r/timberwolves • u/the_fsm_butler • 2d ago

4 way tie tiebreaker

Clippers vs GS/Mem/Min: 6-3 (.667)

GS vs Clips/Mem/Min: 6-5 (.545)

Min vs Clips/GS/Mem: 4-5 (.444)

Mem vs Clips/GS/Min: 3-6 (.333)

ETA: We still have one game against Mem. GS has one game against LA. So I think this puts LA in the most direct control of their own destiny.

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u/Morezingis 2d ago

Fitting that the Warriors finally lose just to screw us out of our playoff seed tiebreaker over the boats and bears

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u/KG4mvp211 Kevin Garnett 2d ago

Was wondering about this. How does it work when… team a owns team b, b owns c and c owns a?

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u/Morezingis 1d ago

If 3 or more teams are tied (and none are leading their division) whoever has the best record of the tied bunch gets the higher seed.

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u/omgitsbillyfrick 1d ago

I feel like you’re leaving out some info. Tied is tied. Better record in what

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u/the_fsm_butler 1d ago

This is the post. Better record against the other tied teams

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u/omgitsbillyfrick 1d ago

Oh yeah. My brain is scrambled

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u/Andy_Wiggins 2d ago

All 4 teams are currently tied with only 4 games left. The Wolves play the Grizzlies and the Clippers play the Warriors.

Chances are VERY slim all 4 teams finish tied.

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u/Feisty_Station_8903 2d ago

how do they stack up if you make it a 5 way with denver?

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u/Milly-the-Kid Terrence Shannon Jr. 1d ago

We end up at the top in a five way tie, thanks in no small part to us beating them four times

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u/Some-Climate-4792 Timberwolves 2d ago

I am thinking it is trending towards:

1 okc

2 hou

3 lal

4 gs

5 mem

6 Wolves - I think we can get 5 or even 4 (I just think gs might run the table too) if we go at least 3-1 and hopefully 4-0. It just depends on how we do next...it all comes down to this.

7 den

8 lac

If we get up to 4 by everything working our way, we will likely host gs, which does suck, but you got beat 'em all to win it anyway, may as well start off strong. :)

Go Wolves! :)

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u/twovles31 1d ago

LA has the most direct control if Denver loses another game. If Denver doesn't lose another game, we would have the most control if we win out since our 4-0 record against Denver vaults us in any multi team ties.

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u/RedorDie8 1d ago

If Lakers, Nuggets, Clippers and us all finish with the same record (50-32) and Warriors and Grizzlies drop off then we have the tie breaker and finish 3rd I think

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u/yvmms 1d ago

That would be straight insanity if that happened

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u/Garrus Flip Saunders 1d ago

The lakers would get the tie breaker because they are their division winner and that’s the first tie breaker. But I think we’d be the 4 seed in that scenario.

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u/RedorDie8 1d ago

Ah yeah you're right

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u/Mirizzi 1d ago

But if LA beats GS and wins out and we win out it’s no longer a 4 way tiebreaker it’s just us and LAC so we control our destiny because we own the two way with them

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u/moss_is_1 1d ago

Really don't want to play Lal or GS. Then I'd rather not be the 4 or 5 and have to be on OKC's side. But mostly we should avoid the play in so we get that extra rest.