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Playing to lose
April 18, 2006The Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies have a game tonight that nobody wants to win.
Get this, the Clippers can clinch homecourt in the first round, but only by losing. With a loss, the Clippers are the No. 6 seed, but would play No. 3 Denver and be the host team.
Memphis would earn a series with No. 4 Dallas, the No. 3 team in the NBA with 60 wins.
It's something I'm sure David Stern will look at after this season. Situations where it is profitable to lose brought about the lottery. In this case, the NBA might look at seeding based on record or only guarantee a division winner a spot in the top four, but not necessarily do them 1-2-3.
Posted by Andy Newberry at 5:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
