rather play Houston than the Timberwolves.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042315633422221508

Looks like that Denver game might actually decide 3rd seed.

 

[scott]

I'm not sure these Lakers can even beat the Omer Yurtseven/Charles Bassey led Warriors

 

[spursistan]

I'm not sure these Lakers can even beat the Omer Yurtseven/Charles Bassey led Warriors

Warriaors (locked in 10th + no Curry)
Suns (locked in 7th)
Jazz (tanking)

It is very doable. Spurs might have an interesting decision to make for the reg season finale (National TV game).

 

[spurraider21]

I'm not sure these Lakers can even beat the Omer Yurtseven/Charles Bassey led Warriors

Yurtseven didnt look awful in our last game against them

 

[spursistan]

Warriaors (locked in 10th + no Curry)
Suns (locked in 7th)
Jazz (tanking)

It is very doable. Spurs might have an interesting decision for the league finale (National TV game).

If it comes down to it, I'm in camp "let's get another crack at Denver before the playoffs"..

 

[ace3g]

 

[scott]

Gordon, Jokic and Murray all questionable tomorrow v. OKC... could DEN be looking to duck MIN?

 

[spurraider21]

Gordon, Jokic and Murray all questionable tomorrow v. OKC... could DEN be looking to duck MIN?

yeah we keep looking ahead to R2 matchups, but playing one of LAL/HOU instead of MIN in round 1 is a big advantage for denver

 

[BatManu20]

DEN owns the tiebreaker over HOU, but LAL own the tiebreaker over DEN, so the Nuggs would need to lose both of their remaining games (against OKC & us) and then have the Lakers win 2 of their 3 remaining games against GSW, PHX, and UTA. That's a tough ask for this Lakers team that is dog-shit without Luka or Reaves on the floor tbh. But not impossible. Gonna be a fun finish to the season.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042375039564108283

 

[Rafa]

Gordon, Jokic and Murray all questionable tomorrow v. OKC... could DEN be looking to duck MIN?

Tbh it does make more sense for Denver to get the 4th seed. They probably view OKC as the biggest challenge and I’m assuming they’d like to get into that series as fresh as possible instead of slugging it out against the spurs in the second round.

For them they know spurs and OKC are in their path one way or another, so just a matter of what order they’d prefer.

 

[scott]

Handy table I came across

 

[ace3g]

Welp...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042382326769074582

 

[Mugen]

Oklahoma City Duckers tbh.

 

[Wemby_Island]

Okc wants Den to play Spurs in 2nd round.

 

[Mugen]

These are your defending champs tbh? Cucklahoma scared to death of the Spurs

 

[scott]

Welp...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042382326769074582

Where's the anti-tanking, "we must fix the NBA" crowd on this one?

 

[LeBowen]

Seen that coming like a week ago, tbh.

 

[spurraider21]

Jared McCain legacy game loading...

 

[Mugen]

Jared McCain legacy game loading...

They probably gonna have him do the halftime show too tbh, like how Jacob did the anthem but with more TikTok dancing

 

[STAT88]

Gordon, Jokic and Murray all questionable tomorrow v. OKC... could DEN be looking to duck MIN?

That’s wild. Honestly not that surprising. Denver knows Minny will take them to 6 or 7 grueling games. Not sure Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson could even get through that series healthy.

I rekon the nuggets may rest their guys against the Spurs and get themselves to the 4 seed.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042392955315765454

 

[BatManu20]

Lakers are cooked if Steph plays.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042397667071049804

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042396564220739831

 

[NotRobDiaz21]

So Denver wraps up the 3 with a win tomorrow? Or do the Lakers still have a shot?

 

[wEmBoY]

Welp...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042382326769074582

To be fair OKC has nothing to play for, they already locked up the 1st seed. So resting yheir okayer the rest of the way is normal. Unless SGA still needa to get that 65 game threshold.