Tuesday being the final day of group play for the NBA CupOklahomans are questioning if they need to e-book their journeys to Las Vegas.
Within the present state of affairs, the Thunder are 2-1 in West B Grouptied with the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs and Suns face off on Tuesday, inevitably knocking off a workforce decrease within the standings. THE Thunder (15-5) performs the Jazz (4-16), with an opportunity to clinch the group.
OKC has a comparatively easy path to clinching Group B: beat Utah on Tuesday and hope for a San Antonio loss to Phoenix.
The Wild Card spot provides a number of potential paths, every extra sophisticated than the opposite:
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A victory and defeats for the Portland Thunder and Dallas.
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A Thunder win and the Thunder wins the tiebreaker in opposition to Portland and Dallas.
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All three Portland, Phoenix and Dallas lose, opening the potential of the Thunder profitable the tiebreaker in opposition to the second-place groups in West Teams A and C.
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Portland and Dallas each lose, leaving OKC with an opportunity to win the Group B tiebreaker in opposition to San Antonio and the Los Angeles Lakers, in addition to the second-place groups in Teams A and C.
As for the ultimate two routes, for OKC to have an opportunity of profitable the tiebreaker in opposition to the second-place groups in Teams A and C, the Thunder should lose in time beyond regulation if Denver wins and by lower than 24 factors or in extension if Denver wins. Denver loses.
OKC Thunder in Group B of the NBA West Cup
|
Group |
W |
L |
PCT |
EN |
DIFFERENT |
SPT |
OPP PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. San Antonio Spurs |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
0 |
+14 |
353 |
339 |
|
2. Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
0 |
+18 |
304 |
286 |
|
3. Phoenix Suns |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
0 |
+19 |
330 |
311 |
|
4. Los Angeles Lakers -e |
2 |
2 |
.500 |
0.5 |
-24 |
437 |
461 |
|
5. Utah Jazz-e |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
2 |
-27 |
345 |
372 |
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