Bucks Clinch Playoff Spot

Back in December I predicted 65-67 wins for the year. Let's see if they get there. 

Keep the minutes down. Stay healthy. WIN!!

They have the following games left that should be highly likely to be wins (assuming decent health and they are not resting guys down the stretch). I'm not saying they are likely to lose some of these other games, but these should be double digit point spreads. 

@Wizards, @Hornets, Pacers, Warriors, @Wizards, Wizards, Pistons, Cavs, @Nets, Nets, Hawks. That's 11 games. Let's estimate 10-1 on those. That gets them to 58-9. 

As Tschmack says, they have a couple of very tough stretches, but they are 22-3 at home and the tougher home games are against the Thunder, Celtics, Heat, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Raptors. Let's go with a conservative 4-2 against that stretch (although they will favored in all 6 games). Now you are at 62-11.

The other 9 games are all tough road games. Three of them are the second night of just brutal back to backs. Let's say 3-6 in those games. That gets them to 65-17. That means the Raptors would have to go 23-2 in their 25 games to tie them. 

1. @Raptors tomorrow on the second night of a back to back.

2. @Heat on March 2nd on the second night of a back to back

3. @Lakers on March 6th.

4. @Suns on March 8th

5. @Nuggets - second night of back to back and 3rd road game in 4 days.

6. @Mavs

7. @Raptors

8. @Celtics

9. @Sixers

The key is beating the Raptors in the head to head games. Eliminate any possibility of Toronto winning the East.   Win the season series and get rid of any tiebreakers. 

Not sure any other team in the East could realistically catch them. 

70 wins - don't care

1. Stay Healthy
2. Win the East....26 games left(25 for Toronto) with 6.5 game lead
3. Get HFA .... 4.5 game lead on LaFraud Lakers ...nice but not mandatory

Just keep it rolling. Seems like they truly do take it "one game at a time" .

Good work Bud. 

Yeah I’m with you 

They win 65 and get a title and no one will give a shit about 70 wins.  I’m sure the Warriors would prefer to have another title than get to 70 and fall short. 

24 games left.....They're 50-8 right now. 

Bucks could go 12-12 & at worst be the 3 seed & only if Toronto & Boston lose only 3 & 2 more respectively.

Think about that.....plus Toronto plays Boston once more & the Bucks twice. Not to mention the Sixers & Heat.

The Bucks virtually (not mathematically) have the #1 seed locked up before March.

I'm actually worried because the Bucks won't have anything to play for....for like 6 weeks. That's not good. 

The Bucks beating Toronto on the road was a huge win as the Raptors are chasing them for the 1 seed.  They still have to play 2 more times but assuming they split the Bucks win the season series.  I think they do the same with Boston (split). 

In reality, I think their lead is safe as I see them winning most of their home games and if you assume they lose the tough road games remaining that’s 7 games.  Heck, throw in 2-3 more losses for good measure so they go 14-10 in their last 24. That puts them at 64-18.  

Toronto would have to go 23-1 their last 24 to steal the 1 seed.   Boston would have to go 24-0 just to tie the Bucks.  Neither of those two things will happen.   However, there are only 6 games separating the 2 seed from the 5 seed so I would expect some jockeying to occur. 

Boris posted:

24 games left.....They're 50-8 right now. 

Bucks could go 12-12 & at worst be the 3 seed & only if Toronto & Boston lose only 3 & 2 more respectively.

Think about that.....plus Toronto plays Boston once more & the Bucks twice. Not to mention the Sixers & Heat.

The Bucks virtually (not mathematically) have the #1 seed locked up before March.

I'm actually worried because the Bucks won't have anything to play for....for like 6 weeks. That's not good. 

The Lakers are 44-12, the Bucks are 50-8. That's only 4.5 games and the team with the better record would have home court advantage if they were to meet in the NBA FInals. They'll likely have something to play for until the end. 

The nice thing for the Bucks is that while they have a tough 20 games, they end with Nets in Milwaukee, @Cavs, Hawks in Milwaukee, @Nets. That's about as easy a 4 game stretch as you can get. 

tune-up, really....

MichiganPacker2 posted:

The Lakers are 44-12, the Bucks are 50-8. That's only 4.5 games.....

I believe that's 5.0 games on the Lakers if my math is right.

Bucks have a 8.0 game lead on Toronto to win the EAST - 24 games to go. 

Playoffs are gonna be fun !!!