It was a wild week in the bubble with Suns fans’ hopes going up and down as the Suns continued to win but a few wins by their Western Conference opponents for that 8th seed tempered some of the early enthusiasm. The 124-121 win by Portland over Philadelphia yesterday was a big disappointment but still not a knockout blow.
It hurts though.
Here are the current standings in the race for the 8th & 9th seeds:
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If the Suns win all three of their remaining games, they can win the 8th seed outright if Memphis goes 0-2 and Portland goes 1-1 or worse.