Sunday, March 20

Magic Number Update

After the Sonics win against the Lakers Sunday night, the Supes' Magic Number to clinch the Northwest Division is now 8.

How tough will it be to get those 8 Sonics wins/Nuggets losses? Here are a few factors to consider:


SEA DEN
Current W-L
45-20 35-30
Remaining Games
17 17
Home/Away
8/9 9/8
vs. .500+ teams
8 10
->home/away
3/5 5/5


Remaining vs. Western Conference Top 8



SEA






DEN







San Antonio

1






1







Phoenix

0






2







Seattle

--






1







Dallas

2






0







Sacramento

1






1







Houston

2






1







Memphis

1






2







Denver

1






--








The Sonics visit Denver on April 9. One would hope that, with a 10-game lead, the Sonics would have the division sewn up by then, but with all the injuries that are plaguing the Sonics and the Nuggets surging lately, that game could be what people like to call, "significant."

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