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Something went right! The Pacers went into Houston on the back end of a b2b and got an overtime win. Maybe this is the nudge from the universe the Jazz need to win tonight in Portland? Of course, that Trailblazers team that we swore was tanking is now 5-5 in their last 10, so who knows?
Not much help anywhere else, especially in Orlando.
The standings and WYWS, after the jump.
The Standings:
Western Conference - While You Were Sleeping | |||||||
Seed | Team | Game | Result | W | L | % | GB |
1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | CHI | W | 40 | 12 | 76.9% | -- |
2 | San Antonio Spurs | 36 | 14 | 72.0% | 2.5 | ||
3 | Los Angeles Lakers | GSW | W | 33 | 20 | 62.3% | 7.5 |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 21 | 59.6% | 8.5 | ||
5 | Dallas Mavericks | 30 | 23 | 56.6% | 10 | ||
6 | Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 22 | 56.0% | 10.5 | ||
7 | Denver Nuggets | @ORL | W | 29 | 24 | 54.7% | 11.5 |
8 | Houston Rockets | IND | L | 28 | 25 | 52.8% | 11.5 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 27 | 26 | 50.9% | 13 | ||
10 | Phoenix Suns | NOH | W | 26 | 26 | 50.0% | 14 |
11 | Portland Trail Blazers | MIN | W | 25 | 28 | 47.2% | 15.5 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | @POR | L | 25 | 29 | 46.3% | 15 |
13 | Golden State Warriors | @LAL | L | 20 | 31 | 39.2% | 18.5 |
14 | Sacramento Kings | 18 | 34 | 34.6% | 21.5 | ||
15 | New Orleans Hornets | @PHX | L | 13 | 40 | 24.5% | 26.5 |
While you were sleeping:
The Good News!
- Pacers 104 - Rockets 102
The "It's so Bad I'm Mad" News:
- Hornets 75 - Suns 92
- Nuggets 104 - Magic 101
- Warriors 112 - Lakers 120
Tonight's Important Games:
- Jazz @ Trailblazers: The Jazz can help themselves out a lot by getting this win.
- Grizzlies @ Thunder: Grizz loss would move them to 3 losses closer to the Jazz.
- Clippers @ Mavericks: Win/ win here. Lets see how the Clipp's win streak goes away from home.
- Timberwolves @ Kings: Wolves need to win here so the Kings can keep up with Mark Jackson's masterful tanking.
Final thought: Take a look at Amar's post about the upcoming schedule. The stretch of the last 8-10 games was the most brutal of the season by far, and the Jazz have played 53 games. That is the same number as the Nuggets and Rockets, who have fared about as well as the Jazz recently, but is 3 more than the Grizzlies. If any team starts to feel the pinch of their schedule down the stretch, its going to be them.