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
LA Clippers122-6.786271100.0%+0.050291811000000001.8+0.143.645Los Angeles Clippers
Oklahoma City221-6.77822499.9-0.02532401110000000002.2-0.144.620Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio21-8.72421799.9-0.019292719410000000002.71.618San Antonio Spurs
Memphis418-7.72013699.0-0.15910491563110000004.0-0.035.583Memphis Grizzlies
Golden State118-10.6434485.8-1.4011122520151174210006.3-0.119.526Golden State Warriors
Houston215-12.5567674.0+11.2001618181714128420007.1+0.6512.543Houston Rockets
Denver15-14.5173568.4-8.10015131617161310521007.5-0.477.521Denver Nuggets
LA Lakers114-14.5007959.6+4.70003101416161613831007.9+0.2515.546Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota413-12.5202850.7-2.60012711141617161041008.4-0.0914.518Minnesota Timberwolves
Utah15-14.517-1244.1-1.9000159131618181262008.7-0.0713.493Utah Jazz
Portland313-13.500-6613.2-1.20000124610162620113010.7-0.0619.460Portland Trail Blazers
Dallas112-16.429-973.9-0.40000012491930229211.8-0.0420.444Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix111-17.393-1001.2-0.200000012410223521512.6-0.0324.441Phoenix Suns
Sacramento29-18.333-1540.2-0.0000000013922461813.6-0.0122.412Sacramento Kings
New Orleans25-22.185-1770.0-0.0000000015187514.725.396New Orleans Hornets

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Tuesday
Chicago 97 Houston 120
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Memphis-0.1
Golden State-0.5
-0.0
Houston+5.6
+0.3
Denver-0.7
LA Lakers-1.1
Minnesota-1.2
-0.1
Utah-1.1
-0.0
Portland-0.5
Dallas-0.2
Phoenix-0.1
LA Lakers 100 New York 94
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Golden State-0.3
Houston-0.8
Denver-0.6
LA Lakers+4.1
+0.2
Minnesota-0.8
Utah-0.9
Portland-0.4
Dallas-0.2
LA Clippers 112 Denver 100
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
LA Clippers+0.1
Golden State+0.2
+0.0
Houston+0.4
Denver-2.1
-0.1
LA Lakers+0.4
Minnesota+0.3
Utah+0.4
+0.0
Portland+0.2
Dallas+0.1
Miami 103 Oklahoma City 97
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Oklahoma City-0.1
Wednesday
Utah vs Golden StateIf winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Golden State83.083.390.089.9
6.56.56.06.0
Houston73.7*74.0*74.374.5
Denver68.167.5*68.468.9
LA Lakers59.3*59.260.460.1
Minnesota50.3*50.351.851.3
Utah48.848.637.437.6
8.58.59.09.0
Portland13.0*13.1*13.313.5
Dallas3.8*3.8*3.84.0
Minnesota vs HoustonHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Golden State85.7*85.6*86.186.1
Houston70.169.979.879.8
7.47.46.86.8
Denver68.2*68.1*68.768.6
LA Lakers59.5*59.6*59.659.8
Minnesota55.455.243.943.8
8.18.18.78.7
Utah43.9*44.2*44.644.4
Denver vs LA LakersHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Denver72.872.761.761.9
7.27.27.87.8
LA Lakers54.955.066.866.6
8.28.27.67.6
Portland vs SacramentoHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Golden State85.7*85.7*86.086.1
Houston73.8*73.7*74.674.5
Denver68.1*68.169.268.9
LA Lakers59.3*59.2*59.960.3
Minnesota50.5*50.4*51.151.2
Utah43.9*44.1*44.744.5
Portland14.815.010.010.0
10.510.511.011.0
Sacramento0.10.10.30.3
13.713.713.413.4
Phoenix vs New YorkHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Phoenix1.61.70.80.8
12.512.512.812.8
Memphis vs PhiladelphiaHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio2.72.72.62.6
Memphis99.299.398.698.5
3.94.04.34.3
San Antonio vs TorontoHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
San Antonio100.0*99.999.999.8
2.62.62.92.9
Memphis4.14.14.04.0
Orlando vs New OrleansHomeHome OTAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Orleans14.714.714.614.6

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