Ever seen the NBA commercials for the playoffs “Where Amazing Happens”? Playoffs start on April 17. With most of the playoffs spots clinched all that’s left to decide who will get the final spot in the western conference.
The final spot in the west will be either the Grizzlies or the Rockets. On April 14 we will know which team will be playing more basketball and which one will be sitting on the couch at home watching like Homer Simpson.
As most of you can image the number eight seed in the conference plays the number one team in the first round. Let me explain the “what if” scenarios to you in some less form than a boring college professor who puts people to sleep for a living.
In the west the Grizzlies hold their own fate if they win out. The Rockets needs to win one more game than the Grizzlies to make the playoffs. Basically don’t expect the Rockets to be playing after April 13.
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| Grizzlies Randolph (left) scores while Rockets Martin (right) is blocked. |
In the western conference the first round matchup of number one seed Spurs and number eight seed Grizzlies will be more entertaining than a Spurs Rockets matchup. The Spurs and Grizzlies split the regular season series 2-2. The Spurs always seem to have trouble slowing done Zach Randolph and for the Grizzlies to make this matchup and series Randolph needs to bring his A-game every night. He must be clutch in close games in order for the young Grizzlies to win a game against the experience Spurs.
What this all basically boils down to is for some teams the playoffs have already started and it’s win or go home and be Homer Simpson.
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