"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

Eastern Playoff Chances

No up, no down
Games Above .500  (Full Screen)
Chance Will Make Playoffs  (Full Screen)

Explain

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Chance will make playoffsWin titleChance will finish regular season at seed
4/17GW-LPCTGD%Change%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
MiamiWOrlando 105-9366-16.805645In37.3%+1.61001.01.728Miami Heat
New YorkWAtlanta 98-9254-28.659347In4.4+0.31002.07.632New York Knicks
IndianaLPhiladelphia 95-105149-32.605326In3.7-0.31003.09.633Indiana Pacers
BrooklynWDetroit 103-9949-33.598146In0.6+0.11004.010.558Brooklyn Nets
ChicagoWWashington 95-9245-37.54926In0.1+0.01005.0+0.0914.511Chicago Bulls
AtlantaLNew York 92-9844-38.53733In0.1-0.01006.0-0.0915.513Atlanta Hawks
BostonLToronto 90-114141-40.506-18In0.1-0.01007.017.493Boston Celtics
MilwaukeeWOklahoma City 95-8938-44.463-123In0.0+0.01008.018.453Milwaukee Bucks
PhiladelphiaWIndiana 105-9534-48.415-274OutNo1009.0+0.4420.391Philadelphia 76ers
TorontoWBoston 114-9034-48.415-121OutNo10010.0-0.4422.453Toronto Raptors
DetroitLBrooklyn 99-10329-53.354-327OutNo10011.0+0.2425.374Detroit Pistons
WashingtonLChicago 92-9529-53.354-208OutNo10012.0-0.2427.416Washington Wizards
ClevelandLCharlotte 98-10524-58.293-384OutNo10013.028.356Cleveland Cavaliers
CharlotteWCleveland 105-9821-61.256-757OutNo10014.0+0.0529.240Charlotte Bobcats
OrlandoLMiami 93-10520-62.244-573OutNo10015.0-0.0530.292Orlando Magic

We use the real NBA tiebreakers.
Adam updates the scores (email errors to adamv at mad dot scientist dot com).

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Monday
Phoenix 119 Houston 112
100.0*Win title
Miami+0.1
Milwaukee 111 Denver 112
100.0*Win title
Miami+0.1
Orlando 84 Chicago 102
100.0*Win title
Miami*+0.0
Indiana-0.0
Tuesday
Atlanta 96 Toronto 113
100.0*Win title
Miami+0.1
Wednesday
LA Lakers 99 Houston 95
100.0*Win title
Miami+0.2
Denver 118 Phoenix 98
100.0*Win title
Miami+0.0

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

First Round Opponents

Who is going to play who in the first round of the playoffs.   Explain

MiamiNew YorkIndianaBrooklynChicagoAtlantaBostonMilwaukee
MiamiYes
New YorkYes
IndianaNoYes
BrooklynYesNo
ChicagoNoYes
AtlantaYesNo
BostonYes
MilwaukeeYes