2015 NBA Playoffs (Official Thread)

[N.B.A.]

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We are now halfway through the NBA season and some analysts are starting to determine the playoffs odds. I guess it's now safe to say - welcome to the 2015 NBA Playoffs!

But really, the idea of prematurely creating this thread came from this article I've read:

NBA Playoffs: 11 Teams Are In, 8 Teams Are Out, And 11 Teams Are Fighting For 5 Spots - Business Insider

Using a rating system that accounts for margin of victory, home-court advantage, strength of schedule, and prior performance, and then simulating the rest of the season thousands of times, Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com has determined the probability each team has of making the playoffs.

Of the NBA's 30 teams, 22 still have a realistic shot (at least 5%) to make the playoffs. Of those teams, 11 are locks or near-locks (at least 95%) to make the playoffs including five teams in the Western Conference and six in the Eastern Conference.


That leaves 11 teams that still have a realistic shot at one of the remaining five playoff spots (3 in the West, 2 in the East) and one of those will almost certainly go to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Interesting, eh?

[loves2spooge]

I'm ecstatic to see how the warriors has improved on the big stage. They will show their true mettle come playoffs time.

[brownie]

wa ko kasabot nganu ang portland and rockets wa ma apil sa 11 nga locked hehe anyway, GSG....

[loves2spooge]

wa ko kasabot nganu ang portland and rockets wa ma apil sa 11 nga locked hehe anyway, GSG....

Mas gamay gyud og probability nga masulod ang rockets ug portland compared to say.. the bucks kai if you look at their remaining schedule, mas daghan man clag ma meet nga play-off bound teams.

[N.B.A.]

The above article is really accurate.

3 in the West = Blazers, Rockets and Pelicans
2 in the East = Celtics and Nets

That leaves 11 teams that still have a realistic shot at one of the remaining five playoff spots (3 in the West, 2 in the East) and one of those will almost certainly go to the Portland Trail Blazers.

[jones11]

good. thanks for your info