March 4th

[Ian Noble]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

		W	L	Streak	HW	HL	AW	AL	DW	DL	CW	CL	PCT	GB
1	Milwaukee Bucks	48	11	8	24	5	24	6	10	1	29	8	.814	0
2	Boston Celtics	46	12	7	23	7	23	5	4	3	23	8	.793	1.5
3	Brooklyn Nets	41	17	-1	17	10	24	7	7	4	23	14	.707	6.5
4	Charlotte Hornets	42	18	2	19	9	23	9	8	1	24	10	.700	6.5
5	Philadelphia 76ers	34	24	1	16	14	18	10	4	5	20	13	.586	13.5
6	Atlanta Hawks	31	27	1	12	17	19	10	4	5	16	18	.534	16.5
7	Chicago Bulls	31	27	-1	14	15	17	12	7	3	17	14	.534	16.5
8	Indiana Pacers	29	26	-1	12	15	17	11	5	6	12	20	.527	17.0
9	Miami Heat	30	29	-4	13	16	17	13	6	5	12	20	.508	18.0
10	Orlando Magic	30	30	1	15	13	15	17	5	7	18	18	.500	18.5
11	Toronto Raptors	28	30	1	11	16	17	14	6	5	15	18	.483	19.5
12	Cleveland Cavaliers	27	32	-2	14	16	13	16	5	9	14	21	.458	21.0
13	Washington Wizards	26	31	-2	11	19	15	12	3	8	12	23	.456	21.0
14	New York Knicks	26	33	-1	13	16	13	17	3	7	11	21	.441	22.0
15	Detroit Pistons	16	43	-1	8	20	8	23	1	9	6	26	.271	32.0
SPA	SPACING SPACING SPACING SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

		W	L	Streak	HW	HL	AW	AL	DW	DL	CW	CL	PCT	GB
1	Denver Nuggets	44	16	-2	21	11	23	5	9	1	30	5	.733	0
2	Sacramento Kings	42	16	5	21	9	21	7	9	0	26	7	.724	1.0
3	Memphis Grizzlies	38	20	-2	15	13	23	7	10	3	22	15	.655	5.0
4	Portland Trailblazers	29	29	2	13	16	16	13	7	4	20	13	.500	14.0
5	Houston Rockets	29	30	3	16	13	13	17	3	6	19	14	.492	14.5
6	Dallas Mavericks	28	30	-1	15	16	13	14	6	6	19	16	.483	15.0
7	Golden State Warriors	26	31	1	16	16	10	15	4	7	15	18	.456	16.5
8	Minnesota TWolves	24	33	-2	15	15	9	18	4	8	16	20	.421	18.5
9	Phoenix Suns	24	33	1	14	18	10	15	7	3	16	16	.421	18.5
10	San Antonio Spurs	23	35	-5	10	19	13	16	4	6	13	17	.397	20.0
11	New Orleans Pelicans	22	36	-2	15	13	7	23	5	7	16	19	.379	21.0
12	Los Angeles Lakers	18	42	1	11	17	7	25	3	7	11	23	.300	26.0
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	17	42	-2	4	24	13	18	4	6	11	20	.288	26.5
14	Utah Jazz	16	42	-1	9	20	7	22	2	7	11	22	.276	27.0
15	Los Angeles Clippers	9	49	2	4	25	5	24	3	9	6	26	.155	34.0
SPA	SPACING SPACING SPACING SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA

FULL STANDINGS

		W	L	Streak	HW	HL	AW	AL	DW	DL	CW	CL	PCT	GB
1	Milwaukee Bucks	48	11	8	24	5	24	6	10	1	29	8	.814	0
2	Boston Celtics	46	12	7	23	7	23	5	4	3	23	8	.793	1.5
3	Denver Nuggets	44	16	-2	21	11	23	5	9	1	30	5	.733	4.5
4	Sacramento Kings	42	16	5	21	9	21	7	9	0	26	7	.724	5.5
5	Brooklyn Nets	41	17	-1	17	10	24	7	7	4	23	14	.707	6.5
6	Charlotte Hornets	42	18	2	19	9	23	9	8	1	24	10	.700	6.5
7	Memphis Grizzlies	38	20	-2	15	13	23	7	10	3	22	15	.655	9.5
8	Philadelphia 76ers	34	24	1	16	14	18	10	4	5	20	13	.586	13.5
9	Atlanta Hawks	31	27	1	12	17	19	10	4	5	16	18	.534	16.5
10	Chicago Bulls	31	27	-1	14	15	17	12	7	3	17	14	.534	16.5
11	Indiana Pacers	29	26	-1	12	15	17	11	5	6	12	20	.527	17.0
12	Miami Heat	30	29	-4	13	16	17	13	6	5	12	20	.508	18.0
13	Orlando Magic	30	30	1	15	13	15	17	5	7	18	18	.500	18.5
14	Portland Trailblazers	29	29	2	13	16	16	13	7	4	20	13	.500	18.5
15	Houston Rockets	29	30	3	16	13	13	17	3	6	19	14	.492	19.0
16	Toronto Raptors	28	30	1	11	16	17	14	6	5	15	18	.483	19.5
17	Dallas Mavericks	28	30	-1	15	16	13	14	6	6	19	16	.483	19.5
18	Cleveland Cavaliers	27	32	-2	14	16	13	16	5	9	14	21	.458	21.0
19	Washington Wizards	26	31	-2	11	19	15	12	3	8	12	23	.456	21.0
20	Golden State Warriors	26	31	1	16	16	10	15	4	7	15	18	.456	21.0
21	New York Knicks	26	33	-1	13	16	13	17	3	7	11	21	.441	22.0
22	Minnesota TWolves	24	33	-2	15	15	9	18	4	8	16	20	.421	23.0
23	Phoenix Suns	24	33	1	14	18	10	15	7	3	16	16	.421	23.0
24	San Antonio Spurs	23	35	-5	10	19	13	16	4	6	13	17	.397	24.5
25	New Orleans Pelicans	22	36	-2	15	13	7	23	5	7	16	19	.379	25.5
26	Los Angeles Lakers	18	42	1	11	17	7	25	3	7	11	23	.300	30.5
27	Oklahoma City Thunder	17	42	-2	4	24	13	18	4	6	11	20	.288	31.0
28	Utah Jazz	16	42	-1	9	20	7	22	2	7	11	22	.276	31.5
29	Detroit Pistons	16	43	-1	8	20	8	23	1	9	6	26	.271	32.0
30	Los Angeles Clippers	9	49	2	4	25	5	24	3	9	6	26	.155	38.5
SPA	SPACING SPACING SPACING SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA

[Walt Frazier]

Let's go Suns!

[Tom Izzo]

San Antonio is trying to make the playoffs and Minnesota and Phoenix are trying desperately to get out. Funny. And why not? If you drop to the 9th seed and barely miss the playoffs, you jump to the 8th overall pick, which has a good shot at ending up top 3. Too much incentive to miss the playoffs.

[George Gervin]

Apr 2, 2020 20:33:30 GMT Tom Izzo said:

San Antonio is trying to make the playoffs and Minnesota and Phoenix are trying desperately to get out. Funny. And why not? If you drop to the 9th seed and barely miss the playoffs, you jump to the 8th overall pick, which has a good shot at ending up top 3. Too much incentive to miss the playoffs.

...except when you’re trying to Pat Mahomes this Doncic-SGA rookie contract window to land some impact *cough MAX cough* type FAs...

[Tom Izzo]

Agreed. A playoff appearance bolsters your resume and furthers your organization as a winning organization.