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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #225 on: March 11, 2017, 01:14:13 AM »

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Welp, because we couldn't take care of business in Denver were now tied with Washington for the second seed in the standings (+1 win, +1 loss) (technically they have the tiebreaker so they're in second right now).

But luckily, they have a tough back to back tomorrow in Portland, so hopefully we can gain that loss back then and then take care of business at home against Chicago on Sunday.


Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #226 on: March 11, 2017, 03:05:37 AM »

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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #227 on: March 11, 2017, 09:58:55 PM »

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I'm becoming more and more convinced that just keeping the number two seed might be the best scenario for us.

Toronto is clearly been much worse without Lowry, but he's expected back right before the playoffs, which will make them much, much better. If we get the number one seed, then we'll be playing one of Toronto or Atlanta in the second round, because Toronto simply isn't going to catch up to Washington or us, as evidenced by their blow-out tonight in Miami. Both of these teams are pretty bad matchups for us compared to Washington, so all in all keeping the second seed might be preferable.

Home court advantage won't really matter against Cleveland in the East anyways, and, hell, if we'd get a couple game lead on Washington we might even be able to rest players some games, specifically our heavy use guys like IT, Smart, Crowder, and Al.

Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #228 on: March 12, 2017, 03:43:31 AM »

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Wizards stun Portland with a 125-124 OT win. They're now half a game above Boston for the #2 seed.

What will the Celtics do now?


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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #229 on: March 12, 2017, 06:26:25 AM »

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Wizards stun Portland with a 125-124 OT win. They're now half a game above Boston for the #2 seed.

What will the Celtics do now?
Take care of their own business and dress up for a funeral in the wizards match to bury them.
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #230 on: March 12, 2017, 03:17:51 PM »

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Wizards stun Portland with a 125-124 OT win. They're now half a game above Boston for the #2 seed.

What will the Celtics do now?
Take care of their own business and dress up for a funeral in the wizards match to bury them.
That would be a change of pace. There's no reason for the Celtics to be in the #3 spot right now except they've lost focus against bad teams.

I still think a minor deal at the deadline, that didn't disrupt things, could've brought a little energy to the club during these dog days of the NBA season.
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #231 on: March 12, 2017, 05:54:22 PM »

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Team            Record  Games Back

1. Cleveland     43-21    0
2. Washington  41-24    2.5
3. Boston         42-25    2.5
4. Toronto        38-28    6.0
5. Atlanta         37-29    7.0
6. Indiana         33-32    10.5
7. Detroit          33-33   11.0
8. Milwaukee     32-33   11.5
9. Miami           32-34    12.0
10. Chicago     31-35    13.0

Bold = games still yet to be played tonight/yet to be determined

Relevant Games:

Boston blows out Chicago

Cleveland at Houston

Miami at Indiana

Several other big games tonight after we blew out Chicago at home and tied Washington back up in games behind Cleveland. If Miami can top Indiana tonight, then they'll be tied with Milwaukee for the 8th seed, and they own the tiebreaker against Milwaukee. And if Cleveland loses to Houston, then they'll only be 2 games ahead of both Washington and Cleveland going forward.

By the way, in the unlikely scenario there would be a three team tie for the number one seed among Boston, Washington, and Cleveland, Cleveland pretty much already owns the tiebreaker (I think if my calculations are correct), and pretty much whoever wins the remaining Boston/Washington game would get second.

Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #232 on: March 12, 2017, 06:08:38 PM »

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Team            Record  Games Back

1. Cleveland     43-21    0
2. Washington  41-24    2.5
3. Boston         42-25    2.5
4. Toronto        38-28    6.0
5. Atlanta         37-29    7.0
6. Indiana         33-32    10.5
7. Detroit          33-33   11.0
8. Milwaukee     32-33   11.5
9. Miami           32-34    12.0
10. Chicago     31-35    13.0

Bold = games still yet to be played tonight/yet to be determined

Relevant Games:

Boston blows out Chicago

Cleveland at Houston

Miami at Indiana

Several other big games tonight after we blew out Chicago at home and tied Washington back up in games behind Cleveland. If Miami can top Indiana tonight, then they'll be tied with Milwaukee for the 8th seed, and they own the tiebreaker against Milwaukee. And if Cleveland loses to Houston, then they'll only be 2 games ahead of both Washington and Cleveland going forward.

By the way, in the unlikely scenario there would be a three team tie for the number one seed among Boston, Washington, and Cleveland, Cleveland pretty much already owns the tiebreaker (I think if my calculations are correct), and pretty much whoever wins the remaining Boston/Washington game would get second.

It's going to be interesting to see which Cleveland ends up with the better record  :laugh:
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #233 on: March 12, 2017, 06:24:10 PM »

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I have a gut feelin the Cavs will monitor what is goin on with Miami. Meaning they will stay out of their way in the first round even if it means giving up the top seed...why because the cHeat seems to have the Cavs number, and with the Love onjury the Cavs may not have Love back in time or even at full speed by round one so theyd likly stay away and let whoever gets the top seed or second deal with the Heat.

I think there is no other team the Cavs fear except the Heat.

Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #234 on: March 13, 2017, 07:00:18 AM »

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Team            Record  Games Back

1. Cleveland     43-21    0
2. Washington  41-24    2.5
3. Boston         42-25    2.5
4. Toronto        38-28    6.0
5. Atlanta         37-29    7.0
6. Indiana         33-32    10.5
7. Detroit          33-33   11.0
8. Milwaukee     32-33   11.5
9. Miami           32-34    12.0
10. Chicago     31-35    13.0

Bold = games still yet to be played tonight/yet to be determine.
Cleveland won, Indiana beat Miami.

Cleveland is now only 2 games ahead of Washington who is, technically, tied with the Celtics but the Celtics have lost 1 more game than the Wizards.

Indy's win keeps Miami 1 game back from Milwaukee and out of playoff picture.

Toronto is 3.5 games back from Boston/Washington so as long as everyone takes care of business, the top 3 look more or less set but there's still a lot of jostling to be done at the bottom and among that top 3.
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #235 on: March 13, 2017, 10:23:57 PM »

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Back to sole possession of the 2nd seed by a half-game (1 win) over the Wizards after their loss to the Timberwolves!


Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #236 on: March 13, 2017, 10:25:51 PM »

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Back to sole possession of the 2nd seed by a half-game (1 win) over the Wizards after their loss to the Timberwolves!

We play Minnesota on Wednesday night lol.

Hopefully we take care of business against them unlike WAS, and then beat Brooklyn Friday night. Could be a good stretch going forward (easy schedule).
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #237 on: March 14, 2017, 03:58:51 AM »

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Wizards stun Portland with a 125-124 OT win. They're now half a game above Boston for the #2 seed.

What will the Celtics do now?
Take care of their own business and dress up for a funeral in the wizards match to bury them.
That would be a change of pace. There's no reason for the Celtics to be in the #3 spot right now except they've lost focus against bad teams.

I still think a minor deal at the deadline, that didn't disrupt things, could've brought a little energy to the club during these dog days of the NBA season.
Yeah I know hence I suggested it. But still they look to b playing better especially the game against the Chicago bulls
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Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #238 on: March 15, 2017, 04:03:20 PM »

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Team            Record  Games Back

1. Cleveland     44-22    0
2. Boston        42-25    2.5
3. Washington 41-25    3
4. Toronto        39-28    5.5
5. Atlanta         37-30    7.5
6. Indiana         34-33    10.5
7. Detroit          33-34   11.5
8. Milwaukee     32-34   12
9. Chicago        32-35    12.5
10. Miami         32-35    12.5

Bold = games still yet to be played tonight/yet to be determined

Relevant Games:

Minnesota at Boston

Dallas at Washington

Charlotte at Indiana

New Orleans at Miami

Utah at Detroit

Memphis at Chicago

Milwaukee at Los Angeles Clippers

Another huge night for the Eastern playoff seeding. Specifically, both Boston and Washington play tonight, and Wesley Matthews is a game-time decision for Dallas at Washington, though Noel is back for sure. We'll probably need to win tonight to stay in sole possession of the 2nd seed.

Between the race for the 1st/2nd seed and how tight 6-10 is at the bottom of the conference, we'll probably be playing until the last two nights of the season before the actual playoff matchups become clear. Right now it's such a close race that the matchups are variable game-to-game.

Re: Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread
« Reply #239 on: March 15, 2017, 10:17:05 PM »

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Boston wins and Washington loses. Great overall night moving us 1.5 games ahead of Washington and just 2 games back of Cleveland.

This is a big weekend for us with a significant potential to tie up Cleveland in the standings. They play Utah tomorrow in Cleveland (lost to Utah earlier in the year in Utah) and at the Clippers on Saturday (lost to the Clippers earlier this year in Cleveland). We play in Brooklyn on Friday and Philly on Sunday, meaning that if we win both games (we should) and Cleveland loses both to Utah and the Clippers (very possible), we'll be tied in the standings with Boston at 45-25 and Cleveland at 44-24.