Best case (realistic) scenario for the remaining games

[bLACKpANTHER]

I think we should lose tonight vs Orlando so we can get Miami instead of winning and getting Atlanta

Anybody else with me on this?

[Proudiddy]

Yes...  we have poo the bed far too often against ATL.  Miami is our best shot of winning the first round.

[PantherKing1983]

eASTERN

Miami will be seeded:

• #3 if Heat win OR if Hawks lose
• #5 if Hawks win and Heat and Hornets lose
• #6 if Hawks and Hornets win and Heat loses

Atlanta will be seeded:

• #3 if Hawks win and Heat lose
• #4 if Heat win OR if Hawks lose

Boston will be seeded:

• #4 if Celtics and Hawks win
• #5 if Celtics and Hornets lose OR if Celtics win and Hawks lose
• #6 if Hornets win and Celtics lose

Charlotte will be seeded:

• #5 if Heat and Hornets win OR if Hornets, Celtics and Hawks win
• #6 if Hornets lose OR if Hornets and Celtics win and Hawks lose

[PantherKing1983]

Of course all the games start at 8 est tonight. So hard to play this , I would take miami winning and us losing for that matchup but if we both win and celtics lose that puts us vs Atlanta at 4/5 and I dont want that matchup at all , wish we were not in this poistion but it is what it is.

 

[Zaximus]

No Batum tonight

[cbarrier90]

Avoiding Atlanta isn't as simple as tanking for 6th, because if Boston wins tonight that would vault Atlanta into the 3rd seed.

In a perfect world, we tank and Miami wins, but "unfortunately" I think we win tonight and hope for a Celtics victory to get the Miami matchup at 4-5.

That said, I feel like folks are so reliant on the history against Atlanta they're overrating the difficulty of that present matchup. Would be a tough series, but it's not a LeBron-esque mountain to climb.

[Omega Atrocity]

14 minutes ago, cbarrier90 said:

Avoiding Atlanta isn't as simple as tanking for 6th, because if Boston wins tonight that would vault Atlanta into the 3rd seed.

In a perfect world, we tank and Miami wins, but "unfortunately" I think we win tonight and hope for a Celtics victory to get the Miami matchup at 4-5.

That said, I feel like folks are so reliant on the history against Atlanta they're overrating the difficulty of that present matchup. Would be a tough series, but it's not a LeBron-esque mountain to climb.

The only way we don't play Atlanta is if we lose and Miami beats Boston.

I agree, I would love to knock them out of the playoffs. We shouldn't listen to Bonnell, they're beatable.

[Nate Dogg]

5 >>>

Who knows we may get hot and hit 12 3s a game and make it to ECF.

[bleedsgreenandgold]

Playing as the 6 seed and avoiding Cleveland in a possible 2nd round match up may work out best for the franchise.

[Goondal]

With no home court on the line I honestly do not see the value in winning this evening

[Goondal]

So it looks like we are going to have the worst possible scenario (at least the way things sit now).  No home court.  Atlanta as opponent.  Cleveland in Round 2 if we got there.

Ironically by Miami winning it is messing things up for Heat fans as most just want to make sure they get a shot at Lebron.  Weird.

[bLACKpANTHER]

I don't know why you guys are even talking about the possibility of a 2nd round match up with Cleveland.. if we even make it to game 6 or 7 against Miami/Atlanta i will be happy. If we win a series - call it the best season in Charlotte in 3 decades

[w280sax]

It's looking like it may be 6 seed vs miami.  Not a bad deal imo.  Better match up than atlanta and potentially avoiding Cleveland in the 2nd.

[stirs]

what happens if Miami, Boston, Charlotte and Atlanta all have identical records?

maybe I looked at it wrong, not sure