Games Remaining
Vs. Eastern Conference | Dallas | Phoenix | Golden State | Memphis |
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1) Indiana | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
2) Miami | 1 | - | - | 2 |
3) Toronto | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4) Chicago | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
5) Atlanta | - | 2 | 1 | - |
6) Washington | - | 1 | - | 1 |
7) Brooklyn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
8) Charlotte | - | - | - | 2 |
Detroit | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
New York | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Boston | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Orlando | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Philadelphia | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Milwaukee | - | - | 1 | - |
Total vs. East | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
SOS of East Schedule | .487 | .423 | .440 | .490 |
Key things to note
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Phoenix has the easiest Eastern SOS left, with only 1 game left vs. one of the top 4 Eastern teams.
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Although Memphis has the most games remaining vs the Eastern Conference, they actually have the hardest SOS left because they still have 5 games left against the top 4 seeds and only 2 left ver the bottom 4 teams.
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Dallas faces a similar schedule to Memphis in the Eastern conference, with 3 of their 8 remaining games coming against the best teams in the East.
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Golden State has a very balanced schedule vs. the East, with 4 games remaining vs the top 5 seeds but also 6 games left against the bottom 5 teams.
Vs. Western Conference | Dallas | Phoenix | Golden State | Memphis |
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1) Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
2) San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
3) Houston | - | 1 | 1 | - |
4) LA Clippers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
5) Portland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
6) Dallas | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
7) Phoenix | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
8) Golden State | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Denver | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
New Orleans | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
Utah | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
Total vs. West | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
SOS of West Schedule | .561 | .580 | .554 | .547 |
Key Things to Note
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These teams have a combined 12 games remaining vs the top 2 seeds in the West, with each game having a significant impact on potential playoff matchups and seeding.
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Phoenix had the easiest Eastern Conference schedule but has the hardest Western Conference one, with 9 games remaining vs the top 5 seeds and 11 of their 20 games coming against current playoff teams.
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Memphis had the hardest Eastern Conference schedule but has the easiest Western Conference one, with 9 of their 17 games against teams currently out of the playoff picture.
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Dallas has 6 games remaining vs the top 4 seeds, but also have 6 remaining vs the bottom 4 teams.
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San Antonio and Denver will have the most opportunities to play spoiler for these teams playoff hopes, with 7 total games coming against these 4 teams. Portland, Minnesota, and Utah all have 6 games vs these teams as well. If Minnesota/Denver can do well in these matchups, they could easily insert themselves back into the playoff hunt.
Other Factors to Consider
Team | SOS | vs. .500+ | Road Games | Home Games | B2B's | Longest Road Trip |
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Dallas | .539 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
Phoenix | .525 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 (x2) |
GSW | .511 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
Memphis | .522 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
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The schedule makers did Memphis no favors when making their second half schedule. They have the most back-to-backs, including a ridiculous stretch of 3 B2B's in a a 9 day span, starting March 7th @Chicago.
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Overall, Golden State has the easiest SOS remaining but face some difficult B2B's. These include: @ Sac/vs. Hou, @NYK/@Tor, vs Dal/@LAC, and @Por/vs. Min.