Anyone ever figure out how the 6th seed was even possible. Don’t TNT have it at like 2%
Reclinertime
What I don’t understand is hoping for 8th seed to be able to play twice? Doesn’t the winner of both playin brackets play twice anyway?
Vickieelee
I’m still confused but it look good!
SummerGoal
With Denver looking most likely to lock in the 1 seed getting to the 7-8 is vital because playing Denver in the first round is death
JD19Gaming-
I don’t dig the 7/8 spot much, given that they play better and with urgency on the road. It’s good if they get it for being able to live another day in case they lose. But I prefer the 10th seed actually, lower expectations and more surprises. Hahaha
legitbean
Our best outcome for tonight is for NOLA to win. Because out of the 4 possibilities on the y-axis, phx beating sac and nola beating lakers seems the most likely
IcedCoughy
kennyjiang
dont parlay this…
Vickieelee
Looks like Pelts is winning!
Bay_Burner
I mean this is cool but after tonight games it will be way easier to follow
Try-Imaginary
Spreadsheets! Awesome! Could this day get any better!
steronicus
Always fun when we get down to this point of the season. Just a shell game at this point.
straightbear123
I actually think Lakers could be incentivized by the fact they would rather see Kings or Pelicans as a first round play in opponent and not us
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Best breakdown I’ve seen
everything basically hinges on the suns beating the kings
That’s well done. I’m still confused.
So 50% scenarios we are 8th and above? That’s not bad at all.
Basically the Suns need to be serious tomorrow
Isn’t that SAC own the tie breaker against GSW?
GSW can’t be 7th seed if SAC goes 2-1
The only possible scenario for GSW to be 7th seed is
GSW wins out
NO lose out
SAC wins NO, but lose to PHX and POR
Thanks for this breakdown it makes things a lot clearer.
Getting in 7/8 would be really nice. Having to win elimination game is so much better than having to win 2.
Thanks for putting this together
Shouts out to @fakelogic for this graphic on Twitter.
There is also a mistake on the graphic, there should be no asterisk next to “PHX def. SAC, LAL def. NOP” under “NOP Wins Tonight”.
Without klay and draymond tonight it becomes a tougher game…
I love all the work that goes in to these every day only for it all to be irrelevant 12 hours later.
But seriously I think this conveys the info well.
From Anthony Slater/The Athletic:
*So here’s the evolving scenario for the Warriors: They must go 3-0 this week to generate upward movement. They face the* [*Blazers*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/blazers/)*,* [*Pelicans*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/pelicans/) *and* [*Jazz*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/jazz/)*. If they win all three, they will finish at least ninth, ahead of the Lakers after they clinched the tiebreaker over them on Tuesday.*
*To move higher — and into the seven against eight side of the Play-In — they’d need either the Kings to go 1-2 or the Pelicans or* [*Suns*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/suns/) *to go 0-3 in the final week. The Kings face the Pelicans, Suns and Blazers. The Pelicans face the Kings, Warriors and Lakers. The Suns face the* [*Clippers*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/clippers/)*, Kings and* [*Timberwolves*](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/timberwolves/)*.*
Anyone ever figure out how the 6th seed was even possible. Don’t TNT have it at like 2%
What I don’t understand is hoping for 8th seed to be able to play twice? Doesn’t the winner of both playin brackets play twice anyway?
I’m still confused but it look good!
With Denver looking most likely to lock in the 1 seed getting to the 7-8 is vital because playing Denver in the first round is death
I don’t dig the 7/8 spot much, given that they play better and with urgency on the road. It’s good if they get it for being able to live another day in case they lose. But I prefer the 10th seed actually, lower expectations and more surprises. Hahaha
Our best outcome for tonight is for NOLA to win. Because out of the 4 possibilities on the y-axis, phx beating sac and nola beating lakers seems the most likely
dont parlay this…
Looks like Pelts is winning!
I mean this is cool but after tonight games it will be way easier to follow
Spreadsheets! Awesome! Could this day get any better!
Always fun when we get down to this point of the season. Just a shell game at this point.
I actually think Lakers could be incentivized by the fact they would rather see Kings or Pelicans as a first round play in opponent and not us