Mavericks Approximation of the second , Nuggets and Suns for the third place

Only two regular season match day, the situation becomes clearer in the second fight west. Although the Mavericks, Nuggets, Jazz, Suns still taut nerves, full fight, but the pursuit of four teams have been different. The second has already been reduced to the western Mavericks and Jazz battle, while the Nuggets and the third child of the sun were only war.

According to the ranking of NBA rules, when the two teams with the same record, first consider whether it is one of the parties to sub-Division title, sub-Division title directly to rank well, regardless if a comparative levels (with the sub-sub-Division title or not Division title) record is dominated by competition between top front; when the three teams with the same record, who also is the first comparative Division title, and then compare each other record, the last team in the west of the record comparison.

In the regular season the last two match days, and the Western war 2 game related only four: the sun on the Nuggets, the sun on the Jazz, Jazz on the Warriors, the Mavericks to the Spurs, which is four games in the arrange Combined results of the competition after the 16 kinds of combinations (see the right form), of which only emerged in sub-Division title (as the right table expected, the situation may eventually b) the situation of the second competition, three teams have the same record (such as Right table expected the situation may eventually three). According to the ranking rule, the final ranking may come 5.

In the 16 possible results, the Mavericks are not only in case the second west, that the sun wins the Nuggets, Jazz, the last two war victory, the Mavericks lost to the Spurs at home, this time both teams to 54 wins 28 negative, compared with each other record, jazz edge. If April 14 victory over the Nuggets the sun, it will help the Mavericks locked second position in Western. In other words, the Mavericks have the possibility of the west has reached the second 93.75%, fate rests in their own hands. For the Mavericks, even though they lost to the Spurs, who is ranked the worst result the western third, to avoid the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals before, do not rely on.

Jazz by the possibility of the second 6.25% west, the western third of the possibility of the same by only 6.25%, they must overcome the Warriors and the sun, the sun also expected to get rid of the Nuggets. Even if the Jazz beat the Warriors, but lost in the final sun, waiting for their fate only in the western fifth.

Nuggets and Suns are certainly regret it, because in the game and the Mavericks are one win and 2 losses, so they now have lost the possibility of war 2. Denver situation is relatively good point, although only a game, but as long as victory over the sun, they can lock the western third. The sun must race back to back wins in Denver (home) and jazz (away) to climb to third, easier said than done.