West: 1. Timberwolves 21-6 2. Thunder 18-8 3. Nuggets 20-10 4. Kings 17-10 5. Clippers 17-12 6. Pelicans 17-12 7. Mavericks 16-12 8. Rockets 14-12 9. Lakers 15-14 10. Suns 14-14 11. Warriors 14-14 12. Jazz 11-18 13. Grizzlies 8-19 14. Blazers 7-20 15. Spurs 4-23 Only 2.5 games separate 5-11 seeds. One of those teams wont make it. Which one will it be? 2 of those teams make the top 6 and avoid the play-in. Who?
Its both really. But one reason I did this is to point out how meager our hold on a Play-In spot is. We will need every win we can get. Cant afford to give away games.
exactly. I think it's way too early to even speak of having a "hold" on anything. I think that's more of a post all-star break kind of concern