00:00Hey Suns family, let's break down exactly where we stand. With only 5 games left in the regular
00:06season, Phoenix has a slim 0.3% chance of grabbing the number 6 seed in the Western Conference.
00:11Now, here's the critical part. If the Suns lose on Sunday and Minnesota wins their game,
00:17that combination would officially lock us into the play-in tournament. Our Suns, currently 42-35,
00:23tip-off against the Chicago Bulls, 29-48, at 12.30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves,
00:30who hold the sixth spot with a 46-31 record, host the Charlotte Hornets at 4 p.m. As we
00:36head into
00:36Sunday, the odds from BasketballReference.com give Phoenix a 53.4% chance of finishing as the
00:43number 7 seed and a 24.5% chance of landing at number 8. Every other Western Conference team
00:49still fighting for a playoff spot has already secured either a top 6 seed or a play-in position.
00:55The Suns trail Minnesota by 4 games, but we do own the head-to-head tiebreaker after winning the
01:00season series, 2-1 victories in November and December, then a loss in mid-March. That means
01:08we need to finish the final 5 contests tied with or ahead of the T-Wolves. Looking behind us, Phoenix
01:14holds a 2.5-game edge over the Portland Trailblazers, 40-38, who are currently in the
01:20number 8 spot. Good news, we also win that tiebreaker having taken the series 2-1 against
01:26Portland, then there's the Los Angeles Clippers, 39-38, sitting 3 games back. Our regular season
01:33series with LA ended 2-2, so the next tiebreaker is divisional record, where Phoenix has the advantage
01:39at 10-6 compared to the Clippers, 8-6. Here's our remaining schedule before the postseason.
01:45Sunday at 12.30 p.m. at Chicago Bulls, 29-48. Tuesday at 8 p.m. vs. Houston Rockets, 48
01:52-29.
01:53Wednesday at 7 p.m. vs. Dallas Mavericks, 24-53. Friday at 7.30 p.m. at Los Angeles Lakers,
02:0250-27.
02:03Sunday at 5.30 p.m. at Oklahoma City Thunder, 61-16. And for the full Western Conference playoff picture
02:08as it
02:09stands, Thunder, 61-16. GB. Spurs, 59-19. GB, 2.5. Lakers, 50-27. GB, 11. Nuggets, 50-9-8.
02:18GB, 11.5.
02:19Rockets, 48-29. GB, 13. T-Wolves, 46-31. GB, 15. Suns, 42-35. GB, 19. Trailblazers, 40-38. GB,
02:3021.5.
02:31Clippers, 39-38. GB, 22. Warriors, 36-41. GB, 25. So after looking at all these numbers in the road
02:38ahead,
02:38here's my question to you. Suns faithful, do you believe this team can run the table and still
02:44avoid the play-in, or is the 0.3% chance just too much to overcome?
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