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There was a little outside help last night, but the important thing is that the Jazz helped themselves. What an amazing night to be a basketball fan. Its only going to get more exciting as we come down the stretch and all those inter-conference games, that were conveniently scheduled at the end of the season, are played.
It would also appear that the various tank squads are in full battle mode, er, I should say full losing battle mode. Kevin Love went down with a mild concussion, and will likely miss several games (if he returns at all). LMA didn't play last night due to a hip injury, and there is talk of him sitting the rest of the season.
The standings and WYWS after le Jump.
The Standings:
Western Conference - While You Were Sleeping | ||||||||
Seed | Team | Game | Result | W | L | % | GB | |
1 | x | Oklahoma City Thunder | LAC | L | 42 | 16 | 72.4% | -- |
2 | x | San Antonio Spurs | LAL | L | 40 | 16 | 71.4% | 1 |
3 | Los Angeles Lakers | @SAS | W | 37 | 22 | 62.7% | 5.5 | |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers | @OKC | W | 35 | 23 | 60.3% | 7 | |
5 | Memphis Grizzlies | PHX | W | 34 | 23 | 59.6% | 7.5 | |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 32 | 26 | 55.2% | 10 | |||
7 | Denver Nuggets | MIN | W | 32 | 26 | 55.2% | 10 | |
8 | Houston Rockets | UTA | L | 32 | 25 | 56.1% | 10 | |
9 | Utah Jazz | @HOU | W | 31 | 28 | 52.5% | 11.5 | |
10 | Phoenix Suns | @MEM | L | 30 | 28 | 51.7% | 12 | |
11 | Portland Trail Blazers | GSW | W | 28 | 31 | 47.5% | 14.5 | |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | @DEN | L | 25 | 34 | 42.4% | 17.5 | |
13 | o | Golden State Warriors | @POR | L | 22 | 35 | 38.6% | 19.5 |
14 | o | Sacramento Kings | @NOH | L | 19 | 40 | 32.2% | 23.5 |
15 | o | New Orleans Hornets | SAC | W | 16 | 42 | 27.6% | 26 |
x- clinched | ||||||||
o- eliminated |
While you were sleeping:
The Fantastic News:
- Jazz 103 - Rockets 91: "Man, Hayward has been a @#$%& killer today" - A Rockets Fan
- Suns 93 - Grizzlies 104: I would not want to play the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs
The Meh:
- Clippers 100 - Thunder 98: Big win for the Clipps
- Lakers 98 - Spurs 84: Big three shaking off the rust?
The "Seriously?"
- Timberwolves 107 - Nuggets 113: Wolves made a run, but just didn't have enough, in this defensive battle.
- Warriors 110 - Trailblazers 118: This is sort of "meh" because the Kings also lost. Its a wash.
Tonight's Important Games:
- Mavericks @ Warriors: Really, the only one to keep an eye on tonight. Just don't hold your breath.