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(03-19-2022, 07:44 AM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...0397996035

The zone was the story of the game. Best way to beat a zone is shoot 3’s. These are the type of games we need Bertans/THJ. I was surprised Bertans didn’t play more 2nd half

(03-18-2022, 08:15 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]I'd be surprised if we don't pass Utah for 4th in the west.  The bigger question is whether we have a shot at 3rd given Curry's injury.  They are 4-6 in their last 10.  If they keep that up, they get five more wins to 52 if you round up.  Dallas is 8-2 in its last 10.  Keep that up and we get to 53 wins if you round down.  Season series is tied and right now we own the tie breaker with a better division record.

If we get 4th/5th, we are in the Phoenix bracket.  If we are 3rd, we'd catch Memphis in the second round assuming a first round win.  I'd rather catch Utah than Denver in the first round, but we won't be able to control what happens below us, so it is probably futile to target a specific first round opponent.  I do see value in avoiding Phoenix until the conference finals if we can.

I find this very interesting and is precisely what I have been thinking about. I agree seeing your numbers. Of course we have to keep playing well.

Will anyone listen to it? I don't get what free agency are they speaking about.

(1) Mike Leslie on Twitter: "Tonight on Sports Special, our sit-down with @dallasmavs GM Nico Harrison. His first impressions of the job, why they traded Kristaps Porzingis, how they build around Luka Doncic, and why he says the Mavs will “have a seat at the table” in free agency. Tonight at 10:35 on @WFAA https://t.co/kSF1EBEX9C" / Twitter

(03-19-2022, 07:58 AM)Jason Terry Wrote: [ -> ]The zone was the story of the game. Best way to beat a zone is shoot 3’s. These are the type of games we need Bertans/THJ. I was surprised Bertans didn’t play more 2nd half

I think your second sentence was the answer to your question. Bertans is hitting 19% from 3 for the month of March

Bertans is shooting WORSE from 3 as a Maverick than he did in Washington

That Adrian Dantley trade still bums me out..

3.5 games behind Golden State with 10 games to go. 4 games behind in the loss column, so the Mavs basically need to lose 4 less games than GS to pass them. So if the Warriors for 5-6, the Mavs can only lose 2 games.

(03-22-2022, 10:47 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/coopmavs/status/1506276840821997575

https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/clutch-a...NET_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2021-22&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&LastNGames=12

Not sure what the exact criteria is for clutch. but the Mavs are 7-0 with a net rating of 61.3 in the clutch in the last 12 games. Best defense and offense. 

Pretty sure Mavs were dead last before the trade. Since the trade Mavs are the most clutch team in the league.

Overall they are 24th out of 30 still. Thats how bad they were before the trade.

(03-22-2022, 11:14 AM)sefant Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/clutch-a...NET_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2021-22&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&LastNGames=12

Not sure what the exact criteria is for clutch. but the Mavs are 7-0 with a net rating of 61.3 in the clutch in the last 12 games. Best defense and offense. 

Pretty sure Mavs were dead last before the trade. Since the trade Mavs are the most clutch team in the league.

Overall they are 24th out of 30 still. Thats how bad they were before the trade.

I love what Dinwiddie adds to the closing lineup. His size and ability to get to the free throw line have been badly needed....

(03-18-2022, 08:15 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]I'd be surprised if we don't pass Utah for 4th in the west.  The bigger question is whether we have a shot at 3rd given Curry's injury.  They are 4-6 in their last 10.  If they keep that up, they get five more wins to 52 if you round up.  Dallas is 8-2 in its last 10.  Keep that up and we get to 53 wins if you round down.  Season series is tied and right now we own the tie breaker with a better division record.

Huh?

1.  The Mavs won the season series against the Warriors, 3 games to 1.

2.  Division records are never used as a tie-breaker for teams in different divisions.  (Winning a division, on the other hand, is an important tie-breaker, regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division.)


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In the event two or more teams are tied in the standings, a series of tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.

TIE-BREAKER WHEN TWO TEAMS ARE TIED:

1. Better record in head-to-head games
2. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
3. Higher winning percentage within division (only if the tied teams are in the same division)
4. Higher winning percentage in conference games
5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference
7. Higher point differential between points scored and points allowed


TIE-BREAKER WHEN MORE THAN TWO TEAMS ARE TIED:

1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
2. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied
3. Highest winning percentage within division (only if all tied teams are in the same division)
4. Highest winning percentage in conference games
5. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
6. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed


Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures

(1) (a) Ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other
ties.
(b) When a tie must be broken to determine a division winner, the results of
the tie-break shall be used to determine only the division winner, and not
for any other purpose.
© When three or more teams are tied, teams will be assigned a seeding
based on the multi-team tie-breaker basis above. If three or more teams
have equivalent records, the first tie-breaker criteria that creates
differentiation applies. If two or more teams remain tied after applying
that criteria, the team(s) that are not tied are assigned their seed and the
tie-breaker criteria restarts with the remaining teams.

Example: Teams A, B, and C are all tied at the end of the season. None of
the teams are division winners, and Team A had a 4-0 record in common
games, and Teams B and C had a 1-3 record in common games. Team A
would receive the highest seed, and the 2-team tie-breaker would then
apply to Teams B and C to determine their relative seed.

(2) If application of the criteria in subparagraph (a) or (b) does not result in the
breaking of a tie, the playoff positions of the tied teams will be
determined by a random drawing.



https://www.espn.com/nba/standings



https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength

(03-18-2022, 08:15 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: [ -> ]I'd be surprised if we don't pass Utah for 4th in the west.  

I agree.  Utah's remaining schedule looks a bit tougher than the Mavs' remaining schedule:

https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength  


To "pass Utah," Dallas will need to finish the regular season with a BETTER record than Utah, because it would be very difficult for the Mavs to win a 2-team tie-breaker against the Jazz (i.e., if Utah and Dallas finish the regular season with the same W-L record).

Obviously, the Mavs vs. Jazz game on Sunday [March 27] is a big one.

My way to early sneaky prediction is the Mavs send off Burke and/or Brown to some team this offseason and give Theo Pinson a full contract.

(03-24-2022, 02:21 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: [ -> ]My way to early sneaky prediction is the Mavs send off Burke and/or Brown to some team this offseason and give Theo Pinson a full contract.

I don't think it's too sneaky to think Burke and Brown are gone but I would say I would think it we do that it's so that we can actually sign our FRP this year.  If we simply resign Brunson then we already have 15 on board so my hope is that we have a 2 or 3 for 1 trade this offseason and sign Brunson and keep our pick.

DAL in 4th. 

1 game ahead of UTA. 

2 games behind GSW.

GSW has MEM, PHX, and UTA in their next three. 

DAL has LAL, CLE, and WAS in their next three.

I really think DAL can get the three seed if they bring their intensity.