Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-LPCTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Oklahoma City129-7.806226100.0%8810100000000001.1-0.021.649Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio125-11.69414999.7+0.41060158421000000002.5+0.452.604San Antonio Spurs
LA Lakers122-14.6118793.1+2.8111381010108642100004.6+0.496.565Los Angeles Lakers
LA Clippers321-13.6187592.4-3.0194091098642100004.6-0.587.556Los Angeles Clippers
Memphis121-15.5835785.9+2.4042221816131184200006.0+0.234.543Memphis Grizzlies
Dallas21-16.56810383.6-6.5043171716141295200006.2-0.718.575Dallas Mavericks
Portland118-18.50016071.6-0.50001414141515139510007.1+0.0317.613Portland Trail Blazers
Denver20-17.5419668.2+8.90009121416171610510007.4+0.4611.563Denver Nuggets
Houston21-16.5682667.5-7.90119121415161511510007.3-0.509.518Houston Rockets
Minnesota18-19.4862422.8+0.3000124610162621104009.7-0.0215.517Minnesota Timberwolves
Utah217-18.486-3312.4+4.7000012361020301890010.5+0.4214.476Utah Jazz
Golden State414-19.424-881.8-1.800000001261536353012.0-0.4718.435Golden State Warriors
Phoenix116-20.444-721.0+0.400000001261430453012.2+0.2320.448Phoenix Suns
Sacramento112-24.333-2700.0000000003514514.4-0.1524.325Sacramento Kings
New Orleans19-27.250-1770.00000000003425414.5+0.1525.370New Orleans Hornets

Big Games

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Friday
Denver 117 Houston 105
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Memphis-0.2
Dallas-0.2
Portland-0.5
Denver+5.7
+0.3
Houston-4.6
-0.3
Dallas 92 New Orleans 97
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio+0.1
LA Lakers+0.4
LA Clippers+0.2
Memphis+0.6
+0.1
Dallas-4.8
-0.5
Portland+0.6
+0.1
Denver+0.8
Houston+0.7
+0.1
Minnesota+0.9
Utah+0.3
Golden State+0.2
Sacramento-0.1
New Orleans+0.1
Miami 98 Utah 99
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
LA Clippers-0.2
Memphis-0.8
Dallas-0.3
Portland-0.9
Denver-0.6
Houston-0.6
Minnesota-0.4
-0.1
Utah+4.2
+0.4
Golden State-0.1
LA Clippers 78 Phoenix 81
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
LA Lakers+0.2
+0.2
LA Clippers-2.4
-0.4
Dallas+0.2
Denver+0.3
Houston+0.3
Minnesota+0.4
Golden State-0.1
Phoenix+0.5
+0.2
Memphis 102 Toronto 99
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio-0.0
LA Lakers-0.2
-0.0
Memphis+2.2
+0.2
Dallas-0.2
-0.0
Portland-0.4
-0.0
Denver-0.4
-0.0
Houston-0.3
-0.0
Minnesota-0.3
Utah-0.2
Sacramento 107 LA Lakers 115
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
LA Lakers+2.0
+0.2
LA Clippers-0.1
Memphis-0.2
-0.0
Portland-0.4
-0.0
Denver-0.5
Houston-0.3
-0.0
Minnesota-0.3
SacramentoOut
-0.0
New Orleans+0.0
Golden State 83 Philadelphia 105
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Portland+0.2
Denver+0.2
Houston+0.2
Minnesota+0.0
Utah+0.0
Golden State-0.9
-0.1
Phoenix+0.0
Charlotte 72 San Antonio 102
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio+0.2
+0.1
Memphis-0.0
Dallas-0.0
Saturday
Minnesota vs PortlandIf winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Portland64.864.278.678.5
7.57.56.76.7
Denver68.5*68.3*68.168.0
Houston67.768.2*66.867.2
Minnesota29.128.916.416.4
9.39.310.010.0
Utah vs DallasHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas79.379.288.488.0
6.66.65.85.9
Houston67.6*67.666.7*67.3
Minnesota23.1*23.122.022.4
Utah16.115.88.88.7
10.210.210.710.7
Detroit vs MemphisHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
LA Lakers93.4*93.3*93.092.9
LA Clippers92.6*92.491.992.2
Memphis81.181.288.988.6
6.46.45.85.8
Dallas84.1*84.0*83.783.3
6.16.26.26.2
Portland72.472.5*71.071.1
Denver69.169.4*67.667.8
7.37.37.47.4
Houston68.268.5*66.967.0
7.37.27.47.4
Minnesota23.3*23.2*22.522.4
Utah13.1*12.911.912.1
Phoenix1.1*1.1*1.01.0
Indiana vs New OrleansHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Sacramento14.414.414.514.5
New OrleansOut*Out*Out0.0
14.514.514.414.4
Oklahoma City vs AtlantaHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Oklahoma City1.11.11.21.2

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