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

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
TOR 103 UTA 77 *In
UTA 85 GSW 95 *In
SAS 118 PHX 123 -0.3
MIN 96 SAS 107 +0.3
UTA 114 SAS 108 -0.2
LAL 100 LAC 126 -0.1
OKC 96 MEM 69 -0.1
OKC 119 LAL 94 -0.1
LAC 108 IND 98 -0.1
If winner is:HomeAway
Saturday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
DEN vs SAS-0.1+0.2
OKC vs MIL-0.0+0.2
NYK vs SAS-0.1+0.1
OKC vs UTA-0.0+0.1
OKC vs NYK-0.1+0.1
SAS vs CHI+0.1-0.1
TOR vs OKC+0.1-0.1
OKC vs GSW-0.1+0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

Chances based on how well the SAS finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
443-0In13573067,250
432-1In2575384,476
421-2In595647,261
410-3In0100307,572
Total:In112871,406,559
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Why are you looking down here? We just made the playoffs!

Big Games

Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
SAS 118 PHX 123 +0.7
MIN 96 SAS 107 -0.6
UTA 114 SAS 108 +0.5
LAL 100 LAC 126 +0.3
OKC 96 MEM 69 +0.3
OKC 119 LAL 94 +0.2
LAC 108 IND 98 +0.2
If winner is:HomeAway
Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
DEN vs SAS+0.1-0.4
NYK vs SAS+0.1-0.3
OKC vs MIL+0.1-0.3
SAS vs CHI-0.2+0.2
OKC vs UTA+0.1-0.3
OKC vs NYK+0.1-0.2
TOR vs OKC-0.1+0.1
OKC vs GSW+0.1-0.1
LAC vs CLE+0.0-0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
443-01305730
432-124175
421-23295
410-300928
Total:10111862