I've closed up the previous "Next 8 Games" thread, as we're past that. 5-3 was a really nice result for that one, and I think as @sactowndog suggested, it did say a lot about our team.
Now we've got a very different stretch coming up.
In our next 16 games, there are 12 home games, and only three against teams currently with a better record than us. To run it down:
As you can see, with the exception of the 6-game stretch between 12/27 and 1/4, we don't face a single .500 team (and two of those are the Jazz, in whom I do not believe). Over the next 16 games we only face three teams currently holding a better record than we have.
So this stretch is going to say a lot about our team, too. Can we win the games we're supposed to win? I think in this stretch 10-6 would be a disappointment. We need to take care of some business and light some beams in the next month.
Now we've got a very different stretch coming up.
In our next 16 games, there are 12 home games, and only three against teams currently with a better record than us. To run it down:
Code:
Date Where Who Record (on 12/19)
12/19 HOME Charlotte Hornets 7-23 (.233)
12/21 HOME LA Lakers 13-16 (.448)
12/23 HOME Washington Wizards 11-20 (.355)
12/27 HOME Denver Nuggets 18-11 (.621)
12/28 HOME Denver Nuggets 18-11 (.621)
12/30 HOME Utah Jazz 17-15 (.531)
1/1 Road Memphis Grizzlies 19-10 (.655)
1/3 Road Utah Jazz 17-15 (.531)
1/4 HOME Atlanta Hawks 15-15 (.500)
1/7 HOME LA Lakers 13-16 (.448)
1/9 HOME Orlando Magic 11-20 (.355)
1/11 HOME Houston Rockets 9-20 (.310)
1/13 HOME Houston Rockets 9-20 (.310)
1/15 Road San Antonio Spurs 9-20 (.310)
1/18 Road LA Lakers 13-16 (.448)
1/20 HOME Oklahoma City Thunder 12-18 (.400)
As you can see, with the exception of the 6-game stretch between 12/27 and 1/4, we don't face a single .500 team (and two of those are the Jazz, in whom I do not believe). Over the next 16 games we only face three teams currently holding a better record than we have.
So this stretch is going to say a lot about our team, too. Can we win the games we're supposed to win? I think in this stretch 10-6 would be a disappointment. We need to take care of some business and light some beams in the next month.