Call It: Race for the #7 & #8 Seeds in the West

[Andrew]

Just a few games left and we have three teams battling for the final two spots in the West: Dallas, Memphis and Phoenix. Which two are your picks to make the Playoffs?

[SoF'nAwesome]

I voted for Mavs & Grizzlies. Suns will lose against the Spurs, then the matches with Mavs & Grizzlies will be interesting and the decider.

[Andrew]

I'll pick the Mavericks to hold on to the seventh spot while the Suns edge the Grizzlies for eighth, but it's a coin flip. As with the race for the top seed in the East, it's great that they'll be playing each other this late in the season with a chance to decide it all and get into the postseason. A stroke of luck there when they made up the schedule.

[Martti.]

Mavericks and Suns for me. I really hope the Suns make it, all 3 deserve a spot.

[NovU]

I was always skeptical of Dragic led PHX. I will stick by it and go with MEM and DAL. I think they make the playoffs more interesting and competitive anyway.

[Lamrock]

Memphis owns the tiebreaker and they play Phoenix one more time. With the way they've been playing, the grizz get the nod. (Dallas is almost a lock)

[bowdown]

I think Dallas and PHX get in but I really want Memphis to make it. It would make the first round series in the West even more exciting.

Memphis at full strength is a fun matchup, especially against the Spurs.

[NovU]

MEM just took over 8th seed. SAS could have done themselves a favor and lost to the Suns tonight.

MEM could pose to be a match nightmare for the Spurs as shown in the past and they have been hot since allstar break iirc.

[shadowgrin]

Match up nightmare? Like when the Spurs had the top seed and where eliminated by the 8th seed Grizzlies in 6 games in 2011 or the one last year where the Spurs swept the Grizzlies in the WCF?

[Andrew]

Not to say it would be a cakewalk, but I'd take this year's Spurs over this year's Grizzlies in a seven game series.