Western Conference Playoff Report: April 7
by Wil Cantrell on Apr 7, 2010 9:30 AM MST
in Phoenix Suns: Game Coverage
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PrintYesterday the Jazz won an epic game with epic performances while NBA TV broadcasted a non-epic Spurs/Kings matchup which I really didn't want to watch. The slightly good news is that the Kings didn't just roll over and made the Spurs play their regulars nearly regular minutes: Timmy Duncan 28, Ginobili 33, Jefferson 33, McDyess 29. Tony Parker came off the bench for 16 minutes. Still, I doubt that will matter tonight versus the Suns. This is a big one.
The Jazz have claimed sole position of the 2 seed while idle Dallas fell a half game back, the Suns take the 4 and the Nuggets fall to 6. The Spurs and OKC switch spots at 6 and 7 respectively. This is a good time to be an NBA fan, unless you have anxiety issues.
In case you were wondering about potential tie breakers:
OKC/UTAH- tied 2-2 (doubt that will come into play)
DEN/OKC- Den 2-1 (the two play tonight)
SUNS/SAS- tied 1-1 (the two play tonight)
DAL/UTAH- Utah 2-1
DEN/SAS- Den 2-1 (one left to play)
SAS/PTL- Port 3-0
SAS/OKC- Spurs 3-1
DAL/SUNS- Dal 2-1
Utah Jazz 140 Oklahoma City Thunder 139- All the media outlets are now calling the Western Conference "The Wild West," and I doubt they'll stop after this game. Durant took on Williams in this one, and Williams won the "shootout" with a 20 footer with 1.1 left. Durant's 3 with time expiring missed, but I think you and I all saw a foul on the play. At least I did.(Game Recap)
San Antonio Spurs 95 Sacramento Kings 86- Garrett "What's His Name" Temple started in place of injured George Hill and scored a career high 15 points and added 4 assists. Richard Jefferson added 18, to leade 6 Spurs in double figures. (Game Recap)
Western Conference Standings:
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STREAK |
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1. LA Lakers |
55 | 22 | .714 | - | 6-4 | LOST 1 |
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2. Utah |
51 | 27 | .654 | 4.5 |
7-3 | WON 1 |
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3. Dallas |
50 | 27 | .649 | 5 | 5-5 | LOST 2 |
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4. SUNS |
50 | 27 | .649 | 5 | 9-1 | LOST 1 |
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5. Denver |
50 | 27 | .649 | 5 | 5-5 | WON 2 |
| 6. San Antonio |
48 | 29 | .623 | 7 | 7-3 | WON 4 |
| 7. Oklahoma City |
48 | 29 | .623 | 7 | 6-4 | LOST 1 |
| 8. Portland |
47 | 30 | .610 | 8 |
8-2 | WON 1 |
April 7 Western Conference Games of Significance:
Spurs @ Suns
Utah @Houston
Denver @ Oklahoma City
Memphis @ Dallas
Portland @ LA Clippers
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MAYBE Houston can steal one over a tired Utah?
Denver/OKC should be an interesting one….
Oh and the Suns game is fucking huge.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
I fully expect to hoarse tomorrow
from cheering, booing and generally having fun all through this game. I can’t wait to get there tonight.
Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.
Utah is tough and at this stage of the season, just too much for Houston...
OKC & Denver will be good. If OKC didn’t have an OT game last night, i would say the OKC wins going away, now I think it is a dogfight…
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
I plan on hitting
the Spurs locker room, so if anyone has questions for Pop/Timmay or Manu (assuming they are available which is a huge assumption), let me know.
Blogging Suns Basketball. Twitter: @willcantrellphx
and apologies for the formatting....couldn't be avoided.
someone tell my employer to upgrade to an IE version that isn’t older than all of us.
Blogging Suns Basketball. Twitter: @willcantrellphx
Yeah, its hard to blog on company time all day without the right tools...
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
Ask Garrett Temple the following
“So Garrett: who the fuck are you?”
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
yuo won't get anything of real value out of them anyway
but it’s always fun to read Pop’s reaction to a stupid question like, “How important is it not to have the 8th seed going into the playoffs?”
Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.
Oh and ask Pop
“How important is it that Manu has been playing so well lately”
It’s insightful questions like these that Pop really respects.
Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.
Ask Manu why he flails and flops all over the court like that???
He isn’t skipping he Ritalin pills, is he???
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
If Houston could beat the Jazz
That would be huge. This game tonight is going to be a big test for this team, hopefully they can overcome their various Spurs ghosts (hipchecks, threepointers, general fundamental basketball) and grab a W.
Trying to rep Canada on the Bright Side.
actually, I think there's a good chance Jazz lose tonight
they got into Houston at 3:30am after a huge, huge game, knowing they probably shouldn’t have won it.
Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.
Don't count out the Jazz ins these types of situations...
They are a mentally tough as well as a physically tough team…Sloan will have them ready to play…
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
Yeah Jerry will find a way to fire them up
Still, that is rough. Fingers crossed for Houston win here.
Trying to rep Canada on the Bright Side.
I'm mad
…because the highest-scoring game of the season should involve the Suns. But it shows that the importance of being the highest-scoring team is questionable.
by 8472species on Apr 7, 2010 10:46 AM MST reply actions
how about thunder being robbed for that clear foul on last shot??
I mean it was so obvious, and I would understand if it has been allowed to lakers or spurs… but jazz? they sure are not amongst “protected” teams in the league… at least I thought so…
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