They sleep

Portland. 41-26
Being 3-0 against the Zombie Sonics basically has a 4 game advantage on the 4th seed.
Portland's next 5.
vs CLE, vs Detroit, @LAC, vs Hou, vs Bos.

Portland should be favored in every game except the Houston game.(Might even be favored in Portland against Houston too)
4-1 isn't unreasonable.

Zombie Sonics 40-29.
Recently taken care of business against lesser comp to climb to the 4th seed.
Zombie Sonics' next 5.
@ATL, vs LAC, @Tor, @Bos, vs MIA

Zombie Sonics won't be favored against Tor.
3-2.
4-1 no irving?

Pelicans 38-28
All depends on AD's health.
vs Charlotte, @Spurs, vs Rockets, vs Celtics, vs Dallas.

Rumors are Leonard's projected return date is Thursday. We'll see if he's ready to go for this game.
3-2 with AD, maybe 4-1?
0-5 without AD, maybe 1-4 pending dallas resting Dirk?

Minnesota Bulls. 39-29
@Wiz, @Spurs, vs Rockets, vs LAC, @NYK
Bulls are struggling right now.
1-4? 2-3?

LAC. 36 - 29
I think this is when LAC falls out of the race.
@Chi, @Rockets, @ZombieSonics, vs Portland, vs Minn.
1-4.

Utah. 37 - 30
They just keep winning. He won't, but imo Gobert needs to be 1st team NBA and DPotY.
vs Pistons, vs Suns, vs Sac, vs Hawks, @Dallas
5-0

Denver. 37 - 30
Denver is just god awful on the road.
@Lakers, vs Pistons, @Mem, @Heat, @Chi
Honestly 2-3 at most imo.

Spurs. 37 - 30
If Leonard returns Thursday, can they make a final push?
vs ORL, vs NOP, vs Minn, vs GSW, vs Wiz
who knows. it's the Spurs.

This post was edited by UnEvilManiac on Mar 13 2018 04:00am

None of this matters
Only the team that wins championship
Everyone else is just as bad as the worst team
Maybe even worse cuz their efforts amounted to no rings

3rd.
Portland. 43-26(4 game advantage on 4-10 due to being 3-0 against Zombie Sonics)

4th.
Zombie Sonics. 42-29

5th.
Utah. 40-30

6th.
Minn Bulls. 40-30

7th.
Spurs. 40-30

8th.
Pelicans. 39-30

9th.
Clippers. 37-31

10th.
Denver. 38-32

I really hope the Pelicans slip out of playoffs

I want to face the Spurs in round 1.
Don't really care about the rest.
Being able to eliminate the TT would be prime.

This post was edited by UnEvilManiac on Mar 18 2018 05:29am

Them boys still sleepin?

Truth

No idea but I'm enjoying the race. OKC has the most talent but they unreliable. The Twolves looked good for a while but they stumble at times and they don't always play defense--and their stars do the opposite of leading the defense by example. The Spurs have Pop and if Kawhi is healthy they could be really, really good. The Blazers have been hot and I hope they get the seed. The Jazz are a tough team to play against--to me they're the Miami of the West. The Nuggets are a team I'd hate to play at home due to altitude. The Pels have struggled at times but AD has been a beast this year.

I'd go with the Thunder right now but mh 2nd pick would be the Blazers. The Thunder are rolling (pun intended) and Russ is going to work hard to move them up. Either way GSW & the Rockets own the West atm.

Portland. 44-26
vs Rockets, vs Celtics, @Sonics, @Pelicans, @Grizz, vs Clippers, vs Grizz, @Mavs, @Rockets, @Spurs, @Nuggets, vs Jazz
If Portland goes 6-6 over these next 12 games. It forces every team at 40-30 to go 10-2 in order to force tiebreakers.
If Portland goes 9-3 they guarantee HCA in the first round.

ZombieSonics. 43-29
@Celtics, vs Heat, vs Blazers, @Spurs, vs Nuggets, @Pelicans, vs Warriors, @Rockets, @Heat, vs Grizz
Sonics are the only team with a real chance to take the 3rd seed from Portland. They must finish a full game ahead of Portland due to losing the season series to them

Jazz. 40-30
vs Hawks, @Mavs, @Spurs, @GSW, vs Celtics, vs Grizz, @Minn, vs Lakers, vs Clippers, @Lakers, vs GSW, @Blazers
Regardless of SoS or injuries to opponents. You can only play whos infront of you.
Utah is the only team of the 40-30 club which has the chance to get 10+ wins in their last 12 games.

Pelicans. 40-30
@Mavs, vs Pacers, vs Lakers, @Rockets, vs Blazers, @Cavs, vs Sonics, vs Grizz, @Suns, @GSW, @Clippers, vs Spurs.
AD leads the league in fouls called for him. Gentry doesn't know what he's talking about.

Spurs. 40-30
vs GSW, vs Wiz, vs Jazz, @Bucks, @Wiz, vs OKC, vs Rockets, @Clippers, @Lakers, vs Blazers, vs Kings, @Pelicans
Machine might need some oil.

Minn Bulls. 40-31
vs Clippers, @NYK, @Philly, vs Grizz, vs Hawks, @Mavs, vs Jazz, @Nuggets, @Lakers, vs Grizz, vs Nuggets
Bulls looking like they'll make the playoffs.

Nuggets. 38-32
@Heat, @Chicago, @Wiz, @Philly, @Raptors, @Sonics, vs Bucks, vs Pacers, vs Minn, @Clippers, vs Blazers, @Minn.
11-22 on the road. Nuggets are just god awful on the road.

Clippers. 37-32
@Minn, @Bucks, @Pacers, @Raptors, vs Bucks, @Suns, @Blazers, vs Pacers, vs Spurs, @Jazz, vs Nuggets, vs Lakers.
Clippers are all but out of this race.