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NBA Playoffs and/or Lottery seeding roundup -- While you were sleeping April 3rd, 2014

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

By AllThatAmar
Mpu Dinani

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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  • DAL @ LAC -- The Mavs won a game! Imagine that! They almost blew it, but they held on for a key win. And as a result, they are only 1.5 games behind GSW, if only they beat them the other night . . .

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  • Nothing? Spurs lost? Does that matter to them though?

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  • The schedule was "Meh", only two games

Movers and Shakers:

  1. Dallas moved from 9th to 7th.

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 61 19% 0.0 1 9 10% 7 0 1 2 East 15 1 @ CHI
2 Philadelphia 76ers 16 59 21% 2.0 1 9 10% 7 2 2 5 East 14 2 @ BOS
3 Orlando Magic *4 21 54 28% 7.0 2 8 20% 7 0 0 4 East 13 3 @ CHA
4 Utah Jazz *2 23 52 31% 9.0 1 9 10% 7 0 1 6 West 15 4 vs NOP
5 Boston Celtics *7 23 52 31% 9.0 1 9 10% 7 2 4 6 East 12 5 vs PHI
6 Los Angeles Lakers 25 50 33% 11.0 3 7 30% 7 1 1 4 West 14 6 vs DAL
7 Sacramento Kings 27 48 36% 13.0 4 6 40% 7 0 0 4 West 13 7 @ GSW
8 Detroit Pistons 27 48 36% 13.0 2 8 20% 7 1 2 4 East 11 8 @ BKN
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 31 45 41% 16.5 5 5 50% 6 2 3 6 East 10 9 @ ATL
10 New Orleans Pelicans *5 32 43 43% 18.0 6 4 60% 7 1 1 2 West 11 11 @ UTA
11 Atlanta Hawks *1, 7 32 42 43% 18.5 3 7 30% 8 2 4 6 East 8 vs CLE
12 New York Knicks *3 33 43 43% 18.5 7 3 70% 6 0 0 1 East 9 10 vs WAS
13 Denver Nuggets *3,4 33 42 44% 19.0 4 6 40% 7 1 1 4 West 12 11 @ MEM
14 Charlotte Bobcats *6 37 38 49% 23.0 6 4 60% 7 3 4 5 East 7 vs ORL
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 37 37 50% 23.5 5 5 50% 8 2 3 4 West 10 13 @ MIA
16 Brooklyn Nets *1, 7 40 34 54% 26.5 7 3 70% 8 3 6 7 East 6 vs DET
17 Phoenix Suns 44 31 59% 30.0 7 3 70% 7 0 1 4 West 9 14 @ POR
18 Memphis Grizzlies 44 31 59% 30.0 6 4 60% 7 1 2 5 West 9 14 vs DEN
19 Dallas Mavericks 45 31 59% 30.5 6 4 60% 6 1 3 5 West 7 @ LAC W @ LAL
20 Golden State Warriors *2 46 29 61% 32.0 5 5 50% 7 1 3 6 West 6
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
5* - NOP owes NOP their 1st rnd pick (Top 5 prot)
6* - CHA owes CHI their 1st rnd pick (Top 10 prot)
7* - Worst of ATL/BKN owes BOS their 1st round pick

Tonight's Action:

Yep. 19 of the 20 teams are playing tonight. So I'll be busy up waiting for these scores.

  • MIL @ CHI -- Bulls should win, right?
  • PHi @ BOS -- Expect Boston to win at least one of the two games they have remaining against Philly, if not both. First one tonight.
  • ORL @ CHA -- Big Al trying to make the All-NBA team this year. He may do just that if he can pound Orlando.
  • NOP @ UTA -- Utah is probably going to win tonight, you know, just because.
  • DAL @ LAL -- Mavs tired, and playing some crazy games. LAL is trash this year. So we'll see a game that means a lot to Jazz fans.
  • SAC @ GSW -- Vivek's new team against his old team.
  • DET @ BKN -- Meh? Yes yes, this game is Meh.
  • CLE @ ATL -- These two teams aren't really fun to watch. I blame Mike Brown.
  • WAS @ NYK -- Are the Knicks for real? We'll see.
  • DEN @ MEM -- With the way these teams are playing, Memphis could lose this one. You never know with that team.
  • MIN @ MIA -- I bet the Wolves players will enjoy the weather there better than their home weather.
  • PHX @ POR -- Big game for the Jazz. Well, I mean the Suns, but still. I hate Bonzi Wells and Isiah Rider.

There are too many games happening tonight!!!

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