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#WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Ranker |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
/u/Martinsek |
DEN |
MIN |
LAL |
PHX |
GSW |
LAC |
DAL |
OKC |
/u/walterdog12 |
MEM |
DEN |
OKC |
PHX |
LAL |
SAC |
GSW |
DAL |
/u/BasedGodProdigy |
DEN |
PHX |
MEM |
SAC |
GSW |
LAL |
LAC |
MIN |
/u/Imsortofabigdeal |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
OKC |
LAC |
SAC |
LAL |
MIN |
/u/JC_Frost |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
MEM |
DAL |
LAC |
LAL |
SAC |
/u/PootieTooGood |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
GSW |
SAC |
LAC |
MEM |
OKC |
/u/rps215 |
DEN |
PHX |
LAC |
MEM |
DAL |
LAL |
OKC |
GSW |
/u/bigred27 |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
SAC |
MEM |
LAC |
LAL |
OKC |
/u/x20mike07x |
DEN |
MEM |
PHX |
LAL |
SAC |
GSW |
OKC |
DAL |
/u/swollencornholio |
DEN |
GSW |
PHX |
LAL |
SAC |
LAC |
OKC |
MEM |
/u/PonchoHung |
LAC |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
LAL |
MIN |
MEM |
DAL |
/u/imkunu |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
MEM |
GSW |
LAC |
SAC |
MIN |
/u/JilJungJukk |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
DAL |
LAC |
GSW |
SAC |
OKC |
/u/Projinator |
PHX |
DEN |
LAL |
MEM |
OKC |
GSW |
MIN |
SAC |
/u/beefat99 |
DEN |
PHX |
LAC |
MEM |
SAC |
LAL |
HOU |
OKC |
/u/Short_Bus_ |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
NOP |
GSW |
DAL |
LAC |
SAC |
/u/flyingscissor |
DEN |
MIN |
PHX |
SAC |
MEM |
LAL |
LAC |
GSW |
/u/Bird_and_Dog |
DEN |
PHX |
OKC |
DAL |
SAC |
NOP |
MIN |
MEM |
/u/AnkitPancakes |
DEN |
GSW |
LAL |
PHX |
SAC |
MEM |
DAL |
OKC |
/u/albinorhino21 |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
LAL |
OKC |
SAC |
MEM |
DAL |
/u/JerKroSRL |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
LAL |
MEM |
LAC |
DAL |
OKC |
/u/aCommonHorus |
DEN |
PHX |
MIN |
OKC |
LAL |
GSW |
SAC |
MEM |
/u/DrTom |
DEN |
PHX |
GSW |
OKC |
SAC |
MIN |
UTA |
LAL |
/u/N1celyDunn |
PHX |
DEN |
LAL |
MIN |
LAC |
SAC |
GSW |
MEM |
/u/Uncle_Freddy |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
OKC |
MEM |
GSW |
DAL |
SAC |
/u/NitroXYZ |
PHX |
DEN |
MIN |
GSW |
LAL |
OKC |
DAL |
MEM |
/u/TopOfTheKey |
DEN |
PHX |
OKC |
DAL |
SAC |
NOP |
MIN |
MEM |
#EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Ranker |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
/u/Martinsek |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
NYK |
ATL |
PHI |
IND |
MIA |
/u/walterdog12 |
MIL |
BOS |
NYK |
CLE |
PHI |
BKN |
MIA |
ATL |
/u/BasedGodProdigy |
BOS |
MIL |
PHI |
CLE |
NYK |
MIA |
BKN |
ATL |
/u/Imsortofabigdeal |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
ATL |
PHI |
MIA |
NYK |
IND |
/u/JC_Frost |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
MIA |
BKN |
CHI |
/u/PootieTooGood |
BOS |
CLE |
MIL |
ATL |
NYK |
PHI |
MIA |
ORL |
/u/rps215 |
MIL |
BOS |
CLE |
ATL |
IND |
PHI |
MIA |
NYK |
/u/bigred27 |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
MIA |
NYK |
ATL |
ORL |
/u/x20mike07x |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
MIA |
NYK |
IND |
ORL |
/u/swollencornholio |
MIL |
BOS |
MIA |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
ORL |
ATL |
/u/PonchoHung |
MIL |
BOS |
MIA |
PHI |
CLE |
NYK |
ATL |
TOR |
/u/imkunu |
MIL |
BOS |
MIA |
PHI |
NYK |
CLE |
IND |
ATL |
/u/JilJungJukk |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
MIA |
NYK |
ATL |
CHI |
/u/Projinator |
BOS |
MIL |
ATL |
CLE |
MIA |
NYK |
IND |
WAS |
/u/beefat99 |
MIL |
BOS |
PHI |
CHI |
TOR |
MIA |
BKN |
ATL |
/u/Short_Bus_ |
MIL |
BOS |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
MIA |
TOR |
CHI |
/u/flyingscissor |
MIL |
BOS |
CLE |
NYK |
PHI |
IND |
CHI |
MIA |
/u/Bird_and_Dog |
MIL |
BOS |
NYK |
CLE |
PHI |
BKN |
MIA |
ATL |
/u/AnkitPancakes |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
NYK |
PHI |
MIA |
ORL |
CHI |
/u/albinorhino21 |
MIL |
BOS |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
ATL |
ORL |
MIA |
/u/JerKroSRL |
BOS |
MIL |
MIA |
PHI |
CLE |
NYK |
ATL |
BKN |
/u/aCommonHorus |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
NYK |
PHI |
MIA |
ATL |
CHI |
/u/DrTom |
MIL |
BOS |
CLE |
NYK |
PHI |
BKN |
MIA |
ATL |
/u/N1celyDunn |
BOS |
MIL |
PHI |
MIA |
CLE |
ATL |
NYK |
TOR |
/u/Uncle_Freddy |
MIL |
BOS |
MIA |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
ORL |
BKN |
/u/NitroXYZ |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
MIA |
ORL |
NYK |
PHI |
ATL |
/u/TopOfTheKey |
PHI |
BOS |
MIL |
NYK |
ORL |
IND |
ATL |
CLE |
#STANDINGS SUMMARY
Seed |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
GSW |
MEM |
SAC |
OKC |
LAC |
DAL |
MIN |
NOP |
UTA |
HOU |
1st Seed |
22 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2nd Seed |
5 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3rd Seed |
0 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4th Seed |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5th Seed |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6th Seed |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7th Seed |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8th Seed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
27 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Top-3/4 |
27/27 |
24/27 |
9/13 |
8/11 |
3/8 |
0/3 |
3/7 |
3/3 |
0/3 |
4/5 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
Seed |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
MIA |
ATL |
ORL |
BKN |
IND |
CHI |
TOR |
WAS |
1st Seed |
14 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2nd Seed |
13 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3rd Seed |
0 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4th Seed |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5th Seed |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6th Seed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7th Seed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8th Seed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Total |
27 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
Top-3/4 |
27/27 |
27/27 |
15/21 |
4/13 |
2/8 |
5/7 |
1/4 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
#Finals Champions
Team |
Count |
MIL |
13 |
DEN |
7 |
BOS |
5 |
LAL |
1 |
NYK |
1 |
#Finals Match Ups
Match Up |
Count |
DEN- MIL |
8 |
DEN- BOS |
6 |
PHX- MIL |
4 |
PHX- BOS |
2 |
GSW- BOS |
1 |
DEN- PHI |
1 |
LAL- MIL |
1 |
LAL- BOS |
1 |
MIN- MIL |
1 |
DEN- NYK |
1 |
GSW- MIL |
1 |
#Western Conference Finals Match Ups
Match Up |
Count |
DEN- PHX |
12 |
DEN- GSW |
4 |
DEN- LAL |
4 |
DEN- LAC |
1 |
GSW- PHX |
1 |
MEM- LAL |
1 |
SAC- PHX |
1 |
DEN- DAL |
1 |
SAC- MIN |
1 |
DEN- OKC |
1 |
#Eastern Conference Finals Match Ups
Match Up |
Count |
BOS- MIL |
19 |
MIL- MIA |
2 |
MIL- CLE |
2 |
BOS- CLE |
1 |
PHI- CLE |
1 |
MIL- NYK |
1 |
NYK- BOS |
1 |
#Playoffs Summary
Round |
DEN |
PHX |
LAL |
GSW |
MEM |
SAC |
OKC |
LAC |
DAL |
MIN |
NOP |
UTA |
HOU |
1st Round |
27 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2nd Round |
27 |
25 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Conference Finals |
23 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Finals |
16 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Round |
BOS |
MIL |
CLE |
PHI |
NYK |
MIA |
ATL |
ORL |
BKN |
IND |
CHI |
TOR |
WAS |
1st Round |
27 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2nd Round |
27 |
26 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
ECF |
21 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Finals |
10 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
#AWARDS
#Most Valuable Player
MVP |
Votes |
Nikola Jokić |
10 |
Jayson Tatum |
5 |
Luka Dončić |
5 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
4 |
Anthony Davis |
2 |
Jalen Brunson |
1 |
Defensive Player of the Year
DPOY |
Votes |
Evan Mobley |
7 |
Anthony Davis |
5 |
Bam Adebayo |
4 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. |
4 |
Brook Lopez |
2 |
Victor Wembanyama |
2 |
Frank Ntilikina |
1 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
1 |
Rudy Gobert |
1 |
Rookie of the Year
ROY |
Votes |
Victor Wembanyama |
19 |
Chet Holmgren |
6 |
Scoot Henderson |
2 |
#6th Man of the Year
6MOY |
Votes |
Immanuel Quickley |
8 |
Malik Monk |
4 |
Chris Paul |
3 |
Norman Powell |
2 |
Al Horford |
1 |
Bobby Portis |
1 |
Caris LeVert |
1 |
Derrick White |
1 |
Jonathan Kuminga |
1 |
Josh Hart |
1 |
Jrue Holiday |
1 |
Malcolm Brogdon |
1 |
Naz Reid |
1 |
Robert Williams |
1 |
Coach of the Year
COY |
Votes |
Mark Daigneault |
9 |
Michael Malone |
3 |
Quin Snyder |
3 |
Joe Mazzulla |
2 |
Rick Carlisle |
2 |
Adrian Griffin |
1 |
Billy Donovan |
1 |
Chris Finch |
1 |
Frank Vogel |
1 |
Jamahl Mosley |
1 |
Mike Brown |
1 |
Taylor Jenkins |
1 |
Tom Thibodeau |
1 |
#Most Improved Player
MIP |
Votes |
Jordan Poole |
4 |
Tyrese Maxey |
3 |
Alperen Şengün |
2 |
Austin Reaves |
2 |
Cade Cunningham |
2 |
Jalen Suggs |
2 |
Jonathan Kuminga |
2 |
Josh Giddey |
2 |
Mikal Bridges |
2 |
Bruce Brown |
1 |
Franz Wagner |
1 |
Markelle Fultz |
1 |
Payton Pritchard |
1 |
RJ Barrett |
1 |
Tyrese Haliburton |
1 |
#Most Surprising Team
Most Surprising Team |
Votes |
ORL |
7 |
MIN |
4 |
OKC |
4 |
BKN |
2 |
NYK |
2 |
DAL |
1 |
HOU |
1 |
IND |
1 |
LAC |
1 |
MEM |
1 |
NOP |
1 |
POR |
1 |
SAC |
1 |
#Most Disappointing Team
Most Disappointing Team |
Votes |
DAL |
8 |
MIN |
3 |
NOP |
3 |
ATL |
2 |
MEM |
2 |
CLE |
1 |
IND |
1 |
LAC |
1 |
MIA |
1 |
NYK |
1 |
PHI |
1 |
SAC |
1 |
UTA |
1 |
Minnesota 2nd in both most surprising and most disappointing.
They definitely have a lot of variance. Does Ant elevate his game and realize his potential and do KAT and Gobert figure out how to coexist with more playing time? Or was Ant’s postseason an anomaly and will the bigs continue to have a lot of problems? I think they could be the 3rd seed or the 9th seed, depending on the answers to those questions.