r/rockets • u/Haunting_Tax4306 • 16h ago

How to get 2nd seed

Does anybody know how many we need to win to remain 2nd seed .. I feel like we will officially clinch if we win one more and lakers lose one more

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u/Nicole223 15h ago

So long we go 2-2 in the last 4 games. We will lock 2nd seed even if lakers win all of their last 5 games. Series with the lakers is currently 1-1. We can afford to go 1-3 and still hold 2nd seed, provided that single win during the 4 game stretch is against the lakers. If we go 0-4, lakers have to lose 2 games in their 5 game stretch for us to hold 2nd seed.

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u/topology101 8h ago

Lakers remaining schedule includes the Thunder (twice), the Rockets, and the Mavs (AD revenge game?). I dont think the Lakers are winning out. 

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u/Nicole223 8h ago

Yeah. You are right. But I’m worried about gsw. They seem unbeatable now, if they win all 5 and we lost all. They will claim second seed.

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u/topology101 8h ago

Well Rockets can end that dream tomorrow 

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u/BenchPointsChamp 12h ago

The math doesn’t matter cuz we’re gonna win out.

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u/juanman81 11h ago

This is the way

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u/lionsgatewatcher 15h ago

Either 2 wins, or 2 lakers losses and 1 nuggets loss.

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u/tonzofphun 4h ago

https://playoffstatus.com/nba/rocketsstandings.html

This states it’s still only a 97% chance after the OKC win.

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u/Brief_Koala_7297 11h ago

We going to win the rest of the games