YESTERDAY'S GAMES
- S.A. @ Miami. S.A. wins, defense was the key. Very good win for them. 4 in a row, 8 of last 9. M Ginobili 22 pts, G Hill 16 pts, R Jefferson 15 pts 8 rbs, T Duncan 12 pts 11 rbs. D Wade 28 pts, J O'Neal 13 pts, U Haslem 10 pts 12 rbs.
- Chicago @ Memphis. Memphis wins, 8 straight losses for Chicago. O Mayo 24 pts, M Conley 19 pts 10 asts, Z Randolph 18 pts 12 rbs. D Rose DNP injured, L Deng DNP injured, J Noah DNP injured, K Hinrich DNP suspended, J James DNP overweight and bad.
- Washington @ Denver. Denver wins. C Anthony 29 pts 12 rbs, J Smith 17 pts, N Hilario 16 pts. A Blatche 23 pts 8 rbs, A Thornton 16 pts, A Gee 13 pts 10 rbs. A Blatche injured late in game, missed last half of fourth quarter.
- Minnesota @ Phoenix. Phoenix wins in a blowout. Everyone on Phoenix except J Collins scored, everyone on Minnesota scored. Ridiculous game.
- L@kers @ Sacramento. L.A. wins. K Bryant 30 pts 9 rbs 7 asts, P Gasol 28 pts 12 rbs, A Bynum 21 pts 12 rbs. T Evans 25 pts 11 rbs 9 asts, C Landry 15 pts 10 rbs, J Thompson 14 pts 10 rbs.
Chasing Pack Game by Game Table -- Remaining Games
Sorted by difficulty, with road games against elite teams (top four in each conference) grouped together, then road games against playoff contenders, then home games against elites, home games against contenders, and road and home games against bottom feeders. Second of back to back games in italics, opponents on the second of a back to back in bold, both teams on a back to back in both bold and italics. The more games in the top part of the table, the tougher the schedule, the more white space up high the easier the schedule.
Portland | Houston | New Orleans | Memphis |
at Denver | at Boston | at Denver | at Orlando |
at L@kers | at Utah | at Dallas | |
at Denver | |||
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at New Orleans | at Chicago | at Memphis | at Houston |
at OKC | at OKC | at Houston | at Milwaukee |
at Phoenix | at San Antonio | at San Antonio | |
at Memphis | at Oklahoma City | ||
at Phoenix | |||
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vs Dallas | vs Boston | vs Dallas | vs Dallas |
vs Dallas | vs L@kers | vs Cleveland | |
vs Utah | vs L@kers | ||
vs Utah | |||
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vs Oklahoma City | vs Memphis | vs Portland | vs New Orleans |
vs Charlotte | vs Charlotte | vs Houston | |
vs New Orleans | |||
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at Sacramento | at NYK | at Golden State | at Sacramento |
at Clippers | at Indiana | at New Jersey | at Golden State |
at Sacramento | |||
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vs Washington | vs Clippers | vs Washington | vs Golden State |
vs New York | vs Washington | vs Minnesota | vs Philadelphia |
vs Golden State |
Teams Just Ahead Game by Game Table -- Remaining Games
Portland | San Antonio | Oklahoma City | Phoenix | Utah |
at Denver | at Orlando | @ Boston | at Utah | at L@kers |
at L@kers | at Atlanta | @ Dallas | ||
at Boston | @ Utah | |||
at L@kers | ||||
at Denver | ||||
at Dallas | ||||
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at New Orleans | at Oklahoma City | @ Portland | at Chicago | at Phoenix |
at Oklahoma City | at Phoenix | @ Charlotte | at OKC | at Toronto |
at Phoenix | @ Toronto | at Milwaukee | at Houston | |
at New Orleans | ||||
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vs Dallas | vs LA Lakers | vs Denver | vs Utah | vs Boston |
vs Dallas | vs Cleveland | vs LA Lakers | vs Denver | |
vs Orlando | ||||
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vs Oklahoma City | vs Memphis | vs Phoenix | vs Portland | vs New Orleans |
vs Houston | vs Memphis | vs San Antonio | vs Oklahoma City | |
vs San Antonio | vs Houston | vs Phoenix | ||
vs Houston | ||||
vs Portland | ||||
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at Sacramento | @ Sacramento | @ Golden State | @ Golden State | at Indiana |
at Clippers | @ New Jersey | @ Philadelphia | @ New Jersey | at Washington |
@ Indiana | @ Detroit | at Golden State | ||
@ Minnesota | ||||
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vs Washington | Minnesota | vs Minnesota | vs New York | vs Minnesota |
vs New York | Golden State | vs New York | ||
vs Golden State | vs Golden State |
Projections
- L.A. 60.0 wins (up from 59.8).
- Dallas. 55.3 wins.
- Denver. 55.2 wins (up from 55.1).
- Utah. 53.3 wins.
- OKC. 51.1 wins.
- Phoenix. 50.2 wins.
- Portland. 48.9 wins.
- S.A. 48.6 wins (up from 47.6).
- Houston. 42.9 wins.
- Memphis. 42.8 wins (up from 42.6).
- N.O. 39.9 wins.
S.A. right behind us, will pass us if they win tonight at Orlando.
Tonight
- OKC @ Charlotte. Cat 4 "Rocky Road" for OKC, back to back for Charlotte.
- S.A. @ Orlando. Back to back Cat 4 "Rocky Road" for S.A.
- Chicago @ Dallas. Cat 1 "Cream Puff" for Dallas, back to back for Chicago.
- Memphis @ Houston. Cat 4 "Rocky Road" back to back for Memphis, Cat 2 "Jawbreaker" for Houston. Loser out.
- Minnesota @ Utah. Cat 1 "Cream Puff" for Utah, back to back for Minnesota.
- N.O. @ G.S. Cat 3 "Banana Peel" for N.O.
OKC, S.A., and maybe N.O. might lose. Memphis or Houston will lose.