Sched Ahead Daily Update, Games of 3/16

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.

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Last night not so good

Tonight hoping for much better. Come on Charlotte and Orlando!

#52

by blazermaniac32 on Mar 17, 2010 7:18 AM PDT reply actions

no kidding

we just can’t get any help up above us…

in addition to OKC/Charlotte and SA/Orlando, the other interesting game is Memphis @ Houston. We should be rooting for Memphis, to put Houston a full 4 behind us in the loss column. Not that it will matter, but the more breathing room the better.

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Mar 17, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions

says in the post whichever team loses is out..so doesn't really make a difference to Portland does it?

by Natsthecat on Mar 17, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions

That's just my opinion

My father thinks both teams are already effectively eliminated. I think they still have a small chance.

We will win at least 47 games. I don’t think it is possible for the team that loses this game to finish ahead of that. Both have six hard road games and some hard home games left.

by jscotjr on Mar 17, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree

I think there is very little chance of either catching us, but for those pessimists who worry about such things, tagging Houston with a 32nd loss would be better than adding number 33 to Memphis.

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Mar 17, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Houston won

Memphis can only get 49 wins, and we have the tie-breaker.

by jscotjr on Mar 18, 2010 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions

thanks again

by vullkem116 on Mar 17, 2010 12:13 PM PDT reply actions

Thunder hits a team at the right time again, Wallace is sitting out tonight against the thunder.

by tevisthe4th on Mar 17, 2010 5:18 PM PDT reply actions

and they lose by 18, thank goodness

Spurs are also getting thumped by Orlando late in the 3rd. Finally some help. I have been predicting that the thunder’s luck will run out and they will start sliding down the standings. Hopefully their loss tonight is a sign of things to come. The blazers still have to do their part and win the games they should and get a couple of the tough ones…

RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP

by Rudiculous on Mar 17, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

OKC has to play at Toronto this week

Since Toronto plays bad defense, I think OKC will win.

Four home games next week, but all against good teams.

by jscotjr on Mar 18, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions

their luck in this regard has been uncanny!

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Mar 17, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Finally Got Some Help!

Charlotte knocks off the Thunder – now 3 back of them in the loss column
Spurs go down in Orlando by 26 – just 2 back of them, and we own the tiebreaker

2 for 2 tonight.

"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare

by douglast on Mar 17, 2010 7:40 PM PDT reply actions