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DwD · 03-28-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SeriousSummer

Mavericks have now clinched home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs--14 1/2 up on Houston with 13 to play (Houston has 12 left).

Shouldn't that read second round of play-offs?

Henry_VIII · 03-28-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Oh yeah...

Suns - 7
Spurs - 4

I believe the magic # for the Spurs is now 3.
Dallas cannot lose the first tie breaker (head-to-head) and with the win last night Dallas owns the second tie breaker (Division record) .

Henry_VIII · 03-28-2007, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DwD

Shouldn't that read second round of play-offs?

Dallas will clinch home court for the second round when the lowest they can fall is second place. That will happen with any combination of 3 Dallas wins or SA losses.

alexamenos · 03-28-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry_VIII

I believe the magic # for the Spurs is now 3.
Dallas cannot lose the first tie breaker (head-to-head) and with the win last night Dallas owns the second tie breaker (Division record) .

you're right, hank8......Dallas has a two game lead over SA in the division with only one remaining division game (v SA)...

suns - 7
spurs - 3

sike · 03-28-2007, 10:07 AM

not even the horrible voodoo of this thread can stop our boys!

hey look an Indian Warrior!

Dirkadirkastan · 03-28-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry_VIII

I believe the magic # for the Spurs is now 3.
Dallas cannot lose the first tie breaker (head-to-head) and with the win last night Dallas owns the second tie breaker (Division record) .

Yeah just realized that this morning. Wow.

Henry_VIII · 03-28-2007, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

not even the horrible voodoo of this thread can stop our boys!

I can see the "horrible voodoo" argument if we were counting games *before* they were won. I see no harm in counting the chickens that have hatched.

6 game road streak
currently building on a 7 game winning streak
tied for 3rd best 70 game start
clinched first round and finals home court

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Originally Posted by sike

hey look an Indian Warrior!

The only Warriors I'm interested in looking at are from California and only through cross-hairs. They've got some payback coming.

left texas · 03-28-2007, 04:36 PM

Magic number is still 16. Sixteen wins after the regular season is over. Even the Mavs are holding themselves accountable to that number.

alexamenos · 03-28-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by left texas

Magic number is still 16. Sixteen wins after the regular season is over. Even the Mavs are holding themselves accountable to that number.

yeah, I get this. thing is, I can't start counting backwards on that sixteen until after the regular season is over. and I really enjoy counting backwards. it's what we do at the end of games and just before new year. it's fun. you should try it sometime.

everybody now....

ten
nine
eight
seven....

(ok, hold it there until tomorrow)

left texas · 03-28-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

yeah, I get this. thing is, I can't start counting backwards on that sixteen until after the regular season is over. and I really enjoy counting backwards. it's what we do at the end of games and just before new year. it's fun. you should try it sometime.

everybody now....

ten
nine
eight
seven....

(ok, hold it there until tomorrow)

Yea, I am having fun. go to http://markmarsha.homestead.com/Mavsvideo.html to see how much fun I am having counting down!!!

bricklayer · 03-28-2007, 06:58 PM

Cool!

Dirkadirkastan · 03-29-2007, 12:26 AM

Suns - 6
Spurs - 2

They've lost no momentum since we started this thread!

(left texas, looks like you're counting up)

Dirkadirkastan · 03-30-2007, 01:27 AM

Suns - 5
Spurs - 2

left texas · 03-30-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Suns - 6
Spurs - 2

They've lost no momentum since we started this thread!

(left texas, looks like you're counting up)

Oh well, how about this number?
According to this guy the Magic Number is 30. And depending on what you have partaken of' this could still be the magic number.

"How about thirty?"

"That's just what I was thinkin'!"

left texas · 03-30-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Suns - 5
Spurs - 2

On a more serious note. It is possible we could have everything all locked up as early as the end of games next Tuesday.

alexamenos · 03-30-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by left texas

On a more serious note. It is possible we could have everything all locked up as early as the end of games next Tuesday.

I believe Sunday afternoon is actually a possibility. If the Mavs win tonight and the Suns lose then the magic number over the Suns is 3. A win for the mavs (1) sunday over the suns (2) secures the tie-breaker (3)....

left texas · 03-30-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

I believe Sunday afternoon is actually a possibility. If the Mavs win tonight and the Suns lose then the magic number over the Suns is 3. A win for the mavs (1) sunday over the suns (2) secures the tie-breaker (3)....

I stand corrected. I did not even think about the tiebreaker.

Henry_VIII · 03-30-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

I believe Sunday afternoon is actually a possibility. If the Mavs win tonight and the Suns lose then the magic number over the Suns is 3. A win for the mavs (1) sunday over the suns (2) secures the tie-breaker (3)....

I was thinking through this exact scenario this morning, but caught myself counting unhatched chickens. The April 1 game could accomplish alot though:
possible 10 game winning streak
chance to win division
chance of winning the conference (outside of Mav's control though--Phoenix must lose tonight)

Some good storylines though for the announcers on Sunday.

Henry_VIII · 03-30-2007, 10:21 PM

Suns - 4
Spurs - 1

Dirkadirkastan · 03-30-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

I believe Sunday afternoon is actually a possibility. If the Mavs win tonight and the Suns lose then the magic number over the Suns is 3. A win for the mavs (1) sunday over the suns (2) secures the tie-breaker (3)....

I've been thinking about this all week, but it just sounds so good, that mentioning it must certainly be a jinx.

StackAttack · 04-01-2007, 10:45 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a win today gets us the division and another win would get us the #1 seed, correct?

roadrunner · 04-01-2007, 11:55 AM

A win today would move the magic number from 4 to 1 for the conference and from 2 to 1 for the division. A win today would clinch the h2h tie-breaker with the Suns, thereby giving the Mavs the edge in the event of a tie at seasons end. A win today and a win against Sac on Tuesday would clinch conference/division and home court through the playoffs.

mqywaaah · 04-01-2007, 01:00 PM

Meep meep!!

Dirkadirkastan · 04-01-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by roadrunner

A win today would move the magic number from 4 to 1 for the conference and from 2 to 1 for the division. A win today would clinch the h2h tie-breaker with the Suns, thereby giving the Mavs the edge in the event of a tie at seasons end. A win today and a win against Sac on Tuesday would clinch conference/division and home court through the playoffs.

StackAttack is right, we already have tie-break advantage over the Squirts. (two fewer losses in the division, one game to go)

Dirkadirkastan · 04-01-2007, 10:26 PM

Uh, guys? The Spurs lost.

MAVS WIN THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION!!!

Bittersweet after a blowout loss, but who cares.

MAVS WIN THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION!!!

Henry_VIII · 04-01-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Uh, guys? The Spurs lost.

MAVS WIN THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION!!!

Bittersweet after a blowout loss, but who cares.

MAVS WIN THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION!!!

So now we're down to:

Suns - 4

Flacolaco · 04-01-2007, 11:27 PM

Are we sure about the division?

It just seems like I would've heard something about that today among the miserable post game activites

left texas · 04-01-2007, 11:30 PM

Dallas 61-12 Spurs 52-21 Do we have tie breaker? Can't see Dallas dropping 9 in a row.

left texas · 04-01-2007, 11:30 PM

Dallas 61-12 Spurs 52-21 Do we have tie breaker? Can't see Dallas dropping 9 in a row.

Oh no, the double post.

Dirkadirkastan · 04-01-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Are we sure about the division?

It just seems like I would've heard something about that today among the miserable post game activites

Spurs game was played after the Mavs game?

LonghornDub · 04-01-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by left texas

Dallas 61-12 Spurs 52-21 Do we have tie breaker? Can't see Dallas dropping 9 in a row.

Yep, we have the tiebreaker. If we beat the Spurs in 2 weekends, we have that tiebreaker, but if we don't, and the series is 2-2, we have the next tiebreaker (division record, since the Spurs already have 2 more division losses than us and we only have 1 division game left).

Flacolaco · 04-01-2007, 11:38 PM

sweet

alexamenos · 04-04-2007, 10:10 AM

Division (Spurs) -- Done Deal (and if you didn't know this you should leave, immediately)

Conference (Suns) -- 3

dude1394 · 04-04-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by alexamenos

Division (Spurs) -- Done Deal (and if you didn't know this you should leave, immediately)

Conference (Suns) -- 3

GREAT BIG STINKING COUNTDOWN!!

Let's get to the second season baby...

mary · 04-05-2007, 11:33 PM

DOS!

Flacolaco · 04-05-2007, 11:39 PM

I remember DOS....terrible OS.

Just terrible.

LonghornDub · 04-05-2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

I remember DOS....terrible OS.

Just terrible.

I remember DOS.....fantastic beer.

Just fantastic.

Flacolaco · 04-06-2007, 12:00 AM

I think thats DOS XX

nowhereman · 04-06-2007, 12:12 AM

is the next tiebreaker conference record? just wondering.

Dirkadirkastan · 04-06-2007, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nowhereman

is the next tiebreaker conference record? just wondering.

For the Mavs and Suns it is, because they're in different divisions. At this point though, Dallas is so far ahead that if they lost enough games to cause a tie, all those losses would be against other teams in the conference, so Phoenix would get the tiebreaker!