re: Play-in Race Tracker Updated: 4/6

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status report, April 5 at @PelicansNBA


QUESTIONABLE
Tillman Sr. - RT Ankle Soreness

DOUBTFUL
Kennard - RT Ankle Soreness
Morant - LT Hip Soreness

OUT
Adams - RT Knee PCL Sprain
Clarke - LT Achilles Tear
LaRavia - RT Calf Soreness
Z. Williams - RT Foot/Ankle Soreness

Gotta win these next 3 and lakers beat clippers to have any chance of 6

Someone spotted Ja Morant at the LSU campus a hour ago. According to retropels Twitter.

Pelicans win tonight means NOLA is AT WORST the 9-seed

to update after April 5 games... and due to how things now look for the Pelicans... I will now make this an all around post of who the Pelicans can still catch and who can still catch the Pelicans

(GU = Games Up; GB = Games Back)

5) Clippers: (1.0 GU of NOP... lost season series to NOP 3-0)
Sat. vs. POR
Sun. @ PHX

6) Warriors: (1.0 GU of NOP... season series with NOP tied 2-2)
Fri. @ SAC
Sun. @ POR

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7) Lakers: (0.0 GB of NOP... won season series over NOP 3-1)
Fri. vs. PHX
Sun. vs. UTA

8) Pelicans:
Fri. vs. NYK
Sun. @ MIN

9) Timberwolves: (1.0 GB of NOP... season series with NOP tied 1-1... Final Game April 9)
Sat. @ SAS
Sun. vs. NOP

10) Thunder: (3.0 GB of NOP... lost season series to NOP 3-1)
Thu. @ UTA
Sun. vs. MEM

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you will notice that in this update I deleted the Mavericks (can no longer mathematically catch the Pelicans for a postseason spot) from the list and italicized the Thunder (can not mathematically overtake the Pelicans for a play-in position) following tonight's action

SAC is still alive for the 2 seed because of the Griz losing tonight. Huge for them playing GS on Friday

So is the 5 seed technically still in play, or am I reading that wrong?

Yeah... a 4-way tie with the Clippers, Warriors, & Lakers breaks our way and we're the 5 seed

Just to clear up which teams care about playing right now and don't starting on 4/6:

EAST


the top 5 seeds in the east are set. that means the Knicks don't care about winning.

Brooklyn needs one win or a heat loss to secure the 6 seed

Miami wins the tie breaker with ATL, and is 1 game up on them

ATL wins tie breaker over Toronto and is 1 game up on them

Toronto needs to win out and ATL an Miami to not win a game in order to get out the 9 seed.

Bulls are locked in at 10




WEST

Denver is the 1 seed, have nothing to play for.

Memphis needs one win or a Sac loss to secure the 2 seed, and secure Sac to the 3 seed.

PHX is the 4 seed, have nothing to play for other than team chemistry

Clippers control their destiny for 5th. Win against Blazers and PHX and they are 5th.

GSW can't be lower than 6th if they win against SAC and Portland. Any tie breaker situation and they will lose to every team, so they have to win both game if they want to avoid the playin.

Lakers hold tie breaker over Pels if both win out and finish 7th, Pels 8th.

if 3 way tie at 42 wins with Lakers/Minny/Pels, Minny finishes 7th, Lakers 8th, Pels 9th.
if 3 way tie at 43 wins with Lakers/Clips/Pels, Pels finish 6th, Clips 7th, Lakers 8th.
if a 3 way tie at 43 wins with Lakers/GSW/Pels, Lakers finish 6th, Pels 7th, GSW 8th.
in a 4 way tie at 43 wins with Lakers/Clips/Pels/GSW, Pels 5th, Clips 6th, Lakers 7th, GSW 8th.



OKC holds tie breaker over Dallas, and can't do better than 10th.



Utah appears to be folding it in. Good players didn't play last game, and are all out again tonight.


Hopefully Sacramento tries against GSW, and beats them, which they can easily do since GSW sucks on the road.
Hopefully PHX tries against the Lakers, although i doubt they try against Clips in the last game. Clips are finishing 5th easily.
If we can get SAC and PHX to help us with GSW and the Lakers each losing 1, then that's the only way we finish 6th since we would hold the tie breaker over GSW and be a game up on the Lakers.





and not to pick and choose the what ifs, but that lost to Houston when we were up 15 in the 4th quarter hurt a lot, and we'd be sitting pretty at the 5 spot and control our destiny for the 5 spot had they simply protected a 15 4th quarter lead against the 2nd worst team in the nba.

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Knicks are on a 5 game winning streak even without randle, Friday wont be that easy. Brunson and barret are listed as doubtful, though

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The Knicks are now locked into the #5 slot no matter what, so it makes sense for them to rest guys.