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NBA Playoffs and/or Lottery seeding roundup -- While you were sleeping April 1st, 2014

All of the good, bad, and meh things that happened in the races we care about.

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So now that we're tracking both the playoffs (the usual) and the lotto (the new) we have an expanded "While you were sleeping" schedule to track. Here was all the action from last night:

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  • No one shot at me last night.

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  • POR @ LAL -- Lakers lost, duh.
  • GSW @ DAL -- Warriors won, on a late goaltend that wasn't called in overtime.

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  • HOU @ BKN -- Deron and company clinched the playoffs with a win last night

Movers and Shakers:

  1. The Lakers lost, but no teams really moved at all last night . . . except . . .
  2. for the Mavs who went from being tied for 7th down to 9th in one night.
  3. GSW has a stranglehold on the bottom of the West now.

Tankapalooza:

Record Last 10 Games vs Standings Game Result
Team W L % GB W L % Tot B5 B10 B20 Seed Lotto Last Next
1 Milwaukee Bucks 14 60 19% 0.0 1 9 10% 8 0 1 2 East 15 1 @ MIA
2 Philadelphia 76ers 16 58 22% 2.0 1 9 10% 8 2 2 6 East 14 2 vs CHA
3 Orlando Magic *4 21 53 28% 7.0 2 8 20% 8 0 1 5 East 13 3 vs CLE
4 Utah Jazz *2 23 52 31% 8.5 1 9 10% 7 0 1 6 West 15 4
5 Boston Celtics 23 51 31% 9.0 1 9 10% 8 2 4 6 East 12 5 @ WAS
6 Los Angeles Lakers 25 49 34% 11.0 3 7 30% 8 1 2 5 West 14 6 vs POR L @ SAC
7 Sacramento Kings 26 48 35% 12.0 4 6 40% 8 0 1 5 West 13 7 vs LAL
8 Detroit Pistons 27 47 36% 13.0 2 8 20% 8 1 2 4 East 11 8 @ IND
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 45 40% 15.5 5 5 50% 7 3 4 7 East 10 9 @ ORL
10 New York Knicks *3 32 43 43% 17.5 7 3 70% 7 0 0 2 East 9 10 vs BKN
11 Denver Nuggets *3,4 32 42 43% 18.0 4 6 40% 8 1 1 5 West 12 11 vs NOP
12 New Orleans Pelicans 32 42 43% 18.0 6 4 60% 8 1 1 3 West 11 11 @ DEN
13 Atlanta Hawks *1 32 41 44% 18.5 4 6 40% 9 2 4 6 East 8 vs CHI
14 Charlotte Bobcats 36 38 49% 22.0 6 4 60% 8 4 5 6 East 7 @ PHI
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 37 49% 22.5 4 6 40% 9 2 3 5 West 10 13 vs MEM
16 Brooklyn Nets *1 40 33 55% 26.5 7 3 70% 9 3 7 8 East 6 vs HOU W @ NYK
17 Dallas Mavericks 44 31 59% 29.5 6 4 60% 7 1 3 5 West 9 14 vs GSW L
18 Phoenix Suns 44 30 59% 30.0 8 2 80% 8 0 1 4 West 7 vs LAC
19 Memphis Grizzlies 44 30 59% 30.0 6 4 60% 8 1 2 6 West 7 @ MIN
20 Golden State Warriors *2 46 28 62% 32.0 6 4 60% 8 1 3 6 West 6 @ DAL W @ SAS
1* - ATL has right to swap picks with BKN
2* - UTA owns GSW pick
3* - DEN owns NYK pick
4* - DEN owes ORL their lower of their two 1st rnd picks


Tonight's Action:

Last night was a dud, tonight is the thunderdome.

  • MIL @ MIA -- This one looks like a sure bet
  • CHA @ PHI -- I expect East player of the month Big Al to continue rolling here
  • CLE @ ORL -- This is a big game of two teams who don't win a lot
  • BOS @ WAS -- C's will look to get the L against the W's.
  • LAL @ SAC -- This is the big game of the night for us. Go Lakers!
  • DET @ IND -- Indy is in a tailspin
  • BKN @ NYK -- Battle of New York part 1 (they play again later on this month)
  • NOP @ DEN -- This is a battle of two tied teams, so interesting?
  • CHI @ ATL -- Can Paul Millsap beat Carlos Boozer?
  • MEM @ MIN -- Go Memphis, you may be one of our only hopes!
  • LAC @ PHX -- Go Phoenix, you may be one of our other only hopes!
  • GSW @ SAS -- Dubs cheated their way to a win last night, hope the Spurs knock their teeth out

GO Grizzlies / Suns GO!