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Originally Posted by Zach
Just playing weak competition. Sure they've kept it close with MIA and IND but they won't sustain that effort in a 7 game series.
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You realize that thus far they've played the toughest schedule of any team in the eastern conference, and fourth-toughest in the entire NBA (only Memphis, Utah, and Sacramento have had tougher schedule)? Lots of reason to question whether their success is sustainable, but weak competition isn't it.
On the subject of schedule, they play just 12 games against teams currently with winning records through the rest of the year, only three of those on the road. They'll play 3 more home games than road games. They leave their home timezone only three more times all season. Things are definitely aligned for them to play well above .500 the rest of the way.