Official Playoff Seeding Watch

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

If the Jazz win their division, then they win the tiebreaker I believe.

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 (if 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

1) 2-2 (we won last 2 matchups, but tied the season series) so it goes to #2
2) Division winner - would go to Utah. We cannot win our division because of the Grizz

So yeah, if Jazz tie us, we lose the tie. We're two games up, but there's still a statistical possibility with three games left.

How that happens
Jazz go 3-0 and Mavs go 1-2
Jazz go 2-1 and Mavs go 0-3

Number of Mavs wins/Jazz losses is 2.

Mavs schedule
Pistons - bad, but Mavs keep getting blown out by bad teams. Statistically eliminated from the playoffs so they have nothing to play for. Will they tank for picks or will they play like they have nothing to lose?
Blazers - same. Blazers are eliminated from POs and PI
Spurs - locked into the PI and they are beasting. 7-1 in last 8 including wins against the Nuggets and Warriors.

Jazz schedule
Thunder - eliminated from PI/POs
Suns - beast mode, but they're locked into #1 and nothing can change it. They're alternating rest games.
Blazers - eliminated from PI/POs