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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 |
Dallas has Luka and kyrie and that’s basically it. Their defense is gonna be horrendous and their front court is abysmal. And Luka is a great player but he’s definitely gotten a bit over rated. He’s pretty much always considered top 4 in the league and people act like he’s better than prime harden as a pg.That can’t be the case if you can’t even get your team into the play ins, any top 4 player should be able to do that on any roster, and prime harden was dragging some terrible rockets teams to high seeds every year. Kyrie is not a consistent playoff scorer and he doesn’t provide much else. I just don’t see how they could beat the wolves who have probably still the most impactful defensive player in the league, are going to have KAT back, have ant looking like a budding superstar, and have a ton of really solid role players everywhere else. The only way I see them doing well is if Luka makes the leap to like 2019 harden level where he had arguably the best offensive season this millennium with “worst contract in the league” Chris Paul who could barely move as his second option and was basically the only guy who could reliably create a shot or even dribble the ball on the team and he still dragged them to 50+ wins and took two games off the kd warriors while averaging 35 and clearly outplaying Steph. And I just don’t think he’s that level of player yet. Like prime harden teams pretty much never even lost in the first round in a super stacked west and he had some pretty terrible supporting casts, you’re not that level of player if you can’t even get your team into the play ins.
Even healthy Zion had the Pelicans as the first seed for a bit then without him they missed the play ins entirely.