04-06-2022, 12:02 AM
Since the Jazz won tonight, Mavs' magic number to secure HCA in the 1st round is still 2. On the plus side, we can no longer finish lower than 5th, since the Nuggets lost.
The Lakers being eliminated will have interesting implications for SA and NO the rest of the way. How hard do they want to compete for HCA in the play-in game? Both teams play Golden State, and the Warriors' other game is against the Lakers, and they seem pretty likely to win that game now. So if the Mavs win all 3 remaining games, we probably need to hope either NO or SA can beat the Warriors if we want the 3rd seed.
The Lakers being eliminated will have interesting implications for SA and NO the rest of the way. How hard do they want to compete for HCA in the play-in game? Both teams play Golden State, and the Warriors' other game is against the Lakers, and they seem pretty likely to win that game now. So if the Mavs win all 3 remaining games, we probably need to hope either NO or SA can beat the Warriors if we want the 3rd seed.
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