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Denver @ Phoenix

With our upcoming road trip it seems rather unlikely that this would last too long, but we have a non-Blazer game to look forward to tonight.  First place in the NW Division?  We shall see.

This seems an appropriate place to link: jksnake99's timely diary Scoreboard Watching For Dummies:

http://www.blazersedge.com/story/2008/1/6/234113/0936

Poll
Assuming we are in 1st tonight, how long do we hold the division lead?
1 game
1 votes
2 games (start of road trip)
16 votes
3 games
6 votes
4 games
7 votes
5 games
1 votes
6 games
0 votes
7 games
0 votes
8 games (last game on road trip)
0 votes
9+ games
4 votes
We'll hold the spot all the way until the playoffs if we are put there tonight.
23 votes

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92-70 phx
in the middle of the third, looks like Phx should pull this out, barring a big comeback by Denver. PHX hung 46 on them in the 1st qtr. Granted they scored 34 themselves, but I don't think Denver is going to win anything with defense like that.

by usmcr3049 on Jan 7, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I just flipped it on a little while ago...
...and then flipped it right back off.  Looks like a massacre in progress!

by webted on Jan 7, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do love me some suns
"Threes, twos, free throws, off screens, off the dribble...it was All You Can Eat Night and he had two forks and a tapeworm." - Dave

by ratbastird on Jan 7, 2008 8:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you see that the Suns
scored 46 in the first quarter?  46.  Wow!

by drawingjeremy on Jan 7, 2008 7:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

well it is official...
The Blazers are in 1st place! Which means if the playoffs started today they would be the 4th seed I believe, which would equal home court for the 1st round, unless I am mistaken.  Can anyone confirm that?

by usmcr3049 on Jan 7, 2008 8:54 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

the fourth seed yes...
but not necesarily home court. If the fifth seed had a better record than portland, they would have homecourt.  If the playoffs started right now, we would play the hornets and the hornets would have homecourt advantage.
RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jan 7, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's right
I kind of forgot about that... haven't had to think about that much lately!

by drawingjeremy on Jan 7, 2008 9:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

4th seed but no home court
no... because New Orleans has a better record than us. they have a 2 game lead therefore they'd get homecourt advantage even though their the 5th seed

by Blazerhopeful on Jan 7, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why does NBA.com
always rank Denver above us even though we have ALL the possible tie breakers other then +/- differential. What gives????
Brandon Roy Western Conference Player of the Fortnight! 12/02/07 - 12/16/07 Credit to Rockingharder! (He's Coming! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin)

by Idog1976 on Jan 7, 2008 8:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Total guess:
The program they wrote looks alphabetically through each team.  I assume they'll fix it, hopefully soon.  Golden State is having their way with the Spurs so far tonight.

For now, looks better to look at espn.com's rankings:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings

by drawingjeremy on Jan 7, 2008 9:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought division winners get top 3 seeds
Wouldn't we be 3rd seed? There's only 3 divisions...

by Blazerholic on Jan 7, 2008 10:34 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

top 3 teams plus the next best team...
get the top 4 spots, so winning the division only guarantees you a top 4 seed.  This change was made to avoid the situation where the Mavs and Spurs met in the 2nd round despite being the top 2 teams.

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Stupid Spurs are not helping us out at all.  Lost to both Denver and GS this week.

by jksnake99 on Jan 7, 2008 10:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Plus the rub
If you hold the 4th spot but the 5th seed has a better record, you still play the series on the road (which is what our current situation would be). I don't know why they don't just consider it the 5th spot. I like the 4th spot adjustment the league did, allowing the 2nd or 3rd best team to move above one division winner if warranted. I don't agree with the 4th spot being the road team even if they have a worse record than the 5th seed. Doesn't make winning the division as important.

by einman77 on Jan 9, 2008 2:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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