dt26@alien.topBtoNBA - Main@nba.space•Deandre Jordan in a win over his former team: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block on 8/11 FG, +17English
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10 months ago“Deandre Jordan in a win over his former team” is one of the most ambiguous things I’ve ever read.
This is possibly a little reactionary based on how the East C Group shook out, but I think for a 4 match group stage it could be more interesting if the tie-breaker was points differential first then H2H, giving teams more control over their own destiny. For example tonight the Nets were reliant on the Celtics losing to have a chance to progress, as the Cs held the H2H advantage, but if it was points differential then they could have tried to ball out and give themselves a chance.
It also puts more emphasis on margin of victory, which isn’t typically a thing of importance in the NBA. Teams might be more willing to put effort in the 4th Quarter of a blowout to either continue boosting that differential or limit the damage, rather than it becoming 12 minutes of garbage time.