Playoffs predictor

[Coolbreeze44]

I have us going 9-3 down the stretch with the only losses coming against Denver (2) and either the Lakers or Phoenix on the road.

[BloopOracle]

Clippers go down at home to the 76ers, let's take care of business tonight and build that cushion

[Q-is-here]

Clippers go down at home to the 76ers, let's take care of business tonight and build that cushion

Yeah, great outcome for us. That's gotta be a Klunker for some of you prognosticators out there, no? Clippers at full strength too. And Philly has been struggling without Embiid. Bad loss for them.

[60WinTim]

I added the Rockets to the KOM because they are clearly a threat to the Warriors. The Pelicans have overtaken the Clippers for the 4th seed. A cushion for the Kings has developed for the 6th seed. That is going to be a hell of a play-in!

A couple of other notes:
- while the Nuggets are a +3 in anti-klunkers, they only have one more anti-klunker opportunity remaining. The KOM assumes they will win all but one of their remaining games.
- the Wolves have 4 more anti-klunker opportunities, including 2 at Denver. Winning those 2 games would put them in a tie AND give the tiebreaker to the Wolves.
- the Thunder have 5 more anti-klunker opportunities, including tonight at the Pelicans.

While Denver is in the driver's seat, this really is a tight 3-team race for the #1 seed.

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Top Teams:		76ers,Bucks,Cavaliers,Celtics,Clippers,Heat,Kings,Knicks,Lakers,Magic,Mavericks,Nuggets,Pacers,Pelicans,Rockets,Suns,Thunder,Timberwolves,Warriors					
							
Bottom Teams:		Grizzlies,Hornets,Jazz,Nets,Pistons,Raptors,Spurs,Trail Blazers,Wizards					
							
							
Projections:							
	Seed	Team	Wins	Losses	Klunks	Anti-Ks	Net-Ks
	1.	Nuggets	60	22	1	4	3
	2.	Wolves	56	26	4	2	-2
	3.	Thunder	56	26	2	2	0
	4.	Pels	52	30	3	3	0
	5.	Clips	51	31	7	2	-5
	6.	Kings	50	32	5	4	-1
	7.	Mavs	47	35	2	0	-2
	8.	Lakers	47	35	3	1	-2
	9.	Suns	46	36	4	2	-2
	10.	Wars	43	39	5	2	-3
	11.	Rockets	43	39	2	2	0
							
* - Klunkers / Anti-Klunkers since the All-Star Break							

[FNG]

Thanks for the update, Tim. Our models are quite different, as I have the Wolves destined for third place unless they can upset Denver a couple times. While I am showing some separation 1-4, I currently have a logjam at 5-8 which I'll update i that thread. My current 1-4:

Denver: 59
OkC: 57
Wolves: 55
Clips: 51

[BloopOracle]

Pelicans go down at home to OKC, the top 3 cushion rapidly grows. Seems like yesterday we were sweating the Clippers catching us

[kekgeek]

Wolves are a virtual lock at top 3. There magic number is 6. If the wolves went 5-6 down the stretch the clippers would have to go 11-0

[Q-is-here]

Dang. I was kind of rooting for the Pelicans in that one since the 3rd seed seemed pretty secure for us and the 2nd seed potentially within our grasp. That's a big road win for OKC.

[Coolbreeze44]

Dang. I was kind of rooting for the Pelicans in that one since the 3rd seed seemed pretty secure for us and the 2nd seed potentially within our grasp. That's a big road win for OKC.

Q, I still hope for the first seed. But whether we finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, I think we have a great chance to make the conference finals. I don't believe OKC can beat us in a 7 game series, regardless of who has the home court advantage.

[Phenom]

I'm optimistic about tomorrow's slate. Phoenix coming off a bad loss will be plenty motivated against Denver. Houston is riding a 9 game win streak against OKC who played today. Wolves need to smack the Pistons up and take care of business.