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WHO MAKES THE PLAY IN GAME
A THREAD
WHO MAKES THE PLAY IN GAME
A THREAD
Starting with the newly dubbed 8 seed Portland Trailblazers
Last game: Nets
A win secures the 8 seed
With a loss however, assuming one of the other play in potential’s win, puts them into tiebreaker mode...
Last game: Nets
A win secures the 8 seed
With a loss however, assuming one of the other play in potential’s win, puts them into tiebreaker mode...
According to ESPN this is how tiebreakers seems determined.
So
Grizzlies: 1-1
Suns: 2-2
Spurs: 2-1
If Blazers, Suns, Grizzlies lose but Spurs win
Blazers win tiebreaker based on H2H win %: 8 Blazers, 9 Spurs
So
Grizzlies: 1-1
Suns: 2-2
Spurs: 2-1
If Blazers, Suns, Grizzlies lose but Spurs win
Blazers win tiebreaker based on H2H win %: 8 Blazers, 9 Spurs
Using the same rules, say Suns or Grizzlies win and the Blazers and the other two teams lose
Since they have the same record
Neither won their division
Neither is in the same division (b/c spurs lose in this scenario)
We go win % vs the West:
Continued...
Since they have the same record
Neither won their division
Neither is in the same division (b/c spurs lose in this scenario)
We go win % vs the West:
Continued...
If PHX wins and the others lose:
POR: 19-28: 40.4%
PHX: 19-27: 41.3%
8 Suns, 9 Blazers
If MEM wins and the others lose:
POR: 19-28: 40.4%
MEM: 21-27: 43.7%
8 Grizzlies, 9 Blazers
POR: 19-28: 40.4%
PHX: 19-27: 41.3%
8 Suns, 9 Blazers
If MEM wins and the others lose:
POR: 19-28: 40.4%
MEM: 21-27: 43.7%
8 Grizzlies, 9 Blazers
Therefore Grizzlies jump to 8, and we move to ANOTHER tie breaker for Blazers/Suns which is win % against playoff teams, which in this case includes Memphis
POR: 10-16 or 38.5%
PHX: 8-19 or 29.6%
Grizzlies 8, Blazers 9
POR: 10-16 or 38.5%
PHX: 8-19 or 29.6%
Grizzlies 8, Blazers 9
So say the Spurs win in the same scenario, opposed to Suns/Grizzlies, creates 3 way tie in each scenario:
Based of H2H win % between the 3:
Continued....
Based of H2H win % between the 3:
Continued....
Suns/Spurs win, Grizzlies/Blazers lose:
Spurs: 3-3, Suns: 3-4, Blazers 4-3
8 Blazers, 9 Spurs, Suns gone
Griz/Spurs win, Suns/Blazers lose:
Griz: 3-3 Spurs: 3-4 Blazers: 3-2
8 Blazers, 9 Griz, Spurs gone
Continued....
Spurs: 3-3, Suns: 3-4, Blazers 4-3
8 Blazers, 9 Spurs, Suns gone
Griz/Spurs win, Suns/Blazers lose:
Griz: 3-3 Spurs: 3-4 Blazers: 3-2
8 Blazers, 9 Griz, Spurs gone
Continued....
Griz/Suns win, Spurs/Blazers lose:
Griz: 4-2, Suns: 3-5, Blazers: 3-3
8 Grizzlies, 9 Blazers, Suns gone
Griz: 4-2, Suns: 3-5, Blazers: 3-3
8 Grizzlies, 9 Blazers, Suns gone
So basically outcome by scenario, 8 possible (blazers winning is 1, that happens they’re set at 8)
Blazers: 8 in 4, 9 in 4
Grizzlies: 8 in 3, 9 in 1
Suns: 8 in 1, 9 in 0
Spurs: 8 in 0, 9 in 2
Blazers: 8 in 4, 9 in 4
Grizzlies: 8 in 3, 9 in 1
Suns: 8 in 1, 9 in 0
Spurs: 8 in 0, 9 in 2
This took a lot of work, so RT’s are definitely appreciated
My brain is fried now
Let me know if I missed something, I’m sure I did
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My brain is fried now
Let me know if I missed something, I’m sure I did
